(play, full length, 3w, 2m)
The Shapiro-Rosenblatt-Cunningham clan has gathered in White Plains, New York to do what it does every Passover: commemorate, sanctify, dispute, remember, rehearse, indict, celebrate and “passively regress” the ancient feast of Jewish liberation. When estranged daughter Skye returns home with an unexpected guest and a pet-project in tow, everyone is forced to confront long simmering grievances and repressed truths that threaten to wreck the holiday, and maybe the family, for good. I Know of Plagues excavates the unique ways that only family can fracture when race, politics, religion, and generational grudges can no longer be kept at bay.

Commissioned by Theater J

(play, full length, 3 m)
Two struggling actors vie to play the Black Historical titan, Frederick Douglass, in a highly anticipated big budget biopic. As they chip away at their friendship little by little in pursuit of the role of a lifetime, they are forced to confront how much they are willing to sacrifice when fame and fortune are on the line.

Commissioned by Mandy Greenfield, RedYes Studio

(play, full length, 2m, 1m/w/nb)
New York City. 1935. John W. Bubbles, the godfather of tap, and George Gershwin, the preeminent composer, prepare the world premiere of Porgy & Bess through a series of private rehearsals. A kaleidoscopic dance-forward play, Bubbles And Gershwin mines the creative process of two American legends who forged a stunning and complicated legacy that would long outlive either man.

Developed with Ahmad Simmons as part of the Petri Projects

(1 act play with music, 1m)
Bread of Heaven is an intimate solo theatre piece that mines and dramatizes the religious journey of K, a playwright growing up in the Black church who becomes Jewish. Liberally based on the life of the playwright, Bread of Heaven weaves a non-linear journey through the porous boundaries of K’s racial and religious identity, placing it in conversation with the narratives, myths, movements, and hymns of his distinct, lived communities.

Developed as part of LABA NYC Fellowship

(10 minute musical, 1m & 1m child)
When rising international pop star, Jamie P., is called as a sellout by one of his biggest fans —an adolescent luchador — he must decide whether he wants to succeed as his authentic self or relinquish it all for the sake of fame.

(full length opera libretto)
Provenance is an immersive performance piece that tells the stories — real and imagined — of 7 museum artifacts of ethically dubious provenances

Opera American IDEA Resident Artist Project

Music: Danny Abosch
Book & Lyrics: Kendell Pinkney
(musical, full length, 4m, 3w)
MILES and ME is a coming-of-age comedy that follows the story of Cameron, an aspiring composer under-overwhelmed by his post-undergrad existence. When a mysterious producer, Miles, offers him the career-boost he so desires, Cameron travels across the country only to discover that this opportunity is not at that it appears to be.