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Mar 2023
My song "The Perfect Catch" (lyrics by Caitlin Collins) was a finalist for Song Slam at the 2023 TYA/USA Festival and Conference.
Jan 2023
My song "Away From It All" (lyrics by A.J. Freeman) from our new musical It Ain't Over 'Til the Bat Lady Sings was workshopped with Circle in the Square Theatre School students and performed on the Circle in the Square Broadway stage as part of a school showcase of work.
Dec 15, 2022
My song "Our Little Life" (music by Alex Rybeck) was performed by Karen Akers as part of Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms Festival in an evening featuring original songs by members of the New York Songwriters Alliance, produced by Tom Toce, Music Direction by Jon Delfin.
Dec 15, 2022
My holiday song "Hallmark Christmas Movie" (lyrics by Kenny Harmon) was featured in Janine McGuire and Arri Lawton Simon's Holiday Salon, performed by Kenny Harmon, accompanied by Beth Falcone. Livestream link: tinyurl.com/2022holidaysalon
Dec 8, 2022
My holiday song "Snow One Else for Me" (lyrics by Alara Magritte) was featured in Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms Festival in an evening of music and comedy produced by Megan Loughran and Steve Young, performed by Meredith Brandt and Meagan Raker, accompanied by Fernanda Douglas.
Nov 19, 2022
My one-act musicals Sing a Song of Six Pants (with lyricist and co-bookwriter Megan Loughran, directed by Nico Krell, music directed by Eli Schildkraut) and It Ain't Over 'Til the Bat Lady Sings (with lyricist and co-bookwriter A.J. Freeman, music directed by Jonathon Lynch) will have readings at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Tickets (free with reservation): https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/11/19/across-crowded-room-2022
Sept 15-18, 2022
My one-act play The Clumps was selected for the MainStage Series of the Pittsburgh New Works Festival and will be produced by The Heritage Players. Directed by Greg Pegher and featuring John Reilly and Hannah Taylor.
https://pittsburghnewworksfestival.thundertix.com/events/202213
Sept 2022
I was invited to join the BMI Advanced Librettists Workshop, a workshop for professional musical theater book writers.
Aug 8-13, 2022
My one-act play Cassie Goes to Congress was produced by New Perspectives Theater as part of their Short Play Festival. Directed by Dani Ortiz and featuring Nadia Diamond, Celia Berk, Emma Davis, Jonon Gansukh, and Gus Ferrari.
May 2022
A recording of my song “If I Didn’t Know Better” by singer Katherine Riddle was released by the Kurt Weill Foundation, as part of their Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook, Volume 2 ($1,500 award). Check out the recording here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VizKuPbs0Pk
Mar 2022
My song/comedic music video "Love in the Time of Corona" and song "I'm Here" (music by Kris Bjarke) were selected by the Women in Media & the Arts Coalition for their upcoming concert "Conversations in America: 2020 Vision." Check out the songs here! http://www.womenartsmediacoalition.org/conversations-1
Feb 2022
I was selected for New Perspectives Theatre Company's Women's Work Short Play LAB, where I developed a new one-act play to be produced in their summer festival.
Feb 2022
I was selected for The Recording Academy's Musical Theater Task Force Mentorship Program, a free six-month program where I will be mentored by Grammy Award-winning Music Producer Kurt Deutsch.
Dec 2021
My song "Snow One Else for Me" (lyrics by Alara Magritte) was featured in Playdate Theatre's Holiday Cabaret at The Duplex in NYC. https://www.playdatetheatre.com/holiday-cabaret-fundraiser
Nov 2021
My song “If I Didn’t Know Better” was selected for the Kurt Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook, Volume 2 - $1,500 award + song recording.
Sept 2021
I was accepted to the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop's Bookwriting course, a free year-long training program for emerging musical theater librettists.
Aug 3, 2021
My original kids musical Wanda Does the Water Cycle was performed at Lincoln Center GREEN. Watch excerpts here!
Aug 2021
My short play Baubles, Bangles, and Bankruptcy was selected for the New Play Development Workshop at the ATHE conference and had development and virtual reading, directed by Robin Stone.
Dec 2020-May 2021
I was accepted to the Maestra Mentorship Program, a free six-month program where I was mentored by Broadway Music Director & Orchestrator Mary-Mitchell Campbell. maestramusic.org/mentorship/
Feb 2021
My play There's Always Tomorrow was a finalist for the national Tennessee Williams & New Orleans 2020-2021 Writing Contest.
Feb 2021
Our short musical Crazy But True (music by Jon Hugo Ungar) had a virtual production in Iowa, produced by CAIM Creative Co. and The Coffee Boyz Productions. Listen to a song from the show here!
Feb 2021
My short play Just Like Magic had a virtual production at Little Fish Theatre in California. www.littlefishtheatre.org
Feb 2021
Commissioned by Mind’s Eye Producing to write and produce musical comedy video for virtual corporate event at Bespoke Education. www.mindseyeproducing.com
Dec 2020
Our song “Snow One Else for Me” (lyrics by Alara Magritte) was selected for a studio recording on Playdate Theatre’s Holiday EP.
Oct 2020
My short play Baubles, Bangles, and Bankruptcy was selected for the 10 Minutes a Month Playwriting Contest in the UK and received a virtual reading.
Oct 2020
My song “Love in the Time of Corona” was featured in the Zoom Thespians Telethon for the Arts, NYC.
Oct 2020
Our song “I’m Here” (music by Kristoffer Bjarke) was selected for Empower Her Voice's Scratch Night in the UK. Listen to the song here!
Sept 2020
I was invited to join the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, a workshop for professional musical theater composers and lyricists.
Sept 2020
My short play Just Like Magic was a semi-finalist for the Pick of the Vine contest at Little Fish Theatre in California.
Aug 2020
My short play Just Like Magic was a semi-finalist for The Seven, Fusion Theatre Short Works Festival in New Mexico.
Aug 2019
Our song “Someone I Don’t Know” (music by Maxwell Beer) was featured in Broadway Night at Prohibition (live music bar) in NYC.
June 2019
Our short musical Crazy But True (music by Jon Hugo Ungar) had a reading at the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in NYC. Listen to a song from the show here!
Apr-May 2019
I was selected for The Workshop Theater's writers’ intensive (free, application only) in NYC, where I developed my play Herr Dentist.
Apr 2019
My song “If I Didn’t Know Better” was performed at The Duplex, NYC, featuring singer Katie Welsh.
Oct 2018
My short play Death at the Airport: A Post-Truth Tale was selected for a reading in INKshorts! at Art House Productions in New Jersey.
Sept 2018
I was selected for the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, a two-year, free premiere training program for emerging musical theater writers, NYC.
Feb-Mar 2018
I was awarded an Erasmus+ traineeship grant to do a two-month placement as a Marketing Assistant at the Irish National Opera in Dublin, Ireland.
Aug 2017
My play Herr Dentist had a reading at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland, directed by Alan McKendrick.
Aug 2017
I completed my Master's in Playwriting with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland (adviser: Nicola McCartney).
May 2017
My short play Just Like Magic was performed at the Village Pub Theatre in Scotland, directed by Philip Howard.
May 2017
My short play Death at the Airport: A Post-Truth Tale was a winner of the Merlin Theatre Short Play Contest in England.
Mar-Aug 2017
I joined the Writers Collective of the Village Pub Theatre in Scotland.
Mar 2017
My short play Death at the Airport: A Post-Truth Tale was performed at the Village Pub Theatre in Scotland, directed by Caitlin Skinner.
Mar 2017
I was selected via competitive application to attend a fully funded showcase of new European theater with other emerging theater artists in the E.U. at the Münchner Kammerspiele in Munich, Germany.
Feb-Apr 2017
I joined Traverse Young Writers at the Traverse Theatre in Scotland, and my short play Death at the Airport: A Post-Truth Tale had a reading, directed by Fiona Graham.
May 2016
I was awarded the Witherspoon Scholarship - a full merit scholarship to complete a Master's in Playwriting at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
May 2016
I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. in Music and a Minor in Theater; Phi Beta Kappa.
May 2016
Received Music Theater Award from the Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts.
Apr 2016
My musical The Luckiest Girl had a workshop production in the Princeton Theater Department's season, directed by Ethan Heard.
Nov 2015
Received the Milton Lyon Award for Outstanding Writing from the Princeton Triangle Club.
