“Flower bushes evening out.
Trees falling down.
What about the ocean.
The ocean overflowing. The ocean so vast. Barren. On its own.
The ocean does its own pushing.” 🌼🌳🌊

Most of my plays are personal, but there was something heightened about “your twenties.” It felt like my heart on my sleeve.

Workshopping it this winter with the perfect cast and director was a very humbling experience, exploring my writing style and important themes (friendship, mental health, adulting). During the audience talkback after the reading, I was comforted and pleased when folks shared that they related to all the characters. Mission accomplished. ✅

I know there’s still a road ahead for “your twenties” so I’ll keep working on it. Writing takes a lot of time, energy, and thought; writing emotionally-tied heartfilling stories means thinking really hard not just about the story you’re writing but also about how it ties to your day-to-day growing up. And the thinking doesn’t stop. It can be exhausting. So, it’s time to rest. 😌

Thanks to all who read the script and everyone who came out to watch the reading. 🌼🌳🌊