Artistic Statement

Artistic Statement

Ever since I was five years old I wanted to be a storyteller. As a kid I thought that meant being an actor, and I focused my life on learning the craft. I obsessed over movies and going to the theatre, when I played make believe I was making a movie, I found every opportunity I could to grab an adults attention and be the center of the party. I wanted to make this a reality, and I did when I joined Michigan State University's BFA Acting program. It wasn't until my second semester that I found playwriting, and I was hooked. The first piece of mine I saw performed was "Type 1," and after the show a woman my age sitting next to me was crying. I knew that if I could move someone to tears with my words, that this was the path for me.

As an artist, I focus on bringing topics to the stage that people aren't comfortable talking about and that people don't know much about. I want to educate people, and I also want to challenge people to think and evaluate their feelings on certain topics. I want to create an escape for audiences, but I also want people to remember that these issues affect people in the real world everyday.