T H E A T R E
Original theater created with and for community.
Mi Vida Como Poesia / My Life Like Poetry
2026 — Co-Director
A.C.T. x Hilltop High School
An original, student-created performance that captures the lives of Hilltop High School students in the language of poetry with heartfelt beauty, strength, love, pain, paradox and irony. The show weaves together powerful personal life experiences through spoken word, movement, puppetry, storytelling, music and videography. Through raw honesty and creative collaboration, these young mothers share their lived experiences and offer their voices, stories, and truths as poetry in motion.
Lifelines in the Pipeline: Fighting Our Way Out
2025 — Director
A.C.T. x Downtown High School
Can our education system break free from fostering a "school-to-prison pipeline" and instead become a "school-to-liberation" pipeline? Students investigated history, biological science, and statistics that reveal how a carceral mindset continues to shape schools. Together, they transform their discoveries into original theater pieces and an interactive educational experience. Join us in freedom-dreaming beyond the system — as we expose the pipeline and imagine true educational alternatives together.
Los Sueños Son Gratis / Dreams Are Free
2025 — Director / Co-Playwright
A.C.T. x Hilltop High School
Written and performed by the young mothers of Hilltop High School. A bilingual community-engaged performance featuring original poetry, monologues, and scenes that explore personal and collective dreams and wishes. Through their own words, the performers share stories of resilience, ambition, and the realities of pursuing their aspirations while navigating life's complexities.
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The Stars Belong to All of Us
2025 — Director
A.C.T. x Downtown High School
What can we learn from the stars? Students explored this timeless question by examining both celestial stars and celebrity "star power" during the Jim Crow Era. The show features pieces written by the students that illuminate how past heroes of Community Cultural Wealth, like the actual stars, formed themselves under intense pressure and still shone their brightest.
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Florecer — To Bloom
2024 — Director / Co-Playwright
A.C.T. x Hilltop School
A poetic journey through the stages of a flower's growth, as mirrored in the experiences of the young mothers at Hilltop School. Through a bilingual collage of original writings, the play explores different expressions of life, death, and rebirth, from the new beginnings of a seed to the full blossoming of flowers. The performance draws on the joys and challenges of adolescence, pregnancy, motherhood, immigration, love and loss.
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Not a Choice
2024 — Director
A.C.T. x Downtown High School
How does one of the wealthiest cities in the country have one of the largest populations of unhoused people in the nation? Students examined the houselessness crisis in San Francisco — its roots, its underlying causes, and the ways the city can support those most affected. Their show features pieces that educate us about the roots of the crisis and offer ways to be part of the change.
View on ACT → After the War
2024 — Director + Sound & Prop Design
A.C.T. x Downtown High School
Students examined the United States' role in creating and perpetuating humanitarian crises around the globe. Their show features monologues, dances, scenes, and plays that educate us about the roots of these crises — Congo, Sudan, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, El Salvador — and offer ways we can act in solidarity.
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Caught in the Achievement Gap
2023 — Director
A.C.T. x Downtown High School
Year after year, the achievement gap persists in San Francisco Unified School District, affecting the educational opportunities and futures of students of color. Students examined the gap in relationship to their own school experiences. Their show features monologues, dances, and short plays highlighting their research, personal journeys, and perspectives — challenging the audience to reflect and take action.
View on ACT →The Resilience Crew
Playwright — In Development
Developed through SFBATCO's Creators Lab, an eight-week development program supporting new theatrical works. The play features rapping and original music, centering young artists as its primary characters. Early excerpts debuted Spring 2025.