Plays
DEAD & BREATHING (in progress)
a cranky old broad who just wants to die already works to convince her in-home nurse to assist her suicide
THE FORGETTING PLACE (kids' musical in progress)
a little girl discovers a mystical river that allows her to forget the tragedy that brought her there
ALONDRA WAS HERE
a young woman loses her sister and finds courage in a police state
THIS IS NOT THE PLAY
distrust and stereotypes abound as a black playwright works to get a story out of reluctant white characters
TUNDE'S TRUMPET (kids' musical)
a mischievous little boy finds focus (and magic) in music
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER
a Chinese-American guidance counselor helps a protege through some culturally sanctioned, gender-bias bullshit
SEX ON SUNDAY
the story of a dominatrix trying mighty hard to fit in with her ultra-conservative uptown neighbors
THE SUBJECT
an upstart documentarian builds his success on the death of one of his subjects and faces the consequences
DIRT RICH
five kids from the projects learn what friendship and integrity are worth when they find a wad of cash buried near their playground
MAMA'S GONNA BUY YOU
a wealthy white woman desperate to have a child steals one from a black teen mom
SHE LIKE GIRLS
a love/hate story inspired by the murder of a 15 year-old lesbian in Newark, NJ
Shorties
BLUE RIBBON
a man marking the tenth anniversary of his wife's death finds love in a tattoo parlor
CHOOSING LOVE
a psychic sees love and tragedy coming
#9
a bored white housewife tries to screw the system by--what else?--screwing a black guy
Screenplays
THE SUBJECT (adaptation of the play in progress)
CHANCE OF RAIN (adaptation of CHOOSING LOVE)
AYESHA COOK IS DYING FROM THE FEET UP (unoptioned)
a stubbornly independent woman juggles an increasingly serious romance, ridiculous family drama, and a spanking new diagnosis of MS
DEAD & BREATHING (in progress)
a cranky old broad who just wants to die already works to convince her in-home nurse to assist her suicide
THE FORGETTING PLACE (kids' musical in progress)
a little girl discovers a mystical river that allows her to forget the tragedy that brought her there
ALONDRA WAS HERE
a young woman loses her sister and finds courage in a police state
THIS IS NOT THE PLAY
distrust and stereotypes abound as a black playwright works to get a story out of reluctant white characters
TUNDE'S TRUMPET (kids' musical)
a mischievous little boy finds focus (and magic) in music
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER
a Chinese-American guidance counselor helps a protege through some culturally sanctioned, gender-bias bullshit
SEX ON SUNDAY
the story of a dominatrix trying mighty hard to fit in with her ultra-conservative uptown neighbors
THE SUBJECT
an upstart documentarian builds his success on the death of one of his subjects and faces the consequences
DIRT RICH
five kids from the projects learn what friendship and integrity are worth when they find a wad of cash buried near their playground
MAMA'S GONNA BUY YOU
a wealthy white woman desperate to have a child steals one from a black teen mom
SHE LIKE GIRLS
a love/hate story inspired by the murder of a 15 year-old lesbian in Newark, NJ
Shorties
BLUE RIBBON
a man marking the tenth anniversary of his wife's death finds love in a tattoo parlor
CHOOSING LOVE
a psychic sees love and tragedy coming
#9
a bored white housewife tries to screw the system by--what else?--screwing a black guy
Screenplays
THE SUBJECT (adaptation of the play in progress)
CHANCE OF RAIN (adaptation of CHOOSING LOVE)
AYESHA COOK IS DYING FROM THE FEET UP (unoptioned)
a stubbornly independent woman juggles an increasingly serious romance, ridiculous family drama, and a spanking new diagnosis of MS
