playwriting.
This is a list of plays I am currently working on, in some form or another.
Hold Me (But Not Too Close)
1m, 1f?. 60 minutes. Dormroomcore.
A gay undergraduate befriends a hallmate coming to terms with who they really are. As the lines between friendship and desire blur, the pair must navigate the limits of their personal values…
Productions
- [2022] MIT Playwrights Lab, Staged Reading - directed by Taneisha Duggan
Awards
- [2022] 1st Prize, Boit Manuscript Prize in Drama
Remembering Her
Large cast. 90 minutes. Musical.
A dissatisfied teen wishes to be forgotten. When her wish is granted, she is left to figure out how to fend for herself, while her parents and boyfriend try to navigate this new and unexplainable void in their lives.
Productions
- [2023] Next Act, Student Production - directed by Christopher Wang, Marissa Abbott, and myself
Jay/Jay
3f, 1f?. 70 minutes. Dreamlike.
Jay, a twenty year-old Chinese-American, has spent their life running away from things - their parents, their past self, their hometown. But when a newfound love interest starts to become part of their life, how can Jay learn to stop running, especially when the spectres of their past keep intruding?
Productions
- [2024] MIT Playwrights Lab, Staged Reading - directed by Jack Serio