STRIVING FOR THE HUMAN

Five young men struggle to survive their mandatory turn in the Swiss army. Serving under a tyrannical Sergeant who keeps trying to crush their spirits, the men have to face the constant decision of submitting to the army environment or fighting back. A critique of the Swiss militia system, its cultivated image of neutrality and military culture worldwide.

Production History:

Reading - Theater for the New City with Eduardo Machado (2022)

Production - New York Theater Festival (2022)

Jordy, a successful, yet struggling playwright makes a pact with the Devil, offering her soul for the Devil’s help in writing a “truly original play”. They embark on a journey through different scenes and settings, and meet a curious cast of characters, including the bored barkeeper Joanne, whom Jordy instantly falls in love with, taking the whole thing off the rails.

Production History:

Reading - Arts on Site (2023)

Production - Theater for the New City (2023)

Anton is lonely and pissed off. Every day is the same. Right-wing news. Beer. Violence. Repeat. He decides the only way out is to kill himself, but instead he wakes up in Purgatory. Confronted by the omniscient Id, his neglectful mother, and sundowning grandfather, Anton is forced to reckon with himself and the people who made him who he is.

Production History:

Production - Co-Production with Theater for the New City (2024)

A group of friends, partners and coworkers embark on their first group trip since the pandemic. Very quickly, betrayal, hidden feelings and many, many secrets bubble to the surface.

A zippy one-act about modern friendships, and why people keep being terrible to each other.

Production History:

Unproduced

Set in the early 1930s in Austria, Fidelio follows the titular Fidelio Hermann, his grandfather Papa Otto and his Mother Mathilda, as well as his best friend Karl Mayer. It is a short and sweet one-act play dealing with unrequited love in all shapes and sizes, and with the infinite length and imperceptible shortness of a given moment.

Production History:

Reading - HB Playwrights Theater, 6/12 Reading Series, 2022

A woman returns to the apartment she used to share with her ex, only to be greeted by his dog, who can suddenly talk.

A moving 10-minute play about relationships, told through the eyes of a breakup.

Production History:

Reading - Equity Library Theater of NY Festival, 2023

Four immortals, all being named some variety of "Jack" meet to play cards. A newcomer adds unexpected tension to the otherwise age-old dynamic, all the while the world slowly ends in the background.

A methodical one-act about playing cards and the value of perceiving life as it happens to you.

Production History:

Unproduced.