About me:
I grew up in a household where stories, both fictional and non-fictional, made my life a brighter place. I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, where I was exposed to theatre at a very young age. I owe many thanks to my late grandmother, whos passion for entertainment, and creating happiness still inspires me to this day. I moved to Texas shortly before high school. I continued participating in theatre up until college where I studied Microbiology at Texas Tech University for three years. During this time I continued to watch may plays and musicals but did not participate. I began to realize that the artistic side of my brain truly missed participating in theatre productions. I briefly minored in theatre before double majoring in Microbiology and Theatre arts. Eventually, I began to realize I needed to break away from science and declared myself as a Theatre Arts major.
Once I dropped my science classes, I began to discover my tastes and preferences in theatre. I explored lighting design, stage management, and projection design, before realizing my true passion was creating the unified vision that comes with directing a production. I blossomed under the mentorship of Jesse Jou with his unique perspective on the art of directing. During my last few semesters at Texas Tech, I was able to stage-manage several new works including a few ten-minute plays as well as the world premiere of Black Girl, Interrupted by LyaNisha Gonzalez. I also was selected to assistant direct the season's musical Guys and Dolls as part of my last semester at Texas Tech. I also undertook an independent project to direct Hecuba by Marina Carr at a local high school. This was an amazing opportunity to work on classical text with heightened language with young actors. I also enjoy spending time on stage and use some of my spare time acting in productions with local community theatres, such as Lubbock Community Theatre's production of Matilda by Roald Dahl. I have also been recognized for my directing skills by the Kennedy Center for the Arts by receiving a full scholarship to their Directing Intensive Workshop in Washington D.C. for my work on a scene from Paula Vogel's Indecent.
I truly enjoy the art of Storytelling. Directing gives me the opportunity to give plays a unique and unified vision with careful attention to detail that they all deserve. I enjoy producing new works as well as modern adaptations of classical texts. I believe that relevance and parallels can be found in many works that have been produced in times past. Every time a story is told is completely unique. A play can never be performed the same way twice. The emotions and audience reactions can never quite be broken down to a science, and that is what makes Directing so interesting to me. No matter what you produce, no one will have the same reaction to your story.
