Portfolio
Playwright
Educators' and Learners' Guide to Shakespeare through Stagings and Adaptations
I partnered with Dr. Yuko Kurahashi and the SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) program to create the book: Educators' and Learners' Guide to Shakespeare through Stagings and Adaptations, a free online resource book that aims to make Shakespeare more accessible to students and teachers in high school and collegiate classrooms.
Play Articles
Urinetown: The Musical (Review)
A Note on Somewhere: A Primer for
the End of Days (Review)
Shakespeare
I have always been very passionate about Shakespeare. His work is about universal experiences we all have that embodies humanity. Things like love and hate, courage and fear, happiness and sadness, that which defines humanity are perfectly captured in Shakespeare's works. Anyone can do anything with Shakespeare because Shakespeare embodies the core humanities that we all have.
While some people delight in reading Shakespeare, some people find it difficult, confusing, or incomprehensible. That's why I focused my intentions during my undergrad at Kent State University to creating an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more readable and relatable.
Shakespeare Open
Resource Book
Together with Dr. Yuko Kurahashi, Ph.D, I researched and authored an open resource for teachers and students which covers five of Shakespeare’s most commonly taught plays.
Presentations
The Undergraduate Research Symposium was the culminating event where I presented my research that compiled into Conjuring Shakespeare's Kings, Witches, and Fools. It was presented alongside other related research topics in the arts and took First Place in the Arts Category.
My presentation at the NEO-PURA Innovation conference was an expansion on my research, focusing on the contemporary meanings and influences of Kenny Leon’s all-black production of Much Ado About Nothing (2019) and Tara Moses’ Indigenous cast production of Othello (2022). The presentation’s goal is to demonstrate how Kenny Leon and Tara Moses use Shakespeare and different theatrical elements to create diverse and relatable stories that give a voice to underrepresented groups in the modern day.
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"Conjuring Shakespeare’s Kings, Witches, and Fools” Honors Undergraduate Research Symposium (2023)
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"Conjuring Shakespeare’s Kings, Witches, and Fools” Undergraduate Research Symposium (2023)
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"Conjuring Shakespeare’s Kings, Witches, and Fools” NEO-PURA Innovation Conference (2023)
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“Conjuring Shakespeare’s Kings, Witches, and Fools” (Presentation) The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (2022) First Place in the Arts Category.
Performances and Stage Work
Over the course of my career, I have participated in a number of different productions serving as different roles for each one.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Eagle's Theatre
Nick Bottom
A story of love and whimsy as a group of lovers, fairies, and actors are have their lives entangled in Shakespeare's classical comedy.
The Terra Project 2.0.2.0
Kent State University
Larry
A play by Kent State's Transforum Theatre explores "What if 2020 had just been a simulation?" Larry is a new hire at Life Co., an organization that runs the simulations for our yearly life.
Inside The Box
Kent State University
Neighbor/Sailor
In a new experimental audio piece, audiences experience the story of a young girl and her journey through other worlds all without a visual element.
Fight
KS Productions
Newbie
A downtrodden boxer takes a deal to fall against a newbie for cash, but wins for his pride, causing him to pay back more than just money.
Howard Hanna
Soccer Dad
Creative House Studios
A commercial that shows off the new website capabilities to help people find their perfect homes! Can be watched here.
Lucky Streak
Creative House Studios
Charlie
A man learns that what deems as "necessary," has consequences for other people.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Abriged
KidShakes/Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Snout/Wall
An experimental version of A Midsummer Night's Dream that only focuses on the "actors" segment of the piece. Intended for children as an introduction to Shakespeare.
The Bad Seed
Eagle's Theatre
Leroy
A story of a young girl who has a devilish secret, a mother who catches on too late, and a janitor who pays the ultimate price for finding out.
Pit Stop: Earth
Rialto Theater
Skragnere
A one-act play where the host of a secret late night talk show host "invites" visiting aliens to talk about their homes and compares them with Earth.