I am a Canadian writer and dramaturg that works on new musical and comedy projects with writers around the world.

As a writer, my work has been seen on stages in Canada, the UK, and the USA. As I dramaturg, I have worked with writers and companies in Canada, the UK, the USA, Australia, and more. I work with writers at any stage of their career to help flex their musical muscles and find clarity and depth in their work.

Over the last few years, I’ve also started comedy dramaturgy, working with stand-up comedians to find the best structure and pacing to make the most out of their material. These shows have had runs at the Vancouver and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.

Find out more about me and my work below.

Biography

I have worked in a variety of contexts, from festivals to large theatres to film. Most recently, I was commissioned to write a new musical about mental health and teens intended for Broadway 2025. I have a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and a Masters of Writing for Performance and Dramaturgy at Goldsmiths, University of London.

I was commissioned to write an original pilot for UKTV through the female writers initiative with Comedy 50:50. In 2020, I wrote Big Sister, a one-woman comedy about sisterhood, fatphobia, and what happens to a relationship when somebody changes. This show won the Cultchivating the Fringe Award and was nominated for Outstanding Original Script at the 2020 Jessie Richardson Awards. I wrote the book for the sold-out production Sylvia’s Hotel and my musical Carry On was awarded Pick of the Fringe in 2016. Additional writing credits include Little Sausage (In Development),  BUSK (Upstart Theatre), and Finding FaceTime (Touchstone Theatre). 

As a dramaturg, I have worked with dozens of writers, comedians, and companies. Most recently, I co-founded Chalk Musical Theatre Dramaturgy, a script consultancy specifically for new musicals.

Past production dramaturgy credits include Dark Sisters (Vancouver Opera), Sweeney Todd (Vancouver Opera) and Saint Joan (Arts Club Theatre Company).

I won an Early Career Dramaturg Travel Grant to attend the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas conference in New York in 2015. I completed a dramaturgy internship at the Arts Club Theatre Company and a scripted development mentorship at Omnifilm Entertainment.

I am from Vancouver, BC, a city that gave me a deep love of the ocean and unrealistic expectations about the affordability of sushi. When I’m not writing, I’m eating cheap vegan food, drinking expensive coffee, or walking by the nearest body of water.

Awards

  • Comedy 50:50 Female Writers’ Initiative (2021) 

  • Bill Millerd Arist Fund Recipient (2021)

  • Outstanding Original Script Nomination, Jessie Richardson Awards (2020) 

  • Cultchivating the Fringe Award Winner (2018)

  • Long-listed for Thousand Films TV Writing Competition (2019)

  • Pick of the Fringe (2016)

  • Early Career Dramaturg Travel Grant, LMDA (2015)

  • YouTube Musical Competition, In Tune (2015)

  • SMACKDOWN: 24 Hour Musical Contest (2015)

  • Bill Millerd Award in Theatre (2014)

  • Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition (2010)