I am a multidisciplinary theatre artist from Portland, Oregon, with 12 years of professional and educational experience in the performing arts.  After my mom encouraged a bright six-year-old me to audition for a play (rather against my will, at the time) because my energy "needed to go somewhere", I fell deeply in love with theatre.  Since then, I have performed at theatres all across Portland, and am now making my way in the Los Angeles performing arts industry.  In addition to performance, I am a director, dramaturg and playwright!  My playwriting combines macabre surrealism and absurdism with poetic whimsy in order to highlight the struggles of young people.  Furthermore, I have become passionate about amplifying the voices of both teens and people with disabilities in the arts and strive to provide interdisciplinary theatrical training and performance opportunities for both of these populations.  When not onstage or offstage, you can find me studying to earn double B.A in Theatre with an area of study in Dramaturgy, Playwriting and Literary Management as well as a B.A in Peace Studies with an area of study in Interfaith Relations at Chapman University, baking cakes for customers of my cake business, KJ's Cakery, listening to The Magnus Archives, and/or actively consuming ramen!