Theater Professional with expertise in developing and writing plays and solo performances; creating performance pieces; providing dramaturgical support on new productions of classics; directing readings and plays; producing readings and plays; conducting community outreach, marketing and public relations; and performance on the static trapeze.

PLAYWRIGHT

PRODUCTIONS, WORKSHOPS & READINGS

It’s Just a Paperweight, 10-page play in Best of the Rest, Actors’ Theatre of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, March 2025.

This Guy: Cards, Bowling, Family & Music, solo play, iMPACt Genesis, Mannakin Theater and Dance, San Francisco, CA, October 2024.

Introducing Leslie Johnson, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA, September 2024.

Where I Come From, solo play directed by Robert Lucchesi, PlayGround Free-Play Festival, San Francisco, CA, August 17, 18 & 25, 2024.

Ms. Vicky Is Busy, one-act play, in Drag Queens Show Their Mettle, reading, SF Eagle Players, San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2024.

Where I Come From – In America, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA, November 2023.

Where I Come From, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, March 2022

Your Guardian Angel Is Worn Out, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA, September 2021.

Ms. Vicky on Sheltering, monologue in Pandemic Performances, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA, April 2021.

For Better or Worse, solo play, Monday Night MarshStream, San Francisco, CA, August 2020.

Backwards Is the New Forwards, one-page play, “Celebration/Provocation,” foolsFURY, San Francisco, CA. January 26, 2020.

Playing Detective, full-length play, reading, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA. February 2019.

The Door, one-age play, “Celebration/Provocation,” foolsFURY, San Francisco, CA. December 1, 2018.

Mercy Buckets, solo play, SF Fringe Festival, San Francisco, CA. September 2011.

Queerification, playlets & musings in progress, Theatre Rhinoceros & Grooviness Productions, San Francisco, CA. May 2, 2010.

Killer, staged reading at the Marsh, San Francisco, CA, February 17, 2009.

His Heart Belongs to Me, Theatre Rhinoceros & Grooviness Productions, San Francisco, CA, October 23 – November 8, 2009.

Oh Fuck, You’re Old, LGBT Writes! at The Marsh Café, San Francisco, CA, June 8, 2008.

Broken Toys, 2006 finalist, & The Plan, 2006 semifinalist, LAMIA INK!, NYC.

Broken Toys & Dipping in the Inkwell, Directors Cut: A Feast of 1-Page Plays, ABYDOS/The Directors Theater, San Francisco, Oct. 28-Nov. 6, 2004.

Where Did the Sun Go?, A Feast of One-Page Plays, ABYDOS/The Directors Theater, San Francisco, Sep. 26-Oct. 6, 2002.

The Plan, A Feast of One-Page Plays, ABYDOS/The Directors Theater, San Francisco,

            Oct. 22-24, 2001.

Hot Summer Night (full length play), Bay Area Playwrights Festival 1999 “Honorable Mention.”

An Oral History of Circle Rep. (with slides, delivered by B. Rodney Marriott), Researcher and Compiler. Circle Repertory Company, Spring 1989.

Late Afternoon With..., Contributing Writer of Comedy Sketches/Ensemble, Williamstown Theatre Festival. Summer 1988.

A Dark and Solitary Room: The Stories, Poems and Letters of Edgar Allan Poe, Adapter. Williamstown Theatre Festival. Summer 1988.

PLAYS AVAILABLE

 Ms. Vicky Is Busy

Where I Come From

All About Her

The Carpet Cleaner

His Heart Belongs to Me

Hot Summer Night

Nephilim

Playing Detective

The Quality of Anger

Secret Santa

PLAYS IN PROCESS

 Jonathan and David

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

The Works

House of Stairs

PERFORMER 

Terpsichore Speaks! – solo play by David Wiener, directed by Nathan Cottam, Mannakin Theater & Dance, San Francisco, May 2025; and International Choreographers Festival, Mannakin Theater & Dance, San Francisco, CA, October 2024.

All Men – dance for 24 men (age 9-86) – choreographed by Nathan Cottam, TedX Solano County, CA, March 2025.

This Guy: Cards, Bowling, Family & Music, solo play, iMPACt Genesis, Mannakin Theater & Dance, San Francisco, CA, October 2024.

Introducing Leslie Johnson, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA, September 2024.

Where I Come From, solo play directed by Robert Lucchesi, PlayGround Free-Play Festival, San Francisco, CA, August 17, 18 & 25, 2024.

Ms. Vicky Is Busy (Ms. Vicky) and The Madness of Lady Bright (Leslie) in Drag Queens Show Their Mettle, reading, SF Eagle Players, San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2024.

Where I Come From – In America, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA, November 2023.

Where I Come From, solo play, the Marsh, San Francisco, CA. March 2022.

Your Guardian Angel is Exhausted, solo play, Marsh, San Francisco, CA. October 2021.

For Better or Worse, solo play, MarshStream (livestream), San Francisco, CA. August 2020.

Celebration/Provocation, ensemble member, foolsFury, San Francisco, CA. December 2018; January 2020.

Mercy Buckets, solo play, SF Fringe Festival, San Francisco, CA. September 2011.

Queerification, playlets & musings in progress. Multiple roles. Theatre Rhinoceros & Grooviness Productions, San Francisco, CA. May 2, 2010.

Flaming Iguanas written and directed by John Fisher and Duca Knicevec. Multiple roles. World Premier, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA. 2001. (Also Dramaturg)

No, No, a Million Times No! by Eskel Crawford and Bud Thompson. Amos Quackenbush. Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Partk, Montana. August 1984. (Also Director)

DRAMATURG

Fighting Mac written and directed by John Fisher, World Premier, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA. June 2011.

Flaming Iguanas written and directed by John Fisher and Duca Knicevec, World Premier, Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA. 2001.

Medea, the Musical, written and directed by John Fisher, World Premier, University of California, Berkeley, CA, and transferred to Mason Street Theatre, San Francisco, CA. 1994.

Amulets against the Dragon Forces (also assistant director) by Paul Zindel, directed by B. Rodney Marriott, World Premier, Circle Repertory Company, New York, NY. March 1989.

George Jolly’s “The Life of Martin Luther” by William Monson, directed by Steve Reynolds, World Premier, Wittenberg University. Spring 1984.

Dramaturgy and dramaturgical support to such playwrights and solo performers as Linda Ayres-Frederick, E.H. Benedict, John Bishop, Kia Corthron, Joya Cory, Gordon Dahlquist, George Crowe, Carolyn Doyle, John Fisher, Elizabeth Gjelten, Edna Coulson Hall, Paul Heller, Mercilee Jenkins, Ruth Kirschner, Criag Lucas, Joe Mantello, Terrence McNally, Kim Porter, Kate Moira Ryan, Maureen Mary Studer, Lanford Wilson and Paul Zindel.

DIRECTOR

Fredi, solo play written and performed by John Fisher. The Tank. New York, New York. June 30, 2022.

SHARK!, solo play written and performed by John Fisher. ArtsOnSite. New York, New York. February 27, 2022.

A History of the Civil War, solo play written and performed by John Fisher. PlayGround Solo Performance Festival. San Francisco, CA. Jan. 23 & 25, 2020; Pangea, New York, NY. January 2022.

Deathtrap. Theatre Rhinoceros. San Francisco, CA. Mar. 22 – April 13, 2019.

A History of World War II, solo play written and performed by John Fisher. The Marsh, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2018 – Mar. 2019; the Marsh Berkeley, Aug. – Sep. 2019; Broadwater Black Box, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019.

Sign Theater, a series of performance installations. Creator, director, producer and performer. Oakland’s First Fridays Art Murmur. 2013-2015).

No, No, a Million Times No! by Eskel Crawford and Bud Thompson. Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park, Montana. August 1984. (Also played Amos Quackenbush)

PRODUCER

Owner and Director of Grooviness Productions, Oakland, CA. Productions include Sign Theater Mercy Buckets, San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 2011, Queerification and His Heart Belongs to Me (co-produced by Theatre Rhinoceros), Hot Summer Night reading (co-produced with Theatre Q, Theatre Rhinoceros and Virago Theatre, 2012).

As coordinator of Artists Development Lab, San Francisco, CA, produced over 25 readings and workshop productions at such venues as the Marsh, One4All Theater, Phoenix Arts Theatre and Z Space.

Co-Creator of The Playwrights Showcase, a Theatre Bay Area program for playwrights, conceived and developed by Artists Development Lab and Theatre Bay Area. Launched April 2008.

STATIC TRAPEZE

Since June 2014, I have performed in a variety of shows at Kinetic Arts Center, Oakland, CA, Athletic Playground, Emeryville, CA, and Bird’s Eye View Circus, Toledo, OH.

THEATER POSITIONS

Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco, CA (www.ebar.com). Theater Critic and Features Writer. Reviewed theater productions and books, as well as wrote features on the theater and other areas of interest. Report to Arts Editor. 1992-1998.

The Shukat Company, Ltd., New York, NY. Assistant Talent Manager. Provided administrative assistance to President/principal talent manager in contracting, submissions, following up, music publishing and calendar management. Provided personal, professional and emotional support to talent. Processed all talent income and distribution of royalties. Researched and evaluated talent for representation and production opportunities for clients and managed three playwrights. General office management. Talent included Alan Menken, Carol Hall James Raitt, Isiah Sheppard, Sherry Coben, Skip Kennon and David Spencer. Report to President of Company. 1989-1991.

Circle Repertory Company, New York, NY. Assistant to the Associate Artistic Director/Literary Associate. Read and evaluated solicited and unsolicited play submissions. Coordinated company’s nationally renowned playwrights’ lab featuring Pulitzer, OBIE, Drama Desk award-winning writers. Coordinated play readings and workshops. Collaborated on series of events for Company’s 20th Anniversary. Administrative Assistance to Associate Artistic Director. Report to Associate Artistic Director. 1987-1989.

Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA (www.wtfestival.org). Literary Associate. Wrote and coordinated programs for summer season of five mainstage plays, five second stage plays, two outdoor plays, eight cabaret shows and six special events, as well as coordinated all lobby displays. Read and evaluated solicited play submissions. Provided dramaturgy to second stage plays. Writer/Adaptor or co-wrote three special events. Administrative coordinator to theater and KQED on Emmy Award-winning documentary on The Group Theater, narrated by Joanne Woodward. Casting and fundraising assistance. Report to Literary Manager and Associate Artistic Director. 1987-1989.

Stages magazine, New York, NY. Theater Reviewer. Stages was a monthly promotional theater magazine that provided show listings, capsule reviews and short features about the New York theater. Reviewed off- and off-off-Broadway theater productions. Report to Editor. 1986-1989.

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

 Bachelor of Arts, English and Theater. Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH.

Master of Fine Arts, Theater Criticism and Dramaturgy (Presidential Scholar). Columbia University, New York, NY.