Vanessa's on-stage credits at BCP include Mayzie La Bird in Seussical the Musical, Little Sally in Urinetown, The Musical, a cameo in A Year with Frog and Toad, Follies in Concert (Young Phyllis), and  Alison in Brooklyn Boy. Vanessa also served as choreographer for last season's The Story of Hansel & Gretel and as assistant choreographer for this season's The King and I.

Elsewhere, she has appeared in: Stepping Out (Lynne) ; Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You (Sister Mary), Romeo & Juliet (Nurse), Approaching Lavendar (Abigail), and many one-act performances, her favorite playing Sara in Ben Graef's infamous original piece, Rippy Tip Top.

Vanessa is a graduate of Ramapo College with a B.A. in Theater.  Since graduation, she's found herself a home at BCP, which she considers her "much cheaper graduate school without the exams!" When she is not occupied by theater, Vanessa spends quality time with her beloved beagle, Buddy, and her beloved human, Craig.