A Taste of NOT CAKE at The Road

What a treat! And at the same time, what a trip… I’m super excited to invite audiences to a reading of Not Cake, an Angeleno play about privilege and class, appropriation and agency as part of The WORD at The Road on Monday, November 6th at 7:30pm. Info Here I gotta say…

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First Peek of “Temporary Measures”

So excited that my new play “Temporary Measures: a play about legacy” will be included in the Playwrights Union FIRST PEEK 2023 May 20-21 at Atwater Village Theatre. “Temporary Measures,” directed by Susan Vanita Diol, features incredible actors Kwana Martinez, Katherine Griffith, Brian M. Cole and Olamiju Obanikoro. I hope…

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EST/LA: the Ignite Project

I can’t remember how I got talked into it, but I’m very glad I did. Back in January, a group of us started scheming with Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles Artistic Director Tracey A. Leigh and Producing Director Troy Loftin about ways to foster new writing through the company. After hearing…

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“Carry On” @ EST/LA

Was so delighted that my short, one-woman play Carry On was included in “The Early Bird Special” at EST/LA in Atwater Village the weekend of June 18 & 19, 2022.  This is one of those plays that’s kind of an accident. First drafted in 2020 during the early days of the…

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Setting “Dead People’s Dishes” Onstage

I hope you can join me on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 pm, for a reading of DEAD PEOPLE’S DISHES at The Road Theatre in NoHo. Feeling very lucky to back in the theater, working again with director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck. And we’ve got an amazing cast drawn mostly from the…

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“adaptation.resilience”… on the boards at the Road!

Yowza! This has been a ride. Two years ago (yeah, in the before times: fall 2019) I was honored to be selected as one of the playwrights comprising Road Theatre Company’s inaugural Under Construction Playwrights Group. There were 11 of us, building our new plays from the ground up, aiming…

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Red Naugahyde Fun in Road’s SPF 12

What a great time with such incredible artists! I was thrilled when The Road Theatre invited me to be part of their Summer Playwrights Festival again, this time with my comedy about negotiations, acceptance and belonging, The Big Red Naugahyde Booth (or, Would-be Elks)… online! This is a play that I’ve…

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FIRST PEEK at “Dead People’s Dishes”

Well! I must admit I’m having a very “really?” moment in terms of this brand new squeaky play… I had some loose ideas in my head for a bit but decided to commit to writing it during the 2021 Playwrights Union New Play Challenge. PU’s Annual “Write a Play in…

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Thanks Again, Inkwell!

Really glad to have a piece from my new play “Dead People’s Dishes” as part of 6 randomly selected pieces in May’s Virtual Playwrights’ Night at Inkwell Theater. Looking forward to sharing it and hearing the work of other playwrights on Wednesday, May 19 at 6pm PT. And beyond grateful…

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Re-Visiting “Space Available”

Would love for you to join this incredible team Monday 3/29 at 7pm PT for The WORD @ The Road virtual reading of my dark comedy “Space Available,” followed by a talkback!  Excited to share the work of director Mía Y. Anderson and incredible actors at The Road Theatre Company…

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