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Two Mothers
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Two Mothers

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Short play. Drama.

Produced by Santa Cruz Actor’s Theatre in 8 Tens @ 8 in February 2024.

When queer mother Chantal meets southern prospective mother Heather in the waiting room of a fertility clinic, the two mothers strike up a conversation and attempt to overcome their differences.

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Overcoming Orion

Full length. Drama.

Table Reading at The Bechdel Group’s Sunday Shortlist on 12/10/2023.

Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, has been shirking her duties for the last 20 years, and has instead been running a lesbian bar. When Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, comes to her for help, Artemis is forced to confront her grief and learn how to reclaim her place in Mount Olympus.

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Steer
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Steer

Short play. Drama.

Produced by Rabbit Hole Theatre Company in Fall 2018.

A series of stories told through five vignettes of five different relationships, and the emotional journeys they go through while traveling.

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Nothing Changes

One act play. Drama.

Workshopped by Univ. of Redlands Department of Theatre Arts in Spring 2021.

Workshopped by Tala Mai Moana in March 2022, directed by Matthew Cobo.

After a helpless pregnant teenager shows up on his doorstep, Peter is forced to deal with his alcohol problems while facing a complicated mourning process for his manipulative best friend.

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Extraordinary

Full-length graphic novel. Adventure.

Workshopped at Second Draft LA in Spring 2022.

A runaway princess, a tailor’s apprentice, and a poor factory boy band together to traverse their fantastical world and bring justice to those who have been exploited for centuries.

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Max and Cypress Build a Shed

Excerpt of a full-length screenplay. Coming-of-age romance.

After surviving a suicide attempt, teenager Max goes to live on a farm for the summer, where he meets Cypress and learns to appreciate life again.

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Ruby and the Monster

Excerpt of a one act play. Fantasy.

Staged reading in Redlands, CA in May 2019.

A rural 1930s town is plagued by a vicious monster that consumes their crops and livestock, but a little misfit girl forms an unlikely bond with the creature that helps restore balance.

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