Many parents put their little children in every activity imaginable until they find the one that fits. When I was younger I played basically every sport, started ballet at 2 and violin at 3, not to mention started pre-school just before my second birthday. I definitely was a child who like to dress up on Halloween and play dress up through out the year. It all started with going to violin lessons weekly. At the time, my mom and I didn't know how big of an impact the other violin students and their families would make on my life. The only reason I ever went to my first audition was because my mom's now best friend, Leigh, convinced my mom to take me.
I was in my first play when I was 6 years old, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My mom always says that from the first moment she saw me shine on the stage she knew I was going to be an actress.
Fast forward a couple of years and many shows later, I interviewed for my first acting agent when I was 8 years old. As the agents came, so did the auditions. Auditions and vocal lessons happened on basically a weekly basis, constant trips into downtown Chicago. The first time I got cast in a professional show showed my that the Chicago theatre family is willing to give chances to new actresses, even if they are little girls. When I got my first head shots, I modeled all over the city in various outfits and poses. Every couple of years, I got new head shots to show my current look. As I got older, I started saxophone and piano lessons in addition to my other lessons.
When I reached high school, I continued to go on auditions and do occasional plays, but the majority of acting I did was in my high school. Acting turned into something I got paid for to something I just did for fun. When I get up on stage, I transform into my character and enter a different world. Growing up theatre was an outlet for me, and it still is.
I was in my first play when I was 6 years old, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My mom always says that from the first moment she saw me shine on the stage she knew I was going to be an actress.
Fast forward a couple of years and many shows later, I interviewed for my first acting agent when I was 8 years old. As the agents came, so did the auditions. Auditions and vocal lessons happened on basically a weekly basis, constant trips into downtown Chicago. The first time I got cast in a professional show showed my that the Chicago theatre family is willing to give chances to new actresses, even if they are little girls. When I got my first head shots, I modeled all over the city in various outfits and poses. Every couple of years, I got new head shots to show my current look. As I got older, I started saxophone and piano lessons in addition to my other lessons.
When I reached high school, I continued to go on auditions and do occasional plays, but the majority of acting I did was in my high school. Acting turned into something I got paid for to something I just did for fun. When I get up on stage, I transform into my character and enter a different world. Growing up theatre was an outlet for me, and it still is.