W E L C O M E. I am an actor, movement artist and teacher, born in Trinidad & Tobago and based in Providence, RI.
Raised in the bustle of a tropical melting-pot society, I grew up singing Calypso, folk and choral music, participating in diverse cultural and religious festivals, and masquerading in Trinidad's epic annual Carnival. As a child, I was encouraged to read voraciously, to write, draw and paint, and to revel in the dazzling variety of our collective human expression. Before heading to college, I spent three years as a local newspaper reporter chronicling Trinidad's vibrant creative scene.
I moved to the United States at 20, studying first at Morehouse College and Towson University. Later, I helped found Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, CA before arriving at Brown University as a Resumed Undergraduate Education student in 2002. At Brown, my intent to study philosophy was eclipsed by a rediscovery of theater and dance, and I graduated in 2005 with an AB in Africana Studies and Theatre Arts. A year later, I returned to the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs, where I received an invaluable graduate education in theater and acting.
In my evolving theatrical career I've had the honor to work on and off-broadway, at institutions including Lincoln Center Theater, Barrow Street Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Play House and my beloved home, Trinity Repertory Company, where I am a member of its resident acting company. I'm privileged to continue learning and growing in the company of extraordinary artists, producing work that both celebrates and questions the human experience. I now also engage in passing along this experience as a movement and acting teacher in such settings as the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program and the Theatre Department at Connecticut College.
This space is dedicated to the mentors and masters who have guided and inspired me and so many others, and the incredible colleagues and friends who make me proud to be a member of our creative communities.
Raised in the bustle of a tropical melting-pot society, I grew up singing Calypso, folk and choral music, participating in diverse cultural and religious festivals, and masquerading in Trinidad's epic annual Carnival. As a child, I was encouraged to read voraciously, to write, draw and paint, and to revel in the dazzling variety of our collective human expression. Before heading to college, I spent three years as a local newspaper reporter chronicling Trinidad's vibrant creative scene.
I moved to the United States at 20, studying first at Morehouse College and Towson University. Later, I helped found Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, CA before arriving at Brown University as a Resumed Undergraduate Education student in 2002. At Brown, my intent to study philosophy was eclipsed by a rediscovery of theater and dance, and I graduated in 2005 with an AB in Africana Studies and Theatre Arts. A year later, I returned to the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs, where I received an invaluable graduate education in theater and acting.
In my evolving theatrical career I've had the honor to work on and off-broadway, at institutions including Lincoln Center Theater, Barrow Street Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Play House and my beloved home, Trinity Repertory Company, where I am a member of its resident acting company. I'm privileged to continue learning and growing in the company of extraordinary artists, producing work that both celebrates and questions the human experience. I now also engage in passing along this experience as a movement and acting teacher in such settings as the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program and the Theatre Department at Connecticut College.
This space is dedicated to the mentors and masters who have guided and inspired me and so many others, and the incredible colleagues and friends who make me proud to be a member of our creative communities.
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