A cultural anthropology song-cycle of the hidden New York; the city that lurks in our collective subconscious, and the characters who inhabit that world. With lyrics by Nathan Tysen, Daniel F. Levin, Sharon Bridgforth, yours truly, and many more.

A work in progress about a group of young Japanese-Americans breaking into the jazz scene during the J.A. internment of World War II. The Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles will be generously supporting the development of "August" with a workshop reading in fall 2010.

Commissioned and produced in March 2009 by Minneapolis-based Theatre Latte Da at the Southern Theater, directed by Peter Rothstein with musical director Denise Prosek. "Passage of Dreams" is made up of three one act musicals: "Passage of Dreams", "Bessie's Birthday", and "Thirst". Each piece evokes a different time, setting, and musical language. "Passage of Dreams" featured aerial choreography and performances by Heather Haugen.

The one-act musical "Passage of Dreams" has been produced at Theatre Latte Da's Loring Playhouse in Minneapolis, the Bridewell Theater in London, and excerpted at Lincoln Center, in New York City. "Bessie's Birthday" was originally commissioned by the NYU WriteAct Festival, and was further developed at the Playlabs Festival at the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis.

An adaptation of Puccini’s opera Tosca set in Cuba during the rise of Castro in the 1950’s. Written for my Master’s thesis project at New York University. Reading performed in May 2002.

An original piece written while I was a student at UC Berkeley about learning to be independent, aware, moral, and in love, all at the same time. Produced at Zellerbach Hall, on the UC Berkeley campus.

Underscore and songs for a play by Katie Baldwin-Eng. Readings at New Georges in NYC and Axial Theatre in Pleasantville, NY.

Short film, written and directed by Mark Heyman (screenwriter, Black Swan). Screened at NYU First Run Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival, and Sante Fe Film Festival.

Directed by West Hyler at La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA. Performed by the Graduate Acting Program at UC San Diego.

Choreographed by Naomi Goldberg and Lorelei Bayne for Composers and Choreographers project, NYU Department of Dance.