Plays
Girl Time
Jocelyn has had a bad night. Like, a really bad night. She needs a little Girl Time. Luckily, she has a thousand dollars to burn and a babysitter with a drinking problem. Total win-win! This real-time dark comedy explores femininity, class, intergenerational democrats, and morality through cookies, hair braiding, and karaoke.
Workshop Reading at St Lydia’s in Brooklyn, NY, 2025
PS– this play is currently in development and looking for its next happy home. Feel free to reach out if you think that might be with you!
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Certain Death And Other Considerations
The world will end in 80 years. Just enough time to have a baby! Certain Death and Other Considerations is a dark comedy grounded in eco-anxiety that follows two couples (and a surrogate) as they navigate bringing life into a dying world.
“Thoroughly engaging…a smart parallel to the climate crisis.” —Broadway World
“Impeccable storytelling…a triumph.” —Fringe Biscuit Magazine
“Frakes…imbues everything with a lovely, unfussy tone.” —The Stage
World Premiere at ZOO Venues at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2023
US Premiere at The Echo Theater in Los Angeles, 2023
Further productions at The Tank in NY, Verge Theater in Bozeman, MT and 21ten Theater in Portland, OR in 2024.
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Dry Run
Mom’s thinking of retiring and becoming a cowboy. She’s had enough of the Hollywood rat race. And after all, if the family has always been composed of farmers and actors, doesn’t being a cowboy seem like the next logical step? In this fairytale-inspired one act, two adult children navigate caring for aging parents with tomatoes, music, and a lot of dirt.
Developed with Annie Baker at UT Austin
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It’s Not My Birthday Please Don’t Sing At Me
Louisa is nine years old, and yes, she has been biting kids, but if she got any MFing stimulation from this MFing family, maybe she wouldn’t have to jump to such drastic measures just to feel something. Luckily, the audience has arrived to entertain her. Join the Davidsons on this all-the-holidays-in-one family dinner from hell, set in an Armenian restaurant with dancing waiters.
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Moleman
David McDeaver has decided to live the rest of his days waist deep in a kiddie pool full of sand. His adult daughter Gail, who lives downstairs, is not thrilled about it. Moleman is a play about the impact of a choice, the nature of fame, and learning to love someone you may never understand.
Staged Reading at The Echo Theater in 2020
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