I'm Olivia and I write plays, prose, and screenplays.

 

I'm originally from Columbus, Ohio, and I'm an alumna of The Ohio State University, where I graduated with a BA in Theatre in 2020. During this time, I wrote and produced my first three plays: being alive (& other big jokes) (finalist for the Questors Student Playwriting Competition, 2020), Thelma & Louise Make It To Mexico, and Living Primates. I won the Undergraduate Student Excellence Award in Production Work by the Ohio State Department of Theatre, and the 2019 Gerald R. Black Playwriting Prize.

 

Since then, I've written four more full-length plays and many short plays, some of which I've produced with my theatre company, Obvious Child Productions. I've published six short stories and essays, and a chapbook of prose, Misanthropocene. My play being alive (& other big jokes) sold-out its West Coast Premiere run at The Raven Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2024, and my play LZRDGRL will premiere in Los Angeles with AnyWay Productions in December 2025.

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I'm a member of the Dramatists Guild and I spend my free time knitting, reading, volunteering, and doing arts and crafts. You can download my resume here.