Let's Start At The Very Beginning...

"Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start." As sung by Maria in The Sound of Music, which just so happened to be the very first musical that I fell in love with. It's funny because when I was a lot younger I hated musical theatre- I did not understand the reason for people to randomly break out into song. And look at where I am at now...making this my career. Go figure, right?!?!

What to say...what to say... Well I am a student at a universtiy studying Theatre Arts and I love it! I am engrossed in constant theatre work. If I am not memorizing lines for a scene or a play then I am directing a play, or designing costumes for a show, or organizing props, or helping a fellow actor memorize their lines. I love being in the Theatre department because it is like we are all a family. We all care about each other and we all support each other. I have been acting since I was very young- I still remember the first time I was onstage and I insisted that I wear a slip as a skirt, while I sang a song for the audience, that my aunt had always sung to me. I have been singing my whole life. My dad is in a band and so I guess I take after him as far as our love of music goes.

I appreicate all art, although I have to say I never did understand how someone could hang a blank canvas in a high-end art gallery and get paid tons of money...but that is besides the point. I appreciate all that art involves: hard work, dedication, blood, sweat and tears :) To me, working on one's craft as an artist is one of the most important and exhilerating things! I don't act for fame and I do not want to be a millionare... I just love acting.

I hope that this blog will be interesting for you readers as you follow me through my journey of being an actor and trying to make my way through the tough times, as I strive to become the best actor that I can be! Who knows, maybe someday soon you will see me on the big screen!