WHat is Cali up to currently?
Advocating for Performers: An Active Talent Agent Assistant!
Cali is currently a Talent Agent Assistant for 10 MGMT, and therefore has taken a hiatus in her performance career to better support other actors & entertainment industry members on their own performance endeavors! Cali would love to return to performance again eventually as a passion and a hobby, but she is currently polishing her entertainment agency skillset to better understand the complexities of the entertainment industry from the agent perspective.
Second City
Cali completed the Second City: Comedy Sketch Writing program earlier this year! Her cohort co-produced a full sketch show in January of 2022 titled "FUnemployment". She looks forward to expanding her portfolio of sketch work, as well as gain more tools in both writing and acting to further her comedy career.
Acting Experience
Acting in Undergrad
During her time at Loyola, Cali had the privilege to study under some of the most wonderful professors who are also still active actors in the Chicago theatre industry. Over the course of her three years at LUC, she's been a part of multiple Loyola productions, taken numerous theatre based classes, and even carried a leading role in a web-series. She has a passion for both on-stage and on-screen work as she moves forward in her acting career!
LUC Theatre Courses
These are some of the acting/theatre related courses Cali took during her time at Loyola
- THTR 203: Dramatic & Theatrical Process
- THTR 241: Stage Voice & Diction I
- THTR 252: Theatrical Design I
- THTR 261: Acting I
- THTR 321C: Costume Construction Practicum
- THTR 321E: Electrics Practicum
- THTR 321P: Production Staff (Costume Department)
- THTR 321S: Scenic Construction Practicum
- THTR 331: Movement: Theory and Tech I
- ENGL 274: Exploring Shakespeare (Writing Intensive)
On-Set and On-Stage Opportunities
Film
Cali was cast in a SAG-AFTRA film with the working title, The Road Dog. One of her former Loyola classmates was an AD on the production, and she introduced her to the concept developers and crew on set. This led to Cali earning a speaking role on the film later on where I played nurse Gretchen.
Loyola Theatre
At Loyola, she was introduced to a variety of exceptional young actors, storytellers, and creative minds. Cali was honored to be cast in fellow student’s projects. To name a few, I was cast in a production by Loyola Alum Cameron Sheppard, titled Hail Francis (2019), a project of original poems called Original Journals (2020) by Loyola Alum Gina Saglimbeni, and a scripted staged project titled A Time to Heal by David Nesbitt Taylor.
Backstage
While in her freshman year at Loyola, Cali earned her on-screen acting debut when she was cast as Beth in the Kettle Camp Studios web-series titled, Backstage. It was her first time being cast as a lead for a digital production. Before playing Beth, Cali had previous acting experience from a theatre background, but getting the opportunity to expand on my acting experience was such a wonderful experience. Backstage ran for 5 episodes, and it can be found on YouTube when searching "Kettle Camp Studios".
Movement and Technique
During her fall semester of 2021, Cali engaged in a class focusing on the fundamentals of various approaches to acting and theatrical movement. In this course, led by Prof. (and current actor) Jess Nicole Thigpen, they touched on different methods from theatre professionals such as Stanlinslovski, Suzuki, and Lecoq. Professor Thigpen also touched on the basics of auditioning including slating and self-tape tips.