What influenced your transition from sports to theater?
In middle school, I did the musicals and I tried football for the first time. I was still a little unsure about which one I should stay with for the rest of high school, but at the end of freshman year . He said, “If you are pondering whether or not you want to do theater, just go to an audition. You don’t have to do it. If you get a good role, you can stick with it. And if not, you go back to sports.” And I happened to land a decent role in Grease. After that, I was like, “I should probably keep doing this.”
What kind of legacy do you want to leave at Northwest?
I found out who I was almost halfway through high school and that some people don’t really know until they get to college or after college. I don’t know if you are really trying to find out who you are. Try to find out who you are not first; that makes it a whole lot easier.
How did being involved in theater influence you?
The thespian troupe here helped me learn a lot about others, and most importantly, it helped me learn about myself. I learned how to treat others with respect and kindness, and I learned how to respect myself. I learned I was capable of doing I didn’t even think I could.
What would’ve happened had you stuck with sports?
I probably would still be goofy but might not be as good a public speaker. I might not have been able to understand what it is like to be other people, because by acting, you transform yourself into someone else completely, totally different from yourself. By doing that, I was able to learn a lot about humanity.
Where are you going for college?
I am going to the University of Texas in Austin; I’m going to double major in business and theater.
What’s your life goal?
If I play my cards right, I’ll maybe get to Saturday Night Live in New York. But, it’s a long way away, and you have to work your way up to something like that. I did, however, over winter break take some stand-up improv classes in Chicago, which is kind of the comedy mainframe of the United States.
