Untitled Mantis Play (Chronicle of a Death Fortetold)
10 Minute Play — Santiago is a poet. Lisa is a scientist. But as praying mantises trapped in a jar, they may never get the acclaim they deserve unless they plan a daring escape.
Development History
2021, Seattle. Untitled Mantis Play will be performed as part of The Funhouse Family’s Funhouse VI.
2020, Chicago. Untitled Mantis Play will be performed as part of Impostors Theatre Company’s second annual Footholds.
Someone’s Daughter
10 Minute Play — Alex takes Rose to his favorite fishing spot, so you could say it’s getting serious. But Rose has a secret about who she really is. What is the shadow our parents cast over us and are we always trapped by it?
Development History
2019, Chicago. Someone’s Daughter has received one staging as part of Arc Theatre's arciTEXT annual play festival, directed by Shawn Rodriguez.
Tired/Merry
One Act — Adapted from the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, two self-proclaimed, Depression Era sadgirls live all the live they can before daybreak sweeps one of them off to married life.
Development History
2018, Chicago. Tired/Merry has received one staging as part of City Lit Theater's "Art of Adaptation Festival," directed by Danielle Szabo.
The Manchester Parent Patrol
10 Minute Play — It's the coldest day of the year and all the moms and dads are gathered (virtually) together to discuss the goings on in Manchester. What starts as the normal passive-aggressive banter turns into a discussion about what we owe to one another and to one another's children.
Development History
2018, Chicago. The Manchester Parent Patrol has received one staging as part of Arc Theatre's arciTEXT annual play festival, directed by Brianne Duncan Fiore.