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I have been grooving, moving, and making noise since I can remember walking. Starting in front of my family's big-box TV, dancing to Singin’ in the Rain and The Sound of Music, I’ve never stopped moving. Beginning as a tap dancer, I continued progressing as an actor and vocalist. I absolutely fell in love with theater not only as an expression of joy but also as a thought-provoking form of storytelling. I strive to continue creating stories that engage and excite people through all performance forms. 

Performing as a dancer, actor, and musical theater artist has given me a multifaceted perspective of how we create art and how different ways of storytelling can move people. I have been fortunate enough to work on various types of projects, including various new work processes, TYA productions, and thought-provoking reimaginings of fully staged works. Favorite projects of mine include a reimagining of Antigone, a new work project centered on the end of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life, and the first production in the US of a new musical adaptation of The Little Prince (out of the UK).

Outside of performing, I have been fortunate to fall in love with and work in Arts Education. This passion for working with young people developed in high school but flourished in college with the support of the Theater for Young Audiences department at Northwestern University. Professors Rives Collins, Ellie Levine, and Betsy Quinn were massive in my journey of pursuing arts education outside of the classroom, helping me obtain positions such as my Education Apprenticeship last summer at Portland Stage. I continue to teach theater and dance to kids ages 4-15, and my next position as the Young Dancers’ Camp Director for the Skokie Parks District is coming up this summer. I am deeply passionate about the growth of young people through the arts and how it can change their lives, as it has changed mine.

Outside of my artistic pursuits, I love remaining active, being outside as much as possible, and learning new recipes for my friends and I to enjoy. Dinner parties are my friend group’s love language, and I try to make a new dish every time. Sufficient baking skills and listening to a new album every week are my next goals.