In 6th grade, I quit piano lessons. It was more imperative to hang out at lunch with my peers than to trudge up the convent steps to Sister Maries’ piano rooms. My loss. My mother was furious and refused to pay for my new interest in ballet. So, at 14, (yes, I lied and in the 80’s fast-food employment didn’t check that closely) and was hired to fund my dance lessons. While spending time in downtown Cleveland, I discovered Playhouse Square. With two kids in catholic high schools and one in college, my family didn’t have money to spare, so I took a volunteer job as an usher to see the Broadway touring shows for free. Standing on the red-carpeted stairwell at the top of the balcony - audience settling in, houselights down, stage lights up - the moments was pure magic. Immersed in each performance, my fascination began to shift to the audience: how they reacted, what pulled them in, how a single moment could suspend their breath.

I landed a performance scholarship at Ohio State University in a conservatory setting, with yearly re-auditions required to continue in the BFA program. For such an enormous University, our class was only 8 acting students. Stanislavsky technique, improvisation and stage craft for three performance spaces provided a great scaffold for learning theatrical artistry which eventually led me to work in NYC. In figuring out how to pursue my art independently, I discovered not just my path — but my voice — and always attuned to the audience. Please check out my resume and see my best work-to-date. Here are a few memories from stage, film and my recording booth.

Favorite shows to work: Orange Is The New Black, Law & Order SVU, Best Theatre: The Attic Theatre, Detroit, Purple Rose Theatre Company, Best Dog, Sherlock, of course, ‘ good boy’.