Since I was a kid, I've always had a passion for telling stories. I was a big film kid, and growing up homeschooled really narrowed the options I had for live performance. Outside of coops, I spent most of my time with my small video camera, making short films with my friends across the street, or stopmotion movies with my Godzilla action figures. It wasn't until high school that I started persuing theatre --and I fell in love. I began writing short plays, staging them in local libraries or the coffee shops in my hometown. It was also during high school I started studying Shakespeare, and I fell in love with poetry and songwriting. I've been playing drums since I was ten, but over the pandemic I began to branch out, teaching myself ukulele and piano. Between Stage Management jobs, I make time for live performance, playing in bars and coffee shops. If I were to choose a "mission statement" for myself, I would center myself around the power of your words, and the way we communicate with others. Whether its methodically crafted poetry or a mundane email you're sending out to your cast, your words matter, always. If that is the message I can inspire with my work, than I will always be fulfilled.