My Full-Length Plays
It's been four years since I wrote my first full-length play, Dead Puffins - an intriguing comedy with an absurd inciting incident, which is surprisingly not about puffins. Well, if there are no puffins, what could it possibly be about? That's exactly what this post is for, to showcase the plots of the plays I've created, both complete and in progress.
With each play, I strive to grow, evolve, and expand upon my imagination and my writing skills. To challenge myself. To share stories of characters we know well. To play with language and the absurdities in which we communicate with each other. To connect. Please enjoy the summaries of my full-length plays below.
If you have interest in reading them or reading samples, please contact me for more information. Taking Root and Maidenhead are available to read on the National New Play Network New Play Exchange.
DEAD PUFFINS (2014)
Robin and Jay have a picture perfect marriage, but when Jay mistakes the priest's side of a confessional for a bathroom, his interests shift. While Jay finds his new vocation, Robin is undergoing some life-changing moments of her own that affect their future. Throwing a wrench into their relationship is their friend Finch, who is running from the shadows of her past. Will they be able to hold onto their seemingly perfect life as it starts to chip away? Find out in this dark comedy about lies, secrets, and the things we'd rather share with strangers.
Workshops at James Madison University (2014) and Lost Colony (2015). Actively searching for workshop, reading, and production opportunities.
TAKING ROOT (2016)
When Renee discovers that someone is picking off her tomatoes one by one she hires her neighbor Blessing to watch the plant overnight. What begins as a crazy idea soon blossoms into an unexpected mentorship between the two of them, who are seeking solace in the midst of unanticipated change in their lives.
Actively searching for workshop, reading, and production opportunities.
MAIDENHEAD (2017)
In this prequel to Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, Meg and Alice, two maids from Maidenhead, crash their carriage outside of Windsor on their way to London, where they seek fame and fortune. In the three days they await carriage repairs, they meet clownish knaves, overbearing parents, and possible suitors who may unexpectedly change the course of their lives.
Actively searching for workshop, reading, and production opportunities.
UNTITLED MARY KATHERINE GODDARD PLAY (IN PROGRESS - CONDUCTING RESEARCH)
Did you know that there is a woman's name on the bottom of the Declaration of Independence? Mary Katherine Goddard, postmistress of Baltimore and printer of her brother's newspaper, the Maryland Journal and the Baltimore Advertiser, is struggling to find her voice within the Revolutionary War era. Her brother, William, the face of the paper and collaborator in America's first post office, brushes her accomplishments aside as he works to establish his name in the American history books. Will Mary Katherine be able to stand up for herself when those around her seek to tear her down? Can she hold onto her accolades and make her name in history?