I write intimate, “uncomfortable” stories that challenge us to witness and empathize with each other’s pain. My work examines how we inflame, process, and tend to that pain. The majority of my plays explore the complex lives of queer women and their experiences with trauma, family, and identity. Visit my profile on New Play Exchange!
Full-Length Plays
little girl blue
75-80 minutes
3 females, 1 non-binary person, 2 males
The subject of Darlene's forthcoming novel hits a little too close to home, and old tensions between her and her mother, Margaret, start to collide. When Margaret pushes her too far, Darlene reveals a shocking truth from her past that threatens to tear apart the entire family. LITTLE GIRL BLUE is a bold exploration of intergenerational trauma, complex family dynamics, and the struggle for redemption.
Nominee, Open Meadows Foundation Nancy Dean Lesbian Playwriting Award (2022)
Semi-Finalist, Theatre Viscera’s Queer Playwriting Contest (2022)
Reading, Lesley University (2022)
Directed by Cassie Chapados
a part of me
80-90 minutes
4 females (1 child, 11yrs old), 1 male
After trying to take her own life, Eve wakes up in a hospital bed to find Vivi, her 11-year-old self, staring back at her. In order to survive the present, Vivi needs Eve to face her past– but all Eve wants to do is forget. Haunted by flashbacks and nightmares, Eve begrudgingly accepts the help of a therapist who guides her through the pain of her troubling history.
a pressure of rapture
75-80 minutes
5 females, 2 males
Inspired by the novels of Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves), A PRESSURE OF RAPTURE takes you inside the mind and creative process of one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century. This is “Virginia’s World," a private, intimate place for exploring words, imagination, and memory.
A Precipice marked v
75-80 minutes
2 females OR 1 female and 1 non-binary person
Adapted from the letters of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, A PRECIPICE MARKED V explores the complex 20-year friendship and one-time love affair between two stubborn, wildly ambitious, creative women.
10-Minute Plays (selected)
THE SPACE BETWEEN US
2 females OR 1 female and 1 non-binary person
After suffering a devastating loss, Jess and Robin have decided to end their 10-year marriage. But the day before they sign their divorce papers, old wounds are torn open and a new one is made which may just be the most painful one yet.
Semi-Finalist, Ivoryton Playhouse Women Playwrights Festival (2023)
Performance, Boston Theater Marathon (2023)
Produced/Hosted by Central Square Theater
Directed by Cassie Chapados
Reading, Lesley University (2022)
Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
AN UMBRELLA FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
1 adult (any sex/gender), 1 child (any sex/gender)
An adult's apathetic perspective toward Climate Change is challenged by the curiosity and enthusiasm of a child.
Performance, SUNY Plattsburgh Climate Play Festival (2023)
Directed by Shawna Mefferd Kelty
Winner, KCACTF National Playwriting Program’s Planet Earth Arts Award for a play “that addresses sustainability and our responsibility to the planet.” (2022)
SINKING STONES
2 females OR 2 non-binary people (one is voice-only), 1 male (voice only)
After fleeing the city due to an extreme hurricane and massive flooding, Brooke finds refuge in an abandoned building. News of Climate Refugees and emergency shelters moves her to stay put, but a frantic voicemail from her sister might just draw her back into the storm.
The Waiting Game
1 female OR 1 non-binary person, 1 male
A man and a woman sit nervously waiting for their prospective spouses to come out of surgical deliveries. Despite differing opinions, they try to help each other through the shared fear of an unknown future.