Bio and Resume
Education
South Coast Repertory Theatre
Playwriting III, Cecilia Fannon Fall, 2006
Goldsmiths College, University of London
M.A. Writing for Performance July, 2004
Northern Kentucky University
B.A. English, Minors in Theatre and Dance December, 1997
cum laude
Plays
Salt, Light & Stars, a full-length drama
Cara and Grace, best friends since age 12, look back on how they were won over to fundamentalist Christianity during their teens, and decide how to move forward in light of adult relationships, sex, death and friendship.
Production history: Aspire Playwrights Collective, San Diego, Stage Reading, 1/2006
Semi-Finalist for 2007 Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference
She, a two-act play with dance
Take a lyrical dance into the collective unconscious where the loving goddess dwells in all her forms: Maiden, Mother and Crone. Meet 9 women whose physical ages belie their spiritual ones.
Production history: Athena Theatre Company, Los Angeles, Staged Reading, 10/2006
Oval House Theatre, London, Staged Reading, 6/2004
Greek to Me, a one-act farce
Lying, cheating, jealousy, revenge… is it a Greek tragedy or an American high school?
Production history: MadLab Theatre Company, Columbus Fringe Festival, Columbus, OH, 5/2006
Messenger Theatre Company Myth Festival, New York, Staged Reading, 6/2005
The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 1/2005
Miss Roberts if You’re Nasty, a one-act comedy
Barbie Millicent Roberts – you know her as Barbie Doll ™, takes the stage to defend herself, and shed some light on how women view themselves in modern society.
Production history: Riverside Theatre, Walking the Wire Festival, Iowa City, IA, 10/2005
North Park Vaudeville Theatre, San Diego, 9/2005
The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 3/2005
The Day After Yesterday, a one-act comedy
The world government has decided to make everyone on the planet take a day off. Workaholic Gina’s sense of time spins out of control in a video game-like landscape.
Production history: North Park Vaudeville Theatre, San Diego, 9/2005
Lestat’s Coffee House, San Diego, Staged Reading, 8/2003
Songs From the Basement, a one-act tragedy
Doug and Brandon have been best friends forever, but, beneath the surface both teenagers are still reeling from a tragic car crash a year earlier, as they were headed for the prom.
Production history: The Mental Eclectic @ The Fault Line Theatre, San Diego, 3/2000
The Muse Theatre Company, San Diego, Staged Reading, 2/2000
Balloon Animals, a one-act dramady
When Eve, a lazy but idealistic bookshop clerk meets, Rick, a homeless guy who makes balloon animals for money, she finds out her theories on life aren't bulletproof.
Production history: AASD Actor’s Festival, San Diego, 5/2000
Hear Me Roar, a ten-minute dark comedy
A political debate that will make herstory.
Production history: AASD Actors’ Festival, San Diego, 7/2007