My name is Natalie, but all my friends call me Nat! I am an actor and theatre artist pursuing my BFA in musical theatre at Penn State University, where I am currently a junior. It has been an honor to spend the last two and a half years with my thirteen wonderful classmates - go PSUMT 2026!
I was born in Texas, raised in Arizona, and grew up in Chicago. I also spent two amazing years attending Interlochen Arts Academy in Northern Michigan as a musical theatre major, class of 2022. My current home is, of course, the Happy Valley. I look forward to moving to New York City post-graduation, something I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid.
Outside of school, you can find me reading some literary fiction, piling clothes into a cart at my local thrift store, or watching movies with my best friends. I am also a cat lover - BeeBee, Benny, and Belle are my three cats back home who I love with all my heart.
This spring, I will be joining the ensemble of Love's Labour's Lost at Penn State University, under the direction of Christine O'Grady! I will be understudying the roles of Rosaline and Maria.
This past fall, I was a member of the ensemble in Penn State's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Zack Steele.
I spent last summer in the company of Results Will Vary, Penn State's sketch comedy musical that every new student attends as part of the orientation programming.
Last spring, I played Hope Cladwell in Penn State's production of Urinetown, directed by David Kersnar and choregraphed by Natalie Malotke. Click here for production footage!