Dawn joined the Progressive Players in 1999. Initially her interests lay in backstage duties doing prompting and props for numerous productions. Her involvement on stage was by accident and since then she has appeared in numerous productions. Her two children are now used to seeing their mother appear on stage with little clothing in comedy roles which she particularly enjoys

In recent times her credits include: Black Comedy Biting the Bullet Close the Coalhouse Door An Experiment with an Air Pump Noises Off Taking Sides Home Before Dark Accidental Death of an Anarchist A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Arsenic and Old Lace Thriller of the Year	Dawn in Noises Off
Secretary in Taking Sides	Back to childhood in Home Before Dark