Choices People Make
Dr. Rosalinda Tamayo and her research partner Dr. Harold Cooper have created one of history’s greatest scientific breakthroughs. Her name is Athena. Now Dr. Roz and Athena are showing up at Roz’s mother’s door with a problem. It turns out that just because Athena and her body are bleeding edge technology doesn’t mean they’re not subject to the same questions women have been grappling with for centuries. (3W, 1M)
Development History
- Reading, Macha Theatre Works, May 2020
- Reading, Northern Stage, Jan 2019
- Reading, Vox Fest at Dartmouth College, July 2018
- Reading, Akropolis Performance Lab, Feb 2018
Awards/Honors
- Winner, Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting, 2018
- Finalist, New American Voices Festival, 2020
- Semifinalist, Princess Grace Award, 2019
- Semifinalist, Mach 33 Festival, 2018
Light Delay
Dr. Triona Fitton is working alone in Mission Control to help secure the last minute launch of a colony ship that will take humanity to the stars. On that ship is Lucas, her former fiancé. As the play moves forward, Light Delay tells the story both of humanity’s last chance to spread into the universe and the consequences it has for those left on Earth. But as the characters get farther and farther apart, their communication is interrupted by the delay in light signals between Lucas’s ship and the Earth. In those moments, we see flashbacks working backwards through their relationship from recent breakup to earlier conflicts and the happy moments before. From the seeds of conflict between two people to environmental disaster, Light Delay examines the choices of two people and the world of consequences those decisions create.
Development & Production History
- Workshop Production, Free Spirit Theatre, 2019
- Workshop, Parley, 2018
- Reading, Ground and Field Festival at UC, Davis, 2018
Awards/Honors
- Finalist, SETC Ready to Publish Award, 2020
- Semifinalist, Campfire Theatre Festival, 2020
Finding Ruth
Ruth can remember every detail of her trip to Jamaica 50 years ago, but not what happened yesterday.
Her granddaughter, Natalie, is staying for the summer, and she’s got her own problems … all of which she’d like to forget.
Natalie longs to start over; Ruth hopes to make peace with choices she made when she was her granddaughter’s age.
Both are determined to enjoy what could be their last summer together. But how do you manage that when your brain seems to be working against you?
Development History
- Workshop, Parley Productions, 2020
Jessica Andrewartha 