When I tell people I'm five foot two after they've seen me on stage, they are often shocked. "I have a big personality," I say.

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When my students ask me how old I am, I sternly remind them that asking a woman her age used to be completely off limits.

They are undeterred by this; "gender is a construct," they say. I've taught them well.

Still, I tell them "none of your beeswax!" and move on with my lecture.

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The handful of shows I've directed have prompted audience members to ask for the soundtrack which, as a millennial who came up in the golden age of Zach Braff, feels like the highest compliment. I love a mix tape.

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I started studying drama therapy and psychology when the world shut down in 2020. This heavily informs my teaching methodology . I don't know if it's legal/moral to use students' anonymous reviews in faculty evaluations to promote myself. But I receive a good deal of "her class made me a better actor and human" type feedback.

So I keep doing it.