oh, Honey was written about by Sara Holdren in Vulture
Thrilled to develop new work with Clubbed Thumb's Winterworks this January! A Necessary Killing, a play about lantern flies, will be directed by Laura Dupper. 
A diner-esque, site-specific, new play production (with *food & drink) at the restaurant, Little Egg, in Brooklyn.
Written by Jeana Scotti
Directed by Carsen Joenk
Produced by Ugly Face
Four mothers meet at a diner on the first Monday of every month to complain about Real Housewives, their dietary restrictions (there really needs to be more gluten-free options), their server (where are their drinks??) and their college sons' campus sexual assault allegations. 
Loosely based on this NY Times article from 2017.
All tickets include a Little Egg mug of soup.
Preview: September 17 (community night for theatre and service industry workers)
September 18-20
September 26-28
All performances begin at 7pm, doors/food beginning at 6pm.
*select nights with guest chefs:
September 17 Evelyn Wang-Little Egg 
September 18, 19, 26, 27 Patti Jackson -Delaware and Hudson



A reading of The Possessed Girls of St. Mary's was performed March 9 at the Brick Aux at 7:00! This event also acted as a fundraiser and discussion surrounding period poverty. Audiences were encouraged to bring pads & tampons that were donated to Expecting Relief. Following the reading, there was a discussion hosted by the local chapter of Period. This event was co-hosted with Fringe and Fur

I'm ecstatic to be in Clubbed Thumb's 2021-2022 Emerging Writers' Group! More info here.
August 2021  Candy Girls premiered in the The New Perspectives Women's Work Short Play Lab Festival 
photographed from left to right: Allegra Henderson, Khandis Merritt, Penelope Deen. Photo by Christopher Kelly.
photographed from left to right: Allegra Henderson, Khandis Merritt, Penelope Deen. Photo by Christopher Kelly.
 photographed: Penelope Deen. Photo by Christopher Kelly.
photographed: Penelope Deen. Photo by Christopher Kelly.
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