I love directing and acting, but in 2019, sitting beside my mother as she lay in a medically induced coma in Austin, Texas— I realized that I had to start writing.
Now I can’t stop.
I write to turn panic attacks into cosmonauts lost in space.
I write to transform a family of southern preachers, addicts, and outright criminals into zombies—so I can dismember them and take their parts worth saving with me.
I write to turn the ghosts in my head into a silly seance dance party.
I write to try and pinpoint the exact intersection between a joyous giggle, a haunted scream, and heartbreaking beauty. but I
can’t stop now.
Now I can’t stop.
I write to turn panic attacks into cosmonauts lost in space.
I write to transform a family of southern preachers, addicts, and outright criminals into zombies—so I can dismember them and take their parts worth saving with me.
I write to turn the ghosts in my head into a silly seance dance party.
I write to try and pinpoint the exact intersection between a joyous giggle, a haunted scream, and heartbreaking beauty. but I
can’t stop now.
In 2022, an anthology of short plays I wrote were produced, under the title:
Under the Dragon’s Tail
Under the Dragon’s Tail
SELECTED PLAYS—FULL LENGTH
MJ, a poetic spell in three parts
Three actors are feverishly rehearsing a famous classic play—over and over again. But when the actors start to get sick and injured, a dark magic cracks the world open and dead playwrights are conjured up, old rivalries take over the rehearsal, until finally a forgotten voice is unearthed and a true seance begins.
3M, 3F, 1F or NB
Staged Reading—New Works Series at the Matthew Corozine Studio, NYC, 2023
Outlaw Wedding
It’s September 10th, 2011 in Weatherford Texas, and Russell Tulane is trying to help his estranged lesbian mother pull off an illegal gay wedding, a drag show charity reception, a 9/11 decennial tribute, the finalization of his divorce, keeping the Muslim venue owner and the local church at bay, and make amends for his own past sins. But when the truth comes out about how Russ has handled putting on this wedding, Russ is forced to finally confront who he is and what he has been doing for the last 20 years.
5M, 4F, 1NB
SELECTED PLAYS—ONE ACTS
One.Two.Three.
Ash and Wednesday meet to finalize their break up. But when Ash stubbornly tries to find an objective final answer to their situation, self help, philosophy, and hijinks ensue. Wednesday is forced to find their own path forward and help Ash let go and embrace their uncertain future.
*Winner of “The 2nd Seven” Jury Selection—New Works Festival, Fusion Theatre, Alberquerque NM, 2022
Staged Reading—Fusion Theatre, Alberquerque NM, 2022
Letters to a Young Cosmonaut
Pretend. It might just be the only way to bring this spaceship home.
Ophiology
A heist gone wrong leaves Reggie caught between trusting the love of their unnaturally calm lover, Ace, and their mortally wounded friend, Jacky. But when Jacky tells Reggie how the getaway went wrong, Reggie is forced to decide who to trust and who dies. Also, rattlesnakes.
The Golden Fleece
Jason is tired, no one remembers him, and the sun won’t let him sleep or even get drunk. But when he realizes there’s an audience there, he makes a promise to tell the whole truth of what happened to him and Medea.
SELECTED PLAYS—10 MIN PLAYS
Carr(y)on
Jules and Goldie would like very much to fall in love, but the Dead Ones they’re carrying around won’t stop ruining it.
Tarantella
Henrik is trying to deal with a spider bite, but a certain Lady Person from his past shows up with her own ideas about what he should do.
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
The following short plays were produced as an anthology titled Under the Dragon’s Tail:
Ophiology, The Golden Fleece, Letters to a Young Cosmonaut, and One.Two.Three.
Production (AEA Showcase)—Matthew Corozine Studio and Theatre 4the People, NYC, 2022
Staged Reading—Community Collaboration and Theatre Upstairs, Phoenix AZ, 2023
Staged Reading—Friday Night Readings at AZAA, Phoenix AZ, 2022
MJ, a poetic spell in three parts
Three actors are feverishly rehearsing a famous classic play—over and over again. But when the actors start to get sick and injured, a dark magic cracks the world open and dead playwrights are conjured up, old rivalries take over the rehearsal, until finally a forgotten voice is unearthed and a true seance begins.
3M, 3F, 1F or NB
Staged Reading—New Works Series at the Matthew Corozine Studio, NYC, 2023
Outlaw Wedding
It’s September 10th, 2011 in Weatherford Texas, and Russell Tulane is trying to help his estranged lesbian mother pull off an illegal gay wedding, a drag show charity reception, a 9/11 decennial tribute, the finalization of his divorce, keeping the Muslim venue owner and the local church at bay, and make amends for his own past sins. But when the truth comes out about how Russ has handled putting on this wedding, Russ is forced to finally confront who he is and what he has been doing for the last 20 years.
5M, 4F, 1NB
SELECTED PLAYS—ONE ACTS
One.Two.Three.
Ash and Wednesday meet to finalize their break up. But when Ash stubbornly tries to find an objective final answer to their situation, self help, philosophy, and hijinks ensue. Wednesday is forced to find their own path forward and help Ash let go and embrace their uncertain future.
*Winner of “The 2nd Seven” Jury Selection—New Works Festival, Fusion Theatre, Alberquerque NM, 2022
Staged Reading—Fusion Theatre, Alberquerque NM, 2022
Letters to a Young Cosmonaut
Pretend. It might just be the only way to bring this spaceship home.
Ophiology
A heist gone wrong leaves Reggie caught between trusting the love of their unnaturally calm lover, Ace, and their mortally wounded friend, Jacky. But when Jacky tells Reggie how the getaway went wrong, Reggie is forced to decide who to trust and who dies. Also, rattlesnakes.
The Golden Fleece
Jason is tired, no one remembers him, and the sun won’t let him sleep or even get drunk. But when he realizes there’s an audience there, he makes a promise to tell the whole truth of what happened to him and Medea.
SELECTED PLAYS—10 MIN PLAYS
Carr(y)on
Jules and Goldie would like very much to fall in love, but the Dead Ones they’re carrying around won’t stop ruining it.
Tarantella
Henrik is trying to deal with a spider bite, but a certain Lady Person from his past shows up with her own ideas about what he should do.
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
The following short plays were produced as an anthology titled Under the Dragon’s Tail:
Ophiology, The Golden Fleece, Letters to a Young Cosmonaut, and One.Two.Three.
Production (AEA Showcase)—Matthew Corozine Studio and Theatre 4the People, NYC, 2022
Staged Reading—Community Collaboration and Theatre Upstairs, Phoenix AZ, 2023
Staged Reading—Friday Night Readings at AZAA, Phoenix AZ, 2022