A decade of classical training — Latin and Greek — carried into a Theatre and English degree, and the scholarly reading behind the work on stage and on the page.
Education
Centre College
B.A. in Theatre and English (double major), minor in Creative Writing
- Brown Fellows Program — Scholar Alternate
- Theatre Scholarship · Language Scholarship (Latin) · Faculty Scholarship
- Study abroad — Rose Bruford College, London (2025, six months)
- Study abroad — Spain, CentreTerm 2024 (choir)
- Upcoming — South Korea, CentreTerm 2027 (choir)
Highlands Latin School
High School Diploma — classical curriculum
- National Latin Exam — Gold Medal (4×)
- House Cup Winner (2023) · House of Patrick, Minister of War (2022–2023)
- Franciscan Soup Kitchen volunteer (2018–2023)
Languages & Classics
Ollie reads and translates in the classical languages — the foundation for their work in translation and classical performance.
- Latin (Ecclesiastical)
- Ancient Greek
Research & interests
Ollie is most interested in classical texts and their afterlives — Homer, Virgil, and Shakespeare — and in the relationship between text and dramaturgy, with a focus on performance.
In summer 2026, Ollie worked with Professor Danielle La Londe in the Centre College Classics Department on a new translation of Virgil's Aeneid. Read more about the project on the Translation page →
John C. Young Research Program. Selected as one of seven students at Centre College for this capstone research fellowship. For their senior year, Ollie will write, cast, and direct a new play for performance on campus and at SETC Fringe Festival 2027. See the project on the Directing & Playwriting page →
Relevant Coursework
Ancient Greek 111 · Plautus: Roman Comedies · Gothic Hauntings · Toni Morrison · Contemporary Women Playwrights · Screenwriting · 3D Modeling for Theatre
Selected papers
The Gothic Nightmare in Over the Garden Wall
Gothic Hauntings (Prof. John Kincaid) · 2025
An essay reading the animated series Over the Garden Wall through a Gothic lens.
Read paper (PDF)