I developed this play with an inter-generational ensemble in Chicago, though the timing of the pandemic prevented us from staging it. I recently resurrected the play in a table read with local collaborators in the Bay Area, and we are now excited to realize this script in a full production. We intend to produce a saturated story that takes us to the heart of the hive and humanity. 

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In 2023, I held a table read for my play for Honey Child in collaboration with actors from Berkeley, Oakland, and the North Bay. My short film, co-directed with Julian Pham, and featuring local actors Sarah Dunnavant and Mari Nakagawa, art directed by Tasya Abbot, premiered as a part of the virtual programming for the Tiny Film Festival in Long Beach, CA (Honey Child, 2024).

We are already partnering with local honey makers to learn about beekeeping in the Bay Area. Our production will also incorporate critical ecological education. Local beekeepers will create dramaturgical materials about bee health and their importance in our ecosystem to share with our audience members, giving viewers the ability to envision concrete change alongside their experience of the emotional narrative onstage.