My directing style is rooted in my favorite word, sonder. Sonder is defined as, "the feeling one has on realizing that every other individual one sees has a life as full and real as one’s own, in which they are the central character." Every single one of us has a life as complex and messy as the next. I like to think of it in the lens of a window. Windows may be filled with books, lamps, curtains, knick-knacks, jewelry boxes, plants. . . anything and everything. Every window is as different and unique as the human who inhabits that space behind it, a space that holds so much of someone's life. A first birthday, and the last birthday. The first time you tell them "I love you" and the night they broke your heart. Your first night in a new city, and the last night in the apartment that changed your life. And when you take a step back, and look at all the windows that surround you, you can see all the other lives that exist along with yours, but lives you'll never know. 

Directing is my chance to share with others how I see the world, and how I view the human experience. I enjoy pieces that share complex and often difficult hardships we face, but are infused with optimism and joy. Empathy is a powerful tool that is unfortunately sometimes hard to find in this world. I want to create theatre that infuses empathy, joy, compassion into the hearts of an audience. If even just one person leaves the theatre with a little more love and understanding for others in their heart, I have done my job. Theatre is a powerful tool in shaping the lives of others, and I want to change the world one person at a time.