My dramedy pilot, Goodie Two-Faced, has been selected for the second round of the application process for the 2016 Episodic Story Lab at Sundance. This pilot is loosely based on my personal experiences as an anti-trafficking crusader in Asia. Twelve revisions and two years later, here we are! Final selections will be announced in late August. Fingers crossed!
Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Cindy Chupack (Modern Family) and I - Spoken Word Night!
Join us on Wednesday, April 6th, at the Matrix Theater for a night of non-fiction stories culled from our personal lives! The event begins at 8 p.m. and a reception with complimentary drinks and snacks follows. Tickets can be purchased for as little at $5 at http://nueapower.eventbrite.com/
DHARMA makes first cut for PlayPenn's 2016 Conference
My play, Dharma, has made the first cut (130 plays chosen from 750 plays) for PlayPenn's annual conference. This annual conference takes place each July in Philadelphia. The conference includes workshops and readings of six plays, additional readings of up to three works-in-progress, forums for artists, and a symposium on new play development issues.
Cindy Chupack nominates me for New Voices of HUMANITAS
I've been nominated for the New Voices of HUMANITAS! This opportunity recognizes emerging writers of all modes and genres. Each selected writer receives a monetary grant to craft an original pilot under the guidance of a HUMANITAS Trustee or member of the Board of Directors. Once completed, the script is submitted to a studio partner for consideration.
Recent Awards and Achievements
• Variety Magazine — 110 Top Students to Watch •
• Grey's Anatomy — Writer's P.A. — 2015 •
• Writing Internship with HBO — Writer of minisode for Getting On •
• Artistay and Camac Fellowship — 3-month residency •
Funded in part by the Tenot Foundation (through December 2015)
• Emmy Foundation Writing Scholarship •
• Advance Sitcom Writing Program at Northwestern University •
Pilot produced and funded by Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Dharma is a top ten Finalist with the Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
The Actor's Theatre of Charlotte has announced that Dharma is a top ten finalist for its annual nuVoices Festival. The annual festival focuses on original and cutting-edge playwriting. The festival offers a unique program that fosters appreciation for the creative process of playwrights while putting together a one-of-a-kind event for the national thespian community. The process begins with a period of play submissions that are narrowed down to a handful of chosen works. Directors, designers and actors are brought together to help the playwrights breathe life into their plays, which are then showcased at staged readings, with a single play chosen as the festival’s winner.
2015 Residency
I am honored to have been awarded a three-month writing residency in France which is, in part, funded by the Tenot Foundation. It is in cooperation with the Camac and Artistay.
I've received this residency based on my international development and social justice work, including a pilot on the futility of anti-trafficking programming in Asia.
Sins
Next week I'll be performing as part of Sins: A Storytelling Event, presented by the Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance. Come watch me lay bare my soul along with a group of other talented storytellers.
September 24, 2015 at 8pm
Drinks and desserts at 7:30pm
at The Zephyr Theatre
Tickets are available here or at the door.
Variety Students to Watch
In honor of its 110th anniversary, Variety has selected 110 students who represent the future of film, media and entertainment.
They've chosen me as one of them. I'm honored.
Read more here.
Those Are My Girls
Playwright Jen Huszcza blogs about the ONSTAGE Competition, presented by Theatre Unbound and Little Black Dress Ink. My play Slut is featured.
Read the post here.