“Where do we begin? First, you must learn who YOU are.”

-Uta Hagen, Respect for Acting

Savannah, also known as “Vee,” is currently a Producer & Artist with The Hippodrome Theatre’s Spotlight Cabaret Series, and is an Adjunct Lecturer with University of Florida’s School of Theatre & Dance, where she instructs two courses; Dance, Race & Gender and Acting for Change.

Her career began on Regional stages and expanded to mass media entertainment conglomerates, production workshops, administration offices, classrooms, and research labs.

In the past year, Vee has been an Artist in Residence at UF Shands Hospital, and performed the role of Margaret in Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky at The Hippodrome Theatre.

In 2022, she worked with RWS Entertainment Group at Iberostar Resorts in Mexico, taught acting courses at Acting Out in Brooklyn, created & performed her cabaret with The Hippodrome Theatre’s Summer Pop Up Series, sang as a lead vocalist in their production of It’s A Woman’s World, and played Actor 7 (Christmas Past/Stout Sister/Merchant) in The Hipp’s production of A Christmas Carol.

At UF Health’s Center for Arts in Medicine, Vee has facilitated Theatre Connect, a Theatre program for LGBTQIA+ youth & young adults, as well as the Dance in Medicine Community Program. Savannah has also served on the CAM Research Lab and Manuscript Review Committee.

Savannah is focused on authentic storytelling, the arts in public health, equitable education and the power of connection.

Her cat is a gentle friend & the cat’s best bud is a dog.

BRAVO Award Winner

Performance Artist

Qualitative Researcher

Forum Theatre Practitioner

Arts Educator & Facilitator

Choreographer

Advocate for Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity and Progressive Cultural Practices

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”

-Bertolt Brecht