about
Growing up, Dana was surrounded by the arts. It all started off with piano lessons and choir. After that came the oboe and shortly after, she was led to the stage. Her acting began in 4th grade when she was in her first production, Little Shop of Horrors. Since then, her love for music and theatre has only grown. And here we are, 20 years later and still going at it.
Dana graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Since then, she has worked with Chicago companies such as Oak Park Festival Theatre, BrightSide Theatre, Highland Park Players, Wheaton Drama, and Fairytale Entertainment. She also worked in the Minneapolis theatre community with Lakeshore Players Theatre in their production of "White Christmas". Dana began modeling while in Minneapolis and was featured in Minnesota's 2023 "Prestige Portrait Magazine".
Since moving back to Chicago, Dana has continued her theatrical career. She recently put on her one-woman show, "What a Basic B" at Davenport's Piano Bar. The show will make its return in 2025. She has also stepped into the world of film, recently featured in "Closed Mouths", and has two indie films in pre-production. She's excited to take her career in this new direction, consistently learning along the way.
Where can you find Dana doing when she's not surrounded by the theatre world?
- traveling around the globe
- playing with her adorable dogs, Max & Rocket
- watching Hallmark movies
- pulling all-nighters doing 2000 piece puzzles