Growing up in a household of six other artists meant it wasn't long before I caught the theatre bug. I started performing at the age of five when I began tap lessons and danced in annual recitals for thirteen years. For nine of those years, was a part of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble alongside my three sisters. We would travel the state, and the country, performing in schools and theaters, educating audiences on the history of tap dance. In middle school I discovered my school's drama club, and thus began my big dream to be on Broadway. Despite the drama club being geared towards outcasts at my small parochial school, I joined, debuting my role as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at age fourteen (fake beard and all). In high school I stuck with theatre, spending hours upon hours after school in rehearsals for student plays and musicals. I couldn't get enough of it--the process of preparing lines, the behind-the-scenes character work, the reward of applause, the friendships I formed. I began taking voice lesson in high school as well, dreaming of the BFA programs I would be accepted into. When senior year came around, I was accepted into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and I could not be more grateful towards eighteen year old me for choosing Chapel Hill to study at. While in college, I was heavily involved in student theatre, building shows from the ground up and with very little budget. I directed two student productions, performed in numerous others, and discovered a new love for opera and classical music - performing in four student operas. Having now graduated in with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Dramatic Art, I look forward to further educating myself with new experiences and opportunities. I have always loved performing, whether it be in front of hundreds of strangers or in my living room, and I have my art-filled childhood and family to thank for this profound love and support for theatre.