Juried Commissions
Cucaracha (2025-ongoing)
PlayLab (nation-wide pool), finalist
Pipeline Theatre (Off-Broadway)
R&D Group (nation-wide pool), semifinalist
The Civilians (Off-Broadway)
The Next Forever Commission (nation-wide pool), finalist
The Civilians (Off-Broadway) & Princeton University
Untitled new play about forests (2025-ongoing)
Residency and Fellowship (nation-wide pool), finalist
Oak Spring Garden Foundation
111 Fires and 1 Flood at the Guatemalan Natural History Museum (2024-2025)
R&D Group (nation-wide pool), winner
The Civilians (Off-Broadway)
Frutos de la Muerte, or the Breakdown Play (2024-2026)
The Next Forever Commission (nation-wide pool), semifinalist
The Civilians (Off-Broadway) & Princeton University
Juried Awards
The Serpents Fly at Sundown (2024-2026)
Finalist, LMDA Elliot Hayes Award for Outstanding Dramaturgy
Luchadora! by Alvaro Saar Rios (2023)
Outstanding Direction of Theater for Young Audiences, winner
Outstanding Production of Theater for Young Audiences, winner
Outstanding Movement Direction, nominee
B. Iden Payne Awards Council
Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (2019)
Roy Crane Outstanding Achievement in the Arts
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
UT Austin
Outstanding Direction of a Comedy, Nominee
B. Iden Payne Awards Council
Mr. Burns, a Post-electric Play by Anne Washburn (2018)
Winner of Special Citation for Sustainable Design and Production
B. Iden Payne Awards Council
Other Honors
Student Employee of the Year (Finalist) / UT Austin may ‘19
In recognition of: Graphic Design Intern with Resource Recovery. Campus-wide candidates.
Louisa R. Drier Scholarship for the Arts (Winner) / College of the Atlantic may ‘13
Given to a junior student who embodies the spirit of joy in the Arts. Campus-wide candidates.
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