Year you started living or working on Orange County: Since 2019
Neighborhood: Brea
Hometown: Bakersfield CA

What inspires you as an artist?
My students: I’m an English instructor at CSUF and Fullerton College, and my students’ creative and resilient minds especially in our current social contexts are such a light. Also: still riding the high of Wicked Part One… I live to see theatre people with an unlimited budget.

Who are or were your theatrical heroes?
Sutton Foster and Lindsay Mendez are my go-tos. The range! The personality! The choices! Also: my twin brother! Talk about stage presence and committing to every role. Sheesh.

What kind of theatre excites you?
The immersive, the twists, the new, the RELEVANT. Fun is always a plus, but I really love to see shows that have something important to ask us, here and now.

Outside of a theatre, what’s your favorite hot spot in Orange County?
Pour Company in Downtown Fullerton and always the CSUF Arboretum (is a garden a hot spot?)