For more work, see New Play Exchange or my resume.
[The Dolphin Pod Swims Underwater at the Community Pool]
At the height of another direct action, a San Francisco activist breaks into a long-vacant YMCA, where she and her crew of lesbian anarchists begin to hold weekly strategizing meetings in their fight against late-stage technocapitalism. But as their struggle outside deepens, so does the one between them.
Development:
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Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging Voices (2026)
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Sewanee Writers' Conference (2026)
[and for your last breath?]
When two 20-somethings wake up one September morning to a red-orange sky outside their Berkeley apartment, they find themselves caught in a double-bind: with wildfires pushing them to evacuate while COVID forces them to stay in, they contemplate what it means to face the absurd, apocalyptic world together, when the simple act of breathing has become a fraught task.
Productions:
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Left Edge Theatre, Santa Rosa, CA (2022)
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Bloomsburg University (2022)
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University of California Irvine, CA (2021)
Development:
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Dragon Productions Theatre Company, Redwood City, CA (2021)
[BEAT]
After an assault, Amelia is reminded that the laws of middle America are indifferent to her survival, so she must look toward those around her to build a way out.
Productions:
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Playfest, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2020, scheduled)
Awards:
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Hopwood Award for Drama (2020)
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Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship (2020)
Development:
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University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Advanced Playwriting Seminar (2018-2020)
[FIRE AND ICE]
one act play
When an American human rights researcher meets an Icelandic local in a geothermal hotspring, the two must decide whether to take a plunge: into the cold, the unknown, and the unlikely.
Productions:
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Blank Space Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2018)
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Theatre Unmasked, virtual (2020)
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Dragon Productions Theatre Company, Redwood City, CA (2021)
[Playwriting for Peace]
In addition to playwriting, I co-founded Playwriting for Peace in Kosovo in 2019.
