This quote has been my mother’s favorite for as long as I can remember. As a therapist & social worker, my mother instilled in me a deep-set curiosity in understanding other people and their stories. My father, on the other hand, instilled in me an appreciation for the classics in the arts — ranging from David Bowie (which came extremely full circle when I found myself listening to “Heroes” while studying acting in Berlin) to films like Fargo, which necessitated endless William H. Macy impersonations on my dad’s end. Neither of my parents are artists, technically. But I am an artist because of them. In my family, art brings us closer to one another and storytelling is a conduit to deeper connection. This ethic of empathy through storytelling is what grounds me as an artist, and keeps me curious in all my processes.

I am a girl who loves to play. After years of already feeling stifled by a culture of over-exertion that values hard work over anything else (rather than working well...), I realized this is not my drive as an artist, nor where my values lie. I am committed to bringing joy into the artistic spaces I enter, working from a place of fun and always looking to generate inspiration. My experience in the world of Clowning jumpstarted in me a necessity to find an abandoned sense of play in all areas of my work. Friedrich Schiller equated uninhibited play to freedom, and there is nothing I agree with more. This is where the magic lies.

Some other important things about me: I was named after Sofia Coppola, I chow down on raw oysters and olives, I only wore the colors pink and red for about two years of my life, and I think I have an incredible final girl horror movie scream (cast me if you wanna test the merits of this).