My Friend, Fletcher

Fletcher is no normal beta fish. Or is he?

Whatever the case, he is Nora’s partner in crime. Together, they live out the adventures they see from TV shows. But, what happens when life is far from television? Can a girl and her beta fish really solve crimes, or even murder?

This wild comedy explores the lines between reality and fantasy through the eyes of a girl and her beta fish. Talking fish, car chases, dunkaroos, parents who are still figuring it out, murder mysteries, and more. The audience is transported to the early 2000s, exploring a child’s view of reality, the challenges of parenting, and holding onto imagination when the real world challenges what we believe in. Who do we turn to when life feels too real?

Northwestern Cherubs Program, Staged Reading, 2018
Vernon Hills High School, Full Production, 2020
Doubles Festival --Ten-minute excerpt -- Staged Reading -- 2023
UCSB -- Staged Reading -- 2024

Wait for the Tides

In a world where everyone has their own sandpit, a person can decide exactly how they want to build their sandcastle. But, the only thing that one can never decide, is when it could be washed away in moments. There is no controlling when a sandcastle will be strong enough against the tides.

Claire knows what she’s doing. And, unlike many, she’s going to build her sandcastle alone. Well, that is until Elliot stumbles upon her hidden cove. Will she release her independence? Will her castle withstand the tides, with or without him?

We love and love and love. Whether we want to or not, we love because we are human. No matter how we try to control it, love is as formidable as the tides of the sea.

Doubles Play Festival, Staged Reading, 2024

Coming Soon….

Werewolf Fanfiction

The Hamburger Story

Werewolf Fanfiction:

Self-proclaimed author Lily finally gets the email she’s been waiting her whole life for: an offer to publish. The only thing? It’s not for the manuscript she’s been working nearly a decade on. No, it’s the werewolf fan fiction she wrote when she was young. Will she decide to publish? What will her partner Emmett think? What kind of art is she born to make?

The Hamburger Story:

Grief is…complicated. When a life has finally reached its end, the Palmer family reunite for the preparations. Secrets that have been graced with distance are now coming far too close to each other. However many flowers they may lay on the coffin, there are thorns to follow. Eileen and Chris, the grandchildren, have a plan. But how long will this family be able to keep it together, just for these few days? In this dark comedy, the family must face the effects of their past on their children, all while trying to put on a “graceful” display of grief. Grandma’s cookies, the Catholic Church, estranged siblings — the entire meaning of family is challenged when surrounded by the nostalgia of the past. How “tame” can family be, especially with a dead body in the room?