2014-2015
December 15, 2015- Showcase
The Growing Studio's showcase was a huge success! I performed a scene from Amy Herzog's "After the Revolution" and on-camera sides from ABC Family's "Hart of Dixie". It was great to introduce myself a group of new industry professionals.
December 12, 2015- Staged Reading
Patrina played Queen Margaret in Hudson Warehouse's staged reading of "Henry VI Parts 1,2, and 3" at the Bernie Wohl Center.
November 20, 2015- Training Opportunity
The Growing Studio's TV/FILM/ Legit Theatre class is underway and I'm excited work with coach Sean Doughtery over the next four weeks.
November 11, 2015- Veteran's Day Event
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Hudson Warehouse presented "A Reading of Letters and Memoirs from the New York Regimen of Armed Forces" for an audience of Veterans at the Bernie Wohl Center. It was great to bring these historical New York voices back to life!
October 2015- Coaching
I started coaching again with the incredible Ken Schatz to work on some of Shakespeare's heroines' greatest speeches.
September 2015- New Gig
I started working at One World Observatory performing solo, multi-media shows about NYC's on the 100th floor of One World Trade Center. The attraction was created by the Hettema Group (who have designed for Disney and Universal) and combine a historical script and comedic improv to engage guest from around the world!
August 20, 2015- The reviews are in!
"Caruana, as Lavinia, did well by the challenging role of the sweet innocent who suffers most of all". The production as a whole was called "
www.artsfuse.org/133003/fuse-theater-review-hands-off-to-this-titus-andronicus/
August 1, 2015- Show opening!
"Titus" opens in Riverside Park at the Sailor and Soldier's Monument in Manhattan's upper west side.
July 31, 2015- NBC Appearance
Hudson Warehouse was ranked #2 for NYC outdoor theater after the Public's Shakespeare in Central Park. The clip features a photo of me as Cecily in last summer's production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and promote our upcoming production of "Titus".
www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Outdoor-Theater_New-York-319548831.html
July 2015- Rehearsals are underway!
We started rehearsals for "Titus Andronicus" directed by Nicholas Martin Smith. I'm excited to take on the challenging role of Lavinia and work with fight director Jared Kirby on my physical stage violence.
June 10, 2015- Tour closes
After 47 performances and 13 states, I take my final bow as Anne in "My Heart In A Suitcase". It was an honor to help Holocaust survivors teach the next generation about the horrors of genocide.
May 15, 2015- Performing for survivors
The cast of "My Heart In A Suitcase" spends a week in Columbus performing for thousands of kids and we end every performance with a talk back with a Holocaust survivor. This video and article in The Columbus Dispatch captures their incredible
www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/05/12/holocaust-play.html
April 22, 2015- Artist in Residency
After performing for with the company for two summers, "the other Shakespeare in the park" Hudson Warehouse invited me to be an artist in residence. I am so thrilled to permanently join this amazing company of actors and call this NYC theater company home: http://www.hudsonwarehouse.net/artists.html#air
April 11, 2015- NYC Theatre
"365 Women A Year" at the Sheen Center in Soho celebrates short plays about extraordinary women. I'm playing Anita Politzer a play about her friendship with artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
March 26, 2015- National Tour
I'm back on the road playing Anne Lehmann in the national tour of "My Heart in a Suitcase" performing at great venues including Paper Mill Playhouse, Paramount Theatre, Peace Center and Kravis Center.
My company Artspower was also just featured in this month's Backstage as one of "12 Touring Companies That Make A Difference". www.backstage.com/news/12-touring-theater-companies-make-difference/
February 13, 2015- Monologue Festival
Hudson Warehouse celebrates Valentines Day with "The Many Faces of Love" Monologue Festival. I am performing Barbra Lindsay's piece "Thee I Love" as a bride on her wedding day with a seriously comedic case of cold feet!
January 2015- New Year, New songs
Vocal coach and Broadway veteran Joan Barber is helping me revamp my songbook for this upcoming audition season.
December 2014- National Tour closes
I finished my run as Sheila in Artspower's "Otherwise Known as Sheila The Great" at the Alaska Performing Arts Center. I had a blast getting to know Anchorage's artistic community by doing radio spots, library readings, and school workshops. It was the perfect end to a great year of acting opportunities across the country.
November 2014- TV appearance
Earlier this year I was called back for the role of Tiger Lily, and am now featured on NBC's "The Making of Peter Pan Live!".
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