Short Plays
The First Yes from its World Premiere at the side project (Chicago)
The First Yes
1 W / 1 M, flexible age
10 minutes
A couple looks back on their lives and the first yes that sent them on their journey.
Script available at New Play Exchange or via email.
World Premiere (commissioned): the side project (Chicago)
University Premiere: Southern Illinois University (Carbondale)
Published: Contextualizing New Plays (Cognella)
Dying Alone was first written at Ohio University, then performed at Manhattan Repertory Theatre.
Dying Alone
3 W / 3 M, flexible race and age
10 Minutes
A woman haunted by her parents and her future learns that there's more than one way not to die alone.
Script available at New Play Exchange or via email.
World Premiere:
Manhattan Repertory Theatre
University Premiere:
Ohio University
Saddam’s Lions from its World Premiere at The Source Festival (Washington, D.C.)
Saddam’s Lions
1 W / 1 M
African American, College Aged Actors
10 minutes
After her return from Iraq, Rashida skips out on her own homecoming party. Her brother, Jon, wants to help her reintegrate into society, but she is convinced that no one will understand after her time with Saddam’s lions.
Script available at New Play Exchange or via email.
Workshop Production: Vet Arts Project (Chicago)
World Premiere: Source Festival (Washington, DC)
The Core Artist Ensemble commissioned and performed Our First Times in 2016.
Our First Times
3 W / 1 M, flexible race, college aged
10 minutes
Three women remember their first times with the same man. Strong roles for female actors, college-age characters, and an important depiction of sexual violence.
Script available at New Play Exchange or via email.
World Premiere (commissioned):
Core Artist Ensemble (New York City)