The Writing Hermit
1/1/2025 - Current
This Year, I’ve given myself the infallible assignment of writing three short films, pulling on the connections I have built up over the past couple years of working as an Actor. The process has not been easy. Life simply happens, connections fall through, and doubt rears its ugly head. I feel like I am dungeon crawling in the deepest trenches of my mind and I can’t seem to find the light. But when I emerge, perhaps I will have found gold. Or bronze. Anything will do at this point. I am proud to say one project will begin filming soon. Now I only have two more to go!
Lake George
11/06/24 - 11/17/24
Lake George premiered at the Chain Theatre with a limited two week run. It was such a wonderful gift to end the year collaborating with fellow Esper grads and play such a joyous, ‘hoey’ character!
The Seagull
2/31/24 - 6/30/24
'You keep throwing these prehistoric names at me. How should I know?' - Arkadina, Act I
Barron's Prologue.
'I need my tobacco!' - Medvedenko, Act I
'For thousands of centuries, no living species has moved across the face of the earth...' - Nina, Act I
'I'm not Jupiter, I'm a woman.' - Arkadina, Act I
'I liked that play.' - Dorn, Act I
'Ah, yes, the rats. Read on.' - Arkadina, Act II
Act II. Nina swoons.
'I have no will of my own...' - Trigorin, Act III
'Walk, in this weather...' - Polina, Act IV
'I don't remember that. I don't remember!' - Trigorin, Act IV
Act IV. Treplev kills himself. Time freezes for all but Masha.
'That may be true of the French, but there's nothing like that here, no ulterior motives.' - Arkadina, Act II
The Seagull is my directorial debut theatrically and the five & a half months of bringing this immersive play to life at Cape Cod will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life. I have nothing but love for these actors and their perseverance in the face of adversity. To collaborate and bear witness to these actors’ growth is truly a gift.
TogetherMess
3/30/24
TogetherMess is a touching short film about a daughter searching the NYC streets for her father who is beginning to suffer from Alzheimer's disease. My dear friend Kim and I helped develop our roles with the director at Stony Brook through a series of workshops. This is my first father role (I can’t believe it either) to our beautiful Renesmee…
Meet Me Under The Bleachers
12/30/23
Meet Me Under The Bleachers is the most fun I have ever had on set. Getting to create, develop, and bring to life such a positive, mystical, magical,‘fairy god mother’ queer icon of a character was such a gift! Eli is the first character I can confidently say is wholly mine. And yes, the earring did 90% of the acting.
Graduating Esper
June 2019 - June 2023
The William Esper Studio has been my home & my community these last couple of years. Now that I am finally becoming a graduate, it is both relieving and surreal. I am forever grateful for my fearless leader Jennifer Monaco and my instructors for teaching me what it means to be a risky actor, help cultivate my artist, and become my best self.
I don’t know what comes next. But I know I am exactly where I am meant to be, and that is enough to carry me to the next chapter.
Canary
7/24/23 & 6/18/21
Canary is the universe’s perfect example of ‘If it belongs to you, it will be yours.’ I had originally auditioned for the role of a supporting character and when I was asked back for another character I was disappointed to say the least. But little did I know this role would become my first lead role in film!
From the make up, to the foliage, to the lighting department rigging their set ups to emulating a creature moving through the woods, to getting milk poured on me, and - of course - the festival premiere, this production was an actor’s dream!
Gwangju: The Musical
10/20/24
Gwangju: The Musical made it’s U.S. debut in NYC at the Shubert Theatre and to premiere such a historical South Korean story about adversity alongside this ensemble was such a gift. The process of bringing this show to the stage was an amazing learning experience and a great reintroduction to musical theatre.
Blue Bloods
10/06/22
Blue Bloods is my first ever co-star and I could not have asked for a better experience! The entire set was extremely welcoming and to watch Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez work take after take was an incredible learning experience. My mother is a huge fan and cried tears of joy when Donnie and Marisa sent her a video of us on set (I didn’t ask them to, I swear). Seriously, they rule.
Cisco TV Spot
08/04/21
Cisco TV Spot is the first commercial I ever booked and I don’t know a thing about football! We shot at the SoFi Stadium in LA before it opened and oh boy was that incredible.