Nicole Kidman's and Meryl Streep's Writing Lab

I’m pleased to share that my dramedy pilot, Honey Widows, placed in the top 2% of all submissions for this year’s Lab. Founded by Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep, The Writers Lab is the only program in the world devoted exclusively to script development for women-identifying writers over 40. The Lab is presented by co-founders Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, with New York Women in Film & television, and in collaboration with the Writers Guild of America, East, with in-kind support from The Black List, Cinequest, Falco Ink, Film Fatales, Filmarket Hub, Final Draft, Population Media Center, and Roadmap Writers.

I'm a Finalist for NYC's WP Theater Lab

I’m delighted to be a finalist for the WP Theater Lab. This two-year residency for playwrights, directors and producers has served over 350 artists since its founding as The Director’s Forum in 1983. The Lab has two main goals: to cultivate the work of women+ artists, and to give them the tools they need to succeed in the industry. The Lab offers a professional network, entrepreneurial and leadership training, rehearsal space, and most significantly, tangible opportunities for the development and production of bold new work for the stage. The Lab residency culminates in the biennial Pipeline Festival, a festival of five new plays written, directed and produced by the Lab.

Now in its 44th Season, the WP is the nation’s oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing, and promoting the work of Women+ at every stage of their careers. WP Theater received a 2018 Lucille Lortel Award, a 2019 Obie Award, both for Outstanding Body of Work, and a 2020 Special Drama Desk recognizing WP and its founder, Julia Miles.

Punctuation Play Selected for Axial Theatre's Reading Series

My play, Punctuation Play, has been selected for the Cactus Flower short play development initiative at Axial Theatre. The play will be presented on June 26th from noon to 3 p.m. at The Hudson Valley Writers Center in New York. More information can be found at www.axialtheatre.org.

Axial Theatre is a 23-year-old, ensemble-based theater company known for its dedication to developing and producing cutting-edge and new theater works. 

All plays selected for this initiative will also receive consideration for a full production in April 2023 at the Theatre.

I'm A Semi-Finalist for the 2022 Gary Marshall New Works Festival

Established in 1997, The Garry Marshal Theatre is critically acclaimed and an Ovation Award-winning venue known originally as the Falcon Theatre. Based in Los Angeles, the Theatre is dedicated to cultivating community, presenting innovative performances, offering educational opportunities, and championing connection and conversation through storytelling and cultural experiences. The five selected works will be presented September 23rd-25th.

I'm a Finalist for the Goldfinch Writers Residency

The Goldfinch Writers’ Retreat is a week-long, fully-funded residency established to support writers who demonstrate a unique commitment to their craft, by providing the time and space critical to a writing practice. This inaugural residency at Looking Glass Arts will be offered to two writers (45 or older) who are not yet published by a major outlet. Works can include a novel, collection of short stories, poetry, memoir, graphic novel, play, screenplay, essays or hybrid work. Residencies are self-directed. Travel, lodging, meals and an honorarium are provided.

I'm a 2021 Finalist with Miami's City Theatre

My play, REALITY CHECK, is a 2021 Finalist in the annual City Theatre National Short Playwriting Contest. Founded in 1996, City Theatre is the only professional theatre in the country dedicated to the discovery, development and production of short plays and musicals. The company has produced or presented more than 1000 plays in a robust variety of programming, year-round and for all ages. Its annual City Theatre National Contest for Short Playwriting exists to honor and recognize talented playwrights, reward excellence in dramatic writing, increase the visibility of this delightful genre, and provide professional opportunities for playwrights.

The company receives 800+ play and musicals submissions for its National Contest. City Theatre’s evolving programming and audiences offer numerous opportunities for Contest plays and playwrights, meaning Finalist scripts might have ongoing consideration beyond the year of submission for paid professional readings, production opportunities with royalties, commissions. Finalist Playwrights are invited to attend SUMMER SHORTS and CityWrights Industry Weekend. The WINNING Contest playwright receives a production, royalties, a cash prize of $1,000, and a trip to Miami. The 2021 Contest Finalist plays are written by well-known, mid-career and emerging new voices, and feature an exciting breadth of theatrical styles, storytelling, and production possibilities.

I'm a Finalist for The Bechdel Project's Roo Residency

The ROO Residency is a one-year residency that will support the creation of new work for the stage or screen. In this inaugural year, the focus will be on scripts that illuminate or bring forward untold stories from history that center on women. The residency is open to feminist writers (of any intersection) who are looking for support to create or develop a new work based on women from history or a historical event with a feminist lens.

The residency will be largely directed by the writer themselves and, as such, will be the most beneficial to writers who understand their process and what works best for them, but early-career writers are also encouraged to apply. They will have access to the Bechdel Project spaces in Greenpoint Brooklyn (unceded Lenape lands) for writing, workshops, and readings. They will also have access to the Bechdel Project staff, who will provide support in any additional ways they can, from feedback to networking and producing.

With over 50 years of combined experience in arts management, advocacy, and the creation of new work, Bechdel Project is ready to move nimbly to deliver a unique blend of art, activism, and education.

FINALIST FOR MIRANDA THEATRE COMPANY

I am 1 of 21 finalists in consideration for a workshop grant from Miranda Theatre Company, a New-York based institution. Founded in 1989, MTC has developed and presented over 30 NY and world premiere of plays by writers that include Adam Bock, Cusi Cram, Jeff Daniels, Bronwen Denton Davis, Israel Horovitz, Laurel Ollstein, Adam Seidel and Emily Whitesell. MTC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and production of new plays that offer hope, while they explore the challenges that face us both as individuals and as members of the global community.