Playwriting and Similar Endeavors

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HEROIDES 

In his search for the soul of Eurydice, Orpheo trudges up other stories of women wronged in Greek mythology. The poet Sappho joins his side to aid in his musical quest. Adapted from a serious of epistulatory poems by Ovid of the same title, HEROIDES deals with love, loss, heart ache, and letting go of what was never yours to hold onto in the first place.
First staging: Envisage New Works Festival in April 2018. Most recent staging: April 21st, 2019. (Rome’s 2772nd birthday!)   

THE BLACK SEAGULL

A new work based on the poems and history of Empress Elizabeth “Sissi” of Austria at the turn of the 19th century. A story of longing to fly beyond her confines, we see Sissi as she navigates her everyday life. Readings produced at the Envisage New Works Festival 2019, Actor’s Rep (FL) New Works Nite February 2020.

DEAD LETTERS

Originally conceived by myself, this devised piece was written by the entire company through a series of exploratory writing exercises. This piece explores story attached to objects with a poetic sense of memory. The play utilizes lost mail in order to tackle these exciting subjects. First performed in Spring of 2018. Recently in development as a radio play.

WAITING FOR ME

A 20 minute scene taking place in an Aquarium. We meet Peter and Don who have recently ended a two year relationship. They've met up at the aquarium to have the dreaded post-break up check in. This scene will be one of many scenes that take place in the same aquarium. First staged at Envisage New Works Festival 2017.

WOODARD: A Podcast Play

A play written and performed by Trace Turner and Kiah McKirnan. Woodard is a sketch comedy, story based play about the college years of two best friends and the shenanigans therein. The performance was recorded in a podcast style in front of a live audience. Performed on May 2, 2019.

I KNEW HIM WELL

A one man show exploring the Queerest characters in Shakespeare’s canon from Horatio to Mercutio, to Richard II, to Jacques, to Antonio and others. Set in a bar in modern day we experience how these early archetypes of queer characters occur within our modern context. Originally produced for FronteraFest’s Short Fringe Festival in Austin, TX in January 2020.

THE MCRAVEN SISTERS

From talking record players, to bickering old sisters, to cooking shows, to catalog time this play will look, sound, and feel like a wide variety of different moments from the theatrical canon. The McRaven Sisters is a raucous campy meta-theatrical romp that negotiates with the unique absurdity of extended isolation in your family’s old home. Ella and Annie Murray, the last surviving members of owners of McRaven mansion, move us through their day in pseudo-real time, trying to follow a scripted order of events until they have no choice but to break free.