Plays

Productions & Readings

From a creepy amusement park in Vienna to a bustling beach in Mombasa, my theater works have taken me around the world for research. One play had the nerve to summon a legendary hair grower from her grave, while another invented a bathtub that just might be a portal to Mami Wata.

*Photos from the following productions: “Wata Daughters (top left/center), “A Shot in the Dark” (bottom left/center), and “The Incredible Darling(s)” 10-minute play (right).

Busts of Augusta

When a traveling couple returns home for the holidays, the wife is troubled by a sculpting ritual performed by married women. Inspired by legendary claymaker, Augusta Savage, and her rebellion against a strict, religious upbringing. (2F, 10-min play)

  • Semi-finalist for Asian Story Theater (2024)

The Incredible Darling(s)

A misleading flyer sparks a debate over their identity for conjoined sisters, Millie and Christine McKoy a.k.a The Two-Headed Nightingale. Inspired by real life. (2F, 10-min play)

Support/honors for the full-length play in progress, Darling(s) and Less Marvelous Monsters, include:

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival (semifinalist), 2023
  • La Maison Baldwin Residency (finalist), 2020
  • SLF Gulliver Travel Research Grant, 2018

Read more about this play on NPX.

A Shot in the Dark

Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo find themselves trapped in Frida’s painting “Two Nudes in a Forest” and terrorized by a tomato thief. (2F, 1 puppet, 10-min play)

Wata Daughters

Wata daughters dot com, a spiritual guidance website, inspires two women to sit in a bathtub waiting on a visit from Mami Wata. (2F, 10-min play)

Le Fruit Défendu (The Forbidden Fruit)

When a giant comet is bound for Earth, a longtime married couple tries to scheme their way into a time capsule. Inspired by Comet Halley (and marriage on a bad day) this is a sci-fi comedy about a couple whose issues blow up when threatened with extinction. (2F, 1M, 10-min play)

The Fattening Room

Two brides-to-be enter a mysterious room, expecting to meet their matches from Motherland Brothers dot com. Inspired by the Nigerian folktale: The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress. (3F, 10-min play)