FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
The Resolute: All Hands In
(13+ W)
Large cast version of The Resolute, designed for high schools and colleges.
Three months after the end of the Civil War, a group of freshmen at one of the first elite colleges for women discover a place outside of time where anything is possible, even rebellion, even baseball. Inspired by an extraordinary astronomy professor, these daring students will pursue joy, face their fears, and transform their lives forever.
Development:
Premiered at The Hewitt School, October 2021. Directed by Colleen Britt.
(13+ W)
Large cast version of The Resolute, designed for high schools and colleges.
Three months after the end of the Civil War, a group of freshmen at one of the first elite colleges for women discover a place outside of time where anything is possible, even rebellion, even baseball. Inspired by an extraordinary astronomy professor, these daring students will pursue joy, face their fears, and transform their lives forever.
Development:
Premiered at The Hewitt School, October 2021. Directed by Colleen Britt.
Alcestis
(8+ actors)
A new adaptation co-written with Taryn Nicole Spires and Jeannie Thomas. Commissioned to approach the play through "feminist themes," we investigated and dramatically included the title character's "gap scenes," mentioned but not embodied in Euripides' classic, including her journey to Hades with Thanatos, the god of Death.
Development:
- Part of the University of Georgia's fall 2021 main stage season. Directed by David Saltz.
Photos and more about this production HERE
(8+ actors)
A new adaptation co-written with Taryn Nicole Spires and Jeannie Thomas. Commissioned to approach the play through "feminist themes," we investigated and dramatically included the title character's "gap scenes," mentioned but not embodied in Euripides' classic, including her journey to Hades with Thanatos, the god of Death.
Development:
- Part of the University of Georgia's fall 2021 main stage season. Directed by David Saltz.
Photos and more about this production HERE
The Resolute
(6W)
A coming-of-age baseball adventure set just after the end of the Civil War.
Development:
Finalist for ATHE's Jane Chambers feminist playwriting award (June 2021)
Developmental workshop performance with Hidden Well Theatre (January 2020)
"Schoolhouse in the City" reading, presented by Westchester's Schoolhouse Theater, at The Dramatists Guild Music Hall in NYC (February 2, 2018).
September 2017 - Workshop production at the Wyoming Theater Festival in Sheridan, WY. (Broadway World coverage of the workshop production HERE. Interview with The Sheridan Press HERE. ) Directed by Colleen Britt.
March 2017 - Staged reading at 5th Wednesday Reading Series in Greensboro, NC. Staged reading at The Hive Theater in Brooklyn, NY.
July 2016 - Developmental reading in the Wyoming Theater Festival's "Let's Hear It!" series.
Commissioned by Infinite Variety Productions in NYC in 2016.
(6W)
A coming-of-age baseball adventure set just after the end of the Civil War.
Development:
Finalist for ATHE's Jane Chambers feminist playwriting award (June 2021)
Developmental workshop performance with Hidden Well Theatre (January 2020)
"Schoolhouse in the City" reading, presented by Westchester's Schoolhouse Theater, at The Dramatists Guild Music Hall in NYC (February 2, 2018).
September 2017 - Workshop production at the Wyoming Theater Festival in Sheridan, WY. (Broadway World coverage of the workshop production HERE. Interview with The Sheridan Press HERE. ) Directed by Colleen Britt.
March 2017 - Staged reading at 5th Wednesday Reading Series in Greensboro, NC. Staged reading at The Hive Theater in Brooklyn, NY.
July 2016 - Developmental reading in the Wyoming Theater Festival's "Let's Hear It!" series.
Commissioned by Infinite Variety Productions in NYC in 2016.
The Bride Project
(5-50W)
Re-imagining of Aeschylus' The Danaid Trilogy.
Development: Commissioned by Lonesome George Productions, October 2015.
Workshop performance with Lonesome George at Theaterlab in NYC, February 2016.
Production: "Love Me Gender" Festival in Vienna, Austria, September 2016. (translated into German by director Sina Heiss)
Coverage/review of the workshop production in Linz newspaper HERE
(5-50W)
Re-imagining of Aeschylus' The Danaid Trilogy.
Development: Commissioned by Lonesome George Productions, October 2015.
Workshop performance with Lonesome George at Theaterlab in NYC, February 2016.
Production: "Love Me Gender" Festival in Vienna, Austria, September 2016. (translated into German by director Sina Heiss)
Coverage/review of the workshop production in Linz newspaper HERE
Telling the Bees
(3M, 3W)
A kitchen sink drama modeled after bees in an unhealthy hive.
Commissioned by Lonesome George Productions and director Sina Heiss
Development:
Winner: Georgia Theater Conference One-Act Play Competition. Staged reading October 2017.
Residency: Chashama, Long Island City, August 2014.
Workshop performance at Treehouse Theater, NYC, October 2014.
Workshop production at Columbia University, July 2014.
Development reading/open laboratory, Columbia University, May 2014.
(3M, 3W)
A kitchen sink drama modeled after bees in an unhealthy hive.
Commissioned by Lonesome George Productions and director Sina Heiss
Development:
Winner: Georgia Theater Conference One-Act Play Competition. Staged reading October 2017.
Residency: Chashama, Long Island City, August 2014.
Workshop performance at Treehouse Theater, NYC, October 2014.
Workshop production at Columbia University, July 2014.
Development reading/open laboratory, Columbia University, May 2014.
Showing
(3W, 2M)
What's a gender reveal party without a heaping helping of disaster?
Development:
Nashville Rep Ingram New Works Lab Commission.
Developmental reading: Ingram New Works Festival, May 2015. Streamed on HowlRound.
Staged reading, Women's Theater Festival, Raleigh, NC, September 2016.
Semi-finalist, Trustus New Play Festival, 2016.
(Read coverage of the Ingram New Works Lab in American Theatre Magazine here.)
Immersive, site-specific workshop production by Hidden Well Theatre at the Setauket Neighborhood House, NY, November 2022.
(3W, 2M)
What's a gender reveal party without a heaping helping of disaster?
Development:
Nashville Rep Ingram New Works Lab Commission.
Developmental reading: Ingram New Works Festival, May 2015. Streamed on HowlRound.
Staged reading, Women's Theater Festival, Raleigh, NC, September 2016.
Semi-finalist, Trustus New Play Festival, 2016.
(Read coverage of the Ingram New Works Lab in American Theatre Magazine here.)
Immersive, site-specific workshop production by Hidden Well Theatre at the Setauket Neighborhood House, NY, November 2022.
Ghost Notes
(5W, 3M)
Death and birth in upstate South Carolina.
Awarded the Mark Gilbert Award, North Carolina New Play Project 2016.
Development: Workshop production at the Greensboro Fringe Festival in Greensboro, NC. January 2016.
Staged Reading at The Actors Studio Drama School (March 2013)
(5W, 3M)
Death and birth in upstate South Carolina.
Awarded the Mark Gilbert Award, North Carolina New Play Project 2016.
Development: Workshop production at the Greensboro Fringe Festival in Greensboro, NC. January 2016.
Staged Reading at The Actors Studio Drama School (March 2013)
Lisa's Kitchen Island
(3W, 3M)
Semi-finalist, Trustus New Play Festival, Columbia, SC
(3W, 3M)
Semi-finalist, Trustus New Play Festival, Columbia, SC
PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
"This Little Light"
A play for young toddlers up to 3 years old and their grown-ups. A re-imagining of the French folksong "Alouette," explored through healing light, navigating the dark together, and the nests we build with what we discover we've carried with us all along. Developed in a pandemic-infused world, this is an intimate journey with light, a path, and a tent, for up to two toddlers and their grown-ups.
Development:
June 2021: Developed and performed in residence at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA).
A play for young toddlers up to 3 years old and their grown-ups. A re-imagining of the French folksong "Alouette," explored through healing light, navigating the dark together, and the nests we build with what we discover we've carried with us all along. Developed in a pandemic-infused world, this is an intimate journey with light, a path, and a tent, for up to two toddlers and their grown-ups.
Development:
June 2021: Developed and performed in residence at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA).
Play Dates: Four Plays for the Very Young
Bunny Tales: Our Fall Adventure, Lullabye for Bear, Unfurl, and Flicker
Co-wrote and directed four 30-40 minute, immersive, sensorial plays with puppets, each inspired by one of the seasons, designed for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old. Workshopped and produced over the course of a nine-month developmental residency at The Drama Center at the Cultural Arts Center in Greensboro, NC. October 2017-May 2018.
Bunny Tales: Our Fall Adventure, Lullabye for Bear, Unfurl, and Flicker
Co-wrote and directed four 30-40 minute, immersive, sensorial plays with puppets, each inspired by one of the seasons, designed for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old. Workshopped and produced over the course of a nine-month developmental residency at The Drama Center at the Cultural Arts Center in Greensboro, NC. October 2017-May 2018.
Good Morning, Baby Dragons!
(Open casting)
A play for the very young, about waking up and embracing the day.
Interactive, sensorial, non-linear puppet play, designed for newborns to 3 years old.
Premiered at the Greensboro Fringe Festival, February 2017.
(Open casting)
A play for the very young, about waking up and embracing the day.
Interactive, sensorial, non-linear puppet play, designed for newborns to 3 years old.
Premiered at the Greensboro Fringe Festival, February 2017.
Bad Ideas for Terrible Things
(2W, 1M)
Two seventh grade best friends investigate the ghost in the house down the street and are shocked by who instead they find.
Publication: Excerpt included in Duo! The Best Scenes for Kids Ages 7-15, by Applause Books.
(2W, 1M)
Two seventh grade best friends investigate the ghost in the house down the street and are shocked by who instead they find.
Publication: Excerpt included in Duo! The Best Scenes for Kids Ages 7-15, by Applause Books.
ONE-ACT PLAYS
Joan and the Gentleman Juggler: A Wonder Tale Told by the Ghost of L. Frank Baum
(1W, 2M) 60 minute one-act play, single set
The fantastic story of abolitionist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson and juggler Paul Cinquevalli, as told through the lens of the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Developed by The Adventure Collective
Workshop production: The American Authors Festival at The Metropolitan Playhouse in NYC (January 2014)
Read a review from the workshop production HERE.
(1W, 2M) 60 minute one-act play, single set
The fantastic story of abolitionist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson and juggler Paul Cinquevalli, as told through the lens of the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Developed by The Adventure Collective
Workshop production: The American Authors Festival at The Metropolitan Playhouse in NYC (January 2014)
Read a review from the workshop production HERE.
Patience & Hannah
(2W)
45-minute one-act play, single set
Developed at The Actors Studio Drama School in New York City
Workshop performances:
Actors Studio Drama School Repertory Season at The Theater at Dance New Amsterdam (May 2013). Directed by Jim Fagan.
Selected for The 2014 Greensboro Fringe Festival
Publication: Monologue included in 222 More Comedy Monologues, Smith & Krauss
(2W)
45-minute one-act play, single set
Developed at The Actors Studio Drama School in New York City
Workshop performances:
Actors Studio Drama School Repertory Season at The Theater at Dance New Amsterdam (May 2013). Directed by Jim Fagan.
Selected for The 2014 Greensboro Fringe Festival
Publication: Monologue included in 222 More Comedy Monologues, Smith & Krauss
Running on Envy
2W, 1M
A supportive maid of honor drinks of something sickly sweet and green, destroying herself with envy from the inside out.
Premiered as part of The Dirty Blondes' 24-Hour "Sin in the City" Play Festival at Galapagos Arts Space
2W, 1M
A supportive maid of honor drinks of something sickly sweet and green, destroying herself with envy from the inside out.
Premiered as part of The Dirty Blondes' 24-Hour "Sin in the City" Play Festival at Galapagos Arts Space
Dinner for Who
1 or 2W, 1M
Just after their messy break-up, a former couple finds their old and new identities in whatever objects are in easy reach.
Publication: Book of Estro 2011
Anna and the Mountain
10-minute monologue
Included in 365 Woman a Year. Staged reading at Upstage theater in Charlotte, NC.
Echo
10-minute monologue
A little stream named Echo falls in love with a man seated along her shore.
Developed at the 2015 Tiny Theatre Festival as a two-character movement and text piece at The Brick, Brooklyn, NY
Premiered at the 2014 Greensboro Fringe Festival
You Put a Spell on Me
Monologue. NYC Playwrights "Play of the Month."
1 or 2W, 1M
Just after their messy break-up, a former couple finds their old and new identities in whatever objects are in easy reach.
Publication: Book of Estro 2011
Anna and the Mountain
10-minute monologue
Included in 365 Woman a Year. Staged reading at Upstage theater in Charlotte, NC.
Echo
10-minute monologue
A little stream named Echo falls in love with a man seated along her shore.
Developed at the 2015 Tiny Theatre Festival as a two-character movement and text piece at The Brick, Brooklyn, NY
Premiered at the 2014 Greensboro Fringe Festival
You Put a Spell on Me
Monologue. NYC Playwrights "Play of the Month."
INSTALLATIONS/PERFORMANCE AS RESEARCH
As artistic director of Storyhound Theatre, I created experiments to investigate ways for artists in Greensboro, NC to connect and be heard, generating more than 100 inspired new works in the fields of theatre, poetry, dance, music, and film over the course of three years.
As artistic director of Storyhound Theatre, I created experiments to investigate ways for artists in Greensboro, NC to connect and be heard, generating more than 100 inspired new works in the fields of theatre, poetry, dance, music, and film over the course of three years.
The Greensboro Grapevine
An epic game of artistic telephone
In three "volumes" - Telephone, Chain Reaction, and Metamorphoses, each beginning with a locally sourced piece of art (a song, three drinks, and a sculpture in motion) I curated an experiment to connect artists in (mis)communication across six fields in Greensboro, NC. In residence at Scuppernong Books.
An epic game of artistic telephone
In three "volumes" - Telephone, Chain Reaction, and Metamorphoses, each beginning with a locally sourced piece of art (a song, three drinks, and a sculpture in motion) I curated an experiment to connect artists in (mis)communication across six fields in Greensboro, NC. In residence at Scuppernong Books.
(Un)Common Core
Math and physics by way of poetry and theatre
A double experiment in empathy, to find a way to take the fear out of math and science by way of poetry in performative exploration. In residence at Scuppernong Books.
Math and physics by way of poetry and theatre
A double experiment in empathy, to find a way to take the fear out of math and science by way of poetry in performative exploration. In residence at Scuppernong Books.
The Body Project
Experiment to form one creative body of Greensboro, NC's fractured artistic scene
Inspired by the problem of Greensboro's deeply fractured artistic scene, I drew from the bodily humors to curate the work of more than 60 Greensboro artists in the fields of music, theatre, film, poetry, and dance over three months, culminating in performance and art that transformed, for one night, a downtown studio space into a healthy and thriving artistic body. The project is documented here, including a process blog by the participants: https://thebodyproject2018.weebly.com. Through Storyhound Theatre and the UNC-Greensboro Art Truck. At the Greensboro Project Space.
Experiment to form one creative body of Greensboro, NC's fractured artistic scene
Inspired by the problem of Greensboro's deeply fractured artistic scene, I drew from the bodily humors to curate the work of more than 60 Greensboro artists in the fields of music, theatre, film, poetry, and dance over three months, culminating in performance and art that transformed, for one night, a downtown studio space into a healthy and thriving artistic body. The project is documented here, including a process blog by the participants: https://thebodyproject2018.weebly.com. Through Storyhound Theatre and the UNC-Greensboro Art Truck. At the Greensboro Project Space.
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Laura and Pawnee - A scenic experiment
A trace from "Dangerous. Ordinary. Incomplete: Investigating the Kitchen Sink," a three-day workshop and presentation produced by Lonesome George Productions. Experiment led by director Sina Heiss. Text by Gabrielle Sinclair. |
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SHORT FILMS
Listen
scifi/experiment. With funding from a Willson Center Shelter project microgrant through UGA.
Interview HERE
How can the story of the pandemic be told when it never seems to end? “Listen” imagines not just the loss of sense and smell, but all the senses, until finally a sense of self, and a machine that might, maybe, bring her back.
scifi/experiment. With funding from a Willson Center Shelter project microgrant through UGA.
Interview HERE
How can the story of the pandemic be told when it never seems to end? “Listen” imagines not just the loss of sense and smell, but all the senses, until finally a sense of self, and a machine that might, maybe, bring her back.
Diminished Returns
10-minute short film
In a bad break-up, somebody's always gotta be the monster.
Produced by EyePatch Productions. Directed by Mikal Evans.
10-minute short film
In a bad break-up, somebody's always gotta be the monster.
Produced by EyePatch Productions. Directed by Mikal Evans.