life! Growing up, I viewed Paper
Mill as this untouchable theatrical
palace. I remember standing on
the Paper Mill stage singing at the
glamorous Rising Star Awards ceremony. It was such a surreal and
magical experience. The craziest
thing is that I almost didn’t accept
the scholarship. I was afraid of not
being good enough. It was a last
minute decision, egged on mainly
by my parents. I owe it all to past
Paper Mill Education Director Susie Speidel for still letting me join.
I don’t think I would have chosen
this career without it.
New Jersey Stage
Where did you go to college? I
went to Montclair State University
and was the first class selected under the new BFA Musical Theatre
program created by the one-andonly Clay James.
Did you only study theater or
also have ‘something to fall back
on’? Because BFA degrees are
very demanding and time consuming, it makes it hard to take on
another major so I just went for it no fall back, no double major, but
a lot of faith and trust!
Do you know if any of your
classmates are also working
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