(10Min) Written for the Playground Chicago writers' series 2022
O’KEEFFE is painting the Black Iris on a large canvas. FREUD has come to her studio unannounced and in deep analysis of the piece. A play about art, beliefs, bias, consent and the fragility of the human condition.

10min Children's Theatre Play
SYNOPSIS
Itzel receives a beautiful bracelet. As she admires it the string breaks sending colorful beads
everywhere. As she looks for the beads she encounters an Ant that reminds her of her place in the
universe.

Short 15min
Synopsis: Steve is concerned about the amount of stuff his elderly parents have packed into their home. He comes to learn a lesson about holding on and letting go.

MONOLOGUE 2min

This Halloween dad takes trick or treating to a whole new level.

The parents of Zeke Wolf are called in for a parent-teacher conference at their son's elementary school.
This is the origin story of The Big Bad Wolf, from the beloved children's classic - The Three Little Pigs.

10 Minute Comedy/ Co-Written with David Lipschutz
After his Bubbie’s death, Saul returns home to his family after a long absence to sit Shiva. Alice,
Saul’s girlfriend joins him. Saul tries to portray the perfect version of what he thinks his family
wants. However, a message from the beyond leads both Saul and Alice to some meaningful
realizations.

Samantha has been concerned about her mother, Janice, since her father’s passing. She has convinced Janice to use video chat to catch up with her and see how she is doing. This play deals with complex grief. It’s a window into the world most families do not talk about.

When these friends get together for “book club” life gives them a plot twist they won’t soon forget.

10 min
Welcome to virtual dating- with a twist. Steph logs on to meet Mark but along on their date is the option to meet each others' exes. Has Steph found her true love or just the bottom of her glass? This comedic look at the direction of matchmaking is laugh-out-loud funny. Guaranteed to make you laugh, cringe, and keep you intrigued until the end.

Comedic Monologue.
An actress is late for her audition and boy does she have an interesting reason...

10 min
Steve invites his daughter Diana out for a dinner in the hopes of reconnecting. Has too much time passed for these two to connect?

A two-minute monologue for auditions.
Raising socially conscious kids is not easy especially in the climate we face today.

10min
Two friends sit on a bench next to a tennis court.

One night a year affords the dead a chance to come back to be amongst the living. Recently deceased Carol and Mark decide on their first trip back they want a quiet evening at home. What they get is anything but quiet. Can they manage to not lose their heads?

10min Drama
A high school student gets into a physical altercation with another student. It is revealed there is much more under the surface when Isaiah finds himself trapped between impossible choices.

This play represents the statistics indicating LGBTQ youth are not receiving the support, acceptance, and advocacy needed to ensure their health and wellness. It is in response to the death record reports of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide that indicate a history of bullying more than five times more often when compared to records of non-LGBTQ youth. Hopefully, this play will spark meaningful discussion on how best to support LGBTQ youth in our school systems.

COMING SOON TO NEXT STAGE PRESS 2023
Runs about 40 mins.
As graduation from junior high approaches Amy is desperate to make some memories before high school. Unfortunately nothing exciting has happened until the principal goes missing! Can Amy organize a group of students in secret to find out what happened to him before the bullies find out he’s gone!? Find out what happens...

A comedy with heart about a new ghost assigned to a mortal family. Her guide to the afterlife helps her see that sometimes we forget what matters most.

A shopping experience during the pandemic.

10 min play
Ben and Kevin work together at an accounting firm in the city. They are heading out for their lunch hour and have decided to walk to a restaurant. Ben thinks Kevin is a psychic and pumps him for information about his future. It turns out that Kevin is not a psychic but nothing deters Ben from trying to get the answers he wants.

In this dramatic monologue, the poetic/artistic expression of someone experiencing sexual trauma is captured. Though there are no graphic descriptions, however, it should be presented with a trigger warning prior to performing. It has made a dynamic audition piece and is a powerful expression of human resiliency.

Full-length
The Tenant is specifically written for a virtual platform (zoom) and utilizes the camera to enhance the physical comedy within the show. In this comedy, a young couple purchases a home that comes with a renter. The tenant lives in the basement and when odd things keep happening around the house the Harlings’ suspicion grows. What is The Tenant hiding? Driven by fun banter and clever antics we learn the Harlings may have gotten in over their heads – even if the place has double vanities.
Runtime: 45-60mins

Sam has end stage cancer and leaving a portion of their last will and testament via video recording. We are pulled into the world of someone standing on the border of life and death- with a balance of raw emotion and levity we can't help but connect to Sam.

10 min
When Santa goes missing, the Reindeer take extreme paranormal measures to try and find him.

15min Historic Drama

Before women could even vote, Miss Banker leads the first corps of women that help turn the tide of World War I.

Synopsis:
This is an interview with the first woman soldier Chief Grace Banker of the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, demanded female “wire experts” when he discovered that inexperienced doughboys were unable to keep him connected with troops under fire.

In 1918 the US Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France during WWI. They were bi-lingual and experts in the latest technology the switchboard. They had access to privileged coordinates and military assignments. These brave women chose to serve their country despite the fact that women were not considered full citizens. Back in the states, they could not vote, own property, but a group of six women led by Miss. Banker served alongside Gen Pershing on the front line as they operated the switchboards. They were responsible for over 26 million calls during their service.

Monologue Under 2 minutes

SYNOPSIS
A woman sets out to enjoy a summer's evening when her past comes running by.

TAGLINE
Sometimes we need to appreciate where we have been in order to understand where we need to be.