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— Jodie was back teaching in LA in June but she also taught a workshop on Brand Promise at TCG's 50th Anniversary Conference!
— Jodie attended a Sardi's Luncheon with the League of Professional Theater Women for the Ruth Morley Design Award and the Lucille Lortel Award.
— Jodie taped two educational videos on the business of acting for the Learning Annex with her company The Savvy Actor.
— Took a much needed 10 day vacation to Italy in May 2011! Rome and Tuscany - WONDERFUL!

— Jodie spoke again on a SAG Panel in NYC with Robert and Michelle Colt from Acting Success Now.
— Jodie started pursuing
voiceover work full force and began working with Atlas Talent Agency.
— Jodie went to LA in March to teach once again. She had a little respite in San Diego for a few days beforehand.

— Jodie was nominated for and became a member of The League of Professional
Theater Women. Woo-hoo!
— Jodie performed in a Valentine's Day Cabaret at The WorkShop Theater singing Move On and I'd Give It All For You.
— LA was calling once again and in January Jodie went out there with The Savvy Actor to teach!
— Jodie performed in a holiday benefit at The WorkShop Theater singing Santa Baby and Hard Candy Christmas!
— Back in LA for December teaching The Savvy Actor's "Crash Course MBA" Weekend and teaching a workshop at The Showbiz Expo.

— The Grand Opening of Paul Michael's The Network happened on Oct 15th. Jodie and her company The Savvy Actor helped Paul with his rebranding and his new logo!

— Jodie spoke on a SAG Panel in NYC on October 3rd with Robert and Michelle Colt of Acting Success Now.
— Jodie and The Savvy Actor traveled back to LA and taught their "Crash Course MBA" Weekend on the Business of Acting.

— The Savvy Actor expanded to Los Angeles in September 2010! It is now a bi-coastal company.

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Along with her company The Savvy Actor, Jodie organized a team to walk in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.
— Working again at The York Theatre, Jodie did an in-house reading of a new musical by Brian Blythe and Miriam Daly called Mothers and Daughters.

— Jodie did an in-house reading of a new play by the amazing Rich Orloff. Me and My Shadow.

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Jodie just shot a national campaign for FluMist, a new
flu vaccine! Includesprint campaign and internet webisodes!
— Call her Professor Bentley!
Jodie is now an adjunct professor at Pace University teaching the Business of Acting. Her book - The Savvy Actor Career Manual- is the curriculum.

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"Curly Girl" author Lorraine Massey has written "Curly Girl The Sequel" and Jodie will be featured as a model in the book!




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Jodie did a reading of a new play Orange Alert by Stephen Girasulo. Performed: April 8th-10th at The WorkShop Theater.

 

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Along with business partner Kevin Urban, Jodie wrote The Savvy Actor Career Manual -the first ever business plan for actors. It is now on sale online and at The Drama Book Shop! Launch Date: March 19th at The Drama Book Shop!


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Jodie booked a national commercial for Eggland's Best eggs! Stay tuned for an egg eating yoga girl on your TV!
— Jodie plays a manipulative palm reader in an episode of As The World Turns.Original Air date will be: Feb 2nd, 2010
— Next Year in Jerusalem will be playing on the MainStage at the WorkShop Theatre. Jodie plays one of the leading roles. Performed: Oct. 8th - Oct 31st.
— Jodie filmed a regional commercial for Bloom Grocery Stores, and the spots are hilarious! Great writing and a great time was had in North Carolina! Only airing in the southern states.

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Jodie recorded 3 songs for Tim Huang's demo of his new musical Changing Times. You can listen to two songs on my media page. And if you don't know Tim's work - you need to!!

— Jodie was in a new play at the Midtown International Theatre Festival called "Requiem for a Marriage". Think Virginia Woolf meets Brecht! Performed: July 16th- August 2nd, 2009.

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Jodie was in Baltimore for three days shooting a national commercial for Carmax. Her business partner Kevin Urban booked the job as well! It started airing nationally on August 17th 2009.
— Jodie was in Boston filming a promo for HBO that will be airing during the True Blood Season 2 premiere! She has a scene with the lead vampire! Original Air Date: June 14, 2009.

— Jodie performed at The York Theatre's NEO 5 benefit and sang a gorgeous song written by Hyeyoung Kim and Michael Cooper. Performed: April 27, 2009

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Jodie did a reading of Howard Emanuel and Michael Patrick Walkers's new musical The Distant Bells. Great script and great music! Performed: April 7, 2009.


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Jodie reprised her leading role in Next Year in Jerusalem at the WorkShop Theatre for a three day staged reading. The play is by Dana Leslie Goldstein and it is phenomenal! Performed: March 26-28, 2009.

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Jodie booked a commercial playing a doctor for Yale New Haven Hospitals on March 25, 2009. Again the shoot was outside and cold!!


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Jodie was on set with Joan Rivers shooting an All Laundry Detergent webisode on March 13, 2009. Joan was awesome, but we shot outside and it was freezing!


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Jodie was asked to do reading of a new musical Ataria by Raven Kane at the Dramatists Guild. Performed: January 26th, 2009.


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Jodie booked a commercial for Foreclosure Stoppers and was on set all day on November 4th, 2008. Though she still made time to vote! Go Obama!
— Jodie sang at The Zipper
Theatre in Andrew Byrne's amazing show EXPOSED!
Click on the link to watch it
on You Tube! Performed: October 5th 2008.

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Jodie played Cyclone, a sultry, comic book super hero in CYCLONE and the Pig-Faced Lady at the NY Musical Theatre Festival. Opening night was Sept. 23, 2008

 

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Once again, Jodie will be on Guiding Light. This time she
is moving on up as an upscale society woamn taken with
Alan. Air date: July 17, 2008.

 
— Jodie played the lead in a
reading of a new play called Next Year in Jerusalem at
The Workshop Theatre. Performed on June 6th, 2008.
— Jodie once again played a Nurse on One Life to Live for two more episodes. Original air dates: April 18 & 20th, 2008.
— Jodie performed at Don't Tell Mama on the in a benefit for a wonderful company Tip My
Cup Productions. Performed: January 24th, 2008.
— Jodie was back in the recording studio for Cyclone and the
Pig Faced Lady, to record
new material for the show to
be sent off to NAMT.


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Jodie launched her new business with Kevin Urban------ www.TheSavvyActor.com.
It's the one stop website for business of acting developed by working actors. Click on the link and help us spread the word!

 

— Jodie played the lead in The
Gift of the Magi at The Workshop Theatre for the holiday season. Performed: December 6-22nd, 2007.
— Jodie was asked to do a reading of a new musical called Clarissa, written by Cailin Heffernan and music/lyrics by Steven Jamail. Performed: October 29, 2007.
— Once again, Jodie will be on Guiding Light. She was the woman part of the church community board. Original Air Date: December 28, 2007.
— Jodie will be seen on a commercial for the new FoxBusiness.com. Keep an
eye out!
— Jodie started doing industrials, and will now
be joining SAG, after booking one for the
BMW Mini. She played one of their sales associates.
— Jodie booked a promo on VH1 of a mockumentary on the greatest rock band
of all time--Rock Band Band. She plays
their bitchy manager.
— Jodie played Didi, an otherwise '50's "clean-teen" looking to escape her oppressive home life in the musical Girl Gang. The show was a partner event with NYMF and ran Sept. 22-30th.
— Jodie will be seen on
Guiding Light once again!
She will be in the ourtdoor
cafe. Original Air Date: September 4, 2007.
— Jodie booked a print ad for Prilosec. The ad
will be seen in Sunset Magazine, a west coast publication in October.
— Jodie performed in WORKSPACE at the Manhattan Theatre Club on April 23rd & 25th, 2007. It was an industry scene night for professional working actors.
— Jodie's voice can now be
heard on the radio in a commercial for Verizon
FiOS! By the way, still keep
an out for her WebMD commercial playing on FOX!
— Cyclone (and the Pig-Faced Lady) had a concert reading produced by Algonquin Theatre Productions on February 12, 2007. Jodie once again played Cyclone.
— The new year has started off great! Jodie has been in the recording studio for a week singing on the demo CD of Cyclone (and the Pig-Faced Lady). Jodie plays Cyclone.
— Guiding Light called again
and Jodie was on two episodes that aired December 4th & 5th, 2006. Her scenes were at the outdoor cafe!
— Jodie booked a national commercial for WebMD.
Keep an eye out--it will be
airing for awhile!
— Jodie worked on Guiding
Light as part of its 15,000th episode. You can find her at
the light house! Original airdate: September 7, 2006.
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Jodie performed the lead role
 in a new play at the Workshop Theatre called Soundtrack to Cezanne. Performed June 15-17th & 20-24th, 2006.
— Jodie will be back on One
Life To Live as the nurse in
the convalescent home of the infamous Norman Leeds. Original airdate: June 21, 2006.
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Jodie recorded the demo CD
of Gone to Texas playing the
role of Anita. Songs will be on her website soon! Recorded in June 2006.
— Jodie was cast as Anita in
a developmental reading at
the York Theatre of the new
musical Gone To Texas. Performed on May 25, 2006.
— Jodie was asked to sing at
A Beat Ahead 5, a fundraiser for Any Minute Now Prod.
at the Triad Theatre. Performed on April 17, 2006.
— Jodie just played the role of
Lana in a reading of a new musical called Triangle at the 13th Street Repertory Company. Performed on April 9th, 2006
— New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages) welcomes a reading of the new musical Angry Young Teen-Age Girl Gang, featuring Jodie in the lead role of Didi. Performed: March 20-21, 2006.
— Catch Jodie in two episodes
of One Life To Live on ABC daytime. Original airdates: March 29th & 30th, 2006.
— Jodie recently played Cyclone
in a reading of the new musical Cyclone (and the Pig-Faced Lady) at the York Theatre on February 24th, 2006.
— Look for her in Denis Leary's Merry F*#ing Christmas Special on Comedy Central! Original airdate: Thanksgiving weekend 2005.
— The NYC premiere of Captain Louie has wrapped up at The York Theatre, but you can still hear her voice on the cast recording through PS Classics.