Danica (she/her) is an award-winning director and teaching artist, currently serving as Assistant Director of Performance at North Carolina State University. Specializations and focuses lie in acting, dialect coaching, devised theatre, stage movement and community-based theatre. At NCSU, Danica teaches Theory and Practice of Acting, Advanced Acting, Introduction to Theatre, Period Styles Acting, Shakespeare in Performance (Study Abroad in Prague, CR) and also directs a number of mainstage productions each year.

Danica holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Memphis, a Masters of Science in Education in Interdisciplinary Arts from Nova Southeastern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, concentration in Directing, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Danica believes that representation, inclusivity and visibility are to be valued above comfort. Works created by and with people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ family and people with disabilities are of the highest priority.

Danica is also a multi-talented artist in a variety of mediums. To see her acting and entertainment work, click here.

Danica also enjoys experimenting in a range of other artistic endeavors, including crafting and painting. To view works, please follow the link to the Art Portfolio.