Born and raised in the SF Bay Area, I have always been a crazy theatre kid and passionate about the arts. I started into the performance world at the impressionable age of 4, when I performed for the first time, with my brother, in the musical Annie playing Molly, the youngest orphan. Standing on that stage, belting out "It's A Hard Knock Life" released a fire within me that I haven't been able to extinguish since. 

 

Theatre was a large part of my young identity throughout high school, but when I moved away to Boston for college, theatre was the furthest thing from my mind. About a year in to studying at Boston University, with no artistic outlet, I started to feel like I was losing myself. After an inspiring chat with my brother, I decided to reimagine my life in the arts, and return to theatre. This time, instead of being on the stage, I would be controlling it. 

 

I had my first summer stock experience as my first internship in college. I was lucky enough to be accepted into Ithaca's Hangar Theatre apprentice stage manager program with basically no resume and absolutely no training. Little did I know, this program would slam me into working on several shows simultaneously: working with little sleep, bouncing between shows, and forming intense bonds with complete strangers. It was exactly the push into the deep end that I needed - I was awake, I was alive, and I was hungry for more.

 

I returned to college and immersed myself into the theatre groups on campus, where I worked on every show I could, in every position they would let me, to feed the beast that was growing inside me. Throughout my college career, I managed to find myself with blessed the opportunities of two summer stocks, two stage manager internships , several productions with theatre groups, a job at the university production center, and (of course) a short-lived coffee shop job. 

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After college, I returned to my home turf of the Bay Area to live in my home city, San Francisco. Immediately, I secured a job with a local giant in event production and got back to work. The main reason, though, of my return to the Bay was the creation of my brother's dream, Quantum Dragon Theatre. I was honored to be offered the position of Production Stage Manager, and work alongside my brilliant brother, Sam Tillis, to create weird, incredible, science fiction/fantasy theatre and art. 

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With Quantum Dragon Theatre, I really began to create my network of theatre creators, art lovers, and long lasting friendships in the Bay Area. I also began to find my footing, both in the local scene, but also within my own art of stage management and production stage management. 

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Since moving back to the SF Bay Area, I have had the pleasure of working on almost every kind of live theatre production imaginable. I always love the classic forms of musical theatre and straight theatre, but I have really found a love and passion for more 'less conventional', if you will, productions like circus, cabaret, magic, and dance. I have also found a new passion in working with students, in both collegiate settings and younger. 

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I am looking forward to seeing where my adventures through the performing arts continue to take me, and the many wonderful and incredible humans I will get to call my friends after.