I have been a playwright for two decades. My plays live in two worlds. The first world of my work revolves around community: A collective coming together to say, “This is who we are!” “This is where we came from!” “This is our relationship to each other, and we will always be here for each other!”

The second world of my work, concerns the Diaspora’s
experience in the Americas. The American experience changed the concept of
community, placing personal survival above community. Community was no longer
a sacred institution. Community became transient and unreliable. Theater in an
African American context is less concerned with saying: “This is who we are!” But rather, “Who are we?” “How did I get here?” “Who are you, and why should I invest in you?”
I find inspiration at the intersection of these two worlds. I struggle to get the African American community to examine itself critically and lovingly. I am interested in subjects that communicate the need to reconnect/reinvest in community, as a means to achieve greater well-being.

All of my work is vested in these impulses. It is my hope that this work will get the audience to judge a little
less and empathize a little more. ...Modest goals for certain, but often still quite a challenge in their execution.