Snapper Burlesque

Home: Dallas, TX, formerly of Los Angeles, CA 

Style: Classic, comedic, neo-burlesque & nerdlesque; hosting; "talking girl"; scriptwriting

Education: Liberal Arts Degree, Emphasis in Theatre; Aphrodite Strip & Pole (2006-2008); Burlesque Camp with Jo Weldon and Indigo Blue (2007); Burlesque with Lux LaCroix (2007); Girl School with Lili vonSchtupp, Vanity Flair, and Scarlett Letter (2007); Striptease Symposium with Jewel of Denial and Penny Starr, Jr. (2008); Stripper's Holiday with Michelle L'amour (2010); classes with burlesque legends Satan's Angel, Catherine d'lish, Wild Cherry, Tee Tee Red, Stephanie Blake, and Tiffany Carter; Burlycon (2010); various classes at festivals; Golden Legend Champion Challenge mentoring with Judith Stein (2017) 

Touring Performances: Foul Play Cabaret (Hot Springs, Arkansas); Broads & Panties (Ft. Worth & Dallas, Texas); Maverick Burlesque (Fresno, California); Stars & Garters (San Antonio, Texas); Houston Burlesque Review (Houston, Texas); Diamond Dames (Little Rock, Arkansas); Live Burlesque in Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada); Brunchlesque (Las Vegas, Nevada); Yadi Presents (Orange County, California); WTF-lesque (Los Angeles, California);  Monday Night Tease (Los Angeles, California); Poppy Pie’s Burlesque Roulette (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 

Burlesque Festivals: Great Burlesque Exposition (2009, 2011, 2014 - Cambridge, Massachusetts); Colorado Burlesque Festival (2009 & 2010 - Denver, Colorado); New Orleans Burlesque Festival (2009 & 2010 - New Orleans, Louisiana); Hollywood Fringe Festival (2011 & 2014 - Hollywood, CA); Southwest Burlesque Showcase (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 - Albuquerque, New Mexico); Las Vegas Burlesque Festival (2013); Hollywood Burlesque Festival (2013 - Hollywood, California); California Regional Burlypicks (2016 - winner of Master of Improv); Texas Burlesque Festival (2017); Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival (2017 - winner of Most Comedic); Golden Legend Champion Challenge (2017 - Colorado Springs, Colorado); Arizona Burlesque Festival (2017); Great Southern Exposure (2017 - winner of last Queen, Most Glamorous, Funniest); Freezing Tassel Burlesque Festival (2018); Arizona Burlesque Festival (2018); Savanna Burlesque Festival (2018) 

Los Angeles Affiliations: Burlesque A Go-Go (2008-2009); Shimmy & Shake (2008-2009); Victory Variety Hour (2009-2011); Sassy, Classy Burlesque Revue (2009-2010); Monday Night Tease (2008-2017); Peepshow Menagerie (2008-2017); Rumpus Revue (2011-2012); Hamburger Mary's Burlesque (2012); Red Light Revue (2013); Urban FairyTails (2012-2015); Yadi Presents (2013-2016); Cabaret ConSensual (2015); WTF-lesque (2015-2016) 

Dallas Affiliations: Tuesday Tease (2017-2018); Burlesque Brunch (2017); Texas Burlesque Peepshow (2017); Viva Dallas Burlesque (2016-2019); Diamond Burlesque Productions (2018); Texas Star Burlesque (2018); Glitterbomb (2018); Salty Lady Burlesque (2018) 

Scriptwriting (in collaboration with Mr. Snapper): Peepshow Menagerie presents "Burlesqueland!" (2014); Nearly Naked Nutcracker (2016-2017); Viva Dallas Burlesque Presents "Classic Carnage" (2018); Viva Dallas Burlesque Presents "Die, Pageant Bitches, Die!" (2019); Viva Dallas Burlesque Presents "Reunion for Murder" (2019)

Other Affiliations: Naked Girls Reading - Los Angeles (2011-2013); Naked Show & Tell (2014-2015); Liz Goldwyn's "Painted Ladies" exhibit (2012); Nude  Comedy Live (2015): Naked Girls Reading - Dallas (2019)

Film & Television: Bukowski (2013 - Dir. James Franco) 

Press Links: 21st Century Burlesque, Heather Hale

Publications (as model and/or writer): Bachelor Pad Magazine (issue #21, issue #42, Nightcap #4, Xmas Nightcap #1, Nightcap #9)