There is nothing in the world quite like the energy I get from an audience. By the time you read this, I’ll have less than a week to go before the show goes up.
I can’t wait.
October 5th, 2014
Tag Archives: theater
October 2nd, 2014
With the way I dance, it probably still did.
September 26th, 2014
This is how inside jokes are formed. With Lindsay and the rest of the cast of Stumptown Stages’ “110 in the Shade.”
September 24th, 2014
I’m still not quite used to the idea that I am a paid actor.
Though I guess they haven’t paid me yet, so technically I won’t be “paid” until the show is over in November.
September 23rd, 2014
Everything has started at once.
This fall I will be in my first show here in Portland and my first paid acting gig, ever. The show is 110 in the Shade for Stumptown Stages and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it.
September 5th, 2014
To be clear: Seurat and I have basically nothing in common. I am hardly an introvert and I am certainly not on that level of genius, but the themes of being separated by your overactive mind from the people around you, of finding something true to make and believe in, every single lyric to “Move On,” … this show helped me change my life. If you’re not familiar with it, go track it down.
Roles
In 2009, my former art teacher, Mr. Joe Bell called me to ask if I would be interested in helping with Highland High School’s production of Grease. He didn’t have enough boys for all the roles and no one who could pull off Beauty School Dropout. He’d gotten permission to have a alum come in alumni to come in and perform the song.
He didn’t know it at the time, but I truly believe that his phone call saved my life.
I was sliding into a suicidal depression that continued into late 2010, one that nearly claimed my life. Without the catharsis and connection that the stage offered me, I don’t know that I would have survived this period.
The years since have been some of my most difficult, but also some of the absolute best. I’ve seen things and felt things I couldn’t have imagined. I’ve met people who have changed my outlook on the world and been, in some small way, an inspiration to others around me.
All because of a call from a high school art teacher.
So, I dedicate this to all of the teachers that ever reached out to me and specifically to Joe Bell. You changed my life. You saved my life.
May 21st, 2014
A very, very quick comic after a very, very late night where I had the chance to sing, dance, and act.