Design, for me, is all about distillation - exploring all that is possible and then culling to find the poetic essence of the play.  I synthesize that poetic truth into a space where the play can happen and the characters that inhabit it.  It is not about illustrating the text for the audience, but creating the atmosphere that then allows the audience to come to the play and as Walt Whitman put it: “pursue their own flight.”
     Innovative storytelling solutions that activate audience's imagination and are inherently theatrical always excite me. I seek to create adventurous work that illuminates new perspectives on iconic pieces and new work that reveals more about our world and the human condition.
     I am continually inspired by contemporary art, music, dance, accidental beauty in the world around us, and other theater artists on a global level.  I love that theater is a collaborative art form and at the end of the day, it is that collaborative puzzle solving that propels me to create an experience for the audience.