Directing

It's all about giving people a chance. A new teacher and director started at my high school at the beginning of my third year. We only had a few brief interactions before auditions for the Fall musical, in which I was cast in the ensemble, given understudy opportunities, and selected as one of the assistant directors. How lucky was I to have been trusted with these responsibilities by someone I had just met? I turned this luck into a life-changing learning opportunity, and have grown immensely. Since then, this special human has been my mentor, a lifelong teacher who supports and guides me through the field of professional educational theatre, and I am so thankful.

 

I love to be that type of person for other students. I love giving chances, providing opportunities, teaching, and supporting all. Another reason I love directing is because of the gift of creating an environment and making it a place people want to be, and to be authentically. I love the way directing provides the chance to take my ideas and the ideas of others and craft them into a beautiful, collaborative, and personal piece of art that we can share with each other and audiences.