Q: How did your musical theater journey begin?  How has it progressed since then?

A: “I started doing musical theater when I was five years old. The first show that I did was “The Wizard of Oz”, and after that I just fell in love with it. Since then I have done theater all over northwest Indiana as well as Kahler Middle School and LC. I started out only getting chorus roles and then, finally, in middle school I started to get the lead roles. I have been in so many different shows and have played many different types of roles.”

Q: How many shows have you done at Lake Central?  Which was your favorite?  Why?

A: “I have done nine shows at LC. My favorite has to be “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” because that was such a fun show. We got to improv a lot, and every night was different. I got to do the show with some of my favorite people, and I loved playing Olive Ostrovsky every night.”

Q: How have your Lake Central directors & cast members influenced you?

A: “All of them have helped me become the person that I am today. The directors that I have had have helped me become a better actor and become more responsible with everything that I do.”

Q: How does the way you’re ending your high school theater career due to COVID-19 compare to the way you thought it would pre-pandemic?

A: “I definitely thought that I was going to have a normal senior year. I was looking forward to having my last cast bonding and being able to do a full-on big production. But we couldn’t do any of those things. Yes, they have tried to make it as normal as possible, but it’s not the same. I just try to tell myself that it will get better and to look ahead for what’s next.”

Q: What is the best thing that’s come out of your high school theater career?

A: “The memories for sure. I have made some of the craziest, most fun memories ever, and I will never forget them.”

Q: What could have been done to make your senior year in theater better? (Still taking COVID-19 precautions into account)

A: “Maybe having more people at our shows and try[ing] to sell wooden flowers. Normal things.”

Q: What effect do the lower classmen have on you?

A: “A huge one! I’m closer with underclassmen than kids in my own grade. I feel like they look up to me, but I actually want to be like them.”

Q: Do you plan on continuing theater in college?  Which college(s) are you looking at?  What is your major?

A: “Yes! Boston Conservatory, Millikin University, Ball State, Pace University, Marymount Manhattan and Syracuse University. [My] major will be [a] BFA in Musical Theater.”

Q: What is your ultimate goal in life as far as theater?

A: “[To become] a performer on Broadway and win a Tony award are my main goals. But I would also love to try movies and TV, and maybe even be a backup singer.”

Q: What is your greatest accomplishment as far as performing?

A: “[It] probably has to be winning best actress at regionals or being able to have played the roles that I have played.”

Q: What legacy do you hope to leave behind at LCTC?

A: “Hopefully people will remember me as a hardworking but also friendly person. I have tried over the years to be a leader and help as many people as I can.”