Hi! I’m Liz and I am so excited to be teaching and performing in The Sandhills of North Carolina! I grew up in Moore County, NC where I lived with my parents, three brothers, and golden retriever. From a young age I knew I wanted to be a performer. My earliest memories are of me singing songs from Grease and Sound of Music for anyone who was around to listen. I was very fortunate to attend Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines where my passion for the performing arts grew. I was an active member of the choral and theatre departments, holding leadership positions in both.

I attended Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC where I earned my Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance. While there, I held leadership positions in the MU Chorale, Grace Notes Treble Choir, and the MU Chapter of the National Association for Music Educators. I also graduated with a Minor in Theatre and performed in the musicals all four years of my time at Methodist. I graduated summa cum laude in May 2021.

After graduating from Methodist, I moved to Clinton, MS (a suburb of Jackson) where I completed my Master of Music Degree at Mississippi College in Voice Performance and Pedagogy. While there, I was a graduate assistant where I helped develop Lyric Stage at MC, the music theatre program for the music department. I served as Assistant Director for Godspell, Director for Trial by Jury, Head of Fundraising, and Social Media Director for the program. I performed in all four musical productions, including A Picnic in the Country: An Afternoon of Operatic and Musical Theatre Scenes, Godspell, Trial by Jury, and Little Women. I also completed a lecture recital entitled “Musical Theatre and Popular Music: How Popular Music Genres and American Musical Theatre Have Interacted Over the Past 80 Years.”

Since graduating in May of 2023 with my Master’s Degree, I have been teaching private voice, acting, and piano lessons. I have worked with all ages from kindergarten to senior citizen. I briefly taught at Mississippi College in the voice department, covering a maternity leave for one of the voice professors. I now serve as the voice teacher for Sandhills Community College’s Music Department.

I am a very active performing artist. Recently I have performed with Encore Theatre of the Pines, Sandhills Repertory Theatre, and Sunrise Theatre Live. I am a staff singer with the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir serving as soprano section leader and soloist when needed. I have also performed with the NC Harp Ensemble, Guitars for Vets, and a multitude of local churches.

In the past year I have started music directing for theatre companies in Moore County. My recent credits as music director include You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown at Sandhills Community College, Secret Garden at Encore Theatre of the Pines and Imagine Youth Theatre, Sweeney Todd, Seussical, and Dare to Dream Jr. at Encore Theatre of the Pines, and Spongebob and Little Shop of Horrors at Imagine Youth Theatre.