WRITER
To me, writing is an extremely personal practice. It's how I understand and process the world.
I strive to write relatable stories that address the unaddressed, and make the marginalized and traumatized feel seen, and less lonely.
Through writing, I explore where the roots of dysfunction begin, and build unapologetic, controversial characters, in desperate need of healing. My plays portray immigrant realities, contemporary womanhood, sisterhood, queerness, and precarious relationships.
I enjoy portraying bilingual and multicultural realities, and often challenge audience members to absorb non-subtitled material, and exercise the muscles immigrants train on a daily basis.
LATELY…
2024
As I continued developing The Black Casket (independent tv-writing adaptation commission), I got to present my new play, “Until Dark”, at Out of the Box Theatrics, in February, for a 3 week-run, produced by Et Alia Theater. The production was acclaimed by both audiences and critics! Check out my “Press” page to read reviews and articles about the show! The production was adapted and reprised for a one time only at the Romanian Cultural Institute of NYC. The play was also translated in Spanish by Teatro Pùblico, and presented at El Bastion in San Juan (Puerto Rico). An Italian translation is currently in the works!
In June, I obtained a Rattlestick Global Seed foundation Grant, to develop a new play, “Know You Fully”, a multilingual love story.
This fall, I’ll be in Residency with Saraika Movement Collective at University Settlement, where I’ll be developing a new piece based on the experience of elderly immigrant women.
Hasta Que Oscurezca, the Spanish translation of Until Dark, was produced by Teatro Publico in October, and presented in San Juan, PR, at the Teatro Victoria Espinosa.
2023
This has been a very exciting year for my writing! My new play, Until Dark, made the finalist selection of the inaugural Et Alia Theater Lab. After workshopping it with director Ines Braun, the play was proclaimed winner of the Lab. We then won a West Village Rehearsal Co-Op, where we workshopped the play, in preparation for its premiere in the spring. I was also a recipient of the of the Fall ‘23 Woodward Guest Residency, where I obtained time and space to focus on my first independent TV writing commission (I am adapting a historical novel into a limited series!)
2022
In January, I was commissioned by the Italytime Cultural Center to pitch a piece for me to curate and fully execute. I proposed to creative produce, write, and direct a devised piece on the multicultural experience of women living in NYC. I invited 6 strangers aged 21 to 36, and after meeting twice a week for a couple of months, I conceived a fictionalized version of our conversations, which culminated in a lyrical piece: “Reminiscence”. I collaborated on the piece with Dramaturg Covi Loveridge Brannan, producer Vittorio Capotorto, composer Judette Elliston, Lighting Designer Adrian Yuen, Choreographer Julia d’Angelo and Movement Director Clara Wiest. We presented the piece in June 2022.
2021
In June, I presented an original One-Act of mine, Synergy, at the Denver Fringe Festival, at the Cleo Park and Robinson Dance Theater. My one act play “in the Name of the Father”, was supposed to be presented at TADA Theater, but was sadly cancelled due to the global pandemic. During the lockdown, a short play of mine, “fostering joy”, made the final selection of the “Coronavirus Festival”, a 1 minute play festival featuring over 500 plays, produced by the Dramatist Guild on Zoom.
2020
I spent the lockdown doing dramaturgical research for my play “Until Dark”, to learn about the US judiciary legal system.
2019
Vittorio Capotorto, Artistic Director of the Italytime Cultural Center, commissioned me to write a One Act play about love, to be produced at a One-Act festival, titled “Ah, Love!” which I also Executive Produced and Associate Directed. My one-act play “Perfetto” was featured besides original pieces by Paolo Tartamella and legendary Italian author Dacia Maraini on May 2019. I also presented my thesis project at the New school for Drama “Wrong Crowd”, where I wrote the book of a jubox musical inspired by and featuring music by Tom Odell. The first act of the piece was presented at the Glassbox theater directed by Jessica Ashleigh Pomeroy in March 2019. In November 2018, an original One Act play of mine, “In the Name of the Father” was presented in a staged reading at IATI Theater, produced by Miranda Theater Company. In May 2018, I made my stage playwriting debut Off-Off Broadway at Dixon Place, with my impressionist-play, “hallelujah”.
PLAYS & PRODUCTION HiSTORY
UNTIL DARK
Full-lenght play
“When Cass is accused of sexual assault, her sister Jackie, a promising criminal defense attorney, decides to take over the case without blinking. When Lisa, their third sister, shows up in town for solidarity, she realizes there is more to the allegations than what she was told...”
HISTORY
Presented in June 2021 Denver Fringe Festival under the title SYNERGY, at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater.
Further development with Dramaturg Covi Loveridge Brannan throughout 2022.
Finalist of the inaugural Et Alia Theater Lab, January through April 2023. Workshopped with the company and director Inés Braun.
Winner of the Et Alia Theater Lab.
Workshopped with Et Alia Theater through a IndieSpace Rehearsal Co-Op Grant, and presented as a staged reading at the Et Alia Theater Gala at Out of the Box Theatrics in December 2023 (dir Federica Borlenghi)
Three-week production run at Out of the Box Theatrics, February through March 2024 with Et Alia Theater, in partnership with New York Sexual Assault Prevention Alliance (dir Federica Borlenghi)
Commission to reprise the show for/at the Romanian Cultural Institute, April 2024 (dir Federica Borlenghi)
Translated and presented as a staged reading in Spanish with Teatro Publico at El Bastiòn, in Puerto Rico (dir Federica Borlenghi)
Produced for a weekend-run at Teatro Victoria Espinosa in San Juan, PR, produced by Teatro Publico (dir Félix José Colòn)
REMINISCENCE
Full-lenght devised play
“A sensorial devised piece exploring the experience of international women living in New York City, investigating the confusion and ecstasy of translingual communication, cultural expression, and familial separation, inviting audiences to consider what it means to exist between places called "home".”
HISTORY
Commissioned by the Italytime Cultural Center in January 2022
Dir Federica Borlenghi facilitated conversations and theatrical experimentations with 6 international NYC-based women, and workshopped the piece with Movement Director Clara Wiest, Choreographer Julia d’Angelo, Composer & Music Director Judette Elliston and Lighting Designer Adrian Yuen, for a presentation in June 2022 at the Italytime Cultural Center.
FOSTERING JOY
Short Play
“As a consequence to the global pandemic of 2020, two roommates find themselves quarantined in their Brooklyn apartment, tasked with finding ways of fostering joy amidst uncertainty and anxiety.”
HISTORY
Final selection of “The Coronavirus Plays 1min Play Festival”, directed by Ben Raanan in April 2020
I WAS BORN ON THIS TABLE
Full-lenght play
“1918. A noble Italian family finds refuge at their mansion in the countryside during the war. They bring Emily, their British au pair, who is teaching English to the kids. Suddenly, Pietro, who had been given missing, returns home, carrying within the inexplicable horrors of the conflict.’
HISTORY
Developed at The New School for Drama with Nicole Burdette.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
One Act play
"Park Slope, Brooklyn. There’s a snow storm outside, but Peter, a stubborn 6 year old, is committed to attend mass in spite of the orders of his 25 year old sister and legal guardian, Julia. The two start a discussion, suddenly interrupted by an expected visit: John, their older brother, is back home looking for reconciliation after years of absence since the loss of their father. Three siblings struggling and recovering through loss in three completely different ways."
HISTORY
Final selection of The New Work Festival at TADA Theater, dir Jessica Ashleigh Pomeroy, May 2020 (cancelled due to the global pandemic)
Presented in a staged reading at IATI Theater, produced by Miranda Theater Company, dir Jessica Ashleigh Pomeroy, Nov 2018
WRONG CROWD
Full-lenght musical
“September. It’s Matthew Walker’s first day as bartender at The Silhouette. Full of hopes and expectations, he is ready for a fresh new start from a troubled past. Jimmy, his overworked boss, needs an escape from a troubled present. What seems to be a typical Bushwick bar reveals itself to be the darkly unpredictable host of seasonal friendships, drunken romances, family dramas and unexpressed expectations.”
HISTORY
Developed at The New School for Drama with director Jessica Ashleigh Pomeroy and music director Louisa Rosi, presented as a staged reading at the Glass Box Theater, May 2019, featuring Tom Odell original music with educational fair rights.
PERFETTO
One-Act play
“Dylan, a student with Tourettes syndromes, falls for his Italian tutor. One day, he decides to profess his love for his Italian tutor, and practices and asks help to the audience”
HISTORY
Commissioned by the Italytime Cultural Center. Featured at the “Ah, Love!” one act festival, presented aside plays by prolific Italian playwright Paolo Tartamella and critically acclaimed and esteemed feminist Italian author Dacia Maraini, March 2019
“A carefree and curious Delilah meets a tormented Sam, who intrigues her and drags her into a destructive relationship. Her best friend, Saul, prevents her from getting too intoxicated by Sam’s lovesick adoration. Delilah starts sinking into a broken bitterness, until Dave, a penniless musician and lover of life, helps her find her own way to sing ‘hallelujah’ in the spirit of Leonard Cohen.”
HISTORY
Developed at The New School for Drama with dramaturg Covi Loveridge Brannan, directed by Federica Borlenghi
Presented at Dixon Place, May 2018
HALLELUJAH
Full-lenght play