Writing
A young man transforming into a monster flees the austere Citadel to seek the sorcerer of the woods.
Alex, a reserved college student and aspiring radio DJ, discovers an elevator that travels to different realities.
Investigate the estate of an eccentric and secretive aristocratic couple.
(This game isn't a play, but you can play it!)
Creature Feature: a transmasque
"But what am I becoming?"
"In the end, whatever you decide. But I think it will be magnificent."
Creature Feature is a deconstruction of John Milton’s court masque “A Masque Performed at Ludlow Castle,” (commonly known as “Comus”).
The Shepherds of the Citadel warn their charges never to venture into the nearby woods. They tell the story of a sorcerer who dwells there, corrupting travelers into monsters. But for an acolyte hiding his own transformation, braving those woods could be his path to answers. He discovers a realm of wild magic and revelry, but when his faithful friends pursue him into apparent danger, he must confront his fear that he will bring disaster to all he loves.
Development History: Staged reading as part of Moonbox Productions' Boston New Works Festival 2025
Destination Unknown
Alex, a reserved college student and aspiring radio DJ, discovers an elevator that travels to different realities. Through encounters with mysterious agents, a flirtatious robot, rude poets, and his own alternate self, Alex is forced to confront both his fears and desires as his world falls apart around him.
"Everything here is confusing!
But when you have no idea what might happen next, that's when things start getting exciting.
It makes me want to find out.
Don't you?"
Costume Design
Sappho in Love designs
(coursework, 2020)
Fairytale-inspired designs - Tam Lin
(coursework, 2020)
Programmable LED Wings
(2017)
design via instructables; constructed with wire, mesh, felt, fiber optic cable, and a LilyPad Arduino connected to an RGB LED strip
Illustration
Sound Design
| Producing Organization | Show |
|---|---|
| Skidmore Theater | The Chaparral (dir. Tatsu Rivera) |
| Skidmore Theater | Destination Unknown (dir. Micah Pflaum) |
| Skidmore Theater | The Great Impresario... (dir. Micah Pflaum) |
A3
| Producing Organization | Show | A1 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Shakespeare Company | Macbeth | Brian McCoy | 2023 |
Other Media
Kaleidoscope
(Lead Artist/Playwright, Skidmore Theater - SpringFest, 2021)
password to view: jkb
The Strange Case of Jay Harrison's Nervous Breakdown
(Playwright/Director/Designer, F.W. Parker Charter, 2019)
A 15-minute immersive play I conceptualized and produced as the culmination of a yearlong self-directed research project.
Directing
Sleeping Brody
(Director, Theatre@First | Festival@First 12, 2024)
The Great Impresario Boris Lermontov Would Like to Invite You to Dinner
(Director, Skidmore Theater, 2023 - staged reading)
Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread
(Director, Skidmore Theater, 2021)
Artist Statement
I'm a theatermaker with a love for all parts of new play development, whether I'm sharing my own work or helping to realize someone else's vision as a director. I gravitate towards plays featuring magic, queer themes, and chances to depict the impossible onstage.
I'm also excited about experimental theater: devising, exploring the intersections of theater and games, working site-specifically, or even all of the above. I enjoy any opportunity to respond to the architecture of a non-(traditionally) theatrical space, or to make someone's day a little weirder.In addition to playwriting and directing, I work as a stagehand, have explored sound and costumes, acted in LARP events, and operated a robot. My hobbies include illustration, video editing, and hypertext fiction.