ABOUT ME!
Growing up.
I grew up in a household filled with imagination, creativity, music, and art. I was head-banging to Dishwalla, Billy Joel, and Journey before I could even sing the alphabet. Music, dance, film, and theatre have always held this certain power to me that I can find nowhere else. I've always had an active imagination so writing stories and playing dress-up was a daily occurrence throughout my childhood.
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My family collects movies, so I've always been inspired by many different genres and styles of acting. One of my earlier memories I have of acting is six-year-old me acting out all of the "Shelley Duvall Fairytale Theater" DVDs with my sister. Every time we picked our characters and got into costume, I would light up. I'd never felt more like myself when I was acting out a story, so there was no choice but to stick with it.
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My first brush with performance was when I started taking dance classes at two years old. I started with ballet and fell in love with being on stage. The moment that solidified my need to be a storyteller, was when I was seven years old and our ballet company was doing variations from the ballet, Coppélia. The girls in my class and I had to act like the dolls for the older girls, and I will never forget how much I looked up to the older ballerinas as I watched them dance. I loved sharing a stage with them, and I loved being able to embody and portray a character. The ability to create characters, worlds, and stories through performance and collaboration is what I do best and believe in most.
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The actor.
I am a New York-based actor, and a recent graduate from the University at Albany. I have a BA in Theatre with minors in Musical Theatre and Film Studies.
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Currently, I am working as a Musical Theatre Instructor teaching dance, acting, and singing at the Creative Dance Arts Studio in Clifton Park, NY. I am, also, a part of two shows now that I am so excited about. First, I am in a concert version of Guys and Dolls with Not So Common Players in Clifton Park as Agatha. With Schenectady Light Opera, I am playing Crystal and in the Dance Ensemble in The Wedding Singer. Another current and ongoing job I have is working as a Standardized Patient for UAlbany's School of Social Welfare's Graduate Program. All of these jobs have made me grow in all different ways and I continue to learn so much from each of them.
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Recently, I was under contract choreographing the musical Heathers with the UAlbany Musical Theatre Association. Performances were on December 2nd and 3rd and we had a sold-out run! This past summer, I was in an outdoor production with the Not So Common Players as a featured dancer in Nice Work If You Can Get It under the direction of Stephen Foust. Also, I continued my work as a standardized patient for the graduate students of the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany and will be working on case studies and doing simulations with them.
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When I'm not working on a new monologue or picking a 32-bar cut, I'm often found crafting or painting. I am, also, proficient in sewing, drawing, and decorating for special events. I love working with children, too, as I have spent the past five years as a teacher’s assistant at an integrated preschool for neurotypical and special needs children. My crafting skills come in handy with the kids, as well, and I take pride in my precise cutting skills and ability to make adorable bulletin boards. I'm sure these kids have taught me more than I've taught them. I love being able to be a child at heart and keep a sense of play with them; I genuinely believe it’s helped me as an actor.
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I am a polished, dedicated performer who is always prepared to learn and create. I am looking forward to a long career on the stage and on screen doing what I love. Thank you for visiting my page, and feel free to reach out to get in contact with me!
