Uptown Players directing debut! Uptown Players acting credits include A New Brain, The Life, Chicken & Biscuits, and several Broadway Our Ways. Other directing credits include Elm Thicket (Soul Rep/Umbrella Project) Jesus Christ Superstar (WaterTower Theatre), The Piano Lesson (Theatre Arlington), A Raisin in the Sun (WaterTower Theatre), The Glass Menagerie (Circle Theatre), Soweto in ‘76 (South Dallas Cultural Center), Sideshow (Deep Ellum Theatre), My Castle’s Rockin’--The Story of Alberta Hunter (Circle Theatre), A History Lesson (Deep Ellum Theatre), Sunny South (Soul Rep) and many more. By day, Natalie is an arts educator at Skyline High School. Even while shaping the next generation of performers, she has continued to direct and act professionally. Natalie feels blessed to do what she loves, creating spaces where stories have the power to inspire, connect, and transform