Playwriting

I write plays from the heart.
To apply the medicine of catharsis.
To revel in unexpected spectacle and small truths.
Because stories mean more when we’re together for them.

The Usses

A playable play about some restless hunter-gatherers, and VR headset-wearing audience members that embody the natural world around them.

Workshopped at the Playwrights’ Center, March 2023.
(Photo credit: LaurenB Photography)

Loverboy

A play about a wayward son with too much love to give.
A two-hander for approximately 52 performers.

Produced as part of the UT New Theater Festival, Austin, TX, 2018.
(Click here for an excerpt)

Al-Halqa (is that how it's pronounced)

A comedy of storytellers and lies, melding travelogue with Moroccan folk tales.

Developed at the Roundabout Theatre, New York, NY, 2017.
(Click here for an excerpt)

Alter

A family drama for the age of digital avatars.

Developed at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts’ MFA Playwrights Festival, Washington, DC, 2017.
(Click here for an excerpt)

The Last Play Ever (Affect Variability Quantification)

Just watch and respond. You don't have to do anything else. We'll make it mean something. We promise.

Produced at Windmill Arts Center, Atlanta, GA, 2022.
(Click here to read the script)

Dirt Lullaby

A pile of dirt has been growing from the moment Kira was born. This might be the night it gets swept up.

Produced at the Westmont Fringe Festival, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016.
(Click here to read the script)