Why I do what I do...

For me, theatre, at its core, has always been about human connection. As a kid, I was fascinated with performing comedy knowing it could bring people joy. Laughter was a universal language, I found, and soon after it became my vessel for exploring deeper connections with others.

As a young adult, I’ve found the same joy –– and perhaps an even greater purpose –– in preserving all the stories we tell. I’ve felt it necessary to focus on their messages, to retell old stories and spotlight new ones through voices that suit life as it currently stands before us: the trials, the hurt, the happiness, the love.

Thinking of life’s gifts makes me reflect on how lucky I have been to stumble upon theatre and how lucky we all are to witness it. By listening to each other’s stories, we find that we are, at our cores, the same. When bare of all that is material, we still wish for the same things, crave the same desires, and strive to love in some way, shape, or form. We’re all human.

I hope that through my work I continue to remind everyone that we are living a shared life, one that is made better for it. Through one another, trials turn to happiness, hurt turns to love, and we all find the grace to live on.