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I tell stories about messy people — the kind who make bad decisions, who struggle to be better but don’t always succeed, and who manage to be both wildly inappropriate and heartbreakingly sincere in the same breath.
I’m a resident artist at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, OR, and a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. I collaborate across Portland’s theatre scene, developing new plays, readings, and collaborations while keeping humanity at the center of my work.
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Playwright at Artists Repertory Theatre
June 1, 2024 - PresentSunny’s Gifts and Things (Reading); Portland OR
Playwright at Third Rail Repertory Theatre
January 1, 2023 - PresentMiddletown Mall (Reading 2023); World Premier - June 2024
Playwright at Third Rail Repertory Theatre
June 1, 2024 - PresentMiddletown Mall (World Premier)
Contributing writer at Artists Repertory Theatre
June 1, 2022 - PresentThe Rudy Project; Reading - June 2022; Mercury Festival
Playwright at IFCC
January 1, 2006 - PresentMutt
Writer/Director at StageT. I. N. A
January 1, 2015 - PresentShort; 48 hour Film Festival; Portland OR; 2015; Winner ‘Best Use of Character’
Director at Middletown Mall
January 1, 2012 - PresentLocomotion; Drammy Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement by a Director
Contributing Writer at The Rudy Project
June 1, 2022 - PresentContributing writer with readings in June 2022 at Mercury Festival / Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, OR.
Playwright / Contributing Writer at Third Rail Repertory Theatre
June 1, 2020 - PresentTikTok Zoom; Or, That One Time In 2020 — Playwright Reading.
Contributing Writer at Mercury Festival
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022The Rudy Project — Contributing Writer Reading (Jun 2022).
Education
MFA — Creative Writing at University of British Columbia
January 11, 2030 - March 17, 2026MFA — Acting at California Institute of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - March 17, 2026BA — Theatre & Photography at Salisbury University
November 30, 0002 - March 17, 2026Qualifications
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards – Semi-Finalist
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026Creative Screenwriting UNIQUE VOICES Screenplay Competition – Quarter-Finalist
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference – Semi-Finalist
January 1, 2023 - March 17, 2026Regional Arts & Culture Council – Project Grant
January 1, 2005 - March 17, 2026Legacy Playwright Grant (Advance Gender Equity in the Arts)
January 1, 2023 - March 17, 2026Sunny’s Gifts and Things grant (Advance Gender Equity in the Arts)
January 1, 2024 - March 17, 2026Drammy Award — Outstanding Achievement by a Director
January 1, 2012 - March 17, 2026Advance Gender Equity in the Arts Legacy Playwright Grant
January 1, 2024 - March 17, 2026Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant
January 1, 2005 - March 17, 2026Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant
January 1, 2023 - March 17, 2026Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference — Semi-Finalist
January 1, 2023 - March 17, 2026Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference — Semi-Finalist
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards — Semi-Finalist
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition — Quarter-Finalist
January 1, 2025 - March 17, 2026Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other
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