Education and Training

Education

MFA Playwriting/Screenwriting Lesley University, Cambridge MA

BA in the University Without Walls Program, Comparative Mythology and Theater, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Current Member of The Dramatist’s Guild of America, Playwrights Of Wethersfield.

Training

Kennedy Center Intensive in Playwriting, Kennedy Center Washington DC (2017)
Accepted as a returning alum guest artist for a four day intensive in playwriting.

Compassionate Creativity with Kali Quinn, KO Festival, Amherst MA (2017)
Week long intensive uniting compassion to your creativity.

TV Writers Symposium, Woods Hole MA (2016)
Weekend workshop with P.K.Simonds.

Double Edge Theater Intensive, Ashfield, MA (2016)
Weekend intensive in physical training with music, large object work.

National Playwright’s Symposium, Cape May NJ (2016)
Accepted for intensive five day workshop in May with Christopher Durang, Steven Dietz, Joshua Harman and Mark St. Germain

Kennedy Center Intensive in Playwriting, Kennedy Center Washington DC (2016)
Accepted as a returning alum guest artist for a four day intensive in playwriting.

Crafting Your Story for Performance with Gerard Stropnicky, KO Festival, MA (2016)
Week long intensive in techniques of storytelling and memoir as spoken word.

Pilobolus Dance Theater Summer Workshop, Bethlehem, CT (2016)
Week long intensive in dance creation and improvisation.

Ghost River Theater Intensive in Devised Theater, Calgary Alberta (2015)
Three week intensive for theater professionals in Devised Theater culminating in a devised theater project on the Mars One Project.

Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency, New Smyrna Beach, FL (2015)
Three week intensive with master playwright, Dael Orlander-Smith.

Lesley University MFA Program in Playwriting/Screenwriting (2014)
I completed my studies in January 2014. I have studied with Kate Snodgrass, Ronan Noone, Barry Brodsky and Jami Brandli

National Playwright’s Symposium, Cape May NJ (2014)
Accepted for intensive five day workshop in May with Israel Horovitz, Amy Herzog, Terrence McNally, Ken Ludwig.

National Playwright’s Symposium, Cape May NJ (2013)
Accepted for intensive five day workshop with Lee Blessing, Stephen Adley Guirgus, William Mastrosimone, John Pielmeier

Kennedy Center Intensive in Playwriting, Kennedy Center Washington DC (2011)
Accepted as an alum guest artist for a four day intensive in playwriting.

Kennedy Center Intensive in Playwriting, Washington DC (2010)
I was accepted as a guest artist to the Kennedy Center to participate in the ten day intensive where I had classes and seminars with Gary Garrison, Mark Bly, Kathy Nordgren, David Ives, Marsha Norman, Judith Jensen, Heather McDonald and representatives from the theater industry. Parting of their Hair was read at the conference.