As well as being an actor I’m also a writer, of two solo shows, a short film, several short stories, and a few articles.
My film, Battle Rattle, is based on a full length play of the same name and follows two strangers, an Iraq War Veteran and a stay-at-home mother of three, as they go to their first ever therapy sessions. All hell breaks loose when they realize how much they’ve been repressing and the two decide to go get drunk together. I’m excited to submit the short to festivals and develop the play. More to come!
My first solo show, YOU’RE NOT TOUGH, is a collection of monologues of various characters in the spirit of my heroes Eric Bogosian, Sarah Jones, and Danny Hoch. From an insufferable finance guy at a company party to a sleazy Hamptons real estate broker, to a beleaguered Department of Labor employee, the show traffics in relatable themes of disillusionment, loneliness, aspiration, and humor, all common in my work. I performed the show at Dixon Place and HERE Arts Center in NYC.
My second solo show is called THE ELEPHANT IN EVERY ROOM I ENTER and is about my life with Tourette Syndrome. I created it with the director Kel Haney during the Mabou Mines Resident Artist Program in 2014. It was a monumental and terrifying experience to share details about such a ferociously personal disorder, and it catapulted me into the world of disability theatre. I performed it at La Mama and New York Theatre Workshop’s Next Door space as well as at theaters and educational institutions across the country.
Here’s a random video of a piece I read at my friend Amanda Duarte’s monthly night, Dead Darlings. It’s about the drudgery of cater waitering. I’m hesitant to add it since I mumble so much, but I’m proud of the writing so what the hell.
I have also written a few non fiction pieces about growing up in Tribeca for the blog, Tribeca Citizen.
