My work as a director is centered on intentionality and passion. Every component of a production I work on is intentional, and crafted specifically to help further the storytelling. I bring a uniqueness to each production I direct, using elements of theatricality to highlight thematic tones, both creating a vivid and lively production that audiences enjoy watching, while also engaging their analytical thought. By engaging the brain in addition to the entertaining aspects of production, I immerse audiences in the work, developing a deeper connection to the story.

Similarly, my work with actors and creative teams are equally intentional. I believe a company that is motivated by understanding of the material develops an individual relationship with the story they are telling, therefore creating more meaningful work. I guide actors and creative members into that understanding, and in doing so, I craft unique exercises that develop the understanding as a collective whole, centering our production as a community, a family, and more than anything, a team with unique passion for telling this story.

Examples of theatricality I have used in the past to create a more meaningful storytelling experience include shadow play, aerial silks, heightened movement, fourth wall immersion of audiences, pre-show walk in performance, rotating set pieces, tear away costumes, visual television displays, stripped down sets/costumes, unique theatre spaces, and more.

My choreography is driven by dramaturgical practices and emotion. Every story deserves earned movement that is motivated to tell the story through our bodies. I believe our bodies can explain things words can't, and therefore, in collaboration with textual analysis and dramaturgy of a story, I believe movement can take any production to a more resonant place in audiences and in the company.

Before teaching any piece of choreography, I dive into the scene, lyrics, and text with my cast (with the director or with approval from the director to do so) so the cast understands where the movement is coming from and why we're doing it. I have found this to be a bonding way to start any choreography rehearsal, both in feeling like a team telling this story, and so that we as a group move as one together.

My choreography and training varies in styles, including musical theatre jazz, hip hop, tap, jazz, jazz funk, contemporary, and ballet, depending on what the story and the composition calls for. Please see my resume for my dance training.