When likable finance guy Will is accused of assault, he and his wife Susan are adamant about his innocence. They hire Tova, a quiet, serious lawyer, to make this go away ASAP. Meanwhile, Chrissy’s pursuing justice; above all, she wants to be believed. A fifth actor portrays The Public, embodying various roles from beleaguered public defender to chatty barista. In a nonstop 90 minutes, the audience constantly questions whose stories to trust—is anyone guilty? Is everyone?—as the play races toward what might be a cliffhanger, or might be the edge of a very steep cliff.
(Note: Heavily revised new version with new title uploaded June 2019; former working title of earlier draft was "ACCUSED.")

In The Bottle Tree, gun violence in America is explored through the story of a small-town girl with a big, bad family legacy. Years after a tragic shooting at East Maple High, all of Maple County, Mississippi, is still traumatized; perhaps no one more so than shy, sarcastic Alley, the little sister of the infamous shooter. With fragility, tenacity, and a sharp sense of humor, Alley is haunted by past ghosts and jolted into new worlds with few easy answers—and as she gradually realizes, so is everyone else. When everyone around you is also a little bit broken, how can anyone begin to piece themselves back together? Young love, old guilt, laughter, and lingering scars all keep the girl, the town, and Alley’s symbolic “bottle tree” on the verge of shattering.

NOTE: Script will soon be available through Stage Rights in Los Angeles - www.stagerights.com

Sam Storm has been the beloved mayor of Anderson, Georgia for the past twenty years. Loved by the community and his doting wife, Sam’s name is usually the only one on the ballot come election time, but when an embarrassing video of him is leaked his seat in office is threatened. Sam has some real competition when the last person he ever expected to run against him puts her name on the ballot, his wife Sophia. Now it’s down and dirty as husband and wife duke it out. Can their marriage withstand the political fisticuffs? And what happens when an unexpected third candidate enters the race? This fast-paced political comedy brings new meaning to the phrase “family politics.”

Five scenes, five eras. In each, young people in transition are also in transit - riding a train to a new destination. In 1948, recent refugees resettled after the second World War are on their way to a new life in America, seated beside a young war vet returning home. In 1964, proud young idealists from the North are heading to Mississippi for Freedom Summer, but have some of their notions challenged when some actual young Mississippians step aboard. In 1989, a bus ride to San Francisco brings together two young people kicked out of their homes for very different reasons that nonetheless yielded similar results and a surprising connection. In 2019, tensions are high and screens are illuminated - but can a connection still be found between stops? A flash mob might hold the answer. And in the future... where to?