I am a storyteller. I have chosen directing and choreography as my tools because I believe the body and the stage are our most immediate vehicles for communication. I approach musical theatre as my container for storytelling, with movement at the forefront—shaping not just dance, but the way characters relate, stories unfold, and worlds are built. Within this form, I strive to break through boundaries—whether they are limitations placed on women or outdated definitions of what vocabulary is “appropriate” for musical theatre. My background in both concert dance and musical theatre gives me a dual perspective that allows me to navigate this terrain, blending rigor with play, discipline with imagination.
I have chosen to dedicate my work to family and young audiences because I believe they are the most important audiences an artist can create for—they are the future of not only our art form, but our world. Children are at the very beginning of forming their aesthetic perspective and worldview, and they deserve theatre crafted with the same care and artistry as any production for adults. My work seeks to spark curiosity, deepen empathy, and remind us of the joy that comes from coming together to share a story.
Theatre has the potential to enliven our ability to understand one another and to create visceral, lasting connections; I charge myself with the task of creating change both within the arts and, hopefully, in the larger world. I am committed to generating movement and staging that draw on both the rich vocabulary of dance and our innate somatic experience as humans. Collaboration fuels me—I thrive in spaces where artists from multiple disciplines challenge and subvert one another, finding parallels and dissonances between different human stories.
My aim is always to create accessible, inviting productions that inspire, confront, and engage audiences across age, race, gender, and identity. At its heart, my art is a platform for compassion, curiosity, and joy. It is a space where empathy is activated, imagination is honored, and children and adults alike are invited to see both the world as it is and the world as it could be.