I was born in Phoenix in the early 90’s and moved to LA, back to Phoenix, and then to Kansas City before I was seven. (Un)Fortunately, that move was the last one for a minute and I was able to regain my equilibrium.

At least until I was ten and then I got cast as “Jojo” in Seussical: The Musical. Three days in, I told my director I would do it forever. Thank goodness my mother made me go.

Kansas remained home for most of my adult life. I got my BFA in Theatre from Emporia State University in 2017, where I was super active in several organizations outside of the theatre department, including our Student Government, Union Activities Council, Alpha Psi Omega (Founder), among others.

I did a slew of productions in college, including All Shook Up, Uncle Vanya, Blithe Spirit, Too Many Cooks, A Moon for the Misbegotten, South Pacific, The Birds, The Stinky Cheeseman, Big River, Don’t Hug Me and a number of short plays.

I also started directing at Emporia, starting with The Wager, a short play by Neil LaBute (it was 2014, I’ve changed.) From there, I directed Odets’ Waiting for Lefty, Assisted with our productions of The Flick, and Don’t Dress for Dinner, before my capstone production of Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author.