My goals are not subtle. 

I want to dismantle inherited myths. I want to destroy fascism, combat ignorance, manifest diversity, embarrass the plutocracy, and celebrate the human body. Comedy is my weapon. Absurdity is my delivery system. I write plays that lie to the audience at first, then change the rules while they’re still trusting me. Confusion is the brand. Comfort is a deception.

I’m drawn to theatre that refuses reassurance. I love jokes that fail on purpose and silences that contuse. I love scenes that won't commit to whether they’re sincere or ridiculous and refuse to resolve the tension. I use humor to sharpen critique and redirect it toward the audience. I crave laughter that draws people into complicity, turns uneasy, and then makes them conscious of their place in the room. 

I believe we are less in control than we think, and we lie to ourselves about it to survive. I believe theatre grants us control. I believe theatre grants us the power to change. I'm fluent in change. I've rebuilt myself more than once. Yet I’m not interested in mining trauma for pity or credibility. I’ve already paid for it. What remains is urgency. I know exactly what the stakes are. I want the next thing that will scare me.

Biography

Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, I moved to New York City in 1996 to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. I joined the U.S. Navy in 2006 and was stationed in San Diego, where I served as a military journalist and editor of the newspaper for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. After I completed my enlistment, I attended San Diego State University and earned a B.S. in Television, Film, and New Media Production. My senior thesis film War Torn was awarded the Kathleen Kennedy Grant.

My play Affected Place, which was developed and presented through the Veterans Playwriting Workshop at La Jolla Playhouse, was a Pegasus PlayLab finalist. My ten-minute play Corporate Deregulation received a staged reading as part of the Powers New Voices Festival at The Old Globe. My ten-minute play Bonnie and Regina Say Goodbye to Hope was recently selected for publication by Qu Literary Magazine. 

Additionally, I'm the founder of Frontlines of Pride, a playwriting program serving LGBTQIA+ veterans and military-connected artists in partnership with Diversionary Theatre and Armed Services Arts Partnership. 

I will graduate with an MA in Theatre Arts (emphasis in playwriting) from SDSU this May, and begin study in the MFA playwriting program at UCLA this fall. 

My interests include crossword puzzles, drinking coffee, and confounding expectations. I'm a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.