Writin' is fightin.'
I write comedy with teeth. Whether it’s a dramedy, a dark comedy, a family explosion, or a rom com, humor is my way of cracking open the world. Comedy is radical—it disarms the audience long enough for truth to slip in. You can’t fake laughter, and you can’t force it. When people laugh, they listen and engage. That’s why I write toward the laugh that illuminates something deeper: injustice, identity, power, longing, survival.

My work often champions the overlooked: the outsiders, the underestimated, the folks who refuse to be erased. I grew up poor, invisible, and told that my dreams didn’t matter. I write for the people who’ve heard “no” all their lives — and kept going anyway. Theater should belong to everyone, so I write roles that invite everyone in.

Social justice runs through my work, but never as homework. Junk Bonds examined Wall Street through the eyes of an Asian American woman and was honored by the Kennedy Center and the Chilcote Foundation. Two Artists Trying to Pay Their Bill skewers the myth of the “grateful, starving artist” and won an international comedy prize. My monologues give voice to characters who demand to be seen and heard, whether they’re battling sexism in language or fighting for a seat at the table. I also create works for youth who seek representation they never had.

My career spans plays, stand-up, screenwriting, performance, and journalism. I’ve sold a pilot, won screenwriting awards, and built a life in the arts through sheer resilience and reinvention. When a door closes, I find a window, a trapdoor, a skylight. That entrepreneurial spirit fuels my creativity.