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Welcome!

I have quite the lineup of shows! Take your time and see if any fit into your upcoming season. Perusal copies are available through New Play Exchange.

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My Plays

Full Length Plays

Full nights of entertainment

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Coming Out Part 1: From Eden

 Four heroes are called by Chronos, the Greek God of Linear Time, to band together and stop The American God. When Adam arrives at their meeting ground, things turn sour quickly. The American God arrives and foils Chronos's plans. Chronos has no choice but to send Adam back in time to equip the queer heroes for their coming battle. 


Coming Out: From Eden is a political Queer Comic Epic.

A black and white living room. A Ouija board with a planchette lies in the floor in front of a chair

Ghost Light

 Tiana, Esther, and Luke thought they had left their pasts behind. When their father suddenly passes away, the three are forced to return to their family home. Strange things happen around the house convincing Tiana that her recently deceased father might not be done with them. 


Ghost Light is a paranormal horror with love and loss in the deep South.

Brushes and palette knives lay on a paint-stained easel.

A Brush with Death

Phoenix is desperate for their first gallery to be successful. When they get stuck between the unrealistic expectations of critics, the greed of producers, and the obsession of their partner, they resort to extreme measures to create art that will please all. No matter what the cost.


A Brush with Death is a body horror boasting buckets of blood and high tension.


One Act Plays

Bite-sized theatre perfect for any short play festival.

A wood-cutting ax lodged into a stump.

Hey, Kiddo

Jonathan and Katye arrive at a cabin in the woods to film their dream movie in a home run studio. When they meet the strange host, Michael, they must quickly decide if their film is worth the chance of losing their lives. 


A 20-minute horror comedy

A black and white bridge over a body of water.

A Night on the Bridge

Woman crosses a bridge alone at night. She stops halfway through, and peers over. Man approaches. Neither are aware of how much this following conversation will shape their lives. 


A 10-minute drama based on Kabuki Theatre

A pair of lips with a wrench as a mustache.

Fix it Quik Autoshop

It's hard to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. That doesn't stop Kylie from being the best at what she does. This short comedy has Kylie face off against Brett, a misogynistic customer, as she tries to find out what is wrong with his machinery. 


A 10-minute absurdist comedy.

An examination table in a gynecologist's office.

The pro life horror: A pro choice farce

 Welcome to Lucy Fir's abortion clinic. Where your mistakes are our pleasure. The Pro-Life Horror is a political farce highlighting some of the absurdities about abortion from the far-right circle. This piece is dark, irreverent, and sometimes funny. Inspiration was drawn from "A Modest Proposal". 


A 15-minute farce

A dimly lit proscenium stage with a red grand drape.

Break a Leg

 Bridgette and Xander stay in a theatre late at night to find evidence of a haunting. When they're about to give up hope, a ghostly visitor starts to give them signs. Is this spirit friendly, or is there something sinister at play? 


A 10-minute paranormal horror

A modern waiting room.

Times out/ Time to Begin Again

Pete is enjoying a quiet day at the office when Eden arrives with no memory of where she came from. What perplexes Pete is no one has been to his office in many millennia. Together, they must solve the mystery of who she is and where she must go next. 


A 10-minute fantasy drama

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Full-length screenplays

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Southern Gothic

Tiana, Esther, and Luke thought they had left their pasts behind. When their father suddenly passes away, the three are forced to return to their family home. Strange things happen around the house convincing Tiana that her recently deceased father might not be done with them. 


A film adaptation of my horror drama.


Short Screenplay

Bite-sized screenplays ready for production.

Hey, Kiddo

Jonathan and Katye arrive at a studio in the basement of a cabin in the woods to film their dream movie. Little do they know, Michael, their strange host, has a movie of his own he wants to film.


Hey, Kiddo was the runner-up in the Del Shores Foundation Writers search of 2023 for short screenplay.

A Night on the bridge

Woman crosses a bridge alone at night. She stops halfway through, and peers over. Man approaches. Neither are aware of how much this following conversation will shape their lives. 


Produced and premiered at Bossier Parish Community College in 2022.

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