About ME

A native of the Twin Cities, Christine was fortunate to grow up in a thriving arts community. She began acting at a young age and pursued training at the renowned Children's Theatre Company in high school. Performing around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, as well as working in commercial and voiceovers, she pursued a career in the arts full-force and went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. There, she studied with a great number of artists and teachers including Ken Washington, Mark Rylance, John Barton, Andrew Wade, Selina Cadell, Tom Cornford, Kenneth Noel Mitchell, Steve Cardamone, Lucinda Holshue, Elisa Carlson, Edda Sharpe, Glynn MacDonald, and Marcela Lorca, among others. Her time with the U of M/Guthrie BFA also included a residency with the London International School of Performing Arts and The Globe Theater.

She has been performing professionally with theaters around the country for over a decade, including the Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, The Acting Company, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, and Great Lakes Theater to name a few. While the Twin Cities have been home for most of her life, Christine and her husband lived in Los Angeles for several years, where she performed and directed in theaters; as well as working on a number of short films (including Sonny Valicenti’s The Final Scene). During her time out west she also studied with Donna Morong (Aquila/Morong Studio) and Michael Laskin. She has been featured in many commercials, industrials, and films.

She made her directorial and design debut with Groovelily’s Striking 12 at Bloomington Civic Theater in December 2012, which was so well-received that she was asked to remount the production the following two years. She has also served as assistant director on several productions; most recently, working alongside Tim Ocel on A View From The Bridge and David Frank on Feydeau's A Flea In Her Ear (both in the 2017 season at American Players Theatre). Other assisting credits include: Freud’s Last Session at the Guthrie Theater (director Rob Melrose), as well as working alongside Henry Wishcamper on the American premiere of Conor McPherson’s The Birds (also at the Guthrie Theater), and the regional premiere of Naomi Iizuka’s 36 Views with Walking Shadow Theater Company (John Heimbuch, director).  In 2016 she was accepted into the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's Observership Class.

In addition to performing, directing, and screenwriting, Christine is currently working towards her Master of Arts Management degree at Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.