Suzanne has been involved in the Omaha theatre community working and collaborating with a wide variety of companies and performing arts organizations. Over the past fifteen years, she has had the opportunity to direct, teach, act, and stage manage at The Rose Theatre, The BlueBarn, Nebraska Shakespeare, The Omaha Community Playhouse, The Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Ballet Nebraska, Opera Omaha, The BlueBarn’s Witching Hour, the Bellevue Little Theatre, Chanticleer Theater, Papillion LaVista Community Theatre, and Bridget St. Bridget. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Suzanne earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre and her Master’s Degree in English with a focus in Rhetoric and Composition. Having grown up the child of activists and politicians, Suzanne has always been committed to social justice. With the help of a fellow theatre practitioners, she has organized workshops and panel discussions at the BlueBarn Theatre, inviting people inviting people to examine our current social climate and to test out ways to solve common problems, using theatre, improvisation, and dialogue. Suzanne is the former Artistic Director for RESPECT, an organization that works to build healthy relationships through theatre.