*received an award or a nomination

A beautiful death on 34th and fifth*

A play in two acts.

3F, 1M

Elizabeth Macy, a Black woman passing for white in 1946, lives her life on the cusp of reality and dreams. She breaks herself down into thirds, juggling three separate identities for the benefit of others. Eliza, the doting housewife to be to her white fiance Barry Rhodes. Ellie, the passionate hopeless romantic who loves Delilah Graves fiercely. Bes, the troubled daughter of Helen Macy, a woman who is trying her best. That is, until Elizabeth chooses herself. And the choice she makes? It’s almost like flying.     

Very loosely based on the suicide of Evelyn McHale.

Also available on the podcast, Unstaged: Act 1 and Act 2 featuring a Q&A

By Man’s fear alone

A play in two acts.

2F, 2M

An All-American boy and son of the eventual President of the United States, Adam has experienced the plague of first love gone wrong. But it is the long, dark shadow of that past love that casts down onto his relationship with his fiancee Eve. Hideous truths surface, forcing Adam to confront a demon he thought he put away long ago. A peak into Adam’s past, and just like that, it could ruin his future. And it’s all thanks to her. Meet Adam’s first love. Meet Lilith.

Inspired by the Jewish myth of Adam’s first wife Lilith and the Biblical stories of Adam and Eve

My Emotional Support White men: OR (The trials and tribulations of self-preservation)

A semi-autobiographical play in two acts.

3F, 2M

As a talented, young Black playwright, Kale clings to her imagination and her affections for famous white men to alleviate the debilitating weight of her depression. Choosing to live in the worlds contrived in her mind, she begins losing touch with reality, including the responsibilities and relationships that come with it. In the midst of her journey for self-preservation, however, she discovers creating fictionalized versions of real people for her own comfort can actually do more harm than good when her fixation turns towards her downstairs neighbor instead of the celebrity men who have no clue she exists.

The Gender Reveal*

A play in one act.

3F, 2 M

Mother and daughter relationships are a tricky thing. Mia, a transgender woman, knows all about it. Beginning with Mia's first trip to her childhood home in six years, the events of Mia's life unfold backwards in time, showing how her relationships, especially her relationship with Mama, has shaped her into the woman she is today. But perhaps the most important relationship of all is with Jacob, the person she used to be prior to transitioning. 

The yorkshire hotel

A play in one act.

3F, 1M

A mother herself, Marian, is the manager of The Yorkshire Hotel- a quaint bed and breakfast in a sleepy, conservative Michigan town. A kind spirit and the center of local and national controversy, she assists people traveling to Michigan for abortions, giving them free lodging and food, since it is one of few states where the operation is not as harshly regulated. She minds her business, never interfering with her guests...until she meets the clearly troubled Annie.

My Own Darling Boy*

A play in 10 minutes.

3M

Being a gay man can be dangerous, especially for soldiers on the cusp of the Second World War. Set around the days leading and following the event of Pearl Harbor, John finds himself entangled in the greatest (forbidden) love of his life and his greatest loss, and those who try to help him along the way. 

Love is Patient, Love is…

A play in 10 minutes.

2F

Mads, a modern day Medusa, finds herself in trouble after the man who's sent to fix the air conditioner triggers deeply rooted trauma in her, trauma that's brought upon by a man named Don (Poseidon) who sexually assaulted her many years ago. It's Mads blind girlfriend, Clara, who reminds Mads she isn't the monster she's come to believe she is.