‘Tism. T’eatre. Teachin’.
…is the short summary of what I do.
The longer summary is that I’m Liv! I’m an autistic creative based in Washington D.C. who works at the intersection of theatre, education, and neurodivergence.
WHY DO I, AS THE READER CARE???
This site is a compilation of my many professional pursuits, as well as a visual representation of the downright silliness I strive to bring to every space I’m in.
As an overview: I’m a big proponent of inclusivity, interdisciplinarity, weird art, weird brains, and the power of humor. I excel at meshing concrete systems, logic, and frameworks with creativity, compassion, and originality.
Read more about my philosophies and interests in my Artistic Statement further down the page, as well as on each tab.
What brings you here?
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Sweet! I hope we get to work together.
Allow me to direct your attention to the actor, writer, stage manager, director, and even content creator tabs.
There you’ll find respective resumes, photos, samples/reels, and philosophies.
Get in touch using the form below, or oatyndall@gmail.com.
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Brilliant! I’d be happy to help you with whatever you might have in mind—workshop, speech, staff training, accessibility consulting, acting coaching on a production, and beyond. Theatre is a universal theme.
Check out the consulting tab for rates, topics, availability, and more.
Get in touch using the form below, or oatyndall@gmail.com.
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Why hello! Welcome to my hobbit hole. I’d love to get to know your company and see if we’re a fit.
Check out my content creator tab for my media kit, post samples, stats, and more.
Get in touch using the form below, or oatyndall@gmail.com.
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Artistic Statement
As you will see illustrated throughout this website, I have the good fortune of being a great many things professionally—actor, singer, writer, editor, researcher, dramaturg, teacher, coach, director, stage manager, public speaker, consultant—and this is not even to address all of the minutiae therein, or the thousand other things I do poorly and unprofessionally but do nonetheless, like animal rights advocacy, or autism (KIDDING, I do that professionally). Mercifully, each of these roles strengthen the other symbiotically. I am a better writer because I act, I am a better researcher because I teach, vice versa, versa vice, etc, etc.
Annnd conveniently, I have a small slew of personal philosophies that guide my work in every form it might take:
I believe in shaping well-rounded artists who are philosophically curious about art’s relationship to society.
I believe in balancing craft, studies, and industry preparation in educational settings.
I believe in supporting and encouraging diversity of every kind.
I believe in finding the intersection between what you like, what you’re good at, and what you think the world needs, and letting that drive you.
Beyond this, I’m specifically interested in comedy, the avant-garde, and classical work. So things like stand-up, improv, absurdism, existential work, experimental work, puppetry, Shakespeare, voice studies, textual analysis, etc—all through the lens of performing and writing. I’m also passionate about curriculum development, using discomfort as an impetus for change, and scrutinizing the way animals are depicted in art.
I often jokingly, with the overt guise of a self-indulged artist I always fear fits too well, say that improv is the closest thing I have to a religion, and it’s true. Improv, to me, is about doing; forgetting the plan, trusting the exhilaration, and letting the squabbling voices of every acting teacher I’ve ever had simultaneously whispering in my ear lead the way. It’s an actionable version of the existential philosophy I’ve resonated with since I first planted my young, chubby fingers on a Nietzsche book: when the universe provides no inherent meaning, we must opt to make our own–and art is the most potent and dependable method I’ve found for doing so.
Cwist that got dour. Movin’ along.
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