RESUME

ARTIST STATEMENT

I believe that art and activism go hand in hand. Art, in all its forms, has the power to reflect, enhance, and transform the human condition. Art should be accessible to all and should first serve the community from which it emerges.

EDUCATION

• NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY — MFA Dramatic Writing — May 2015
  Studied with: Eduardo Machado, Suzan Lori-Parks, Annie Baker
• University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC — BA Theatre — December 2008

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

• The 2019 Kilroys List
  America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of The American Negro.
  As Is: Conversations with Big Black Women in Confined Spaces.
  Legacy Land (Honorable Mention)
  The Kilroys
• Playwrights Unit 2018-19
  Goodman Theatre
• Core Writer 2018-21
  The Playwrights’ Center
• Sundance Theatre Lab Fellow 2018
  Sundance Institute
• Many Voices Fellow 2017-18
  The Playwrights’ Center
• Goldberg Prize for Dramatic Writing 2015-16
  Play – The Danger: A Homage To Strange Fruit. NYU Tisch School of the Arts –  Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing
• Dramatists Guild Fellow 2015-16
  The Dramatists Guild of America
• Princess Grace Fellowship Semi – Finalist – 2015
  Play – The Danger: A Homage To Strange Fruit – The Princess Grace Foundation
• AAUW Career Development Grantee, 2014-2015
  American Association of University Women

• Igniting The Alabaster YOU!
  November 2015 (reading) – The Bushwick Starr, Brooklyn, NY
• The Black Jew Thing
  December 2015 – TheatreLab, New York, NY
• Public Good
  May 2015 –Workshop – A collaborative theatrical exploration of The North Carolina   Eugenics Board  — Actors Theater of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
• The Danger: A Homage To Strange Fruit.
  April 2015 (thesis reading) – NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
• My Pet
  June 2014 (production) – Fade to Black Festival Houston, TX
  March 2014 (reading) Festival of New Works NYU Tisch School of the Art – New York, NY
• The Social NetWorth
  October 2013 (production) – On Q Performing Arts Inc. – Charlotte, NC
• Priapus Pie: An American Tragedy
  May 2013 (stage reading) – On Q Performing Arts Inc. – Charlotte, NC

TELEVISION EXPERIENCE

• Writers Assistant/Script Coordinator
  She’s Gotta Have It (The Series) Season One – Netflix

FILM EXPERIENCE

• SCREENWRITER
  The Perceptions Project: Fun – December 2014
  The Perceptions Project: Peace – July 2014
  The Perceptions Project: Hate – July 2014
  Cami Gets Voca – August 2014
• DIRECTOR
  The Perceptions Project: Peace – July 2014
  The Perceptions Project: Hate – July 2014
• PRODUCER
  The Perceptions Project: Fun – December 2014
  The Perceptions Project: Peace – July 2014
  The Perceptions Project: Hate – July 2014