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. These are not slogans. They are structural demands. Comedy is my weapon. Absurdity is my delivery system. Failure is not collateral damage. It is part of the design. I write plays that lie to the audience at first, then change the rules while they’re still trusting me. Confusion is a feature. Comfort is a trap.

I am fluent in change. I have 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. And now I want the next thing that can still scare me.

I’m drawn to theatrical forms that refuse reassurance. I love jokes that fail on purpose, silences that bruise, scenes that can’t decide whether they’re sincere or ridiculous and refuse to resolve the tension. Ridicule, to me, is not decoration: it’s architecture. Humor doesn’t soften critique; it sharpens it and turns it back on the audience. I want laughter that implicates. Laughter that curdles. Laughter that makes people aware of their own position in the room.

Biography

Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, I moved to New York City in 1996 to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, with a focus on Meisner, Alexander Technique, and the Skinner Method for Voice and Speech.

I joined the U.S. Navy in 2006 and was stationed in San Diego, where I served as a 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.

I'm currently a second-year graduate student pursuing an MA in Theatre Arts (emphasis in playwriting) from SDSU. My play Affected Place is a finalist for the Pegasus PlayLab, and was developed through the Veterans Playwriting Workshop at La Jolla Playhouse. My ten-minute play Corporate Deregulation received a staged reading as part of the Powers New Voices Festival at The Old Globe. 

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