I was raised on a dairy farm in rural Illinois and began doing back flips off the stereo when I was two. Before I could read a novel, I was doing full tumbling passes across the floor of a gymnastics class. Soon, I became Jr. National Champion for the United States Acrogymnastics Federation for mixed pairs — think Cirque de Soleil packed with a cast of overactive children. My childhood dream came true when I was cast in the role of Rumpleteazer in Cats on Broadway. After Broadway, I directed and choreographed many shows regionally and off Broadway, and I served as a choreographer for five seasons at Vermont’s famed Weston Playhouse where my love affair with The Green Mountain State began in 1999. Suffice it to say, I was on a pretty short ladder to theatrical success when suddenly everything changed. I had a new inspiration…
In 2003, I awoke from a dream with a powerful sense of urgency.
“You will open a center…”
This mantra was echoing in my head as I rubbed my eyes, and it wasn’t going to fade…
Mid year 2006, I traveled to Vermont to watch my best friend perform at the Weston Playhouse and saw the real estate listing for what would eventually become Good Commons. The walls of this old general store/home hadn’t seen a family live through a Vermont winter in over 25 years! But from first view, I knew it held outstanding potential, and the initial shell of Good Commons satisfied my dream list for what I thought that “center” meant for me.
My childhood dream came true when I made my very first entrance on Broadway in 1998. The dream I was only able discover as an adult comes true around me at Good Commons every day.
There have been many angels that have helped turn this old building into a beautiful home for relaxation, rejuvenation and a rockin’ good time. I am grateful that they have joined me in my dream, and I look forward to meeting you in it as well.