A Little About Me... Maybe a Lottle...

First and foremost, I don't fancy myself a writer. I love all aspects of art and expressing yourself, but I find I lack a bit more when trying to eloquently write out my thoughts. That's partially why I'm starting this section of my website....to stretch my creative wings and grow my intellectual muscle.

Well, now that that's out of the way, about me. I was born and raised in Glenwood, Iowa: a small town with a big heart. We have as many hair salons as we have churches and on the edge of town is the Barton Theatre (also known as the Mills Masquers), where I was first introduced to theatre. By this I do mean "re" theatre. I've seen movie musicals and will defend the majesty of "The Wizard of OZ" to my grave, but it wasn't until I got to experience live theatre that I was truly engrossed with the joy that I hadn't felt before.

I began volunteering in my church to do skits for Vacation Bible School over the summer or the winter's production of the Nativity Tale. Eventually, I got up the nerve to audition for a show: "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". I was cast as a choir angel...not a big stretch from what I was doing in life. It wasn't until 3 years later when I cast in "Paint Your Wagon" that I got my first real experience being in a production. I was a show girl named "Mary" (another stretch, I know), but I got to sing and dance and actually perform. It fed this desire in me that had been void.

A little more background on me. in October of 2017, I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. For those who are unfamiliar, it stems from incidents that create real or perceived neglect, usually during childhood. From that, a need to be accepted and an irrational near crippling fear of rejection forms. So theatre seems like the worst career path, I know, but it's actually helped me face my fears, and when I get in a show, I'm able to use it as an outlet and feed my desire for acceptance, where I was lacking it so much as a child.

Anyway, I think that's enough about me for now...Ciao!