Writing

Plays

In a Manor of Speaking
Six actors, 3 men, 3 women, or 4 women, 2 men.
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
2+ hours
In this postmodern carnivalesque farce, the bright, hormonal daughter of the house and the weathered and hedonistic servant switch identities for an eventful day. Will they be able to achieve their goals under the noses of the parents of the house, the suitor, and the suitor’s servant, all with their own complicating contributions?

The Skunk Cycle
Two actors, or four actors, or six actors, any gender.
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
~90 minutes
In this anthropomorphic world, a human couple’s path crosses with that of a few skunks. The pair of partners grapple with truth, with belonging, and finding their own means in this nasty slice of life.

To Survey Man

A solo show depicting an alien (in human skin) giving a final lecture to an audience (themselves aliens in human skin) on what they need to know before their dispatching to Earth’s surface for a human lifetime of voyeuristic variety. This multi-genre piece is highly adaptable, but hasn’t gone a performance without someone crying.

Deep as Hell
Two actors, any gender
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
~60 minutes
A modular sketch series descending in tone from the irreverent to the scathing made its appearance in some regional fringe festivals. How Dante-esque!

Sing
Two actors, any gender
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
~10 minutes
Siblings reunite over Zoom to reminisce and reflect. Intimate.
See a Zoom version with the off-Broadway TBTB here.

Carefull
4 actors, any gender
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
~20 minutes
Goblins and humans? What does it mean to love across species? How far can our empathy stretch, and what can it endure? How do negotiate the complicated relationships we form with the land we live on (or under).
See a Zoom version with the off-Broadway company TBTB here.

Game Night
4 actors, women
LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender expansive
~15 minutes
Four friends reconnect during the height of the first Covid wave.
See a Zoom version with the off-Broadway company TBTB here.

Death & Other Drugs
1 actor
~60 minutes
A travelogue of Khalil LeSaldo chronicling 2010, living in Egypt at the outset of the Arab Spring.