Age: 35. Neighborhood: Marcy-Holmes, Mpls. Occupation: Theater artist; this year's director of the Soap Factory's Haunted Basement.
Q: What new tricks do you guys have up your sleeves for the Haunted Basement?
A: I can't tell you! Knowing our diabolical plans would kill the anticipation. I can tell you that all of the environments are completely new and will play on your darkest fears.
Q: Your list of occupations includes clown. Did you go to school for that?
A: Yes. I attended the University of Minnesota, which had a great course on physical comedy, then later the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theater in Blue Lake, Calif. I also took workshops, master classes and watched a lot of Buster Keaton films. I studied European clown style, which tends to be more theatrical.
Q: What are your biggest phobias?
A: Being eaten by sharks, getting stuck in large crowds and sunburns.
Q: What do you spend your time doing when you're not thinking of ways to creep people out?
