Kris holds a B.A. from College of the Ozarks, where she minored in theatre. While there she was voted best student choreographer by her peers, and worked behind the scenes on many shows including organizing the mass communication department's annual fundraiser show her senior year. She has appeared in several ACTS productions and worked in a variety of positions behind the scenes.
Outside of theatre, she works at West Cal-Cam Hospital in the IT department. She enjoys reading and traveling during her free time. She is married to Aaron and they have two children.
Kris directed her first main stage production with The Secret Garden at ACTS in 2013. Previously she directed 2 summer showcase fundraisers, as well as The Bard Upon the Lake Production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare for ACTS.
In 2014, she directed Love, Loss, and What I Wore for ACTS. She directed It's a Wonderful Life for the Sulphur Mines Theatre in 2015, and directed Scrooge the Musical in 2016. In 2018 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and in 2019 The Giver. She will be directing Sister Act in early 2026.
Shows directed for ACTS:
Sister Act (2026)
The Trail to Oregon (2025 & 2024)
Songs for a New World (2025)
Elf the Musical (2023)
Disaster! the Musical (2020)
The Giver (2019)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2018)
Scrooge! the Musical (2016)
Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2014)
The Secret Garden (2013)