I write for theatre because I believe people are lonely and hungry for meaning, and theatre offers a communal opportunity to experience sacred stories. Theatre inspires, educates, provokes and comforts. Theatre is my way of connecting with humanity, and I am nurtured by the collaborative artistic process.Stories that interest me connect people across distances created by gender, place, race, time, politics, economics and religion. I am most inspired by stories that offer audiences meaningful insights into otherness, yet resonate with universal experiences of the heart. My stories are frequently rooted in political, social and/or artistic history. My writing is often non-linear, and fluid in time, place and memory. My plays are expressionistic, humanistic, intellectual, honest and provocative. I revel in stories that live in the tension between drama and comedy and that are attentive to universal human struggles with the mysteries of soul, identity, place and purpose.