A Variation
Full Length (2W, 1M)
Where do you go when you can’t hear yourself? Franz is the most famous pianist/composer of the 1840s, but he’s suffering from a career-ending case of writer’s block. Hoping to find some peace and quiet, he decides to go live in an abbey for a while, buried deep in the Italian Alps. Instead, he finds Eugenia, a nun and fledgling composer whose work finally moves him to start writing again. When Eugenia hears his new piece, however, she can’t help but notice that it sounds awfully familiar. A VARIATION explores the limits of inspiration, the costs of making art, and the joy of self-expression.
The Women’s Center
Full Length (4W, 1NB)
At a YMCA outside Cincinnati, one little room in an upstairs corner has been designated The Women’s Center. The gym administration wants to shut it down, forcing the room’s supporters to work together to keep it open. An ensemble play for five actors and a smattering of gym equipment, THE WOMEN’S CENTER explores community, the possibilities and limitations of gendered spaces, and the fundamental strangeness of having a human body.
Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist, 2023.
Little Lines
Full Length (1W, 2M)
On the evening of the 2020 Democratic primary in South Carolina, a diehard Bernie supporter brings her boyfriend home to meet her father, an old-school Democrat. As the night progresses, and Joe Biden catapults from underdog to presumptive nominee, all three of them are forced to confront what they are willing to do—and what they are willing to give up—to create the world they want to live in.
Finalist for the 2022 Goldberg Playwriting Award.
Unnecessary Women
Full Length (6W)
In 1899, four young women in a convent try to make sense of love, friendship, and sex in a world without men.
Readings:
Actors Theatre of Louisville (Professional Training Company)
Yale University
Plus One
One Act (2W, 1M)
Nina needs a plus one for her sister’s fairy tale midwestern wedding. She’s seeing Miles, who would like to be there for her emotionally, but also really doesn’t like weddings and might have a work thing that day. A play about empowerment, internalized misogyny, and owning your desires.
You Have to Get Angry
Ten-Minute Play (2W)
Two women gather in a bathroom to discuss what they’re going to do about their creepy boss. With no recourse left, they turn to the supernatural for revenge.
The Assistants
Ten-Minute Play (2W, 2M)
How do you know if you are where you’re supposed to be? An aspiring dramaturg hovers outside a rehearsal room, trying figure out whether she is allowed to enter. As she tries to get up the courage to go inside, she starts to question whether she’ll ever really feel like she belongs in an industry where everyone feels like an imposter.