Welcome!! Heres a little bit about my background:
I was born and raised in Santa Cruz California. I spent my childhood playing in the sand one day, and the next walking through the beautiful redwoods surrounding my home. Ever since I was a child, I have always loved to play pretend. My imagination was a huge part of my childhood and I believe that instict led me to be the actor and person I am today.
I strive to be apart of an industry where we can create community and allow space for all kinds of people, all kinds of souls, all kinds of energies to create art and imitate life together. To write new scripts where everyones voices can be lifted up and their stories can be told by people who experience them.
The first moment I realized that I wanted to be up on stage was watching my sister in her ballet concerts. I always loved to dance as a little kid, but watching my sister shine in the spotlight inspired me and lit a fire in me to someday look as beautiful and comfortable as her up in the spotlight. Soon after I starting to sing in church with my mother and that also inspired me. I had to choose between sports or theatre/dance, and I chose sports first.
I went to College at Chico State and recieved my BFA in Musical Theatre as well as a minor in Dance. During my second year, the Covid pandemic hit, which changed the trajectory of our lives espeically as performers. I was taking a tap class on zoom in my tiny room with hardwood floor, taking voice lessons on zoom and even doing zoom musicals and plays. I took an extra semester after we came back from the pandemic during my senior year to get more time in person to hone my craft. My professors and peers at Chico State taught me so much, it was a huge part of my growth process not only as a performer, but also as a human.
Most of my life I played soccer competitively. I traveled all over the state yearly to go to tournaments and if I had stuck with it, I would most likely have been very successful and played in college. When I was a sophomore in high school, I got mono and I was unable to continue the fall soccer season. I heard of an upcoming children's production of The Little Mermaid was coming up, so I auditioned and booked the role of Ariel. It was only my second musical, and after that show, I never played on a soccer team again. I had found my passion.
