I first caught my theatre bug at Mannheim Middle School. I was a part of the after school chorus program and all of the chorus kids got to be in the musicals each year. When I was a 7th grader, I was cast as the understudy for "Into The Woods Junior". I spent most of my time backstage helping with the scene and costume changes, I went on once as Rapunzel and it was tragedy. and I missed two of my cues and I couldn't hit my notes due to the mosh pit of butterflies in my stomach. I learned that I loved being a part of the theatrical process, but being in front of a whole audience having to remember words that aren't mine was not my game. ​

I love telling stories. I've been making up and telling stories for as long as I can remember. I recently went through my old elementary school papers and projects in efforts to help my folks clean out the garage. I read through some of my first stories and the crazy thing was that I totally remembered all of them. They were my stories and each one of them brought a huge smile to my face. 

October in Chicago is a flurry of creative happenings. It is one of the busiest months for theatre as people put up their fall run shows and prep their holiday shows. I've been working all over the Chicago-land area lending my artistic talents to a few wonderful theatres full of wonderful people. 

Check out the highlights below!