Artistic Statement

Artistic Statement

Live theatre is one of the last bastions for spontaneous, intense, intimate, truthful, exciting stranger-to-stranger engagement in this society. I strive to write and create shows that challenge not only the concepts and preconceived notions of the audience, but their sense of what is comfortable and what is safe. In many of my shows, I break the fourth wall (or it never goes up) in order to do this. My shows at once touch sensitive topics such as mental illness, mortality, compassion for the enemy, while also entertaining and providing comic relief. It is in this one-person verbal circus that I create that I am able to reach deep into my audiences' psyches and move them to grow. This is all I ask. Grow.