Hi! I’m achilles.
I love a good story. More than that, I love the way theatre cultivates empathy. I want to tell stories that draw communities into one another, opening hearts and minds to how shared our humanity truly is. I want to build a future where everyone's story is told so that everyone feels comfortable to show up as they are and be unflinchingly themselves.
I didn’t really do theatre growing up– I was the second child in a big homeschool family of seven living in the Ozarks. So while I was lucky to be studying music and classical ballet from a young age, it wasn’t until I was 16 that I realized there was an art form where my intrinsic love of storytelling and my technical skills as a dancer, singer and musician could meet.
Spring of 2019, I graduated with my BFA in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Dance from Viterbo University with Honors, under the direction of Matthew Scott Campbell, Karla Hughes, Shane Rhoades, Erin Jerozal, Rick Walters, Elizabeth Margolius, David Gardiner, and many others.
I am committed to growing in my craft, post-grad and I am proud to be a member of Ring of Keys. As a young autistic, trans/GNC artist, I see theatre and film as powerful avenues to share new perspectives, and I believe my unique experience can breathe new life and energy into any production or character. Intersectional and inclusive theatre is important to me— I am excited to finally be living and working in NYC!
Whenever I’m not auditioning or performing, you can find me taking pictures of my loved ones, writing and composing, haunting coffee shops, advocating for equality and access, exploring outdoors, or sitting inside, having a mug of Earl Grey tea with my cat, Yoongi. ☆