Born in Wilmington, NC, Claire is the daughter of a poet, and dancer. They greatly influenced her acting and writing.
Claire received her B.A. in Drama from Kenyon College. Claire pursued her passion for Shakespeare, and studied at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Claire earned her MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Spring, 2016.
Acting credits include: A Christmas Carol (NYTimes Critics Pick w/ Blessed Unrest), NY Classical Theatre, NYTW, The Fire This Time Festival, New Victory LabWorks, New Dramatists, Queens Theatre, The New Georges, The Bushwick Starr, Dixon Place, The Tank, The Wild Project, The New Ohio, TDF’s Performeteria, Project: Theatre. Regional: (Juliet) Romeo and Juliet, (Indiana Repertory Theatre), Brooklyn Bridge (Seattle Children's Theatre), Seattle Rep, Intiman, JAG Fest, The Goodman Theatre, The Greenhouse Theatre.
Producing credits: Katie Pearl and Lisa D’Amour of Pearl D’Amour’s The Milton Project, The Bushwick Starr, and Blessed Unrest.
Directing credits: Zhailon Levingston's "The Hole" at the American As Fuck Festival, 2017.
Film/TV: Breezewood (short): Official Selection Harlem International Film Festival, St. Louis Black Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Arts Ohio Short Festival “Audience Award,” Athens International Film Festival, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.
Trained in Suzuki/Viewpoints/Slow-tempo, with mentors Robyn Hunt and Steve Pearson and Jeffrey Frace
Certified in Basic Hand-to-Hand, Rapier/Dagger, Broadsword SAFD
Claire currently resides in Bushwick, Brooklyn She is writing a feature-film with her sister, Shelley, based on the marriage of their bi-racial parents, their pursuit of the American dream, and as James Baldwin wrote, the price you pay for the ticket.
Claire received her B.A. in Drama from Kenyon College. Claire pursued her passion for Shakespeare, and studied at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Claire earned her MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Spring, 2016.
Acting credits include: A Christmas Carol (NYTimes Critics Pick w/ Blessed Unrest), NY Classical Theatre, NYTW, The Fire This Time Festival, New Victory LabWorks, New Dramatists, Queens Theatre, The New Georges, The Bushwick Starr, Dixon Place, The Tank, The Wild Project, The New Ohio, TDF’s Performeteria, Project: Theatre. Regional: (Juliet) Romeo and Juliet, (Indiana Repertory Theatre), Brooklyn Bridge (Seattle Children's Theatre), Seattle Rep, Intiman, JAG Fest, The Goodman Theatre, The Greenhouse Theatre.
Producing credits: Katie Pearl and Lisa D’Amour of Pearl D’Amour’s The Milton Project, The Bushwick Starr, and Blessed Unrest.
Directing credits: Zhailon Levingston's "The Hole" at the American As Fuck Festival, 2017.
Film/TV: Breezewood (short): Official Selection Harlem International Film Festival, St. Louis Black Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Arts Ohio Short Festival “Audience Award,” Athens International Film Festival, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.
Trained in Suzuki/Viewpoints/Slow-tempo, with mentors Robyn Hunt and Steve Pearson and Jeffrey Frace
Certified in Basic Hand-to-Hand, Rapier/Dagger, Broadsword SAFD
Claire currently resides in Bushwick, Brooklyn She is writing a feature-film with her sister, Shelley, based on the marriage of their bi-racial parents, their pursuit of the American dream, and as James Baldwin wrote, the price you pay for the ticket.
