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Playwriting
AUTHOR, “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE JEWS”
A dark comedy about three generations of Jews who are hell-bent on their self-destruction. Submitted as master’s thesis for MFA in Creative Writing, Goddard College, 2008.
AUTHOR, “KEEP YOUR DISTANCE”
A full-length drama about a liberal yuppie couple dealing with the ultimate moral question – how far should we go to help the needy?
•Finalist, Maieutic Theatre Reading Series, New York, NY, 2007
•Semi-finalist, FutureFest, Dayton Playhouse, Dayton, OH, 2006
•Semi-finalist, Next Generation Playwrights Contest, Reverie Productions, New York, NY, 2006
COAUTHOR, “AN EVENING OF HIGHLY SELF-INDULGENT, SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL THEATER”
A full-length comedy – “classic Jewish vaudeville humor with a post-modern edge”
•Produced at Linhart Theatre, New York, NY as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, August 2004
•Produced at HERE Arts Center, New York, NY , July 2003
AUTHOR, “RAIN LATER”
A ONE-ACT DRAMA ABOUT AN ELDERLY COUPLE AND THEIR GRIEF FOR THEIR SON.
•Produced at The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA, March 2003
•Recipient of the “The 2002 Albert Benzwie Playwriting Award,” The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
A dark comedy about three generations of Jews who are hell-bent on their self-destruction. Submitted as master’s thesis for MFA in Creative Writing, Goddard College, 2008.
AUTHOR, “KEEP YOUR DISTANCE”
A full-length drama about a liberal yuppie couple dealing with the ultimate moral question – how far should we go to help the needy?
•Finalist, Maieutic Theatre Reading Series, New York, NY, 2007
•Semi-finalist, FutureFest, Dayton Playhouse, Dayton, OH, 2006
•Semi-finalist, Next Generation Playwrights Contest, Reverie Productions, New York, NY, 2006
COAUTHOR, “AN EVENING OF HIGHLY SELF-INDULGENT, SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL THEATER”
A full-length comedy – “classic Jewish vaudeville humor with a post-modern edge”
•Produced at Linhart Theatre, New York, NY as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, August 2004
•Produced at HERE Arts Center, New York, NY , July 2003
AUTHOR, “RAIN LATER”
A ONE-ACT DRAMA ABOUT AN ELDERLY COUPLE AND THEIR GRIEF FOR THEIR SON.
•Produced at The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA, March 2003
•Recipient of the “The 2002 Albert Benzwie Playwriting Award,” The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
Journalism
SENIOR STAFF WRITER (2006 – Present)
Brown Alumni Magazine
Wrote profiles, features, arts and entertainment, and hard news.
FREELANCE JOURNALIST (2000 - Present)
Credits include: SELF, Newsweek International, Ladies’ Home Journal, Salon.com, Philadelphia Magazine, Rhode Island Monthly, Time Out, Citysearch, The New York Post, The Boston Globe Magazine, Maxim, Jbooks.com, and Child.
STAFF WRITER (2000 - 2003)
Philadelphia Magazine Philadelphia, PA
Covered health and politics. Wrote personal essays, travel pieces, and humor column.
STAFF WRITER (1998 - 2000)
New York Daily News New York, NY
Covered education, crime, courts, and politics. Did rewrite, beat and street reporting.
STAFF WRITER (1994 - 1998)
New York Post New York, NY
Covered mass transit, crime, politics, education and health care.
Brown Alumni Magazine
Wrote profiles, features, arts and entertainment, and hard news.
FREELANCE JOURNALIST (2000 - Present)
Credits include: SELF, Newsweek International, Ladies’ Home Journal, Salon.com, Philadelphia Magazine, Rhode Island Monthly, Time Out, Citysearch, The New York Post, The Boston Globe Magazine, Maxim, Jbooks.com, and Child.
STAFF WRITER (2000 - 2003)
Philadelphia Magazine Philadelphia, PA
Covered health and politics. Wrote personal essays, travel pieces, and humor column.
STAFF WRITER (1998 - 2000)
New York Daily News New York, NY
Covered education, crime, courts, and politics. Did rewrite, beat and street reporting.
STAFF WRITER (1994 - 1998)
New York Post New York, NY
Covered mass transit, crime, politics, education and health care.
Education
M.F.A. IN CREATIVE WRITING, PLAYWRITING 2006 - 2008
Goddard College Plainfield, VT
B.A. IN ENGLISH 1988 - 1992
Harvard College Cambridge, MA
Graduated summa cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa.
Goddard College Plainfield, VT
B.A. IN ENGLISH 1988 - 1992
Harvard College Cambridge, MA
Graduated summa cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa.