MANIFEST DESTINY advances to the national finals at ACTF

My short drama, Manifest Destiny, was awarded the Gary Garrison 10-min Play Award for ACTF region V (which includes universities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) and has advanced to the national festival for consideration for the top award among finalists from the other 7 regional festivals.

The play had a fantastic staged reading directed and acted by students in the region including Parker Shinn (director), Raegan Weber (actor), Carlie Robertson (actor), and Saline Osborn (actor).

I traveled to Rochester, MN for the festival to collaborate with this great group, and I couldn’t be more pleased at the play’s reception by both audiences and the festival adjudicators. Region V had a terrific group of playwrights and short plays, and I feel very proud and grateful to have been chosen alongside fellow playwright Gram Coalier to represent this part of the country.

The Wayward Women wins Best Director at the Queens Short Play Festival Winter 2025

I’m thrilled to share The Wayward Women not only advanced to the finals of the Winter 2025 Queens Short Play Festival, my dear friend Andrea Romano was awarded Best Director for her work on the play.

After such an enthusiastic reception by audiences throughout the festival, this was a wonderful way to close out this experience and production.