Artists
Anna Labriola
(She/Her)
Anna is originally from the southwest suburbs of Chicago and began her training in both commercial and concert dance styles at a young age. She graduated in May 2025 summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago with double majors in Dance and Exercise Science. While at Loyola, she worked with artists and performed works by Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Miki Orihara, Daniel Fetecua, Vershawn Sanders-Ward, and Sarah Cullen-Fuller, among others. Following graduation, she has worked freelance in Chicago, received additional training at Whim W’Him Winter Intensive, danced for both Concert Dance Inc. under Venetia Stifler and Hot Crowd under Devon Lloyd and Brittany Latta-McMahon, and is ecstatic to currently be with Scription Dance Theatre.
Ashley Fox
(She/Her)
Ashley began her professional dance training at the International Ballet Academy in Kirkland, WA. She has studied with artists from the Paris Opera Ballet, Vaganova Ballet Academy, NYCB, and ABT. In 2016, she went on to complete her classical ballet training at The Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia. Post-graduation, Ashley moved to Chicago to join the Hubbard Street Professional Program at HSDC, under the direction of Alexandra Wells and Jonathan Alsberry. She has worked as a company member with Concert Dance Inc, Chicago Repertory Ballet and New Dances in collaboration with DanceWorks / Thodos. Currently, Ashley is working as a freelance dance artist here in Chicago. She is very excited to be a part of Scription’s first season!
Casey Sanders
(She/Her)
Casey is a multidisciplinary artist with a widespread love of moving art. Originally from Nashville, she earned her BFA in Dance from Belhaven University before moving to Chicago in 2018. Her performing career thus far has included work in television (USA Network), musical theater (Drury Lane Theatre; Mercury Theater Chicago), jazz (Joel Hall Dancers), tap (Chicago Tap Theatre), and contemporary company work (Vishun Movement Dance Collective; Meadows Dance Collective; Concert Dance Inc; Scription Dance Theatre). Continuing to broaden her scope, 2025 ushered both her choreographic debut and the production of her first show. Casey is immensely grateful to be part of Scription Dance Theatre’s inaugural season and to work alongside such wonderful people and artists.
Emma Raney
(She/Her)
A Louisville, KY native, Emma Raney is a modern dancer who is thrilled to be joining Scription Dance Theatre in their premiere season! She has had the privilege of dancing with Concert Dance Inc., Identity Performing Arts, Bodies of Water, and Mutual Dance Theatre, giving her opportunities to tour in Germany and New York, and perform choreography by Victor Lewis, Jr., Osnel Delgado, Braeden Barnes, and Edson Cabrera. Freelance credits include the lead Dance Double in Lindsay Hartley's 'The Boxer and The Butterfly' on Amazon Prime, and being a KY Pro-Dancer for rapper Ice-Cube’s Big3 Tournament. Additionally, she trained in aerial arts, was a Level 9 Gymnast, and works as a Biomedical Engineer.
Gretchen Plinke
(She/Her)
Gretchen is a dancer and dance educator originally from Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with her BA in Dance along with a BA in Anthropology. She has had the opportunity to collaborate with and perform the works of choreographers including Edson Cabrera, Osnel Delgado, Venetia Stifler, Jeff Wolfe, and Luca Tessarini. In addition to performing, Gretchen teaches dance and movement classes to people of all ages in Chicago. Prioritizing bringing a humanistic, holistic approach to teaching and performing, Gretchen values the physicality, creativity, and community of artistic exploration.
Lauryn Crowell
(She/Her)
Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Lauryn Crowell is an explorative-driven artist. She started at Robinson’s School of Dance, whilst exploring visual and performing arts at Dunbar Magnet School of The Creative and Performing Arts. In high school, she furthered her dance training at Alabama School of Fine Arts. Lauryn graduated from George Mason University receiving a BFA in Dance and an Excellence in Choreography Academic Award. She has performed works by Jonathon Alsberry, Jennifer Archibald, Rober Battle, Rafael Bonachela, Frank Chaves, David Dorfman, Tsai-Hsi Hung, Mark Morris, Stephanie Martinez, Doug Varone, Kia SMith, assisted Susan Shields, and more. She has attended intensives at BodyTraffic, RUBBERBAND, Vim Vigor, and Doug Varone devices workshop. In Chicago, Lauryn has danced with companies like Alluvion Dance Chicago, Scription Dance Theatre, and South Chicago Dance Theatre.
Lorelai Delano
(They/Them)
Lorelai Delano began dancing in Texas, training at Pivotal Academy of Dance. Upon graduating high school, they trained at East Side Performing Arts whilst performing alongside Sea Legs Dance under the artistic direction of Tikiri Shapiro. Afterwards, they moved to Chicago to continue their training with Visceral Dance Chicago. After completing Visceral’s Trainee Program, they began working professionally with Identity Performing Arts and Scription Dance Theatre. They are drawn to the way movement can connect people and tell stories, and they are currently discovering their own artistic voice through the work of others.
Nick Kearns
(He/TheY)
Originally from Williamsburg, VA, Nick began dancing at age 15 under the direction of Shelly Isler at SI Dance. A graduate of James Madison University, Nick performed with the Virginia Repertory Dance Company, a select ensemble that provided him the opportunity to collaborate with renowned companies such as the Ballet Hispánico, DanceWorks Chicago, and Eisenhower Dance Detroit. He had the privilege of working with acclaimed choreographers Lucinda Childs, Norbert De La Cruz III, Monique Haley, and Jessica Hendricks while at JMU. Following graduation, Nick joined DanceWorks Chicago in 2024, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with choreographers/works by JoshuaManculich, Charissa Lee Barton, Hanna Bricston, Jessi Stegall, Demis Volpi, and more.In addition, Nick performed with the New Dances 2025 company, a collaboration between ThodosDance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago, where he performed works by Hanna DiLorenzo andXenia Mansour Muñiz. Nick currently dances with Symbiosis Arts, Scription Dance Theatre, and Brendan Fernandes: In The Round as part of Scores for the Murphy Auditorium, a dynamic site for sculptural installation, movement, sound, and dance at the Driehaus Museum.
Ryan Dick
(They/He)
Ryan is a Chicago based dancer and choreographer. Since the start of their professional career in 2021, Ryan has had the chance to premiere their own work with Alluvion Dance Chicago and Concert Dance Inc. and at various festivals and events throughout the city. Ryan was a four-year company member of Noumenon Dance Ensemble, a part of New Dances 2023 and they currently dance with Alluvion Dance Chicago and Scription Dance Theatre.
Sawyer Newsome
(He/Him)
Sawyer Newsome is a freelance dancer and choreographer based in Chicago, IL. Sawyer started his training in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from Rutgers University in 2020. While at Rutgers, Sawyer had the opportunity to work under choreographers, such as Shannon Gillen, Pam Tanowitz and Yin Yue. After graduating, he pursued dance opportunities all around the country. He started off with Wasatch contemporary dance base in Provo, Utah. After a year in Utah, Sawyer moved to New York to pursue freelance dancing in NYC and went on to work with companies like Kizuna Dance and Catapult Entertainment. After living in New York for three years, Sawyer moved to Chicago to pursue new opportunities with companies such as Chicago Dance Crash under direction of KC Bevis and Scription Dance Theatre under direction of Matt Haskett.
Sydney Osborne
(She/Her)
Sydney is originally from the St. Louis suburbs, and graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2023 with a bachelor of arts in dance and visual communication. She has since worked for Venetia Stifler & Concert Dance Inc as a company dancer and social media coordinator. Sydney has also danced with Same Planet Performance Project under Joanna Read, and has previously worked with choreographers such as Braeden Barnes, Ricky Ruiz, Osnel Delgado, and Edson Cabrera. She currently dances with Scription Dance Theatre and also works as a freelance graphic designer and photographer based in Chicago.
Taylor Yocum
(She/Her)
Taylor began her dance career in Spokane, Washington studying ballet at Spokane Ballet Studio under the direction of Sara Donnelly. She graduated in December of 2021 with a BFA from SUNY Purchase College where she attended on a merit scholarship. During her time at college, she was selected to study abroad in Beijing, China at Beijing Dance Academy. Taylor is a company member and co-rehearsal assistant of PARA.MAR Dance Theatre. Taylor also serves as a choreographic assistant to Stephanie Martinez. Yocum has previously performed with Trinity Irish Dance Company, South Chicago Dance Theatre and the Lyric Opera of Chicago as “Maneulita '' and as a dancer in the production of Carmen. Taylor has choreographed for Danceworks Chicago and Thodos Dance Chicago’s New Dances, COMMON Conservatory, Trifecta Dance Festival, Creature Space NYC and was the Associate Movement Director alongside Stephanie Martinez for A.R.T’s world premiere of Kate Hamill’s “The Odyssey”.
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