My journey in musical theatre started in 2nd Grade when I was Liver Lips Louie in a local theatre production of Guys & Dolls Jr. From then on, as I went through middle school and high school, I performed in a variety of musical theatre productions each year, including The Wizard of Oz, Footloose, Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and much more! In addition to singing, dancing, and acting on stage, I also found a passion for working behind-the-scenes, doing everything from being an associate lighting designer for Mary Poppins to running the sound board for A Chorus Line to being a stage manager for Shrek Jr. to being a stage crew member for High School Musical to being an usher for Blood Brothers. The theatre was a safe space for me, and I absolutely loved it!

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During high school, I was a member of Thespian Troupe 7964, where I competed in the New Jersey State Thespian Festival, winning multiple individual and group-based awards. My involvement in theatre in high school earned me a few theatre scholarships that helped fund my endeavors in college. Once in college, I become a member of The Drexel Co-Op Theatre Company, the premiere theatre company on campus, as well as The Drexel Players, a student club on campus. I had taken theatre classes in high school that supported my various extracurricular theatre activities, but it was in college where I was able to really dive into proper theatre theory, learning about such techniques as Laban and Meisner. I even was able to do some mask work, which was an interesting exercise to say the least!

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Due to the rigorous nature of my BS/MS degree, it unfortunately wasn't feasible for me to perform in the mainstage productions due to the commitment involved, so as a result of that, I opted to help build the sets (painting walls, stapling pieces of wood, stuff like that). I also participated in the front of house work, helping with marketing campaigns for both original and published works, including The Diary of Anne Frank, She Kills Monsters, and Be More Chill. I additionally participated in smaller productions, acting in a variety of original and published short plays, doing a combination of staged readings and fully-produced performances.

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Being a digital media student, I also found ways to combine my theatre passions with my degree: I acted on camera for a variety of film productions, including one that was shot for VR, I found ways to combine live performance with VFX , and I co-founded the Drexel Motion Capture Club! With access to Vicon and OptiTrack Motion Capture Systems within dedicated studio spaces, I explored the entire motion capture pipeline, engaging the Drexel community though self-guided and group-oriented projects! This included me acting in the mocap suit as well as directing others in their performance.

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With theme parks being theatre without the fourth wall, and with games and animations relying on the performance of characters, my experience in the theatre is able to influence everything that I do. It is in many ways the foundation and glue for all of my various interests!