A STEADY DRIP, A Work of Flash Fiction, to be published by Australian publisher

My work of short fiction titled A STEADY DRIP will be published this year by Australian publisher In Case of Emergency Press, in an anthology titled One Last Story.

Revision of full-length A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

SYNOPSIS: Set in Boston, Massachusetts, this 5-character, full-length serio-comedy is about surrogate motherhood, environmentalism, and the 2016 Presidential election.  On her way to having a baby with best friend and surrogate mother Samantha, Liberal-supporting Olive opens an antique shop and auditions as an actress.  But politics intervene - how will the election's outcome affect everyone? 

7-Minute Play for Middle School - SOD OFF

Short play for youth.

SYNOPSIS: Serio-comic.  A story about friendship.  Wendy saves young Alex from a school bully.  Suitable for 12-15 year olds. 

Revision of CHARLOTTE & AMANDA, A Play in Ten Scenes

Just finished a revision of this full-length.

SYNOPSIS:  Serio-comedy.  A full-length play referencing Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, in which female friendship, and betrayal, are examined.  Fights erupt as two young women find their way through family disturbances, romance, and death in the 1920s.  Charlotte is accused of infidelity by her own mother, no less, but Amanda eventually finds true love. 

Revision of ON PREJUDICE & FAITH, A Play in Two Acts

SYNOPSIS:  Drama.  This full-length play concerns events surrounding the murder of 13-year-old factory worker Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1913.  Jewish factory supervisor Leo Frank was convicted of the crime, but the identity of the real murderer remains unsolved.  The case stirred up much bigotry and hatred against Jewish people in the region.  With overtones of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (which is quoted in the play), this is a story about prejudice.

World Premiere of SHARING THE DRESS in Chicago, August 2019

Violet Surprise Theatre just accepted my short Femslash play SHARING THE DRESS for an August 2019 world premiere in Chicago.

Femslash is a new genre featuring romantic or sexual relationships between well-loved female characters from TV or fiction. 

SYNOPSIS:  Drawing on the characters of Mary and Rhoda from the sitcom THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW of the 1970s, Mary and Rhoda are now roommates and have an argument about a dress, on the way to discovering their mutual attraction.

Veterans staged reading at Salem State U. - A FIELD OF POPPIES

For a special Veterans festival in the fall of 2019, Salem State University in Massachusetts will present a staged reading of my one-act, A FIELD OF POPPIES.

SYNOPSIS: Drama.  In a series of monologues spoken by an American vet, a Vietnamese woman, and the ghost of the young Vietnamese soldier the American vet killed, the sad story of a terrible war that still provokes controversy is brought to life.