On a scorching summer evening at a Riverside, California motel, Archie, a gay Black man reaching the ends of several ropes, upends his life (yet again) to save his stepbrother, Nick, from the rock bottom of a cross-county bender. As the heat rises and painful memories of their shared pasts begins to surface, the brothers rediscover an imaginary world they’d created together as children. "We Are the Forgotten Beasts" is an epic slice-of-life story about fathers and brothers, childhood and the imagination.

Finalist, National Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

*Currently undergoing a major revision -- stay tuned*

*Formerly titled, "The Forgotten Beasts"*

In this twist on our most beloved fairy tales, four actors in street clothes use hand puppets, Zippo lighters, plastic Halloween masks and steel folding chairs to tell the lost story of Prince Charming.

Prince Charm has a magical gift: he can break curses with his kiss. He’s the go-to royal for lifting sleeping spells on helpless maidens. When Charm dreams of his own magical kiss, however...it's not from a maiden.

While crossing an enchanted forest to attend a ball in a neighboring kingdom, Charm and his faithful pet cricket rescue a handsome, red-hooded rogue from the jaws of a vengeful wolf. As the trio journey through the rest of the forest together, an adventure ensues, new friends are made and a secret is revealed.

AWARD, Critic's Pick, San Diego International Fringe Festival, 2023
PRODUCTION, Loud Fridge Theatre Group, San Diego, CA, 2023

ONE ACT. Simple homes. Quiet streets. An ice cream shop. A record shop. A coffee shop. The faces are friendly. The schools are clean. A nice little neighborhood. But don't look too closely. Things are not what they seem. Beneath the neon blue lighted neighborhood sign on the intersection of Adams Avenue and Felton Street, a welcoming committee gathers in the middle of the night to tell bizarre stories of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, all set in the historical San Diego, California neighborhood of Normal Heights.

Current Draft: The Mars Draft - 3/10/23

ONE ACT/SITE SPECIFIC. When a child witch performs magic in public, the safety and secrecy of all supernatural beings in the city of Oakland, California is threatened. Pearl, leader of the ghosts, calls an assembly of The Oakland Society of Supernatural Beings to request that the child’s powers be removed. Kyle, the stubborn and powerful leader of witches, refuses to perform the act. Providing the final votes are Anthony, Kyle's ex and werewolf pack leader, and Nico, a teenaged skateboarder and the leader of the vampires. With the lives of the city’s supernatural beings at stake, what will the four decide?

[You have the playwright’s permission to change “Oakland” to a city or neighborhood of the producers’ choice, both in the title and script. "The Sacramento Society of Supernatural Beings", "The Nashville Society of Supernatural Beings", "The Las Vegas Society of Supernatural Beings", etc.]

LATEST DRAFT: 10/25/21

*adapted and expanded from an earlier Zoom-only version

10 MINUTE. At a dining table in Disneyland, a formerly incarcerated woman tries to connect with her estranged teenage son over pizza, Street Fighter II and Princess Tiana.

10 MINUTE. Darwin and Lucas, brothers and b-boys, were on the rise to early 2000s fame as dance duo, Darth and Luke. But when Darwin came out of the closet on live television, it put an end both to their dreams of stardom and their relationship. Years later, Lucas makes an unexpected visit to the Los Angeles pizza shop Darwin runs with his husband, Yona, offering a proposal and hiding a secret.

AUDIO/RADIO PLAY. Mia, a trans teenager and aspiring makeup artist, has talked her single father, John, into letting her practice her skills on his face. Mia's mother has taken a temporary nursing job in the Philippines and Mia’s been sent to live with him until she returns. When John learns that his resentful daughter’s been avoiding her mother's phone calls, he asks Mia to join him in revisiting a fairy tale he used to tell her when she was a child. As she does, memories from the past are revealed and an apology is made. "And All the Birds Loved Her" is a bittersweet drama about fathers and daughters, fairy tales and forgiveness.

MONOLOGUE. Sarah Cooper, a white woman, loves sweetened cold foam on her coffee, voted for Hilary Clinton and just called the police on a Black man inside of a Starbucks.

MONOLOGUE. There are four things your lover will never ask about as you shelter together during a zombie apocalypse. This is no longer a world for lovers.