Cara began her theatrical career at the age of eight, following a transcendent experience watching her cousin perform as a Salt Shaker in a community theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. She then spread her wings into the St. Louis theatre scene where she performed at the MUNY, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Variety Children's Theatre, eventually performing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Broadway Sessions in NYC! She also joined Arch City Kids Theatre Troupe in 2013, and served as Organization/Show director from 2015-2017 helping to raise over $80,000 for JDRF!

 

Cara started her college career as a B.F.A Music Theatre major at Western Michigan University, and transferred after her sophomore year to Webster University where she studied International Human Rights. Whilst in college, Cara performed at Farmer's Alley Theatre and Timber Lake Playhouse, and spent her summers as a dance instructor/choreographer/teaching aid at Summer At Sem, through Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, under the direction of Jeremiah Downes. During her sophomore year, she performed original songs, alongside award-winning composer Joriah Kwamé, in Jeremiah Downes & Friends at Farmers Alley Theatre, for which a live recording is available on all streaming platforms. She graduated summa cum laude in May 2021 with degree concentrations in Theatre and Human Rights! 

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Cara was first published in May 2021 for a piece, Fast Fashion: A Battle Between Human Rights and Profit, highlighting the ever-growing concern of ethical labor sourcing and production within the fast fashion industry. Her second published piece, The Great White Way: The Theatre Industry's Inability to Communicate BIPOC Stories, was published in December 2021 detailing research and findings from twenty years of Broadway production records. Both pieces can be found in Volume XI, Issues 1 & 2 of Righting Wrongs: A Journal of Human Rights through Webster University. 

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Fully vaccinated and boosted, with degree in hand, Cara made the move to NYC! She hopes to translate her collegiate experience into performance-led change on screen and stage, working to create an equitable and diverse theatrical community where all people are represented and celebrated!