Actor | Singer | Writer

Hey I'm Nicole! A queer actor, playwright, screenwriter, vocalist, and oil portraitist based in New York--And before you call me unfocused--shush.

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I've been funding my passion for acting with my art commissions since I was ten (nicolestregerartwork.com), take that, and I'd argue, every medium is just another vessel to test the human condition; Jazz rhythms bleed into my dialogue, color theory informs my vocals, and rock music shapes the way I build characters. If it's true in one medium, it’s true in all of them. Someone very tall told me that.

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I'm a recent graduate of Northwestern University where I studied acting, playwriting, and fine art, and I am a proud 2021 YoungArts Winner in Acting. She is represented by Suskin/Karshan Management and Artists & Representatives.

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A classically trained vocalist, I'll sing just about anything, but I've got a particular love for rock, jazz, and blues. My vocal influences include Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Ella Fitzgerald, Ann Wilson, Lady Gaga, to name a few. 

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As a writer, I love to dig into misogynistic mothers, obsessive artists, homoerotic friendships, and the delicate structures of shame and control. I am currently developing my horror-comedy play CHAINSAW TITS with director Lucy Harrington for a New York premiere in 2026, following its industry showcase with Cherubs Productions at ArtXNYC. I am completing my third full-length play, AMELIA EARHART WAS A LESBIAN, and developing the feature film AMATEUR HOUR with director Jessica Herlitz. My short film, SHEDDING, is currently on the festival circuit, most recently selected for DIFF (Dallas International Film Festival) Shorts, an Oscar-qualifying festival.