Actor. Singer. Writer. Dancer. Pianist. Teacher. Tea Drinker

Born and raised on Long Island, I've been singing, performing, and telling stories since I've been able to talk. I started taking dance classes at M & T Dance in Seaford, NY, my local studio, when I was just a toddler. I started piano lessons at the age of seven, and that brought me into the world of music theory and making sense of music, something I loved before I even truly understood it. It was the  knowledge of music I gained from piano lessons that helped me teach myself how to sing. 

Singing brought me a joy I'd never quite felt before. I loved artists such as Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift, Kellin Quinn, and Amy Winehouse, and being able to recreate their songs as my own pushed me towards musical theatre. Once I appeared as a featured Hot Box Girl in my school's production of Guys and Doll's Jr in the sixth grade, the musical theatre bug got me for good. I was always in a show from then on. I played dream roles such as Carrie White in Carrie, Crissy in Hair, and Vivienne in Legally Blonde. I joined my love for piano with my love of musical theatre, accompanying at community theatre auditions and playing in the pit for a few community shows.

 I earned my BFA in Theatre Performance from Hofstra University with a minor in musical theatre. (Oddly enough, I performed in my first-ever show at Hofstra at the age of nine, playing the Narrator in a Saturday Classes for Young People production of The Pied Piper.) At the end of my freshman year, I was cast in Hofstra's mainstage production of Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as Girl/Time, which catapulted me into a love for modern plays. (I'll forever cite Jen Silverman as my favorite playwright.) I started to find myself as a writer and an actor, not just a singer who acted. This isn't to say I left the world of music behind at all; I was the pianist for Hofstra's 1910s-inspired production of Cymbeline for the 74th annual Shakespeare festival and the Sara Berry soloist in 35MM: A Musical Exhibition during my final semester. 

In my time at Hofstra, I began to discover the stories I wanted to tell as a theatre artist. My queer identity has always been something I want to bring to my work, hence my love for queer and trans storytelling. Additionally, I have struggled with chronic illness for a large part of my life, which has brought me closer to the world of accessible theatre and creating space for disabled people within the theatre community. This the art I want to create- stories where people feel seen, heard, and strengthened to lift their own voices. 

Outside of performing, I teach voice to children and adults alike. My approach to teaching involves a mixture of music theory and breath work, making the voice more of a full-body instrument for anyone of any ability. When I'm not working, I love reading, thrifting, going to concerts, and sampling all different kinds of tea. Thank you so much for coming to learn about me!