Cedar "Like the tree"

My journey as a storyteller began as a child growing up in Rogers, Arkansas. As a young boy, my family was stuck listening to me sing "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie on endless repeat. Singing held a huge piece of my heart from day one. In high school, I began participating in our theatre department after seeing Newsies on Broadway while on my choir's trip to sing at Carnegie Hall in NYC. The following year I made some of my best friends at the time while playing my first ever musical role as Danny Zuko in Grease. I went on to obtain my BFA in Musical Theatre at Ouachita Baptist University studying acting, voice, and dance. Through that program I was able to discover my deeper love for theatre and grow myself as an artist and storyteller. I've always had a passion for telling stories through these art forms and even more so for sharing it with others, and I hope one day I can share this passion with you!

I am primarily a stage actor, but I have a curious and excited mind for exploring any form of storytelling through art. Other than performing, I have a heart for working with children in many different capacities including coaching and teaching classes. On top of that, I have some training and experience in directing, stage managing, and lighting design and would love to further my knowledge of them. In the farther future, I hope to attend graduate school and work toward opening my own children's theatre! On a more fun note, a few of my dream roles are Pippin from Pippin, Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid, and Mark from Rent! My favorite role I have ever played is Motel the Tailor from Fiddler on the Roof.

I am currently returning to work as a Resident Actor for my second year with Charleston Stage in their 2022-2023 season. In my time here, I am teaching classes, performing in their productions, stage managing some of our family series plays, and doing any extracurricular performing that may come up! 

So far in our current season, I have played Trevor in Play That Goes Wrong and Gomez in Addam's Family. I am currently in rehearsals for JFK and Inga Binga, an original play by Julian Wiles, in which I am playing Lem Billings, AKA JFK's best friend. It has been such fun working with this company, but I am currently in search of new contracts for after May 2023, which is when my contract here ends.

 Besides performing and working with kids, life is full of little joys that bring everything together. A few of these little joys for me include hiking, painting and drawing, and cuddling with the goodest of dogs. I love chatting over coffee or beer, I'm an avid fan of overly spicy foods, and I can never say no to a Reeses Cup. OH and I almost forgot to mention I'm a bit of a Marvel nerd...

 My family, friends, and teachers (who have now become friends) mean everything to me, and though I don't deserve them, I am grateful to have them by my metaphorical side every step of the way. I have them and God to thank for where I am today.