PLAY HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
Ten-Minute Plays
In Solidarity The Bechdel Group, Amazon (in press)
I Love Lucy Best Ten Minute Plays 2019, Smith & Kraus/The Acting Institute (2019)
Extraordinary Theatre Brut Anthology, When the Circus Comes to Town, Smith & Kraus (2018)
Rachel Holds Court Excerpt in: Later Chapters, Applause Books; Diana Amsterdam, editor (2017)
Critical Care In Serious Daring: Creative Writing in Four Genres, Oxford U. Press; Lisa Roney, editor (2015)
Give and Take Best Ten Minute Plays 2013, Smith & Kraus; Laurence Harbison, editor (2014)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Best Ten Minute Plays 2012, Smith & Kraus; Laurence Harbison, editor (2013)
The Hotel Lobbyist Art Age Press Publications, Senior Plays; Bonnie Vorenberg, editor (2013)
How Could You? Art Age Press Publications, Senior Plays; Bonnie Vorenberg, editor (2013)
Rachel Holds Court Art Age Press Publications , Senior Plays; Bonnie Vorenberg, editor (2013)
Forget-Me-Not eTens, Original Works Publishing; Jason Goldberg, editor (2013)
Unconditionally Scenes from a Diverse World, ICWP, JAC Publications; Karin Diann Williams, editor (2013)
Critical Care Best Ten Minute Plays 2009 for Two or More Actors, Smith & Kraus; Laurence Harbison, editor (2010)
Prized Begonias Best Ten Minute Plays 2007 for Two Actors, Smith & Kraus; Laurence Harbison, editor (2008)
Monologues
Turn! Turn! Turn! Best Women Stage Monologues 2018, Smith & Kraus; Lawrence Harbison, editor (2019)
Spreadin' the News 222 More Comedy Monologues, Smith & Kraus; Carol Boynton, editor (2017)
Bereavement Group 222 More Comedy Monologues, Smith & Kraus; Carol Boynton, editor (2017)
Black Sheep One on One: Playing with a Purpose, Applause Books; Bob Shuman & Stephen Fife, editors (2013)
Safety Pin The Journal of Law and Family Studies, Vol. 2009, Number 2 (2010)
Raison d'etra Mother/Daughter Monologues Volume 1, JAC Publications; Emily Cicchini, editor (2009)
She Says Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays, Meriwether; Gerald Lee Ratliff, editor (2008)
P.O.U.G.H.K.E.E.P.S.I.E. 161 One-Minute Monologues from Literature, Smith & Kraus; Irene Ziegler, editor (2007)
PRODUCTIONS
Short Plays - Selective
Little Black Dress Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, 2020 Festival (2020)
Choose Artistic New Directions, Eclectic Shorts, Shetler Studios, NYC (2020)
I Love Lucy Philips Academy Drama Lab, MA (2020)
The Wonder of You Warner Theatre International Playwrights Festival, Torrington, CT (2019)
The Wonder of You Ten Below: The Fine Arts Association 22nd Annual One Act Festival, OH (2019)
The Wonder of You F.A.B. Women, The Barrow Group, Summer Play Festival, NYC, TBG Mainstage Theatre (2019)
Choose Summer Shorts, Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, KY (2019)
The Wonder of You Ten Below: The Fine Arts Association 22nd Annual One Act Festival, OH (2019)
Yearning for Peace Articulate Theatre Company, TADA, NYC (2019)
Pandemonium "What Matters Now?" at Open Fist Theatre, LA, CA (2019)
Responsible Short + Sweet Theatre Dubai, The Junction, UAE (2019)
The Wonder of You Eclectic Shorts, Artistic New Directions, Shetler, NYC (2019)
Turn! Turn! Turn! Short + Sweet Sydney, Tom Mann Theatre, Australia (2019)
Planned Obsolescence Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY (2019)
Extraordinary New Jersey Rep, Long Branch, NJ (2018)
Saving Grace HTM Players, Westchester, NY (2018)
Brooklyn v. Manhattan The Players Theatre Short Play Festival, NYC (2018)
First Do No Harm What She Said Festival, Duluth Playhouse, MN (2018)
I Love Lucy Short + Sweet Canberra, Australia (2018)
Can You Hear Me Now? Artistic New Directions, Eclectic Shorts, Shetler Studios, NYC (2018)
Can You Hear Me Now? Short + Sweet Sydney, Australia, Tom Mann Theatre, Australia (2018)
Little Black Dress TARTE One Act Play Festival, West Side Theatre, NYC (2017)
Saving Grace Warner Theatre International Playwrights Festival, Torrington, CT (2017)
I Love Lucy Short + Sweet Festival, Stella Adler Academy, Hollywood, CA (2017)
Turn! Turn! Turn! Birdhouse Theatre Edgefest, Campus Blackbox Theatre, GA (2017)
The Best or Nothing A New Memory: An Evening of 10 Minute Plays, Athena Theatre, Symphony Space, NYC (2017)
One Foot in Front of the Other In: More Courage, Jewish Women's Theatre and NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, CA (2017)
Little Black Dress The New American Theatre One-Act Festival, LA, CA (2017)
Protocol LSSC Short Play Festival, Fine Arts Center Theatre, Leesburg, FL (2017)
Turn! Turn! Turn! Artistic New Directions, Eclectic Shorts, Shetler Studios, NYC (2017)
What Memories They Raise On-Air/On-Stage, Articulate Theatre, TADA, NYC (2017)
Responsible The New American Theatre One-Act Festival, LA, CA (2016)
First Do No Harm 16th Annual New Voice Play Festival, Old Opera House Theatre, WV (2016)
The Last Resort Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY (2016)
Little Black Dress Birdhouse Theatre Edgefest Festival, Campus Blackbox Theatre, GA (2016)
To Every Thing There is a Season Articulate Theatre Company, TADA, NYC (2016)
The Path of Least Resistance In: Reckoning With Dad, Jewish Women’s Theatre, LA, CA (2015)
Brooklyn v. Manhattan Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY (2015)
Love Lines Urban Stages 36 Hour Play Festival, Urban Stages, NYC (2015)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Spring Shorts Festival: And a Thing Called Love, OnStage Atlanta, GA (2015)
F.U.B.A.R. Plays Against Humanity, Rising Sun Performance Co., Theater Lab, NYC (2015)
Transformation BolderLife Festival, Denver, CO (2014)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7 Children are Terrifying, Rising Sun Performance Co., Theater Lab, NYC (2014)
Bereavement Group The Barrow Group Fast Play Fest, NYC (2014)
Ode to Jagged Little Pill Detention Series, Primary Stages, Jimmy's No. 43, Primary Stages (2014)
Fool Me Twice Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY (2014)
P.C. Artistic New Directions, Eclectic Shorts, Theatre 54, NYC (2014)
Aboard the Guy V. Molinari Spring Festival of Short Works, Bradley U., IL (2014)
Saving Grace Core Ensemble, Barrow Group, NYC (2013)
Give and Take Paw Paw Players One Act Festival, Paw Paw, Michigan (2013)
In Fine Print 7th Annual InspiraTO Festival, Alumnae Theatre, Toronto, Canada (2012)
Rachel Holds Court & 48 FAB Women @ Barrow Group, Barrow Theatre, NYC (2012)
Give and Take Artistic New Directions Eclectic Shorts, Shetler Studios, NYC (2012)
Prized Begonias BRIFT Showcase, Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL, directed by Burt Reynolds (2012)
Aboard the Guy V. Molinari NYC Iconic Plays, Ego Ectus Productions, Theatre 54, NYC (2011)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt NYC Nuts 6, Aching Dogs Theatre, Hudson Guild. NYC (2011)
The Hotel Lobbyist Plays for a Summer Night, Polaris North, NYC (2011)
Give and Take Moments of Play, Salem Theatre Company, MA (2011)
Aboard the Guy V. Molinari City Theatre’s Summer Shorts, Miami, FL (2011)
Civil Disobedience Kansas City Women’s Playwriting Festival, Potluck Productions, MO (2011)
The Hotel Lobbyist Artistic New Directions Eclectic Shorts, Shetler Studios, NYC (2011)
The Hotel Lobbyist Salon Series, Jewish Women’s Theatre, CA (2011)
Civil Disobedience Heartland Theatre Company, Bloomington, IL (2010)
Oh, Baby Chatterton’s Short Subjects, Where Eagles Dare, NYC (2010)
Knock Knock F.A.C.T. Productions, Jorias Theatre, NYC (2009)
The Magic Spell You Cast Stage Door Productions, Fredericksburg, VA (2009)
The Magic Spell You Cast Instant Theatre Festival, Ten Grand Productions, NYC (2009)
Critical Care Heartland Theater Company, Bloomington, IL (2008)
Ideal Grace Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Play Festival, NYC (2007)
Unconditionally First Annual Tip My Cup Festival, Duplex Cabaret Theatre, NYC (2007)
Ideal Grace 15-Minute Play Festival, American Globe Theater, NYC (2007)
Ideal Grace Short Play Festival, Flint City Theatre, Flint City, MI (2006)
Prized Begonias Summer Shorts, Playwrights Round Table, Orlando, FL (2006)
Womb Mates NYC’s 15-Minute Play Festival, American Globe Theater, NYC (2006)
Weeping Willow Theatrix, Drop Your Shorts Play Festival, NYC
Prized Begonias TheatreWorks, Memphis, TN
Full-Length Plays/Series Productions
An Evening With Bara Swain Burt Reynolds Institute, Jupiter, FL, directed by Burt Reynolds (2012)
It’s All Greek to Me Theatre Under the Stars, Plymouth, children's theatre tour, NH (2010 & 2013)
Damsels in Distress Theatre Under the Stars, Plymouth, children's theatre tour, NH (2012)
The Goldberg Variations Sticks & Stones Productions, Payan Theatre, NYC (2008)
Small Acts of Kindness Jewish Theatre Workshop, Baltimore, MD (2008)
She Says Turnip Theatre Featured Artist Series, NYC, directed by Joseph Massa (2008)
I Love You, Three Citistage Players, Ten-Ten Theater, NYC, directed by T.J. Turgeon
AWARDS & HONORS - Selective
Extraordinary Finalist, City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting, Miami, FL (2019)
Can You Hear Me Now? The Standing Ovation Award, The Actors Institute (2019)
I Love Lucy The Standing Ovation Award, The Actors Institute (2019)
Hold On Finalist, Weathervane 8x10 Festival, OH (2019)
Little Black Dress Finalist, Eden Prairie One Act Festival, MN (2019)
I Love Lucy Second Place, Besdt Script (Judge's Choice), Short+Sweet Canberra, Gala Final (2018)
24 Short-listed, Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, NYC (2018)
I Love Lucy Short-listed, Short + Sweet Kolkata, Auckland & Queensland (2018)
The Last Resort Short-listed, Short + Sweet Sydney (2018)
Responsible Short-listed, Short + Sweet Hollywood & Kolkata (2018)
Insulation Winner, Festival 56 New Works Festival, Grace Performing Arts Center, Princeton, IL (2017)
Can You Hear Me Now? Semi-finalist, Pick of the Vine, Little Fish Theatre, CA (2017)
Protocol Audience Favorite, LSSC Short Play Festival, Fine Arts Center Theatre, FL (2017)
Little Black Dress Judge’s Award & Audience Choice Award, Birdhouse Theatre, GA (2016)
First Do No Harm Silver Stage winner, Old Opera House’s 16th Annual New Voice Play Festival, WV (2016)
Little Black Dress Finalist, Arts & Letters Prize in Drama (2016)
Responsible Finalist, Arts & Letters Prize in Drama (2015)
Saving Grace Honorable Mention, Old Opera House New Voice Festival, WV (2015)
First Do No Harm Finalist & reading, Methods & Madness, Denton Community Theatre, TX (2015)
I Love Lucy Shortlisted, Brief ‘N Bold Festival, The Writer’s Center, Singapore (2014)
Brooklyn v. Manhattan Finalist & reading, 2014 Raymond J. Flores Series, NY (2014)
I Love Lucy Finalist, ATHE Conference, Phoenix, AZ (2014)
The Hotel Lobbyist Finalist & reading, City Theatre’s Prize for Best Short Playwriting, Miami, FL (2013)
The Hotel Lobbyist 2nd Prize & reading, $1,000, Methods & Madness, Denton Comm. Theatre, TX (2013)
Spreadin’ the News Semi-finalist, ATHE Conference, Miami, FL (2013)
Big Man Semi-finalist, Spotlight On: One Person Playwriting Competition, LA, CA (2013)
Aboard the Guy V. Molinari Heideman Award Finalist, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY (2011)
The Hotel Lobbyist 1st place winner & reading, Raymond J. Flores Playwriting Prize (2011)
Civil Disobedience Finalist, Fusion Theatre Company, NM (2010)
The Hotel Lobbyist 1st place winner & reading, Int’l Jewish Short Play Competition, Boca Raton, FL (2010)
It’s All Greek to Me (Full-Length) 1st place winner & reading, Multi-Arts Playwriting Competition, Amherst, MA (2008)
Unconditionally 1st place winner & reading, Raymond J. Flores Short Play Festival, NYC (2008)
She Says (Full-Length) Semifinalist, Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award (2000)
Prized Begonias Winner, Tennesee Williams Theatre Festival, Memphis, TN
The Life-is-Good Feeling (Full-Length) Winner, The Writer's Voice Playwriting Award, American Kaleidoscope Theatre, NYC
Safety Pin 1st place winner & reading, Lamia Ink International One-Page Play Festival
Ideal Grace 1st place winner & production, Dubuque Fine Arts Players Nt’l One-Act Play Contest, IA
STAGED READINGS - Selective
Ten-Minute and One-Act Plays
The Wonder of You She Speaks, Flush Ink Productions, Ontario, Canada (2020)
Good Things Come ... The Opinion Pieces: an evening of short plays by women, Urban Stages, NYC (2019)
Responsible Everday Inferno Theatre Company, "If on a Winter's Night," ART NY, Brooklyn, NY (2019)
Emily's List NY Madness, Kraine Theatre, NYC (2018)
In Solidarity The Back Room Plays, Bechdel Group, Jimmy's 43, NYC (2017)
Brooklyn v. Manhattan Play With Your Food, JIB Productions, CT (2017)
Viable ATHE New Play Development Workshop, Chicago, IL (2016)
Civil Disobedience Play With Your Food, JIB Productions, CT (2016)
Casual Friday F.A.C.T. Reading Series, NYC (2016)
Turn! Turn! Turn! She Speaks, Flush Ink Productions, Ontario, Canada (2016)
Little Black Dress Core Ensemble, Barrow Group, NYC (2014)
The Hotel Lobbyist Interplay Jewish Theatre, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Ohio (2014)
Twenty-Four Primary Stages Playwriting Festival, NYC (2014)
Responsible New Moon Short Play Festival, Luna Stage, NJ (2013)
Spreadin’ the News She Speaks, Flush Ink Productions, Ontario, Canada (2013)
How Could You? Urban Stages, NYC, directed by Frances Hill, featuring Lynn Cohen (2012)
Full-Length Plays/Series
The Misconception Plays Words by Women Series, Urban Stages, NYC (2019)
Big Apple Bytes Rising Sun Performance Company Laboratorium, Governors Island, NYC (2017)
Providence Articulation Series, Articulate Theatre , T. Schreiber Studio, NYC (2017)
Providence The Bechdel Group, Jimmy's 48, NYC (2017)
She Says Kaufmann Theater, NYC, with Florencia Lozana and Patricia Mauceri
That Life-is-Good Feeling American Kaleidoscope Theatre, NYC
Open Hearts Playformers Spring Festival of Staged Readings, NYC
FILMS & WEBISODES – Play adaptations
The Sweater City Kitties, vignette-style digital series of short form content, L.A., CA (chap.three - July 2020)
Herring City Kitties, vignette-style digital series of short form content, L.A., CA (chap.three - May 2020)
James Bond City Kitties, vignette-style digital series of short form content, L.A., CA (chap.three - Jan 2020)
Protocol Richard Brauer Productions
Flagler Film Festival, FL (2016)
Mende International Film & Cultural Arts Festival, FL (2016)
Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, Ireland (2016)
Prized Begonias Pfeiffer Pfilms
Palm Beach International Film Festival (short comedy - 2013)
Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Miami, FL (2013)
First place, Shorts Section, 27th Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival, FL (2012)
Critical Care Pfeiffer Pfilms
Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival, FL (short drama - 2013)
Palm Beach International Film Festival (2013)
Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Miami, FL (2013)
Safety Pin Project Y Theatre, Access Theatre, NYC (In: Before & After -2013)
Staten Island Ferry Project Y Theatre, NYC (Sight/Site Festival - 2012)
RADIO PLAYS
Can You Hear Me Now? The Radio Theatre Project, Studio@620, FL (2019)
Look Alive! The Radio Theatre Project, Studio@620, FL (2018)
WRITING GRANTS – Plays and Dramatic Readings of Literature
Kaufmann Theater, American Museum of Natural History, NYC
Grant recipient ($800-$3000) for reading or production of one-act and full-length plays and dramatic fiction
Your Health Comes First ... You Can Always Hang Yourself Later - a dramatic reading of selected stories
Amazing Graces, a full-length play for adult venue; directed by Fred Murhammer
It’s All Greek to Me, a children’s theater performance; Sticks and Stones Players, directed by Heidi Klinger
Mary - a dramatic reading of selected stories, from an adult novel-in-progress; directed by Jude Schanzer
The Sun, the Moon, the Stars and I, a children's theater performance; Sticks and Stones Players
She Says, a full-length play reading; Sticks and Stones Presentation, directed by Jill Mitwell
“C” is for Cat, Crow and Crocodile, a children's theater performance, Sticks and Stones Players
A Rose by Any Other Name, a one-act play; Open Hearts Production, directed by T.J. Turgeon
I Love You, Three, a full-length play; Open Hearts Production, directed by Rica Martens
Heart to Heart, a one-act play; Open Hearts Production, directed by James Leggi
Double or Nothing, a one-act play; Vibrations, Inc., Productions in Deaf Awareness
COMMISSIONS
Barbary Coast (10-minute play), Abingdon Theatre Company, NYC
Welcome Home, Max ... Love, Bob & Harry (full-length play), Vibrations, Inc., Productions in Deaf Awareness, NYC