(5W, 3M) a drunk kinda adaptation of “The Decameron” by Boccaccio
7 hot young people gather in a generic meadow in Italy to hang and tell stories and hit on each other. They are like all kinda freaked/not in the bestt space though cause they just escaped the Black Plague, like no big deal cause they’re safe now…or are they?? This black black plague comedy asks, "Can it be kinda hot as the world ends?" while also reflecting on the true power of storytelling in times of turmoil.
Development: Less Than Rent Theater, The Tank.
(1M, 2W) an angsty girly comedy
Jenny just got engaged and she's very very excited although her fiancee doesn't seem to want to help plan the wedding or talk to her. But when a Prince on a unicorn offers Jenny some sexy solace, maybe things will work out ok? "Unicorn Frappe" is a frothy satire about wedding culture, addiction, societal pressure on women and just how far we will go to avoid the truth.
Development: INKubator Writer’s Group through Art House Productions.
(3W, 4M) a trashy horror comedy
A horror movie parody play told in a non linear way about hot people in a cabin in the woods with a killer on the loose. The play examines the male gaze and why female characters in horror movies need to be so so hot.
Development: Wide Eyed production’s Wink Series, Candy 4 Breakfast Theater Collective
(2W, 2M) a sexxxxy full length party play!
A college freshman is determined to get her BFF to notice her in a hot way at her hipster college's annual "Dress to Get Laid Party." But when he finally does-things don't turn out exactly how she hoped. This dark comedy explores the pressure of hookup culture and also reminds us that hopefully at the end of the day our friends are there to catch us when we fall...even if it's not in a hot way.
Development: Ohio MFA playwrights workshop
Production: Ohio University MFA workshop production (thesis play)
(6W, 1M) a perky camp play!!!!
In this "Wet Hot American Summer" inspired comedy, a hipster counselor must do her best to hold her own in a wildly girly summer camp full of sexy, backstabbing counselors. This frothy summer camp play explores girl culture and the challenges of owning one's voice in a place where you don't fit.
Development: Last Frontier Theater Conference Playlab, Less Than Rent Theater, Wide Eyed Productions "Winks" reading series (NYC), Uncorseted Series with Off With Her Head Productions and DIrty Blondes Beta Series.
(2W, 2M) a super feminine full length play
A teenage girl with an eating disorder finds solace in her young therapist at her new mermaid themed inpatient treatment program but also finds him really hot. Can making out with him help her heal?
In this dark comedic play about eating disorders, one young woman must grapple with how to find her voice in a world that only wants her to look one way.
Development: Ohio University Seabury Quinn Playwrights Festival, PlayGround Experiment in NYC and Women's Theater Festival "Occupy the Stage" Festival.
(3W, 1M) a feisty full length play
When 16-year-old, Dart fell in love with her sexy, manly 37-year-old karate instructor she didn’t know she would engage in something that promises to be way more complicated and way more wrong and way more HOT than she ever thought it could be ;) "Karate Hottie" is a sexy comedy that explores power dynamics, teacher/student relationships and just how far one chick will go to justify her choices.
Development: Ohio University Playwriting MFA 21st Annual Seabury Quinn Play Festival, West of 10th Reading Series.
Awards: Semi-finalist for ATHE Excellence in Playwriting Award- The award honors a new play marked by sophisticated and nuanced storytelling, with the potential to make a major artistic impact on contemporary theatre.
(1 M, 6W) a Feminine Dark Comedy with lots of cotton candy and fantasy sequences
"A Roller Rink Temptation" is a coming of age dark magical comedic romp about six teens at a lesbian roller rink struggling for love in a new and daunting world. Part fantasy, part pageant, part rom-com, part awakening!
Development: Bennington College, Powerhouse/NYSF apprentice company reading
Production: Workshop Production at New Orleans Fringe Fest (2014), Dare Tactic Theater-Equity Showcase.
(6 W) a girly play
When Cassie joins the all female exclusive social club, The Hive, she’s ready for her boring female life to become way more glam and important! But in this new ultra hip feminist co-working space-things soon start to get weird! In this satire of #gurlboss culture and feminist capitalism, "Avocado Toast" explores the challenges of female friendship in this new world and asks us what is even real anymore and what's just for the Instagram?
Development: New Group Playwriting Workshop, Candy 4 Breakfast Collective, The Tank Lady Fest.
(2W) a neurotic comedy
Cathy is a hot mess so she decides to hire an instagram life coach. But when her life coach, Jessa's advice starts feeling weird and vaguely flirtatious, who really is more qualified to coach who? This satirical play about #mentalhealthculture explores the shifting power dynamics between two women struggling hard to feel heard, seen and comfortable in their own skin.
Development: Monson Arts Residency, Piper Theater
(5F, 1 M) Two podcasters from a Bachelor type reality show vibe a bit too much while interviewing reality stars who think they have it all together. This satirical play explores and challenges the cost of performing being "in love" to the whole world, influencer culture and just how far people will go to prove they #care about mental health.
(4W, 4M) a trashy adaptation of “La Dispute” by Marivaux
An anachronistic and playful adaptation of “La Dispute” by Marivaux that asks the question, "Do men or women cheat first?" When a prince and his fiancee capture 4 hot young people, they watch to see who cheats. But things get more complicated as the playwright emerges and watches the prince and fiancee. "I'm so Hot" explores the power of theater, being a voyeur and the pressure for women to be supa supa happy once they get in a relationship.
Development: The Shelter’s King Lear project, Bethany Arts Community Virtual Residency.
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(4M, 2W) A recently single Jewish chick looks for love on a slightly sexy Jewish dating app but ends up having to confront her own Jewish identity in the process #eeek "Jew Vibing" is a millennial Jewish romantic comedy that asks: how important is it really to be with someone Jewish?
-Semi-finalist for Jewish Play Project(2021)
