LUCKY

Full-lenth
5 W; 1 M

In downtown Los Angeles, a committee of do-gooders gathers to decide which “underprivileged teen” should get a scholarship to college. When both a former recipient and a new donor join the committee, the gatekeepers themselves become objects of scrutiny—and their methods may not hold up. LUCKY is a super-realistic, sometimes absurdist interrogation of the nature and practice of philanthropy from both sides of the transaction, asking: What harms are being done in the effort to do good?

OPENING UP

10 minute
1 W; 1M

APOSTROPHE

Full-length
3 W; 1 M

At a prominent private high school, in the wake of a problematic encounter between a legendary teacher and her star student, what’s “best” for the girls is a matter of debate. One father believes in the healing power of dialogue, while the Headmistress is hell-bent on protecting the vulnerable with silence. Meanwhile, two friends lurch toward adulthood, interrogating the absent, searching for healing, and asking the question: How can we protect ourselves from the people we love? What gets lost when we try?

THE GREAT EXPERIMENT

Full-length
3 W

1865; Poughkeepsie, New York; Year One of Matthew Vassar’s “Great Experiment.” Freshman Year means new horizons, questionable decisions, toxic friendships, and epic culture clashes. At the radically progressive “first female college," it also marks the birth a whole new era.

Workshop: Geffen Playhouse, 2019; Director: Jennifer Chang

THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN

A young woman delivers a complicated gift to her Senator.

JOHN WAYNE TIMES

Workshop: Ojai Playwrights Conference, 2012; Director: Art Manke

Sometimes, danger is the most seductive thing in the world.

Finalist, Red Bull Theatre’s New Play Festival, 2020

A Russian soldier crafts a unique proposal.
(Based on a true story)

LOVE LIFTS US UP