Artistic Statement

Artistic Statement

As a playwright, I strive to create thought-provoking, imaginative and accessible theatrical work that invents new territory for the stage and explores how the personal is political.

My plays have traveled back to the dawn of life on Earth (MINUTIAE) to a future dissolved into quantum theory (A DECOHERENCE). THE COOL is a jazz musical revolving around the life and music of trumpeter Chet Baker. Other plays have delved into the California wine industry (FRUIT OF THE VINE), got cozy in a poorly-managed mock space stations (THE ICE CREAM SANDWICH INCIDENT), celebrated Christmas (THE SHEPHERD’S PAGEANT) and witness the end of the world (WEEK). Oh, I’ve also adapted Louisa May Alcott’s LITTLE WOMEN.