Written in conversation with Jayna Sweet.
Produced reading by Bespoke Plays (2019)

Surface is a fictional story drawing from true experiences that explores the triumphs and trials of a young girl growing up, taking an intimate and hard look at the expectations and narratives we place on women from a young age.

Cast of 9+
Full-Length

Published by Chicago Dramaworks (2015)
O'Neill Theater National Playwright's Conference Semi-Finalist (2014)
Co-Produced with Valley Youth Theatre and Clopet Theater (2010)

Taylor is moving into another new foster home. Caitlin's dad is distant. Jayden finds out he's getting a new brother. Mary copes with illness. Four kids' lives collide in unexpected ways as they navigate the space between being a kid and growing up.

Cast of 8-14 (doubling)
Minimum Cast: 4M 4F
Theater for Young Audiences
Full-Length

Indie Boots Theatre Festival, Chicago (2014)
Kennedy Center National Finalist 10 Minute Play Festival (2014)
Association for Theater in Higher Education Workshop (2014)
Selected for the Bath Fringe Festival (2014)
Performed at Boston College's Art Festival (2013)

Dan and Olivia spend a lot of time not saying how they feel. A 10 minute play on poetry and secrets.

1M, 1F
10 Minute Play

O'Neill Theater National Playwright's Conference Finalist (2015)
Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Award Winner (2014)
Workshop - Drive Theatre (2014)
Workshop - PlayLAB play at Arizona State University (2014)

Jack loves Emily. Emily loves Jack. ...just never at the same time. A play about missed connections, relationships, and the complexity of time.

3M 1F
Full-Length

Marybeth visits her grandmother, Luanne, to help her pack and move from the family home. A play about change and generations, with a little dash of time travel.

6F 3M variable size Chorus
Theater for Young Audiences
Full Length

Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Award Winner (2012)
O'Neill Theater National Playwright's Conference Semi-Finalist (2011)

Philip is stuck in his head. An impossible crush spirals out of his grasp. First love, first heartbreak...and Rob Rauchenburg's Monogram 1959.

2M 1F
Full-Length

Great Plains Theatre Conference Invited PlayLab Play (2014)
Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Award Winner (2013)
O'Neill Theater National Playwright's Conference Semi-Finalist (2013)
Edinburgh Fringe (2013)
Written at the Orchard Project (2012)

Dallin's turning 13... and no one's coming to his birthday party. Left to his own devices, Dallin takes a journey through memories, space and time as he reflects on the strangeness of getting older. A play about relativity, quantum mechanics, hunting, cake,and geese. 

3M 2F 1 ANY
Full Length

When Jason finds out his dog is sick, he's forced to confront his relationship with his girlfriend, his parents, and those closest to him.

3M, 3F
One-Act