Sage Martin

Keeping up appearances isn't always easy, or a choice.
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Reid swims through memories, wishes, and would-be's following the sudden death of his partner Sam. Reid wrestles doubt- did he contribute to Sam's overdose? Did he miss the warning signs? Meanwhile, Reid's sister Iris is days away from her wedding. Iris does her best to balance her excitement against Reid's grief and their father's dementia. Timelines bend and fray at the edges as the siblings dig into the past and re-examine their lives. What is real, what is imagined, what is wished for? ...Are you sure?

Miss Moonlite BBQ Pageant is half barbecue cook-off, half beauty pageant.
When Marnie moves in with her drunken estranged grandpa following her mother's death, the odd pair are forced to confront a fractured family history the only way they know how: homemade barbecue.
The pastor's wife has a suspicious 4-year winning streak and the town doesn’t take kindly to newcomers in the competition.
...May the best dish win.

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Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition 2021

After a "no strings attached" personals ad brings Andy and Robyn together for an evening of anonymous sex, the pair realizes there is no reason to keep secrets from complete strangers. One is hiding their past, the other is hiding their future. The truth doesn't always set you free.

Fibonacci notices something strange about flower petals during an afternoon in the garden.

Holly is fat. Gabe is not. Despite Gabe's adamance that her weight doesn't bother him, Holly's best friends Dan and Renee are skeptical.

In between the action of the story, a trio of women (à la plus-size greek chorus) propels the narrative via monologues, slam poetry, and physical storytelling.

This mold-breaking comedy/spoken word story dissects the realities of "dating while fat" and looks at body image, relationships, and identity. In a world that wants women to downsize in just about every way, Such A Pretty Face is the fat anthem we have all been weighting for.

Recalling the path from grief to peace, Atlas shares what “home” means now that Mom is gone. What if we’re all just searching for the cloth we were cut from a few short moments before we were born?

Ghosts Like Us is a collection of eerie and haunting tales based on Kentucky folklore. Each scene takes a well known story, handed down by generations of Kentuckians, and retells it from new and unknown perspectives. Ghosts Like Us covers the cursed witches tree in downtown Louisville, a twist on the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a retelling of the infamous Goatman, and many more.

A road-tripping couple in search of directions wanders into a diner in the backwoods of Kentucky. An old woman offers them advice, a hot meal, and the tale of a local urban legend that they can't quite shake... Based on Kentucky folklore.