As an actor Teresa has worked at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, StrayDog Theatre, St. Louis Shakespeare, The New Jewish Theatre, HotCity, STLAS, ACT Inc and others. She was a member of the 2008 NJT Kevin Kline winning ensemble of Women’s Minyan and received the 2008 Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance in Enchanted April at ACT Inc with three Kevin Kline nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Her costume design credits include the World Premier of The Clown of God, the Regional Division Award for Costume Design from the American College Theatre Festival for King Lear at Fontbonne University and two Kevin Kline Award nominations for excellence in Costume Design. Teresa is Costume Designer for the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Educational Program, with four nominations and two Kevin Kline Awards for Best Production for Young Audiences. Teresa has also designed for several theater companies in St. Louis, including MetroTheater Company, St. Louis Actor’s Studio, HotCity Theater, ACT Inc., St. Louis Shakespeare, NewLine Theater, The Orange Girls, New Jewish Theatre, Fontbonne University, Union Avenue Opera, Muddy Rivers Opera Company, UMSL Opera Program and Washington University Opera Program.
Kevin Kline Award Wins
2008: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Enchanted April (ACT Inc)
2008: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play: Women’s Minyan (New Jewish Theatre)
Kevin Kline Award Nominations
2007: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Separate Tables (ACT Inc)
2010: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: A Man for All Seasons (St. Louis Actors Studio)
2007: Outstanding Costume Design: Metamorphoses (St. Louis Shakespeare)
2008: Outstanding Costume Design: Playhouse Creatures (The Orange Girls)
10 Questions:
1. What is your favorite theatrical memory?
I was 5 years old and I was one a group of kids that was chosen to go on stage with Robin Hood during the performance ( the pantomime “Robin Hood”) and we sang a song with him and then got a bag of goodies to take home. The first time I played to a house of over a thousand with lights and orchestra and everything! I was smitten!
2. When did you know you were going in to the theatre?
I always knew I was going to do something in theatre even if it was not my full-time profession. I was just an applause junkie. With my interest in costume history I parlayed that into costume design as well!
3. What does St. Louis Theatre mean to you?
It’s allowed me to do more of what I love to do. Meet wonderful people and have the theatre experience I didn’t think I would have.
4. What’s in your fridge right now?
NOOOOOOO… don’t go in my fridge the contents will eat you!
5. What was the first car you drove?
The first car I drove on my own after getting my license was a canary yellow Audi that belonged to my father.
6. What’s the last book you read?
Game of Thrones by George Martin in preparation for the HBO miniseries.
7. What’s your favorite St. Louis restaurant?
I would have to say Dressels because it’s a Welsh pub and they have great beer on tap and lots of artsy type people go there…
8. If you weren’t in the theatre, what would you be doing?
If I wasn’t in theatre and doing my day job I would love to be an archeologist or marine biologist.
9. What is the most played song or artist on your iPod?
Ooops don’t have an iPod.. can’t stand having earphones in my ears- it’s actually one of my pet peeves …. People usually have the volume up so loud that I can hear their music… drives me crazy.
10. What is your guiltiest guilty pleasure?
SciFi movies and GhostHunters on the SyFy channel – yup I’m a geek!