May 1, 2018
'Dem
eyes ~ they almost got Lizzie and her sister into acting a whole
lot sooner than she may have wished. And she comes by it
honestly... her grandfather was a double for a very well-known
actor. Now, Lizzie is gracing the stages in the Hi- and Low Desert
and beginning to make her way to Los Angeles for
auditions.
Born
and raised in Joshua Tree, growing up she loved that she lived in a
'village'. School field trips were hiking and learning in the
national park. Lizzie entered Joshua Tree's Copper Mountain College
with the idea of being a nurse, but after taking most of her
general education courses and recognizing biology was not
necessarily her forte', she took a different path, majoring in
history. Lizzie loves museums and has visited many, including our
local Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley and The Old
Schoolhouse Museum in 29Palms. A recent visit to the Tolerance
Education Center in Rancho Mirage made an impression on her. She
says she not only appreciates the physicality of the artifacts but
believes they each carry the energy of their time and place in
history. In this episode she
speaks of spending hours in antique stores, how, in their own way,
they are like museums and tells of a recent find that left her
imagining all kinds of scenarios about the original
owner.
When
asked if a move to LA is in her future, Lizzie believes it's
possible, depending on the direction of her acting career. She
admits to a sense of homesickness, but recognizes this place she's
called home for so long will always be here for her to come back
to.