playwriting

 
 
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I’ve been writing for the theatre since 2017. Since then, my work has been commissioned and performed locally in Portland and in Chicago. Over the past few years, however, my focus has been on developing my musical writing skills, working specifically on lyric writing and music composition. You can find some of my projects, both completed and in progress, below.

If my work excites you, please reach out! I have plenty of fully-developed pitches I’d love to share.

 

The Nine

My first 10-minute play, “The Nine” remains a great example of my approach to playwriting. While I have since developed my ability to write more complex characters with natural dialogue, “The Nine” is a glimpse into one of the things I love about theatre—its unique capacity for surrealism. Read it here.

 
 
 

FRESCO

World War I. A church on the Italian front. A nurse who doesn't believe in prophets or miracles is forced to contend with both in the form of her prophetic patient and the spitting image of her lost twin brother who insists that hope lies in the church that threatens to crumble any minute.

Last produced as part of the University of Chicago’s 2025 TAPS BA Projects.

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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

A musical adaptation of Horace McCoy’s novel by the same name, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They exports an already great story to the form it was always meant to take—musical theatre. A collaboration with playwright George Corrin, this show is awaiting copyright expiration to begin rehearsing.