"History is infuriating in what it leaves out, what it tells us and doesn't tell us.
But sometimes these gaping holes are everything, are the crack where the light gets in.
Sometimes the lacuna is what makes space for a new story."

--Jo Walton (Or What You Will) 

Make every kid a star.

That's my playwriting motto.

It reminds me that there's always some deep heartfelt reason a young person wants to be in a play.

My mission is to honor that yearning, to make sure that dream comes true in some tangible way, even if--especially if--that young dreamer won't be the one playing the princess, the hero, the fabulous villain.

My playscripts call for large casts, and always offer opportunities to make each performer know that without them the show can't go on.

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Coming of age may feel like a fairy tale romance, mythical adventure, dark comedy, or shattering historical drama. 
And that’s just on Monday.

For me, the delight in coming-of-age stories comes in following the character along those twists and turns, downs and ups.