Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, VA, I had the pleasure of experiencing Shakespeare at a young age, having the world-renowned ‘Blackfriars’ theater at my fingertips. I remember going to shows at the Blackfriars Playhouse since the 6th Grade, although the words they spoke were “Greek to me”. My high school theater experience was one that many Shakespearean actors and enthusiasts would envy for a few reasons. One, being the strong emphasis on Shakespeare, since my

Since I've never written a blog before, this alone became a challenge. I had so many ideas and thoughts bouncing around in my mind. I had been away from the stage for many years and almost a decade since performing Shakespeare. I had elbow surgery during the rehearsal process so it's nice to have two working arms this time around. After performing for another West Michigan theatre company (The Stark Turn Players) last fall, I attended a fundraising event for Pigeon Creek.

I know it sounds trite, but there really is something special about performing Shakespeare, especially the way Pigeon Creek does it. First of all, there’s the thing everyone talks about: the language. How can you not love it? Oddly enough, though, I don’t love it for the reason everyone else does. Sure, Shakespeare knows how to turn a phrase. We see and hear his beautiful poetic wit in all those famous passages that are always getting quoted and recited and published in littl