I believe in creating work that shows the parts of being human that sometimes are uncomfortable or not always given space to be shared. I want my work to create opportunities for actors that have been wanting to see themselves on stage in an honest, and nuanced way. I am a person who cares deeply about the little things and sometimes gets overwhelmed by the big things, but is constantly intrigued by what it all means. I hope to gain new understanding of others and myself through my writing.

*All posters created in collaboration with Olivia Nelson.

  • One Who is Home

    (2w or nb)

    a coming of age play focusing on the isolation of young adulthood after college. Following a queer relationship between the characters Davie and Pema, and set within the walls of their home, this play uses poetical realism to tell a raw and relatable story about love, loneliness, and hope.

    Queer joy, queer sadness. Midwestern melancholy. Big thoughts put simply. Simple thoughts put unintelligibly. Love. Loneliness. Hope.

    Written by Irie Unity and Olivia Nelson

    Sample

  • A Different Kind of Quiet

    (2w 1m)

    Stuck in a small rural Wisconsin town, two girls, Esther and Pen, struggle to feel seen. Pen sits on a bench in the quiet of night. Esther approaches on a busted bike.They find each other. From that point on, they each have someone else to confide in. The two of them go to the same high school, live in the same town, and know the same people. There is something haunting Esther, and Pen sets out to find a way to help. Through conversations with each other, they accept parts of themselves they've been too scared to confront.


    Small town hive-mind,

    wind.

    Relentless passage of time,

    stars.

    Solitude of girlhood,

    snow.

    Secrets told under the cover of night,

    bruises

    cuts

    scrapes.

    Written by Irie Bloom Unity

    Sample

  • It Crept into the Coop One Night

    (2w)

    Asa and Jodie sit under a tree and wait. Their mother, Melanie, is expected to show up shortly. The two sisters lament about the discomfort of these forced interactions, when Jodie offers that they could put a stop to these unbearable meetings. The girls question the ethics of their ideas, as the impending gathering with their estranged mother approaches. 

    Sisterhood.

    Muggy, sticky, hot August days.

    Poultry.

    Mommy-issues.

    Defiant decisions.

    Beans.

    Written by Irie Bloom Unity

    Script