ABOUT ME!

With a versatile mezzo soprano voice and background in physical theatre training, Riley brings power and specificity to her performances. She is passionate about contemporary, experimental theatre and the development of new works.

During her time at LIU Post, Riley discovered an immense passion for the Suzuki Method of Actor Training. She is endlessly grateful for the opportunity to train with professionals in the field including Tina Mitchell (SITI Company, Suzuki Company of Toga [SCOT]), Akiko Aizawa (SITI Company, SCOT), Leon Ingulsrud (SITI Company, SCOT) and Matthew Mastromatteo. She was absolutely honored to work as a Suzuki Teaching Assistant under Akiko Aizawa for the spring semester.

From an early age, Riley learned to sew and quilt from her grandmothers and worked in her college theatre’s costume shop as an attendant. She has experience as head of wardrobe, wardrobe run, laundry, hair & makeup, and with alterations.

Outside of her theatrical pursuits, Riley can usually be found somewhere outdoors in the dirt, out on the water, or holed away in her makeshift art studio. She loves to collect as many hobbies as possible. Enrichment! She especially enjoys hiking, kayaking, gardening, cake decorating, painting, curating her vintage clothing collection, party planning, yardsaling, walking around walmart at 10pm, eating an absolutely ungodly amount of seafood, and making her way through her EXTENSIVE list of classics to read and horror films to watch. The latest art she has started to tackle is traditional Abenaki sweetgrass basketweaving, which her grandmother has begun to pass down to her.

Riley was raised with a strong respect and reverence for the natural world and aims to incorporate this in her art. She loves to explore topics in sustainability, conservation, and paleoanthropology. She is an AVID enjoyer of a good youtube video essay over lunch.

rushing sweeney todd! one of my favorites :)