Work Samples
As an associate producer at Unladylike from Stitcher, I booked guests, edited tape, and scripted episodes. My favorite was the episode that I pitched, structured, and edited from top to bottom, How to Simulate Sex.
Unladylike 149: How to Simulate Sex
Intimacy coordinators are one of the newest, buzziest roles in Hollywood. But what exactly does the job entail? Pioneering intimacy coordinator Alicia Rodis takes us behind the scenes of making simulated sex and nudity safer on set.
As an apprentice at the weekly narrative podcast Shelter in Place, I worked as a story editor, producer, and audio editor, as well as wrote & voiced segments of a handful of episodes. Here are some of my favorites:
Shelter in Place S2E33: Symbolic Starter
Associate Producer, Writer
How can breaking bread--or injera--together make a place home? Last year was the year of the sourdough starter. Today we reflect on how food gives us comfort and community when we need it most.
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(my voiced segment begins at 13:25)
Shelter in Place S2E32: A Good Age
Script Writer, Associate Editor
After an injury forced him to step back from the sports that helped him feel young, Nate Davis started to reckon with his own aging--and explore how other people feel about their age.
Shelter in Place S2E26: Shut Up & Listen
Associate Producer, Research & Fact-checking, Co-scripting
How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Dr. Joyce Sanchez says that the most important thing she can do when addressing vaccine hesitancy is to shut up and listen. Note: mentions of non-consensual clinical trials and experimentation.
In my 3 years as Associate Producer for Playing on Air, I had a hand in editing and assembling (and directing, and producing!) many episodes of the podcast. Here’s some praise, from The New York Times, for the show, citing a bunch of episodes I produced.
Here are a few of my favorite episodes:
G.O.A.T. by Ngozi Anyanwu
Starring April Matthis, Denise Manning, and Ngozi Anyanwu
Nominated for a 2021 Drama League Award (Outstanding Audio Theater Production)
Producer, Editor, Assembly
Jay, Bonita, and Row have gathered on the rooftop to burn the sage and drink the sacred Gatorade. To pray to the goddess Nike, and the power of Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe. To summon victory for their beloved champion: Serena Williams, the Greatest Of All Time.
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The Courtship of Anna Nicole Smith by Lucas Hnath
Starring Quincy Tyler Bernstine and David Patrick Kelly
Producer, Editor, Assembly, Scoring
In the parking lot behind a Houston strip club, a young dancer considers a proposal from an octogenarian billionaire. Before the world devours her story, she has to choose it.
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Jezelle the Gazelle by Dominique Morisseau
Starring Mirirai Sithole, Directed by Goldie E. Patrick
Producer, Editor, Assembly
Jezelle is ready to prove that she’s the best runner on her block: young, fierce, and definitely faster than any boy. But is she fast enough to outrun grief and claim her greatness?
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The Thompsons by Andrew Massey
Starring William Jackson Harper, Amy Ryan, April Matthis, Sue Jean Kim, directed by Arin Arbus
Producer, Editor, Assistant Engineer, Assembly
The wine is flowing. In-laws are gossiping in the kitchen. And the Thompson family is indulging in their most bizarre Thanksgiving ritual: the Turkey Trot. Mischievous and tender, THE THOMPSONS is a comedy about the wacky families we love, break, and remake.
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Wild & Precious Life by Patricia Cotter
Starring Scott Adsit, Debra Monk, Lisa Emery, Lucy DeVito, Jeff Biehl, Denise Manning
Director, Associate Producer, Assembly, Interview Edit
Friends and flames have gathered to celebrate and remember the WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE of the charismatic, outrageous Sheila— but the dearly departed still has one more trick up her sleeve.
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3:59AM: A Drag Race for Two Actors by Marco Ramirez
Starring Sean Carvajal, Bobby Moreno, directed by Christian Parker
Associate Producer, Take Selections, Interview Edit
It's summer in the city, and Laz and Hector are both on the run from something they can't quite name. Maybe the sudden need for speed has something to do with Laz's sister, who took off two weeks ago, or with Hector's wife, who just called from the hospital.
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June Weddings by Barbara Hammond
Starring Marisa Tomei, Michael C. Hall, Alfredo Narciso, directed by Jenn Thompson
Associate Producer, Assembly, Interview Edit
One summer morning, in a cool and dusty bar, two strangers seek refuge from the past. RJ is a single father, on a break from his only son’s wedding. The mysterious Sonja is patient and sympathetic, but may have her own priorities. Two strangers meeting is an old story, but the possibility of a true connection always feels new.
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