So so thrilled for the chance to get to work on my play The Taste of Emeralds with Garage Theatre Ensemble as part of their Fall Playwrights Intensive. Can't wait to dive into this script in mid-November -- looking forward to a week-long workshop that ends with a READING! ​The Taste of Emeralds will be read on Saturday, November 20th, zoom link and time TBD.

About the Play:
Sisters Margot and Caitlin meet up at their mother's small, decrepit apartment to go through her possessions after her recent death. As the day slowly turns into night they begin to unpack the secrets of their past until the haunting influence of their mother throughout their years begins to look a lot like an actual haunting...

SO SO THRILLED THAT MY PLAY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CANOE JUST WON THE STAGE PLAY SCRIPT COMPETITION AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!! THIS FEELING CAN ONLY BE EXPRESSED IN CAPITAL LETTERS!!

Holy sh*t!! Cannot believe my play From the Perspective of a Canoe is a FINALIST at The Austin Film Festival! Austin here I come!!

What an amazing experience, being able to bring Jordan Elizabeth Henry's play Resurrection to life with Walking Shadow Readers Theatre! Catch the reading up on Walking Shadow's YouTube Channel until October 31st -- then it gets taken down because this baby is being published!

Directed by Jean Goto

Starring:
Becca Gibson as Riley
Amy Dellagiarino as Shae
Monnie Aleahmad as Marcus
​Tom Fields as The Man

So excited that my little cult play that could Hello, My Name Is... received a reading through Best Medicine Rep!

Directed by Becca Gibson

Starring
Susan Louise O'Connor as Reagan
Julie Bersani as Kiki
Andres Paul Ramacho as Micah
Dan Shaked as Chase
​Vance Smith as Jay

Couldn't be more thrilled to dive into Jordan Elizabeth Henry's play Resurrection, this time as an actor! I'm so excited to be stepping into the role of Shae with Walking Shadow Readers Theatre this month.

Thrilled to be featured once again at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute! Had a ton of fun chatting with my friend (and partner in crime) Amy Benson about how our training helped us in our respective fields as a playwright and casting director. Check out the link to the article here!

This former Northern Virginia girl is very excited to get to work with the Kennedy Center on sharpening her playwriting skills! Happy to be a part of this two week intensive even though it sounds like a whole big pile of work...

So excited to share that In Search of Plan A has won a string of awards at the Walking Shadow Readers Theatre One Acts Festival!

Best Comedy
Best Duo (2 person play)
Best Directory (Comedy) - Amy Dellagiarino
Best Actress in a Comedy - Amy Benson
Best Actor in a Comedy - Monnie Aleahmad

​I'm beyond thrilled!

I am so thrilled that my play From the Perspective of a Canoe was chosen to be a semifinalist in the 2021 Bay Area Playwrights Festival! I have been chasing a placement in a festival for so long, I'm so happy I finally broke through!

​Those on the New Play Exchange can find the script there if you are curious!