Biker Chic

I remember watching Grease as a kid. I was always a huge fan of musicals (what can I say? People bursting into song really does it for me) and the poodle skirts had me at hello. As your quintessential “girl next door,” you might imagine I would dream of one day snagging the role of Sandy. But, I never liked the way she changed herself for a guy. Even at 15, I had the wherewithal to know that spandex and a boyfriend didn’t happiness make… I think there’s something to be said about theatre existing as a place of escape – a place to be someone other than who you are. Or to explore parts of yourself that exist, but you might be a bit afraid of....