I am a playwright, lyricist, librettist, dramaturg, producer and collage artist whose work explores gender, power, place and desire through a feminist, and often historical, lens. I make and champion theatre.

My lived experience —and my studies as a historian and dramaturg—have taught me that there are no absolutes, that change is constant, and that life is not a three-act structure. I want my work to be and begin a conversation. No matter the project, I perform rigorous research. I consult multiple sources. I embrace collaboration and—when the spirit moves—divination. I often use primary sources as found text in my historical work to pitch the audience into the syntax of another time and place.

I write about desire and memory and how they relate to patriarchal structures and expectations. I write about women pushing against the confines of their circumstances. Whether they are Australian gang leaders in the Sydney underworld, a skilled abortionist making her way to the top of San Francisco society or a protest artist in contemporary Rome, these women push beyond the curtain of what society expects of them and revel in the freedom and then await, and experience, the fallout. My work is theatrical, yet subtle; welcoming an engaged and intelligent audience, without shying away from sensual or lowbrow moments.

My work always begins with a question and a provocation, to myself and my collaborators, and to a reader or audience member. The end, however, rarely provides an answer.