The Dynamics of Groove

post-it poem

I’ve been diligently working to *have* inspiration (as if you can really have it, it just comes…), but nada. You know, write these little plays or moments to share. Something new. Anyway, I had some great ideas, but nothing that really grabbed me and was like, “no, we’re not leaving until you wtite us down”. But…

unedited scene from the bike play

I haven’t really felt like sharing, but then I thought, fuck it, I got nothing to lose (except for my 14 views–don’t go!). Anyway, I was trying to think of what scene to post to round this off. There’s one where Ella is teaching Jamie how to be seductive, that one’s good. Or another that’s…

Play List

Mini play list for you all riffing of the song obsessions post. So, of course (again) This and this. Here are a couple of other songs that I was feeling when I wrote i stole lance armstrong’s bike: Wild Horses – this is not the original, but I like her voice and that drifty, far-off quality…

The Man Who Sold The World

I have song obsessions. This is one of them. This song relates to i stole lance armstrong’s bike in that it was the impetus for the whole play. I will share that next, but first, a really long digression… I warned you. Of course, I felt tremendously sad to hear the news of David Bowie. A…

The Real World – Theater Edition: An Interview with Libby Emmons

Recent interview with Libby Emmons for SF Theater Pub was way cool. Loved hearing her perspective on art-making and not “asking permission”. And it’s so true! We do ask permission all the time to do art. Why? Isn’t that somewhat the point of art (possibly) to not ask permission? I remember something Rob Handel told…

the bike play

There’s this play I wrote about two girls that steal Lance Armstrong’s bike while he’s doing the Tour of California. Just a crime of opportunity, you know. So they go on this road trip to get rid of it, but end up being in over their heads. They post about it online and become internet-famous….

Punk As Fuck – reading on 1/12 at the Gallery Cafe in SF

Super lucky to be selected as a guinea pig for Custom Made Theatre‘s new plays development program. Myself and Megan Cohen, another fantastic local playwright (who happens to be in the cast of my play!) were asked to share a play we’d been working on for these one-off readings at the Gallery Cafe. The point…

Acoustic Set

So I’m thinking of this new portion of my blog like my little regular acoustic set. it’s just stuff i’ve been working on– no big deal. No accolades needed. In fact, you gotta imagine me like in this cafe or bar that’s kinda hard to get to and maybe just the regular locals come out…

Scene from a play – the punk play

I thought I’d start off a little something different. This is a scene from a play I wrote called Punk As Fuck. It’s about the punk scene and three different generations coming together on one night. A little bit about it – I originally wrote it for Just Theater’s New Play Lab over 2014 and the…

Looking Ahead

So I’ve been sharing this interview that I did with Stuart Bousel of San Francisco Theater Pub (among other Bay Area theater companies and capacities) because something Stuart said resonated with me as I think of the Bay Area theater scene, and also other scenes and communities. What will save theater in the Bay Area…