About Me
Just a girl who spends all her time in the gym or at the theatre
Elexious is a born and raised Greenville, SC, native. She holds an MA in Theatre Education from The Catholic University of America and a BA in Performing Arts from Clemson University. She has worked as a drama teacher in the school system and for theaters across upstate South Carolina, like The South Carolina Children's Theatre, where her love of theatre started. She can often be found watching college football, needlepointing, going to the gym, and spending time with her husband and dog, Bruni.
THE JOURNEY
“The theatre is the only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive.”
-John Steinbeck
Wait, how do you say your name?
My mom knew my name and what I would be called since she was a little girl. Growing up, I really disliked my real name simply because no one knew how to say it. The first day of school was always a hassle; even English teachers couldn't summon all the phonetic power in the world to pronounce my name correctly. It's pronounced uh-LECK-shish. The end is like delicious or pernicious.
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I remember going to one of my college auditions and checking in, and the person asked for my name. She heard me say it and then looked at me and my mom and said, "Oh, you've been prepping for this since birth."
That comment alone sums up who I am and why I love theatre. I attended my first class at the age of 3, the first show I was ever in when I was 5, and it's been my nonstop passion ever since. ​
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My name is Elexious (aka Lexie) West-Thompson, and I am an actor and teaching educator with a passion for storytelling and inspiring creativity.
