Hi, I'm Kristen. That picture up there is me. I love the number 13 and have really big hair. I was born on the first day of winter. I like spending my days curled up with a book and a hot cup of coffee. I wear a lot of bracelets and carry around really big purses. My favorite thing in life is a good story, specifically ones that are told on stage. Because, as far as I'm concerned, that is where I belong.
I'm easily excited, frightened, or fascinated. I'm 18 now, but I never stopped believing I was one day going to be a Disney princess. My biggest fear is getting bad news. Or letting someone down. I really love photographs so I have them all over my walls, and I make collages more than what's probably considered normal. I say thank you constantly. I believe every girl should fall in love with at least one boy band before she grows up. It's that magical moment of innocence where you're dancing around your room to their record with complete certainty that you are going to marry one of them. I live in a part of Georgia where the summers are straight from a southern novel, and sweet tea is an art form. There is also a 99% chance that someone will open the door for you, and drivers will always smile and wave when they cut you off.
I go into a trance when watching old Disney movies. I don't like it when someone or something turns out differently than I originally thought. Like when you buy those fancy chocolate truffles and they end up having a nasty jelly inside. But, I mostly don't like it when it happens with people. I love my friends and am always discovering new ways that they can make me smile. I really don't think you can ever stop finding reasons to smile or uncovering new things to learn. I also don't think you should take life so seriously that you forget to believe in magic.
Theatre has taken me all over the world, but seeing how it brings people together is what makes it so magical. I'm blown away when I look out in to an audience and can see the level of diversity of people that gather under one roof to be told a story. It is strange to think that I can share emotions with so many different people at one time through a character, but I love it. For thirteen years I have been getting in front of audiences that range from all my relatives in our living room to theatres packed with over 1200 people. When I think about all those years I see the rush of an opening night, the flood of the lights, the exhaustion of rehearsals,the sting of misadventures, and all the indescribable moments in between. But in retrospect, it just looks like home.
I can't wait for the future. But mostly I can't wait to learn and feel and experience what's in store for me. Thank you for visiting, reading, attending, and mostly letting me document my ramblings here every step of the way.
xoxo K
