I was born in Santa Monica, but was quickly moved to Washington state, New Hampshire, and Lake Tahoe, all before I was 18. During this time my family exposed me to theatre, and I quickly fell in love with performing arts. I performed in children’s theatre, school plays, and silly videos I made with my friends. But senior year came around and I was convinced to pursue a career “I had a better chance of succeeding in”, so I chose architecture and went to college at Cal-Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA.
After graduating, moving to San Francisco, falling in love, moving to Portland, becoming a licensed architect, and having my heart broken, I came to 2 realizations:
I fucking miss acting
The building industry sucks
I started taking classes, making connections, going to auditions, saying yes at every opportunity, and eventually got to where I am today.
I’m still glad I went to architecture school. It taught me how to coordinate between different trades and pay attention to the details, all while keeping the over-arching themes in mind. The environmental science classes taught me about the world we live in, and maintained my curiosity for learning about different cultures across human history. These skills are not wasted, they fit perfectly into the world-building of production and the character development of acting, and for that I am grateful.