Jocelyn is joyful and playful but has a depth and intensity that make great projects happen, from start to finish.
She is a graduate of Yale University and qualified for her degree in acting and production by acting in and co-producing the 30 year revival of "Elektra Speaks." Along with Deb Margolin and Natalie K. Paul, she engaged a team of 35 women to create the theatrical piece. Together, they adapted the 5 woman cast to 30 and brought in the original writers to direct the piece and evolve it to a modern day dialogue on the role of a female. Jocelyn was elected the Artistic Director and head filmmaker for Yale's oldest sketch comedy troupe as well as selected for the prestigious Aurelian Honor Society. Upon graduating, she received the V. Browne Irish Prize for her diverse and enriching work in the performing arts.
Jocelyn has performed Off-Broadway, at the UCB Theatre (NY/LA) and at multiple Yale Theatres, starring in everything from Labute to Shakespeare to world premieres by Yale playwrights. She has also traveled across the country, performing sketch and improv comedy and teaching said skills to schoolchildren. Currently, she is in pre-production on her first SAG Feature film. She is producing, acting, and playing her violin in the film, "The Contemptuous Ruby," a classic film-noir story set in 1971 which makes it a neo-noir. As in classic noir storytelling, the film features a femme fatale and a cynical, disillusioned, hard-hearted hero. Will their relationship be destroyed? Or will one rise to save himself or the other? Either way, Jocelyn intends to produce the feature film in a way which will engage and grow the beautiful surrounding towns of Bodega Bay. (http://scootergirlproductions.weebly.com/new-projects.html).
Jocelyn speaks from the heart and lands strong, brilliant female roles. She starred as the resilient Lavinia in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, the undeniable Ruby in St. Scarlet and the unstoppable Evelyn in the Shape of Things. Reviewers called her portrayal of Arkadina “hysterical” in Chekhov’s Seagull at Yale’s Whitney Theatre. Physical comedy and comedic timing are Jocelyn’s bread and butter.
Though her roots are in improv comedy and classical theatre, Jocelyn's present and future career is in filmmaking. She has written and produced priceless satirical shorts. Her ability to critique the social and political stems from her experience at the Second City, Chicago, and as a Pundit at Yale University. Her writing focus is on tightly structured, "can't put it down" storytelling and her dialogue writing is funny on the page. Her short "Mona Lisa", will be featured in festivals 2012.
Jocelyn is a violinist and fine artist, specializing in graphite and water color. Her art show: "WE" just closed at Liberation Yoga, 124 S. La Brea.
She enjoys cooking fresh meals with friends and family. She loves getting out in nature, whether it be hiking, yoga, or gardening, and she is a hatha yoga teacher and practitioner. Her prolific and productive life is a reflection of her supportive family, inspiring friends, and spiritual practice of faith.
She is a graduate of Yale University and qualified for her degree in acting and production by acting in and co-producing the 30 year revival of "Elektra Speaks." Along with Deb Margolin and Natalie K. Paul, she engaged a team of 35 women to create the theatrical piece. Together, they adapted the 5 woman cast to 30 and brought in the original writers to direct the piece and evolve it to a modern day dialogue on the role of a female. Jocelyn was elected the Artistic Director and head filmmaker for Yale's oldest sketch comedy troupe as well as selected for the prestigious Aurelian Honor Society. Upon graduating, she received the V. Browne Irish Prize for her diverse and enriching work in the performing arts.
Jocelyn has performed Off-Broadway, at the UCB Theatre (NY/LA) and at multiple Yale Theatres, starring in everything from Labute to Shakespeare to world premieres by Yale playwrights. She has also traveled across the country, performing sketch and improv comedy and teaching said skills to schoolchildren. Currently, she is in pre-production on her first SAG Feature film. She is producing, acting, and playing her violin in the film, "The Contemptuous Ruby," a classic film-noir story set in 1971 which makes it a neo-noir. As in classic noir storytelling, the film features a femme fatale and a cynical, disillusioned, hard-hearted hero. Will their relationship be destroyed? Or will one rise to save himself or the other? Either way, Jocelyn intends to produce the feature film in a way which will engage and grow the beautiful surrounding towns of Bodega Bay. (http://scootergirlproductions.weebly.com/new-projects.html).
Jocelyn speaks from the heart and lands strong, brilliant female roles. She starred as the resilient Lavinia in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, the undeniable Ruby in St. Scarlet and the unstoppable Evelyn in the Shape of Things. Reviewers called her portrayal of Arkadina “hysterical” in Chekhov’s Seagull at Yale’s Whitney Theatre. Physical comedy and comedic timing are Jocelyn’s bread and butter.
Though her roots are in improv comedy and classical theatre, Jocelyn's present and future career is in filmmaking. She has written and produced priceless satirical shorts. Her ability to critique the social and political stems from her experience at the Second City, Chicago, and as a Pundit at Yale University. Her writing focus is on tightly structured, "can't put it down" storytelling and her dialogue writing is funny on the page. Her short "Mona Lisa", will be featured in festivals 2012.
Jocelyn is a violinist and fine artist, specializing in graphite and water color. Her art show: "WE" just closed at Liberation Yoga, 124 S. La Brea.
She enjoys cooking fresh meals with friends and family. She loves getting out in nature, whether it be hiking, yoga, or gardening, and she is a hatha yoga teacher and practitioner. Her prolific and productive life is a reflection of her supportive family, inspiring friends, and spiritual practice of faith.
