Playwriting
Why Won't You Bang Me was chosen out of 65 plays to be workshopped and presented for two public staged readings as a part of Fresh Ink Theatre Company's 2025 Ink Spot Residency.
Synopsis: Sam, an aspiring comedian, unknowing asexual, and (reluctant) cake decorator, finds themself haunted by their past relationships as they try to start over. But when a certain Gender and Sexuality major pulls them into the dazzling world of asexuality, Sam decides maybe this time they can free themself from ghosts of relationships past.
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"Why Won't You Bang Me?" Fresh Ink Theatre Ink Spot Reading, Boston Plaza Theatres, Boston Center for the Arts, 2025
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"The dialogue was so raw and relatable. It meant so much to be in a room of people willingly conferring attention, respect, dignity to my identity, it was really healing"- Slim Jym Shorts
"It was such an honor to portray a woman that wasn't steeped in struggle and sorrow"-Giselle Byrd
"I had an audience member come up to me the next day to tell me she's still thinking about the show and how to be a better ally to the students she works with"- Louise Hamill
"It was a great experience watching the audience watch us and have deep - also laugh out loud - reactions to what they were seeing" - Isabel Ginsberg