I believe in change through creation, through storytelling, and using my work as a vessel for progress. Activism and community care are at the core of why I create, and who I create for. Let’s begin to envision what’s possible on the stage, so we can bring it to life outside of the theater, together.

Theater is a type of service work: we offer up our minds, bodies, and artistic souls in order to serve a story greater than ourselves, and connect with audiences. I am passionate about engaged theater programs that prioritize historically underserved communities in their storytelling, audiences, and casting.

Humanity is dynamic, fluid, intersectional – the representation of it must follow suit. Hate and discrimination have no place in creative spaces, as all people deserve a place and a voice in the room. I am committed to building anti-racist, accessible spaces for art making.

As a director, I’m invested in how the modern theatre can work with technology to support, and radically heighten our storytelling. Projections, VoiceOver, and sound overlaying are some of my current inspirations, and are collaborators in the room with my production teams and casts.

In the age of comfort and excess at the expense of our planet, I aim to hold a mirror up to audiences, and ask them to look deeply into their discomfort. “At the point of deterioration which our society has reached, it is certain we need a theatre that wakes us up; nerves and heart” -Antonin Artaud

Adapted from the original text written by Riley J. Ellis and Charlotte Seaver.