DIRECTOR

Leadership isn't about having every answer. it's about creating the conditions where everyone can do their best work.

I came to directing through performance.

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As an actor, I learned the value of trust, collaboration, and what it feels like to be one piece of a much larger story. I love acting because it allows me to fully inhabit a single perspective. Directing, however, gives me the opportunity to shape the entire journey, weaving together performances, design, music, movement, light, and space into one unified experience. It allows me to tell the complete story.

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My directing process begins with people. I believe audiences connect most deeply when they recognize themselves onstage. Whether I'm directing a new musical, a children's production, or a contemporary play, I'm always asking the same questions: Who gets to see themselves in this story? How do we create authentic human relationships? What conversations will continue long after the audience leaves the theater?

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Authenticity is at the heart of everything I make. I want every character to feel fully lived in, every relationship to feel earned, and every creative choice to support the emotional truth of the story. Rather than imposing ideas onto a production, I strive to build an environment where actors, designers, musicians, and collaborators feel empowered to contribute their own artistry. The strongest work comes from shared ownership, curiosity, and mutual trust.

As both an actor and director, I understand the vulnerability required to create. My rehearsal rooms are built on collaboration, respect, and joy. I believe artists do their best work when they feel safe enough to take risks, ask questions, and discover unexpected moments together. Leadership isn't about having every answer—it's about creating the conditions where everyone can do their best work.

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I am particularly drawn to stories centered on community, identity, and human connection. I love theater that invites audiences to recognize themselves in others, celebrates cultures and lived experiences with honesty, and reminds us that storytelling has the power to unite us across generations.

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Whether I'm directing for young audiences discovering theater for the first time or lifelong theatergoers, I believe we have a responsibility as storytellers. We create spaces where empathy grows, conversations begin, and people leave feeling a little more connected than when they arrived.

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At its best, theater doesn't end with the final bow. It continues in the conversations on the walk home, around the dinner table, and in the communities we build together. Those are the stories I hope to create.