ARTISTIC STATEMENT

For the past five years, I have been fortunate enough to experience a plethora of roles both onstage and off. From operating lightboards to directing my show before that God-forsaken Pandemic crushed it all. During these few years, I fell in love with dramaturgy due to its immensely wide-ranging scope of the position. Being able to interact with directors and actors has been a fulfilling opportunity and I love the collaboration that this role brings. However, the fondest memories that I have about my previous dramaturgical experience are the long hours doing down wild rabbit holes about obscure topics that create a piece of the puzzle of my dramaturgy work. Whether it was the disturbing history of media exploitation of teenage mental health or more lighthearted issues of providing scathing criticisms of the methodology of Marxist Historians, being able to comb through a myriad of research crafting an argument, and educating others about it is such a fun and unique role.

When I feel the most pride in my work, it does not come from the cheers of a full audience (though I will admit that does feel great) rather I find that creating that "ah-ha!" moment in others to be far more fulfilling. Now, what on Earth do I mean by an "ah-ha?" This is when you can see in a person's face that they too understand a concept that you have taught them. I recall working on a choreographed entrance with an actor and we spent hours working on this complicated turn. The actor simply couldn't understand until we broke it down, step-by-step andshe finally got it. The feeling of pride that I felt in that moment was worth a million cheering crowds. It is the small wins that slowly morph into a full-scale production that I often find to be the most beautiful part of the artistic process.