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Ten Minute Plays
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Silver Sixpence
2 F. The 'something blue' at Eliza's wedding turns out to be her sister. Awards: • WINNER of the 2019 Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play award Performances: • University of Oregon in Eugene, OR, as part of the Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. February 2019. • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, as part of KCACTF's national festival. April 2019. Watch Silver Sixpence at the 50th Kennedy Center American College National Theatre Festival |
Rehearsal for Silver Sixpence at the Kennedy Center
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I'm Lovin' It
2 F. A fast food worker discovers a well-to-do woman digging through the garbage to find her wedding ring.
Performances:
• Fantastic.Z Theatre in Seattle, WA, as part of their '6th Annual New Works Festival: Femme'. March 2018.
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, through Plays4Us. April 2018
Land Development
2 F. Dot and Cass say goodbye to the place they grew up.
Publications:
• Stonecoast Review Issue #12. 2020.
Paint it Yellow
1 F. 1 NB. Fern has a difficult time accepting a gift she doesn't want.
Readings:
• Sculpture Woods on Lummi Island as part of the first 'Strait Plays' playwriting retreat. August 2019.
Moving Day
2 F, 1 NB. Staring a new business is hard. Hanging up on your overbearing mother is harder.
Readings:
• Spring New Works Festival at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. April 2022.
2 F. A fast food worker discovers a well-to-do woman digging through the garbage to find her wedding ring.
Performances:
• Fantastic.Z Theatre in Seattle, WA, as part of their '6th Annual New Works Festival: Femme'. March 2018.
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, through Plays4Us. April 2018
Land Development
2 F. Dot and Cass say goodbye to the place they grew up.
Publications:
• Stonecoast Review Issue #12. 2020.
Paint it Yellow
1 F. 1 NB. Fern has a difficult time accepting a gift she doesn't want.
Readings:
• Sculpture Woods on Lummi Island as part of the first 'Strait Plays' playwriting retreat. August 2019.
Moving Day
2 F, 1 NB. Staring a new business is hard. Hanging up on your overbearing mother is harder.
Readings:
• Spring New Works Festival at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. April 2022.
One Act Plays
Hijinx & Sue: A Mini-Musical
1 NB, 2 F. Though Hijinx—the bright-eyed A.I. of a spaceship—would much rather be on an adventure with her world-weary captain Sue, it’s inspection day, and between their outdated systems and an inspector with an (im)personal vendetta, this adventure might just be their last. Accompanied by a synth-laced, pop-electronica score, Hijinx and Sue will learn a lot about friendship (and a little about buttholes too). Written in collaboration with Daniel J. F. Wolfert.
Performances:
•Season 2, Episode 1 of Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast, produced by IndieWorks Theatre Company. October, 2023.
Listen to Hijinx & Sue: A Mini-Musical on the web, on Spotify, or through Apple Podcasts.
Readings:
•Off the Shelf reading series, billed as "Among Many Worlds! A Musical Theater Triple Feature", at Tacoma Little Theatre in Tacoma, WA. October 2022.
Weather Vain
6 M or F. Theatre for youth. Sun, Wind, Rain, and Snow debate which one of them is the most powerful.
Performances:
• Emerald Ridge High School, Puyallup, WA. April 2015.
• Stahl Junior High, Puyallup, WA. October 2015.
• Boulder City High School, Boulder City, NV. January 2018.
• "Drama Tweens", Kingston, TN. June 2018.
• A D Martin Jr West Park Center, Houma, LA. February 2019.
• Grayson County High School, Independence, VA. November 2021.
• Prairie Heights High School, LaGrange, IN. December 2021.
• Kenai Performers, Soldonta, AK. May 2022.
• Janesville Consolidated School District, Janesville, IA. January 2023.
• Fort Zumwalt South High School, Saint Peters, MO. May 2023.
• American International School of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China. June 2023.
Purchase Weather Vain through Heuer Publishing
Royal Delinquents
9 F / 7 M (gender flexible casting). Theatre for youth. Bianca Bexley, a princess with a rebellious streak, has been framed for stealing her family's ruby and is sent to Duchess Darrington's Institute for Royal Delinquents. After a spell backfires, Bianca and her friends must find the real gem thief before the entire school falls prey to a deadly dancing plague.
Performances:
• Bellingham High School in Bellingham, Washington. May 2021.
Scary Horror Movie: The Movie: A Play
5 F / 3 M. Theatre for youth. Max is good at pointing out the mistakes characters make in horror movies, but is too preoccupied to realize he might be living through one.
Performances:
• Stahl Junior High in Puyallup, WA. November 2017.
Full Length Plays
Hijinx & Sue - IN PROGRESS
2 NB / 3 F / 2 M. Recently-divorced spaceship mechanic Sue and the spirited, slightly glitchy interface of her karaoke spaceship, Hijinx, both dream of bigger things. Sue wants to be a captain with the galactic federation, and Hijinx craves adventure in the stars. When both of their dreams have the potential to come true, they seize the chance. But when Hijinx discovers community in a city of other karaoke robots, they wonder if being stuck on the ground may not be so bad. Sue similarly begins to rethink her own dreams, as she realizes her success depends on betraying her only friend.
Hijinx & Sue is intended to be a full length queer sci-fi musical that explores concepts of found family, abandonment, and connection. Book by Jessi Pitts, Music by Daniel J.F. Wolfert, and Lyrics by Jessi Pitts and Daniel J.F. Wolfert.
Showcases:
• Gaisma Theatre Company, "New Year, New Musicals". Showcased songs "Strap In, B*tch (We're Gonna Ride)" and "The One Flying Now." Seattle, WA. January 2025.
•Musical Writers Conference. Showcased songs "Strap In, B*tch (We're Gonna Ride)" and "A World Awaiting." Workshopped song "The One Flying Now." Frisco, TX. July 2024.
Mad About You
5 F / 1 M. Charlotte Blackmore discovers that her betrothed is hiding someone in a shed at the edge of Spellwood Manor; someone who's a hundred years ahead of her time. An exploration on the Victorian 'madwoman in the attic', the aftermath of heartbreak, and a healthy dose of pop music from the 1980s.
5 F / 1 M. Charlotte Blackmore discovers that her betrothed is hiding someone in a shed at the edge of Spellwood Manor; someone who's a hundred years ahead of her time. An exploration on the Victorian 'madwoman in the attic', the aftermath of heartbreak, and a healthy dose of pop music from the 1980s.
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Performances:
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. November 2019.
Readings:
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, for STP's New Works Festival. May 2018.
Diamonds and Toads
5 F / 1 M. An American Southwest full length adaptation of Charles Perrault’s Les Fées. The lives of Fanny, Rose, and their mother are changed when Rose is given a blessing by a fairy: whenever she speaks, diamonds fall from her lips. But the softness of a throat stands no chance against the sharp edges of a diamond.
Awards:
• Outstanding New Student Written Work, WWU Student Theatre Productions, 2018/2019 Season
Readings:
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. May 2019.
• Not So Staged Readings, virtual performance. May 2020.
Read an excerpt from Diamonds and Toads
5 F / 1 M. An American Southwest full length adaptation of Charles Perrault’s Les Fées. The lives of Fanny, Rose, and their mother are changed when Rose is given a blessing by a fairy: whenever she speaks, diamonds fall from her lips. But the softness of a throat stands no chance against the sharp edges of a diamond.
Awards:
• Outstanding New Student Written Work, WWU Student Theatre Productions, 2018/2019 Season
Readings:
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. May 2019.
• Not So Staged Readings, virtual performance. May 2020.
Read an excerpt from Diamonds and Toads
