Hello and welcome! I'm Avery, a versatile and expressive performer with experience spanning contemporary and golden age musical theatre, jazz, folk, and country, with a strong foundation in classical vocal technique!  Born and raised in New Jersey,  I am earning my BFA in Musical Theatre from Rider University.

 

Theatre has not only shaped me as an artist but also as a person. As a child, I struggled with "Selective Mutism," or "SM," an extreme anxiety disorder that made the simple task of speaking, nearly impossible. Diagnosed at just four years old, I spent years undergoing extensive therapy to help me find my voice.

 

It was the fearless performers I admired, both on stage and up on my television screen, that inspired me to push myself to step into the spotlight, despite how uncomfortable it was for me to be there. I longed to be just like Dorothy Gale, and urged my parents to continuously buy me new pairs of ruby red slippers as soon as I had outgrown the last. That desire to keep pushing forward, to "grow into my next pair," so to speak, has become a metaphor for my journey, and has been my motivation to keep pushing past my comfort zone, even in my adulthood!