I'm an unrepentant theatre nerd with a penchant for Shakespeare and learning new instruments. Born and raised just outside Washington, DC, I relocated to Chicago in 2014 after graduating from the University of Michigan with a BA in Drama and Women's Studies. While still in college, I was lucky enough to spend time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and the School at Steppenwolf, which I totally blame for making me fall in love with Chicago. I am so proud to call this city home, but I'm also an adventurer and love to take my talents on the road.

In 2015 I toured for a year with the National Players, driving all over the country to perform three shows in repertory and teach workshops. I also toured with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks in the summer of 2019, bringing two outdoor Shakespeare productions to communities all over Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, and the Dakotas (and visiting every hot spring along the way).

I've also been fortunate enough to travel to some truly awesome regional theatres in DC, New York, and LA as part of The Hypocrites' wildly popular Gilbert and Sullivan repertory. A G&S nerd by birth and a cellist by training, so far I've learned to play the accordion, ukulele, spoons, and musical saw while doing these shows and am constantly adding to my musical arsenal. I occasionally guest with a few bands around the city on different instruments, and am currently on the road with Mary Zimmerman's Matchbox Magic Flute, which flexes my musical muscles in every way imaginable. When I'm not running around doing all that, you can find me cooking, watching wholesome British tv, experimenting with accents, snuggling with my cat Jelly, or recording various podcasts and audio dramas.