Community engagement is about creating and fostering relationships. As a socially and culturally minded artist, I see community engagement as an essential part of the art itself.

In the theater, my hope is that the audience is more than a spectator but a witness to the struggles and triumphs that emerge onstage. Witnesses have a responsibility to testify and share what they have experienced. Community engagement is a crucial piece in establishing that relationship.

My role as an Arts Share Assistant is to build bridges between the Theatre Department and the broader university community. By creating opportunities for connection through workshops, facilitated discussions, and performances, we can better understand and uplift each other.

As a director, I view the world through the lens of many possibilities for connected storytelling and engaging moments. I have numerous questions that I seek to explore through my art in conversation and collaboration with the work of many other brilliant artists. The question itself is my guide to connected, dynamic work that satisfies my itch to make things.