Suzanne is a director, educator, actor, and stage manager working primarily in the Omaha area collaborating with a wide variety of companies and performing arts organizations. Past collaborating organizations include The Bellevue Little Theater, Ozark Actors Theatre (Rolla, MO), The Rose Theatre, The BlueBarn, Nebraska Shakespeare, American Midwest Ballet, Opera Omaha, The BlueBarn’s Witching Hour, the Bellevue Little Theatre, Chanticleer Theater, and Papillion LaVista Community Theatre. She is also the former Artistic Director for RESPECT, an organization that works to build healthy relationships through theatre. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Suzanne earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre and her Master’s Degree in English with a focus in Rhetoric and Composition. Having grown up the child of activists and politicians, Suzanne has always been committed to social justice. That has led her to pursue work in the area of healthy theatrical intimacy, organize workshops and panel discussions centered around theatre and social issues, and develop a "Safe Stages" initiative, which she uses to guide creative projects.