Creative, open-minded, and up for adventure. An artist finding his way in the world. I write and direct for theatre and film and teach multimedia art, performance and filmmaking to kids. I also write short fiction, write and play music, study literature and theatre, love trying new things, exploring cities and nature, cooking, dancing, photography, movies, music, the unexpected bends and detours of life. Whiskey and red wine. Dog person. Mountain lover. Fiend for spicy food.

"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment." – Henry David Thoreau

Born and raised in Chicago.

Interests

Writing, film, photography, music, drawing, hiking, cooking, mountains, wine, cider, dancing all night, dogs, dark chocolate, theatre, the outdoors, painting, exploring, end-of-the-world movies, festivals, concerts

Music, Movies, and Books

Black Mirror, Nina Simone, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Anais Mitchell, Gabriel García Marquez, Lauryn Hill, Haruki Murakami, Sufjan Stevens, Lianne La Havas, Pan's Labyrinth, Shirley Jackson, Best in Show, Florence + the Machine, St. Vincent, Lost, Edward Scissorhands, Hayao Miyazaki, Andrew Bird, Contagion, The Walking Dead, Heroes, Beirut, American Horror Story, Moonlight, the Giver (the book), Mary Zimmerman, 1984, Memento, Fargo, Big Fish, Toni Morrison, Wild Tales, Best in Show, Call Me By Your Name, Beetlejuice, The Sympathizer, Rihanna, Haitus Kaiyote, Get Out, Chance the Rapper, Vulfpeck, Fat Freddy's Drop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped in a lake of glacial meltwater in the Swiss Alps. Ran over my own arm with an ATV in the Moroccan desert. Climbed some of the world's most active volcanoes. Carved a mask from a tree trunk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States