Let’s get to know each other a bit…

My name is Annika Nolen (but my friends call me Nik)

If you would’ve asked my childhood self what I want to be when I grow up, I would’ve enthusiastically stated that I was going to be a pop star. Though I’m no Chappell Roan, the passion I’ve found for theatre fuels that childhood fire.

Theatre found me in college when I true felt lost. I had just transferred schools to be closer to home and was looking for things that brought me joy. This ultimately brought me back to theatre. I enrolled in a production class and as time went on, I became more involved with the department and felt a spark ignite in me.

I graduated Cum Laude with my Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Seattle Pacific University in 2022 and am currently in the UK attending the University of East Anglia to get my Master of Arts in Theatre Directing. Though sad to leave friends, family, and the theatre community I have built in Seattle behind, I’m thrilled to embark on a new journey and expand my artistry.

“I want to be great, or nothing.”

— Amy March, from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.

FAQs

  • whatever you need! I'm a big proponent of saying "yes" - even if I don't know exactly what the "yes" entails.

    Saying "yes" has led me to mostly directing and stage management, but I've also dabbled in props design, production design, performance, and casting.

  • I feel like I'm already doing it! Making and creating theatre! But if we are going to get technical, I ultimately would like to focus on directing stories that highlight LGBQTQ+ voices and narratives.

  • I love a good iced peach tea or an iced lavender oat milk latte depending on the day. I love hanging out with friends and absolutely failing at my pottery class. I love my family, listening to good music and my favorite colors are green and purple, can you tell?

  • I'm a capricorn sun, gemini moon, and cancer rising! I'm also a enneagram 4w5 and meyer-briggs INFP if that matters.