WRITING
Work Portfolio
WRITE THEIR WRONGS
(Drama, 10 Minute, 3f 1m)
After surviving a school shooting, four young writers get together to try to write a piece to make sure it never happens again.
Winner, #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence
Staged readings in over 40 locations including the Lincoln Center, Goodman Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Orlando Rep
STAND. UP. HIT!
(Drama, 60 minutes, 7f 6m)
A self-defense class and the mantras they share helps guide a young woman through the questions faced when trying to discern when an unwanted contact crosses the line and deserves a response.
Winner, the Blank Theatre's 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Published through Samuel French
SCARED
(Drama, 10 Minute, 2f)
A babysitter and child share a conversation about lockdown drills.
Finalist, #Enough Plays to End Gun Violence
National Semifinalist, KCACTF 10-Minute Play Festival
Winner, Our Rising Voices
2nd Place, Nuevas Voces Festival at NEIU
Staged Reading, American College Theatre Festival
COMMITMENT ISSUES: A MUSICAL
(Comedy, one-act, 3f 5+ any gender)
This one-act musical comedy follows three senior high school girls as they navigate the stress of the college admissions process in different ways, facing pressure on social media, the feeling of falling behind your friends, and fear of failing to measure up to your own expectations.
Special Award in Innovation in One Act Playwriting: KCACTF Region IV
Available through Next Stage Press
PRIOR ENGAGEMENT
(Drama, 10-Minute, 2f)
On the morning of Talia's wedding, her sister Lily shows up in her apartment and starts cutting a bag of her own clothing to shreds.
AWARDS/PRODUCTIONS
Winner, Barter Theatre's College Playwrights Festival
Student Production, University of Georgia Directing Showcase
Staged Reading, Midwest Dramatists Conference
Production, Watertown Players 8x10 Minute Play Festival
DON'T SAY GAY
(Drama, 10 Minute, 2f)
Cate's mothers discuss what would happen if Cate's teachers and classmates find out she has lesbian mothers under the Don't Say Gay law.
AWARDS/PRODUCTIONS
Region IV Finalist, Gary Garrison Playwriting Award
Staged Reading, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Staged Reading, People Have the Power! w/ Almost Adult Productions
Shortlist Finalist: WATERWORKS Festival
Student Production, Thalian Blackfriars New Works Festival
Student Production, Appalachian State University Directors Showcase
Staged Reading, Kennesaw State University
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
(Drama, One Act, 3f 1m)
1st Place in Drama, UW Whitewater Creative Writing Festival
Honorable Mention, Nuevas Voces
Finalist, Prism Theatre's Spotlight on Emerging Voices
Leah and her mother's relationship is filled with generational divides in values.
