Play/wright

Full-lengths

WHAT IS GOOD 4 F, 2 M

When Julia's brother Jess suffers a breakdown, she's brought back into a family she's tried so hard to escape. Meanwhile, her partner Sophie feels she's losing her. A play about with the effects of trauma and mental illness on families, and the enduring bonds of love and shared history.

RIVER OF POSSESSION(S) 3 F, 11 M

Allie grapples with the decision to move in with her freewheeling girlfriend, Gina. Richard, her ex-husband has apparently moved on with his much younger girlfriend. When he has a Near Death Experience, things get complicated. A funny and engaging exploration of love, choice, and enduring connections. Developmental readings by Round the Bend Theatre September 2024.

ANA AI 4 F, 1 M

ANA A.I. explores how advances in Brain-Computer Interfaces and Artificial Intelligence impact a family dealing with a devastating diagnosis. When Ana is diagnosed with ALS, she and her wife, Kenny, wrestle with the profound impact of the news and the challenge of conveying it to their nine-year-old daughter, Jaz. Ana's health declines rapidly and the haunting possibility of becoming "locked in," conscious but unable to move or communicate in any way, looms large. When the real and the virtual blur, what are the new rules of being, for both the human and the A.I.?

Short Plays

LANDIS AND THE BEAR 1 M, 1 F

When a teen discovers his grandma's book of funeral plans for others, it prompts them to invent the tale of his own heroic death. A gentle comedy about the immortality of love and the beauty of imagination. Selected as one of the Top 30 plays (of 850 entries) for the 48th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival and given reading at the Vineyard’s Dimson Theatre in NYC.

THE GLITTERING SEA 2 M

A man and his father share their last moments together at the seashore. A 10 minute play about the end of the world and the nature of forgiveness.

COFFEE BREAKS 2 F

A mother navigates the complexities of caring for her adult daughter, Deb, who has intellectual disabilities. The narrative alternates between Deb as she is and who she might've been without her disability, revealing the challenges faced by both characters. The play explores themes of acceptance and societal perceptions, culminating in a touching moment of connection between mother and daughter.