BORN 

                   at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and experiencing her first move at only 9 months old, it’s no wonder Christine refers to her childhood as her “world traveler days.” She called Germany home for most of her formative years: a setting that ignited a deep love of fairytales and the arts. She recalls one particular trip to London and the opportunity to see Les Miserables as a young teen. At an especially poignant moment in the show, Christine noted her classmates crying – even those who were not generally apt to express emotion. The experience impressed on her the power of story and song to inspire change.

VOCAL 

                     performance and songwriting dominated Christine’s focus in her teens and early adulthood. Limited by an undiagnosed health condition, Christine’s energy was devoted to full time employment after college. Starting as a secretary and working her way into management, Christine poured herself into office work while the arts were relegated to a mere hobby. She participated in her church’s worship team and would periodically put on concerts (always weaving a story or theme into the night), but theatre was something to be enjoyed as a family outing and nothing more.

IMPLOSION 

                                    may have seemed inevitable to anyone on the outside looking in. Christine persevered in management: eventually assisting in operations, until she began to suffer a series of traumatic losses and developed a number of debilitating symptoms. Every quarter for 4+ years, she endured a death in the family, a major health crisis, or other such devastating life event. She eventually received a diagnosis that confirmed a terrifying yet wonderful reality: barring the intervention of a miracle, traditional work would no longer be a part of her life. Like millions who also suffer from an “invisible” illness, Christine appears perfectly healthy: making any fight for disability an uphill climb. Yet to this day she can’t help but feel like suddenly her dreams came true. After years where art took a back seat,  her condition allows her to work in the industry that has her heart: the Theatre!

PASSION 

                           for the theatre may have laid dormant for a time, but when Christine was enduring painful tests and frightening symptoms she would pick up her phone and record parts for her musical Saving Cinderella. Drawing from her time as an anti-poverty volunteer and now having lived through situational poverty and hidden homelessness, Christine poured herself into this work: racing to get up to speed on the industry and the craft. Saving Cinderella has now enjoyed two table reads with TheatreLab Dayton. After a successful fundraising campaign in 2022, Saving Cinderella is poised for a local production in Christine’s home base of Dayton, Oh. (Stay tuned for details!) 

With experience in business, years volunteering, and so much life lived, Christine is determined to bring essential stories like Saving Cinderella to the stage as one avenue of advocacy for wellness and change.