Artistic Statement

Artistic Statement

At the heart of my work are questions of identity and purpose; the small and large “why’s” — why this day, why this life, why this again? What propels us forward? How do we release and remain?

I build worlds that reflect queer people existing within the full spectrum of our complexity. There are moments of rage and grief colliding with tenderness and exuberant joy.

My plays need fast paced artists, with dexterity of mind, body and spirit.

My plays are best felt in motion, they are dreamscapes usually filled with ghosts and create a logic all their own. Even when they are set in a moment of distant past, the future is always humming in the distance; the present, a mosquito bite you cannot help but scratch.

I am writing in conversation with the audience, not in anticipation or in reaction. The real play is what is awakened within their humanity, what they leave with still ringing in their ears.

The goal is communal catharsis when the dust settles and the lights are out.

Like dancing through the night and when the sun peaks above the horizon you breathe in so deep your feet don't even hurt. You look to your right, to your left. Those are your people. There is a shoulder. You rest.