Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, with Ukrainian immigrants on one side
and Foreign Service Officers on the other,
I'm well-versed in
balancing diplomatic strategy
with a heap
of old world determination
and a dash of
Borscht belt comedy.

Growing up in a small suburb outside of Philadelphia, PA, I spent most of my afternoons making up songs to serenade the trees in my backyard.

It wasn’t until a concerned neighbor came over to ask my mom if she knew that I was doing this and whether or not she had considered putting me into therapy or musical theatre class, that I realized there was a socially acceptable outlet to release my creative passions (...therapy came later).

Once I found theatre, I never left. It's home. 

In high school, I didn’t believe in myself enough to try to pursue a college degree in performance, so I applied for "normal college". While studying Elementary Education, French, and History during undergrad at The University of Virginia, I trained and performed for fun.

In my final semester, I had a quarter life crisis while reading The BFG to a class of fourth graders and realized life without singing was simply unlivable. I closed the book and decided to pursue a Masters degree at New York University studying my lifelong love: musical theatre.

I spent ten years in Brooklyn before the pandemic turned a west coast road trip into a residency. While my permanent address may be on the East Side of LA, you'll most likely find me on a JetBlue flight to/from NYC. Truly, I'm Carmen San Diego.

In NYC, I've appeared Off and Off-Off-Broadway; In LA, in Hollywood and at Center Theatre Group; regionally at places like Paper Mill Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, and the Walnut Street Theatre; worked with with TONY winning directors like Jeff Calhoun, Kristin Hanggi, and Kathleen Marshall; have sung rich scores composed by writers including Sheryl Crow, Duncan Shiek, Steven Lutvak, Jason Robert Brown, Alan Menken, and Mark Shaiman; and performed roles that have garnered rave reviews and recognition, including a Carbonell Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.