Happy New Year! It’s been a minute! As in…a whole 11 months of a minute!
Here’s how the rest of 2023 shook out:
In March, I wrapped up my year as a member of Echoes Emerging Writer’s Group at Primary Stages! I continue to be so grateful for all I learned from my cohort of playwrights: Ang Bey, Kim Brockington, Jess Ducey, Lingyue, Ashil Lee, Max Raymond, and April Soetarman, as well as our leaders, Erin Daley and Claudia Acosta.
In May, I spent a week working on a beautiful new play at The Public Theatre.
In June, my play burn for You had a one day developmental reading led by Luke Harlan, with Blair Baker, Joe Curnutte, Shayna Small, Sky Smith, and Claire Siebers in the cast! Anna O’Donoghue, who has championed this play since its early days, served as the dramaturg!
In July, I was a two time semi finalist for residencies at New Roots in upstate NY!
In October, a short film I starred in last year, Sweetgreen, premiered at Newfest! Written and directed by the wonderful Phillip Vernon.
Also in October—I got to work on an awesome new play, Lemuria, by Bonnie Antosh—directed by my frequent collaborator and dear friend, Pirronne Yousefzadeh.
And in December, I was a semi finalist for Ars Nova’s Playgroup!
Lots of other good/bad/wonderful/hard stuff happened this year. But we made it to the other side, and on this blog, we take the wins as they come, baby!
In January I got some lovely news about burn for You that I’m excited to share later this year, am hard at work on new stuff, and excited for all the hope and possibility of 2024.