RESUME
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
~ The Quadroon and the Dove ~
~ Dramatic Reading - Madison Square Productions, 2016 - New York, NY
~ Dramatic Reading - Reston Players, 2014 - Reston, VA (Washington, DC area)
~ Development Production - University of Memphis directed by Paul Revaz - Memphis, TN
~ Nominee - National Partners of American Theatre Playwriting Award (NAPAT), Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One - New York City and state plus New England
~ Semi-Finalist - Ashland New Plays Festival - Ashland, OR
~ Finalist - Phoenix Theatre 14th Annual Hormel New Works Festival - Phoenix, AZ
~ Finalist - Wordsmyth Theatre Company's New Play Reading Series - Houston, TX
~Sliding~
~ Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2016 – Connecticut
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ
~ Production – Boston Theatre Marathon 2013 – Wheelock Family Theatre - Boston, MA
~ Production – SWAN – Support Women Artists Now 2012 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory - Boston, MA
~ Commissioned Piece and Production – “Will Work For…” BoCoCa Arts Festival, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY
~ Sword Play ~
~ Publication - Best American Short Plays 2014-2015 - available for order on Amazon
~ Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Torrington, CT
~ Production - Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Binghamton, NY
~ Gift of an Orange (Inspired by Tennessee Williams' Gift of an Apple) ~
~ Production - New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, 2014 - New Orleans, LA
~ Publication - Best American Short Plays 2011-2012 - available for order on Amazon
~ Winner and Production - New Urban Theatre Laboratory's Love Experiment - opening 2012-2013 season - Boston, MA
~ Production - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, 2012, New Urban Theatre Lab - Provincetown, MA
~ Winner - Nor'Eastern Play Writing Contest, 2012 - Vermont Actors Repertory Theatre, Rutland, VT
~ Finalist - Stone Soup Theatre Double (XX) Festival, 2012 - Seattle, Washington
~ National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One 2011 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Finalist - North American Actors Association Playreading Festival, 2011 - London, England
~ Award Winner One-Act Play Contest - Bottle Tree Productions, 2011 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
~White Bra with a Pink Bow~
~ Publication: Best Ten Minute Plays for Teens, Smith & Krause, Release December 2014
~ Production – Five and Dime – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, 2013 - Boston, MA
~ Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2013 - Connecticut
~Jingle of a Moment~
~ Production - Collage: A Collection of Short Plays, 2014 - Boston Playwrights Theatre
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ
~Broken Wings on St. Maurice~
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 - Mahwah, NJ
~ Production - SWAN – Support Women Artists Now, 2013 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, Boston, MA
~ Production – Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~ Bones of Home ~
~ Production - Collage: A Collection of Plays, 2014 - Boston, MA
~ Production, Publication, Winner and Encore Production - 2011 Estrogenius, A Celebration of Female Voices - Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY
~ Production - West Coast Players One-Act Festival, 2011 - West Coast Players, Clearwater, FL
~ Production - Theatre One Productions, 2011 - New Plays Works Festival, Middleboro, MA
~ Regional Finalist - National Ten-minute Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One, 2011 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Staged Reading - SANCTUARY PLAYS Benefit Challenge, 2011 - Abingdon Theatre, New York City, NY
~ Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
~ Another August ~
~ Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Know Theatre Producers - Torrington, CT
~ Production - Know Theatre, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~ National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One, 2012 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Staged Reading - Actors Civic Theater Celebration of African-American Arts, 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA
~ Staged Reading - Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
~ Reading with improvised music inspired by the play - Fifth Letter Productions - Studio 59, Torrington, CT
~ Proverbs ~
~ Production - Puttin' on Your Shorts 3 - Poor Mouth Theatre Company - New York, NY
~ National Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education - New Play Development Workshop, Chicago, IL
~ Who You Got to Believe ~
~ Production - Bluegrass C&T College & Diane Evers Dancers, 2015 - Lexington, KY
~ Publication - The Best American Short Plays, 2009-2010 - Edited by Barbara Parisi - Published by Applause Books
~ National Semi-Finalist - 2010 Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY
~ Publication, Production, Winner and Encore Production - EstroGenius Short Play Series, New York, NY
~ Production - Potluck Productions Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival, Kansas City, MO
~ Staged Reading, Winner and Nomination for Special Recognition - 10-Minute Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region One
~ Production and Winner - Panoply Arts Festival, Theme "Home is Where the Heart is," Huntsville, AL
~ Production and Winner - West. T. Hill Theatre, Danville, KY
~ Alternate Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
~ Staged Reading and Winner - PlayMakers "Shorts" Festival, Hamden, CT
~ Staged Reading - Stageworthy - The Strand Theatre, Boston, MA
~ Other Writings ~
~ Production - SLAMBoston, Another Country Productions, Boston, MA - Everything Has a Season
~ Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Everything has a Season
~ National Finalist - Full-length play - Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA -Trinity
~ Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Dream
~ Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Santa
~ Featured Publication - In the Eye: A Collection of Writings, Thunder-Rain Publishing, Alamagordo, NM - Wearing Silk
~ National Honorable Mention - Asheville Writers' Workshop, Asheville, NC - Drift
~ National First Runner-up - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Phoenix
~ National Publication - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Stillness: 8/29/05
~ Publication - Mad River Anthology, Winsted, CT - Study of Herself and No Feathers
~ Publication - Mad River Anthology, WInsted, CT - Silent Morning
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
~ Dramatists Guild of America, Connecticut Regional Representative
~ Association of Writers and Writing Professionals
~ Association for Theatre in Higher Education
~ International Association of Women Playwrights
~ The Playwright's Center
EDUCATION
~ Summer Playwriting Intensive - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC - 2010
~ Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Creative Writing - Writing for Stage & Screen - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - 2010
~ Baccalaureate of Arts (BA) - Creative Writing and Literature - Vermont College, Montpelier, VT - 2008
~ Associate in Arts (AA) - Liberal Arts, Valedictorian- Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006
WRITING & THEATRE PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
~ Guest Lecturer - Tufts University - 2016
~ Co-Creator and Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education Award of Excellence in Playwriting - 2014 to Present
~ Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 25 plays read, selection winning Region 4 Full Length Play - 2014
~ Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 30 plays read, selection winning Region 3 Full Length Play - 2013
~ Special Guest - KCACTF Region 1 - 2013, 2014
~ Guest Lecturer - University of Memphis –Theatre & Writing for Stage, Emerson College, Boston, MA – Writing for Stage, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA – Writing for Stage & Screen and Theatre - 2012
~ Festival Director - Warner International Playwrights Festival, Torrington, CT - 2012 to Present
~ Adjunct Professor - University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE - Graduate and Undergraduate Theatre and Playwriting 2012 to Present
~ Interdisciplinary Professor - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Graduate Theatre and Playwriting - 2010 to 2014
~ Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA - 2010 to 2014
~ Producing Director - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2009 to Present
~ Production Manager - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2008
~ Developer - Writing Arts Program - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~ Writing Instructor - Playwriting, Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Short Story - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~ Stage Management Instructor - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2009
~ Workshop Instructor - Setting as Character - Bowling Green State University's Winter Wheat, Bowling Green, OH - 2007
~ Stage Manager
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival - 2007
Cornwall Players, Cornwall, CT - 2006
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006
Warner Theatre, Torrington, CT - 2005 to 2010
~ Editor, The Pulse, Litchfield County Medical Association Newsletter - 2000 to 2016
~ The Quadroon and the Dove ~
~ Dramatic Reading - Madison Square Productions, 2016 - New York, NY
~ Dramatic Reading - Reston Players, 2014 - Reston, VA (Washington, DC area)
~ Development Production - University of Memphis directed by Paul Revaz - Memphis, TN
~ Nominee - National Partners of American Theatre Playwriting Award (NAPAT), Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One - New York City and state plus New England
~ Semi-Finalist - Ashland New Plays Festival - Ashland, OR
~ Finalist - Phoenix Theatre 14th Annual Hormel New Works Festival - Phoenix, AZ
~ Finalist - Wordsmyth Theatre Company's New Play Reading Series - Houston, TX
~Sliding~
~ Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2016 – Connecticut
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ
~ Production – Boston Theatre Marathon 2013 – Wheelock Family Theatre - Boston, MA
~ Production – SWAN – Support Women Artists Now 2012 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory - Boston, MA
~ Commissioned Piece and Production – “Will Work For…” BoCoCa Arts Festival, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY
~ Sword Play ~
~ Publication - Best American Short Plays 2014-2015 - available for order on Amazon
~ Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Torrington, CT
~ Production - Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Binghamton, NY
~ Gift of an Orange (Inspired by Tennessee Williams' Gift of an Apple) ~
~ Production - New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, 2014 - New Orleans, LA
~ Publication - Best American Short Plays 2011-2012 - available for order on Amazon
~ Winner and Production - New Urban Theatre Laboratory's Love Experiment - opening 2012-2013 season - Boston, MA
~ Production - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, 2012, New Urban Theatre Lab - Provincetown, MA
~ Winner - Nor'Eastern Play Writing Contest, 2012 - Vermont Actors Repertory Theatre, Rutland, VT
~ Finalist - Stone Soup Theatre Double (XX) Festival, 2012 - Seattle, Washington
~ National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One 2011 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Finalist - North American Actors Association Playreading Festival, 2011 - London, England
~ Award Winner One-Act Play Contest - Bottle Tree Productions, 2011 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
~White Bra with a Pink Bow~
~ Publication: Best Ten Minute Plays for Teens, Smith & Krause, Release December 2014
~ Production – Five and Dime – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, 2013 - Boston, MA
~ Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2013 - Connecticut
~Jingle of a Moment~
~ Production - Collage: A Collection of Short Plays, 2014 - Boston Playwrights Theatre
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ
~Broken Wings on St. Maurice~
~ Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 - Mahwah, NJ
~ Production - SWAN – Support Women Artists Now, 2013 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, Boston, MA
~ Production – Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~ Bones of Home ~
~ Production - Collage: A Collection of Plays, 2014 - Boston, MA
~ Production, Publication, Winner and Encore Production - 2011 Estrogenius, A Celebration of Female Voices - Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY
~ Production - West Coast Players One-Act Festival, 2011 - West Coast Players, Clearwater, FL
~ Production - Theatre One Productions, 2011 - New Plays Works Festival, Middleboro, MA
~ Regional Finalist - National Ten-minute Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One, 2011 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Staged Reading - SANCTUARY PLAYS Benefit Challenge, 2011 - Abingdon Theatre, New York City, NY
~ Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
~ Another August ~
~ Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Know Theatre Producers - Torrington, CT
~ Production - Know Theatre, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~ National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One, 2012 - New York City and state plus New England
~ Staged Reading - Actors Civic Theater Celebration of African-American Arts, 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA
~ Staged Reading - Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
~ Reading with improvised music inspired by the play - Fifth Letter Productions - Studio 59, Torrington, CT
~ Proverbs ~
~ Production - Puttin' on Your Shorts 3 - Poor Mouth Theatre Company - New York, NY
~ National Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education - New Play Development Workshop, Chicago, IL
~ Who You Got to Believe ~
~ Production - Bluegrass C&T College & Diane Evers Dancers, 2015 - Lexington, KY
~ Publication - The Best American Short Plays, 2009-2010 - Edited by Barbara Parisi - Published by Applause Books
~ National Semi-Finalist - 2010 Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY
~ Publication, Production, Winner and Encore Production - EstroGenius Short Play Series, New York, NY
~ Production - Potluck Productions Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival, Kansas City, MO
~ Staged Reading, Winner and Nomination for Special Recognition - 10-Minute Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region One
~ Production and Winner - Panoply Arts Festival, Theme "Home is Where the Heart is," Huntsville, AL
~ Production and Winner - West. T. Hill Theatre, Danville, KY
~ Alternate Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
~ Staged Reading and Winner - PlayMakers "Shorts" Festival, Hamden, CT
~ Staged Reading - Stageworthy - The Strand Theatre, Boston, MA
~ Other Writings ~
~ Production - SLAMBoston, Another Country Productions, Boston, MA - Everything Has a Season
~ Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Everything has a Season
~ National Finalist - Full-length play - Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA -Trinity
~ Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Dream
~ Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Santa
~ Featured Publication - In the Eye: A Collection of Writings, Thunder-Rain Publishing, Alamagordo, NM - Wearing Silk
~ National Honorable Mention - Asheville Writers' Workshop, Asheville, NC - Drift
~ National First Runner-up - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Phoenix
~ National Publication - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Stillness: 8/29/05
~ Publication - Mad River Anthology, Winsted, CT - Study of Herself and No Feathers
~ Publication - Mad River Anthology, WInsted, CT - Silent Morning
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
~ Dramatists Guild of America, Connecticut Regional Representative
~ Association of Writers and Writing Professionals
~ Association for Theatre in Higher Education
~ International Association of Women Playwrights
~ The Playwright's Center
EDUCATION
~ Summer Playwriting Intensive - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC - 2010
~ Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Creative Writing - Writing for Stage & Screen - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - 2010
~ Baccalaureate of Arts (BA) - Creative Writing and Literature - Vermont College, Montpelier, VT - 2008
~ Associate in Arts (AA) - Liberal Arts, Valedictorian- Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006
WRITING & THEATRE PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
~ Guest Lecturer - Tufts University - 2016
~ Co-Creator and Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education Award of Excellence in Playwriting - 2014 to Present
~ Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 25 plays read, selection winning Region 4 Full Length Play - 2014
~ Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 30 plays read, selection winning Region 3 Full Length Play - 2013
~ Special Guest - KCACTF Region 1 - 2013, 2014
~ Guest Lecturer - University of Memphis –Theatre & Writing for Stage, Emerson College, Boston, MA – Writing for Stage, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA – Writing for Stage & Screen and Theatre - 2012
~ Festival Director - Warner International Playwrights Festival, Torrington, CT - 2012 to Present
~ Adjunct Professor - University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE - Graduate and Undergraduate Theatre and Playwriting 2012 to Present
~ Interdisciplinary Professor - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Graduate Theatre and Playwriting - 2010 to 2014
~ Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA - 2010 to 2014
~ Producing Director - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2009 to Present
~ Production Manager - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2008
~ Developer - Writing Arts Program - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~ Writing Instructor - Playwriting, Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Short Story - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~ Stage Management Instructor - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2009
~ Workshop Instructor - Setting as Character - Bowling Green State University's Winter Wheat, Bowling Green, OH - 2007
~ Stage Manager
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival - 2007
Cornwall Players, Cornwall, CT - 2006
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006
Warner Theatre, Torrington, CT - 2005 to 2010
~ Editor, The Pulse, Litchfield County Medical Association Newsletter - 2000 to 2016