Original Works - Music & Writing

I’ve been writing original music and stories for over a decade. Below you can find some samples of my work as a playwright, screenwriter, composer and lyricist.

My current project-in-focus is ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL, an original musical theatre piece set in 1990s Trinidad of which I am the co-creator and songwriter. ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL will be featured in the 2023 Boston New Works Festival; LEARN MORE HERE.

“The Haunting”

This Is My Brave 2018

@ The Strand Theater || Dorchester, MA

I originally wrote the first version of this song in 2010-11, and since then it’s taken on new meaning to me as I’ve learned more about my and my loved ones’ challenges with mental health. I was honored to be able to present it in this context at This Is My Brave, a beautiful mental health storytelling event.

  • "And she holds her head high as she wages a war

    Lyric excerpt from “The Haunting”

  • With the storm that won't leave her, no feelings forlorn anymore

    Lyric excerpt from “The Haunting”

  • She will weather the weather as she turns to face that ghost with the boots made of leather

    Lyric excerpt from “The Haunting”

“Beat of My Own Drum”

ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

@ 2022 MusicalWriters.com Festival - Song Feedback Panel || Fort Worth, TX

This song was presented to positive reviews from a panel including award-winning musical theatre songwriter Drew Gasparini, Broadway orchestrator and MD Macy Schmidt.

“Legendary”

ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

Rough demo, created January 2023

A grand, sweeping, steelpan-tinged “I Want” ballad for one of the main characters from ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL, Jada Baptiste. A great audition song for a strong mezzo-soprano voice; contact me to request sheet music.

This rough demo was produced in GarageBand.

  • "She smiled, she smiled!

    Excerpt: “Grief is Good”, ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

  • And she whispered, her hand locked in mine

    Excerpt: “Grief is Good”, ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

  • 'You are weeping for all that he never could be

    Excerpt: “Grief is Good”, ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

  • So I know that you're going to be fine.'"

    Excerpt: “Grief is Good”, ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL

~ non-musical writing ~

~ non-musical writing ~

WRITING FOR SCREEN 🎥

The Mediators (2009)

short film script; 10-15m

A short mockumentary-style comedy about a group of high school misfits determined to become great peacemakers.

This script was selected by a group as a capstone project for a film production class at the University of Central Florida in 2012. An excerpt of the script was produced for the class, which you can watch below.

WRITING FOR STAGE 🎭

le temps (2022) 

full-length play; cast of 5

The Temporary Soul Agency is a metaphysical organization dedicated to the “short-term friendly possession” of Lives while their former soul’s judgment and future in the mortal world is decided. There, Number 625 is a top performer destined for a promotion. But when 625 accepts an unusually long-term assignment in the Life of Jessica, that destiny becomes a question alongside another: What makes a life worth living?