A native Minnesotan, I ventured out east to study musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University.  ('03)  I returned to the Twin Cities after college, and found a home on the Mcknight Stage at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Chanhassen Dinner Theater and St. Paul's History Theatre.  A handful of regional theatre jobs, stemming from shows I’d done in MN, afforded me the opportunity to move to NYC. I had the good fortune of booking a couple of Off-Broadway shows at the York Theatre in Manhattan, and I continued a regional career out of NYC for a several years. Favorite theaters include American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City), Gem Theatre (Detroit), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Maltz Jupiter (FL), Lyric Theater of Oklahoma, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Mountain Playhouse (PA), and Theatre Aspen (CO). New York brought along a slew of new adventures in music, pairing up with some of my favorite Singer/Songwriters Merideth Kaye Clark, Jenn Grinels, and Hannah Cranton in live performances all around the city. Concert venues also include Joe’s Pub and 54 Below performing alongside Heather Brorsen (Avenue Q), and longtime CMU friend Rory O’Malley (Book of Mormon), conducted and directed by the incomparable Stephen Oremus.

I made my return to the Twin Cities a little over 7 years ago, marking my debut as Musical Director at Lyric Arts Theatre with the holiday musical, Plaid Tidings. Little did I know I’d be embarking on an incredible career shift over to the world of music directing. I’ve since been at my piano, directing and conducting at Daleko Arts, Normandale Community College, Lyric Arts, Old Log Theater, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Theater Latte Da, The Hive and Artistry Theater. I’ve also been enjoying my time as a teaching artist at The Guthrie, University of Minnesota and the youth performance theater summer camp at Shell Lake Arts Center. I also continue to work as a Commercial, Print and Voiceover Actor out of the Twin Cities, and am a member of SAG/AFTRA as well as AEA.