September 2022

The 2022 Anthologies from Smith & Kraus are here!

June 2022

More of You will be part of Theatre 33’s Pop-Up Summer Reading Series! There will be two script-in-hand readings on Saturday, June 18th, and Sunday, June 19th. Please go to the Theatre 33 website for more information.

**Afternoon Reading: Saturday, June 18th & Sunday, June 19th**
As Evie mentally recovers from a life event that has shattered her, her husband Lumie delivers more news that is liable to drive her to the edge. In an attempt to save their marriage and better understand her husband and herself, Evie discovers unlikely support from an array of colorful characters, all attempting to help Evie recognize the love she has in her life, in all its forms, has been there all along.

April 2022

I was happily invited to be a guest on George Sapio’s Onstage/Offstage podcast. George is the host, as well as a fellow playwright, director, and dramaturg; George wears all the hats. If you’d like to listen to our conversation click here.

Spring 2022

My short play, On the Porch, is included in this new anthology by Portland’s own LineStorm Playwrights. I feel very honored to have my work included with some of the best playwrights out there! Available in Spring 2022.

Click here to purchase.

March 19, 2022

My short play *HOAX* will be presented in this program. Tickets are free, but reservations are necessary. RSVP here.

February 7, 2022

My monologue, The Brief Lifespan of a Butterfly will be performed at Roland Tec’s Some1Speaking (The Art of the Monologue by Ellen Lindsay.

Monday, February 7th at 6pm EST.

Click here to watch the monologue!

November 2021

Recover-Me is an international annual fundraiser that uses original short films and visual arts to promote an educational and community-orientated understanding of mental illness. Ticket proceeds are split equally between The Trever Project and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

October 2021: Announcing the publication of the Smith & Kraus 2021 Annuals!

October 2021

I was accepted into the Kennedy Center Playwrighting Intensive for October.
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As I write this, I am halfway through the Intensive and it is mind-blowing. So much information. So many tools given. So much fantastic support from theatre profiles. I highly recommend this program., You will become a stronger, better writer!

September 2021

EdgeFest Updated- Sept 3 and 4.jpg — My short play, *Lack of Moisture,* is included in this stellar line-up of plays.
If you find yourself in Georgia, please check out the Edge Fest 2021 at the Birdhouse Theatre.
September 3rd & 4th 2021.
LIVE THEATRE IS BACK!!

Laughter is the Best Medicine Book Cover.jpg — August 2021

The anthology, Laughter is the Best Medicine: Forty-Five 5-Minute Plays in the Time of Coronavirus is now out and available! I have edited this fun collection along with having my short play, *Dance With Me,* included in the book.

July 2021

My play Up the Fall was written and produced in 2015. And then it sat there on the shelf gathering dust. I tweaked the script a bit; maybe sent it out once or twice as a submission for something. But mostly it sat on my hard drive.

Until now. Next Stage Press has published Up the Fall and it is now available. I am thrilled. It’s a wonderful play with magic and mythology and crazy characters that all go on a topsy-turvy journey together. There was a wonderful production back in 2015, but now more people will have the opportunity to read it and produce it.

Up+the+Fall-Next+Stage+Press.jpg — Visit Next Stage Press to order your copy today!

June 2021

Craig Houk, a fellow playwright, and benevolent soul is producing a Two-Hander Play Slam online on June 27th at 7:00 PM EST.

I was one of the playwrights who helped read some of the many submissions, and by doing that, Craig is including my brand new 10-minute play, I’ll Do Better in the Slam. The six other short plays are wonderful, and I’m thrilled to be part of, what is sure to be, a very fun and enjoyable evening.

Please join us if you can! This event is online and FREE!

May 2021

My short play Mind Control (rewritten as a ZOOM/LGBTQ piece) will be presented by Almost Adults a program of LGBTQ+ themed short plays on Sunday, May 16th at 3:30 PM Mountain Time. Watch live on this Facebook page or join on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83750791623.

On Monday, May 3rd, my monologue Nurturing the Crone will be performed for Roland Tec’s Some1Speaking (The Art of Monologue) at 6 PM EST. The monologue will be performed by the fabulous Jane Bement Geesman. Someone I’m thrilled to call my friend.

Check out Jane’s performance here.

I am thrilled to announce that my relationship with Okeechobee High School Drama continues! I was commissioned to write a one-act comedy for their spring show. The time has arrived, and the show, A Teenager’s Guide to Quarantine, runs April 16th & 17th. I had one Zoom session with the student actors, who filled my head with tons of ideas, and here is the final result.

Special thanks to director, Deborah Raulerson!

February 2021

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. On February 26th, Debbie Raulerson is directing a production of my play YOU BELONG TO ME presented by the Okeechobee High School Drama students.

If you are a teen in an abusive situation or know of one, here is one of many resources where you can find help and information. https://youth.gov/.../february-teen-dating-violence...

My short play, On the Porch, has been accepted into the Northwest Ten Festival of Ten-Minute Plays: Into the Cybersphere. This play will be live-streamed by the NW10 Festival February 11th-12th, 18th-19th, 2021. The entire festival will be available on-demand February 25th-28th. A roundtable discussion with all the festival playwrights will take place on February 25th at 6:30 pm PST. You can find the entire festival schedule here.

Part of the NW10 Festival

A Roundtable Discussion with the
Playwrights of the NW10 Festival

ON THE PORCH
with Trish DeBaun & Tracy Miller
Directed by Kari Bolden Welch
Part of the NW10 Festival

January 2021

My monologue “The Invitation” was chosen to be performed by Tori B. Rose in Black and Brown Theatre Company’s “All the Web’s a Stage Monologue Series on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 6pmEST. You can view the monologue performance here.

I am currently editing the “Best Of” series of anthologies for Smith & Kraus Publishers. The Best 10-minute Plays 2021, The Best Women’s Monologues 2021, The Best Men’s Monologues 2021 will be available in late 2021.

October 2020

My play Seeing the Light (currently a work-in-progress) had a Zoom reading at Reading Con sponsored by Honestly Speaking Presents… on October 3, 2020.

June 2020

I am the editor of the Smith & Kraus anthology, Laughter is the Best Medicine: Forty-Five 5-Minute Plays in the Time of Coronavirus. The anthology will be available in late summer 2021.

April 2020

My monologue Nurturing the Crone is featured on the “Me & My Masks’ Youtube Channel. The monologue is performed by Paige Johnson Jones and you can see it here.

My micro-play, “What About the Dog?” was included as part of The One-Minute Play Festival’s Coronavirus Play Project, performed via ZOOM by Actor’s Express of Atlanta on April 13, 2020.