Letting Go of the Rules: Playing Alice in Fostered

Playing Alice in Fostered at Pacific Resident Theatre, directed by Andrew Weyman and written by Chaya Doswell, was an unforgettable experience. I adored the process from start to finish and could have kept going! A true love fest!

The production had so much heart, and I enjoyed every moment of being part of this onstage family. Working alongside the incredible actors who played my siblings and my parents was a gift—we built something special together, both in timing and trust.

Fostered was a farce at its core, full of quick pacing and sharp timing, but it was also deeply grounded in truth. That balance—finding the comedy while keeping it real—was a challenge. 

What drew me to Alice was her relationship to life’s “rulebook.” She’s the kind of person who tries to follow all the rules, only to find out that she isn’t living her own life and can’t pretend anymore and  everything begins to unravel. Watching her world fall into chaos and deciding to drink for the third time in her life as a solution was both hilarious and heartbreaking! 

In many ways, Alice reminded me of Honey from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf: both women are earnest, both are trying to be good, and both eventually hit that breaking point where secrets, struggles, and vulnerability spill out. That mix of humor and hurt made Alice such a rich role.

And of course, one of the things I love most about theater is the audience. They’re not just spectators—they’re your castmates too. With Fostered, the audience’s reactions shaped the rhythm of the comedy and breathed life into the story. 

It all came together and was magical.