3 M, 3 F - with doubling

When a brilliant engineer decides to leave our dying planet to help colonize another world, her ex-boyfriend has one last chance to convince her that the Earth – and their relationship – can be saved. Six couples wrestle with the future of love in this sci-fi comedy. (For sample pages, see NPX profile.)

● Launch Day acting edition, published by Dramatic Publishing Co., 2023.

● Published in the anthology AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 5 (2022) by Dramatic Publishing Co.

● Winner, American Association of Community Theatre, NewPlayFest 2022.

● Production, Murphys Creek Theatre in Murphys, CA (November 2024) — UPCOMING

● Production, Cookeville Performing Arts Center in Cookeville, TN (2024). Director: Kimberly Frick-Welker

● Production, Newtown High School in Elmhurst (Queens), NY (2023).

● Production, Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO (2023). Director: Joe Kreizinger

● Production, Theatre Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (2022). Director: Tina Turley

● Staged Reading, Benchmark Theatre in Denver (2018). Director: Tara Wolfe

● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists in Chicago (2017). Director: Georgette Verdin

● Staged Reading, Capital Stage in Sacramento (2017). Director: Kirk Blackinton

1 M, 1 F

Super-salesman Joe Barkman, a one-time king of the TV infomercial, has a chance to return to his former glory. But when a young fan arrives on his doorstep, Joe is forced to confront the lies of his past.

● Staged Reading, Naked Angels Chicago (2023). Director: Joshua Fardon

● Staged Reading, Three Cat Productions in Chicago (2019). Director: Dylan Roberts

● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists in Chicago (2015). Director: Rachel Edwards Harvith

2M, 2F

A young scientist on the run from the authorities lands in the underground lab of a secret military contractor. Her only way out: Build the ultimate weapon. A comedy about war, peace and ray guns.

● Finalist: The Navigators' Lift-Off New Play Series (2017)

● Staged Reading (excerpt), Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago’s Screenwriters Workshop (2015)

● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists in Chicago (2014). Director: Richard Shavzin

3 M, 2 F and 2 M or F

When his career as a self-help guru falters, Zack Barton hatches a comeback plan: He will spy on the world’s most extreme winners and learn their secrets. But a rival guru stands in his way.

● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists in Chicago (2014). Director: Russ Tutterow