Born and raised in northeast Philadelphia. My parents were public school teachers in physics and history, and this informs my writing. What I write is usually based at least partly on something beyond my own imagination, whether that is scientific theory, historical fact, or folk legend. Increasingly, my writing can be described as creative non-fiction. At the same time, there is often a dash of the mythic, magical or surreal in it somewhere.
A favorite political science professor taught me the words “theory” and “theater” come from the same root word for seeing things as whole and interconnected. Theater shows our theories of people and life, or at least that’s why I do it.
I have been invited to organize and moderate feedback sessions for playwrights at Retro Productions, Vital Theater Company, and Workshop Theater Company (all NYC). I strive to protect the playwright while making room for every respectful voice.
Majored in English, minored in Theater at Penn and Kings College London. Writing classes at Juilliard, Playwright’s Horizons, Gotham Writers Workshop, Robert McKee.
Awards include the Samuel French OOBFest, Inkslinger, the Anna Zornio Award for children's playwriting, 3x Heideman Award Finalist, NYIT Award nominee, O'Neill and Lanford Wilson semi-finalist. Dramatists Guild Member. Member of the EMG Playwriting Workshop.
