IN A MONSTER CALLS I PLAYED THE MUM. THIS CHARACTER WAS AN INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE FOR ME, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I HAD TO LEARN SOME AREIAL SILK BASICS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE DEEP INTO THE MINDSET OF A MOTHER STRUGGLING TO LOVE AND PARENT HER CHILD THROUGH HER BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. I WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH MY CHAPTER OF DELTA DELTA DELTA TO RAISE MONEY FOR ST. JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL  AT EVERY PERFORMANCE OF THIS SHOW.  IT WAS INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL TO NOT JUST TELL THE STORY, BUT ACTIVELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF REAL PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE WHAT MUM AS A CHARACTER GOES THROUGH. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO ELISA CARLSON, WHO DIRECTED THIS MASTERPIECE, AS WELL AS MY LOVELY CAST MATES. THIS SHOW WAS BY FAR MY FAVORITE PIECE OF THEATRE I HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO.