Candace is over the moon to have been chosen as a member of the recently announced Hippodrome Theatre Acting Company.

Candace began acting with the Hippodrome during her MFA studies at the University of Florida. She started in A Christmas Carol, as The Ghost of Christmas Past, and went on to play Mrs. Cratchit for three consecutive seasons. As an acting intern during her final year of graduate school, Candace appeared in Boeing, Boeing and Dracula, then returned to the Hippodrome to stage manage two shows and play Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Coach Gardner in a deliciously campy version of Stephen King's Carrie.

Candace has long considered the Hippodrome to be her artistic home. There she has been challenged to take risks and inspired by a group of people who practice their art as a sacred calling - with fearless passion, excellence and steadfast service to their community.

Click here to see the announcement video, featuring the full company and the philosophy behind it.

Candace as Gloria in Boeing, Boeing along with fellow Hippodrome Company members Nichole Hamilton, Sara Morsey and Cameron Francis.

The last official day of summer may be a couple weeks away, but Candace's summer of theatre adventures in New Hampshire has come to a close. It ended with a bang (almost literally, it was Agatha Christie after all) in The Barnstormers Theatre's production of The Mousetrap, which played to sold out houses during its one week run. The only summer theatre producing eight plays in eight weeks, The Barnstormers is a New Hampshire tradition and the oldest summer Equity theatre in the country. Here's Candace as Mollie Ralston, receiving troubling news about her husband Giles.

The centerpiece of the summer was The Merry Wives of Windsor, which Candace directed. It also played to large, enthusiastic houses and was Advice To The Players' best-attended summer show to date - all a testament to the fine performances by the entire cast, and the beautiful costume and set design by Carolyn Boldt.

Kicking the summer off was a supreme acting challenge - playing the world's only consulting detective in Sherlock Holmes and The Case of Hamlet or Yorick Kidding Me!  Of the many exciting discoveries Candace made in the course of this campy production, the most surprising to her was that she actually looks like David Niven.

And that's all for now, folks. It's back to New York City, waiting for the crisp fall air to arrive and living the dream...

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Hamlet or Yorick Kidding Me! is heading into its final weekend of performances. Of the many exciting discoveries Candace made in the course of the production, the most surprising to her is that she actually looks like David Niven. Come see this campy mash up of Sherlock and Hamlet this Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, 7:30 pm  at the Sandwich Town Hall, NH. Photo by Duane Dale.

Candace's summer will be full of murder, mystery and mayhem in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

In July she will play the brilliant but quirky Sherlock Holmes in the campy comedy Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Hamlet or Yorick Kidding Me! for Advice To The Players in Sandwich, NH. Will Sherlock's keen powers of observation and deduction be enough to unravel the tangled web of murder and intrigue in the tumultuous Danish Royal Court?

In August Candace will direct The Merry Wives of Windsor, also for Advice To The Players. See schedules and information for both shows here.

Wrapping up the summer, she will play Mollie Ralston in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, NH. The Mousetrap is the longest running play on the planet (it opened in London's West End in 1952, and has been running there continuously ever since). The Barnstormers has been around even longer: the company was founded in 1931 by Francis Cleveland, the youngest son of President Grover Cleveland, Francis’s wife Alice and their friend Ed Goodnow–, all of whom were involved with theatre on Broadway. The Barnstormers is one of the longest-running professional summer theatres in the country. See more about them here.

Candace's monologue "Supernova" was accepted into Luna Stage's New Moon Short Play Festival and will be performed on Monday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The Festival will be held over two evenings (May 12 & 13) with a different lineup of plays each night. Each evening will culminate with a talkback with the playwrights.

"Supernova" is a monologue about spontaneous human combustion, raging hormones and the practical application of astrophysics in daily life. It will be directed by Sarah Hankins and performed by Amanda Barron (see more about these fabulously talented ladies by clicking on their names).

About Luna Stage: The mission of Luna Stage (West Orange, NJ) is to produce thought-provoking theatre that gives voice to emerging American playwrights and re-examines contemporary and classic plays that speak to our times. As part of that mission, it supports emerging playwrights by providing them with the opportunity to hear their new work read aloud by professional actors and to pose questions to, and receive feedback from audience members in a safe and constructive environment. For more about Luna's ongoing new play reading series click here. To learn more about the New Moon Short Play Festival, click here.

Candace begins rehearsals on May 5 for The Tempest with the Inwood Shakespeare Festival. Here is some early press in the Manhattan Times. Candace will be "gender-bending" as Trinculo. Bring a picnic and come on out to Inwood Hill Park  June 4th through the 21st at 7:30 p.m. IT'S FREE. Enjoy!

On April 16, Candace had the delight of performing in No, YOU Tell It! - a switched up story telling series. The theme of the night was FEAR ITSELF, but there were equal parts inspiration and wicked humor along with the fright.

Here is Candace Clift honoring Jeanine T. Abraham's stunning story "Fear and Faith."

And here is Jeanine T. Abraham's awesome telling of Candace Clift's lovely story "Sliding Doors."

No, YOU Tell It! is a reading series that switches up the storytelling. Each performer writes a true-life tale, then trades with a partner to present each other’s story.

The NYTI creative team, Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons, Mike Dressel and Erika Iverson, works with a group of four storytellers as they workshop pieces based around a theme. Switching the stories gives all involved the opportunity to both develop their own story on the page and then watch as it’s performed in front of an audience by their partner.

For more information, go to: http://noyoutellit.com/about