Hello!

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY where I spent the first 12 or so years of my life. I didn't grow up an artist but I found art at a sleepaway camp that I went to for three summers! During my first year at the sleepaway camp, I found an interest in film. During the 3 weeks we were away at camp, our class completed a very short sketch style short film. From there, I knew that I loved to create and I wanted to explore that even more. In my third year of camp, I actually directed my own short film. That cemented my love for art but I just needed a new environment to foster that love for art. 

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I moved away from NYC to Stamford, CT where I attended a very small private Catholic high school where I found my love for theater, initially as a performer! It was there that I found my infatuation with theater as an art form. Over my years in high school, I started to experiment with other disciplines of theater, particularly the ones off the stage. I found an interest in directing and stage management, which carried me into college. 

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I attended the University Of Rhode Island, initially as a major in Directing and Stage Management. I took my initial Introduction into Design courses. We studied costume design and that wasn't for me. Likewise, lighting design wasn't my thing as well. I don't even want to talk about sound design ever again. I have a deep respect for each of these disciplines but the vernacular of these aspects of theater did not speak to me. But scenic design struck me: everything about it makes sense to me. I had my version of the lightbulb going off. I immediately added scenic design to my degree and graduated in May of 2021. I have been a professional scenic designer ever since!