Immersive Performer, Producer, and Creator
What I Do
I specialize in immersive entertainment, both as an actor and behind the scenes.
Performing
Using acting and improvisation techniques to bring stories to life
Producing
Managing immersive projects independently and with companies
Now playing
In 2019, I co-created a one-on-one immersive show called The Place You Once Forgot for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. During quarantine, my collaborators and I adapted it into a virtual experience, which recently concluded its sold-out run. We will be adding more show dates soon, so sign up for our email list for the announcement!
I am part of the live actor cast of The Under Presents, an experience for Oculus Quest, Rift, and Steam, that combines VR gaming and immersive theatre. Check it out and you may encounter me playing a wide variety of characters you can interact with in real time - a skeleton cheerleader, a crab who writes books, a Russian game show host, and many more!
Reviews
Nice things the press has said about some of the projects I've worked on.
Snow Fridge
DR3AMLOGiKK (co-created by me), Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2018
The Place You Once Forgot
Ladybug & Leviathan (co-created by me), virtual, 2020
Echoes in the Dark
Shine On Collective, 2018
Safehouse '77
Spy Brunch, 2017-2018
Give Up The Ghost
Spectacular Disaster Factory, 2019
Interviews
Podcasts & articles.
No Proscenium Podcast
The voice of everything immersive.
Listen to my chat with host Noah Nelson about my work as an immersive artist and creating my first show, Snow Fridge.
Voyage LA
LA's most inspiring stories.
Read my interview with this local Los Angeles publication, in which I share my journey, the struggles and successes that led me to my current career.
Bio
What led me to immersive.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles (but the only tangible way that fact affects my everyday life is that whenever I meet someone new, they tell me how rarely they encounter LA natives). When I was little, I asked my mother what she thought I'd be when I grow up. She pondered about it for a while and answered, "Something new that there isn't a name for yet." I figured that must have meant something to do with computers or technology, but I kept the idea in the back of my mind as I grew up and pursued my interests.
In 2012 I graduated with high honors from UC Berkeley's department of Theater & Performance Studies, a program that emphasizes critical analysis, research, and diversity in addition to the creative and practical aspects of performance. To supplement my college education, I took acting courses at the Yale School of Drama and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, studied Irish Theatre abroad at Trinity College Dublin, and completed the full improvisation training program at Upright Citizens Brigade. The amalgamation of all the techniques I studied in these programs - Meisner, Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen, Laban Movement, Viewpoints, Fitzmaurice Voicework, long form improvisation, and more - provided me with the tools I use now to be present and engaged while interacting with audiences in immersive theatre.
After graduating, I spent some time in San Francisco working in theatre administration, performing in stage plays, and occasionally designing, producing, and assistant directing. Subsequently, I worked for five years as a production manager for a startup animation studio and YouTube network, where I honed the organizational, budgeting, and scheduling skills I use as a producer today.
In 2017, I found out about the immersive theatre community in Los Angeles, and became fascinated by this innovative form of storytelling. I began to audition and perform, and eventually started creating my own work. One day, while I was crafting some customized mementos to give to audience members of my show, Snow Fridge, I came to a realization. I had found my mysterious purpose that did not yet exist, the one my mother had predicted when I was a child. It was to be an immersive artist.
Headshot, Reel, Resume
Actor basics.
My Reel
A little sample of my on-camera acting.
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