​Hi! I'm Fig.
I am a questioner, a listener, a learner, and a collaborator.
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My current areas of work include trans and queer stories, applied and community-based theater, Intimacy Choreography, and new play development.

I freelance everywhere, but my artistic home base is in Western Massachusetts. I am always looking for new collaborators and projects. ​
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SEE MY WORK ON STAGE:

  • Rockton Waves by Bridget Erin @ Play Incubation Collective, May 4 2025
  • Xanadu book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar @ UMASS Theater Department, May 2-10 2025
  • UMass Fringe Festival @ UMASS Theater Department, May 10-14 2025

News & Updates

I was featured in the University of Massachusetts IDEAS faculty spotlight! I received a one year Instructional Innovation Fellowship, and presented to my peers on my use of game design technology in my coursework & research. Read the feature here.
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A mural spotted while on transit in Morocco
I completed a year long Professional Fellows program through the Institute for Training & Development, which included a project with my Moroccan fellow in the US and a project with me in Morocco. I wrote an article about my experience in the program. Read it here.

I was interviewed on the Tablework: How New Plays Get Made podcast, hosted by Amber Bradshaw. We talked dramaturgy, intimacy choreography, queerness, and the next generation of theater-makers. The episode is available to stream on Spotify as well as most podcasting platforms.

I co-wrote a weird little play for a 24 hour play festival with Rory O'Neill, (MAD DASH at Fresh Ink Theatre) called They Don't Need Bombs in Cleveland: A Barbenheimer Tale.

THE METHUEN DRAMA BOOK OF TRANS PLAYS ​has been named a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards! So proud to be a part of this collection!
I've been busy publishing! Read more about my publications here.
I was part of the 2020-2021 cohort of International Dramaturgy Lab.  As part of IDL, I met with a group of dramaturgs weekly to collaborate, share skills, seek support, challenge our dramaturgical assumptions, and create art together. 
I edited this video to showcase some of the ways our group works and some of the questions we have explored.
I worked with a fantastic team of LMDA dramaturgs--Lynde Rosario, Liana Irvine, Linda Lombardi, Russell Dembin, Martha Steketee, Jess Applebaum, Ken Cerniglia, Heather Helinsky, and Anne G. Morgan--on a project called "Dramaturging the Phoenix." From the website: 
"In April 2020, LMDA asked its members to contribute short essays to boldly inspire, provoke, and explore theatre’s potential to transform through global crisis. The Dramaturging the Phoenix challenge challenged writers to imagine the 'radical dramaturgy' that will lead theatre and performance into the next year, decade, and century. What ideal theatre-making will heal the communities, nations, and the globe during the long recovery ahead? How can dramaturgical imagination and practices shape the theatrical phoenix that will rise?"
Read more about the project here.
​Watch a conference panel showcasing some of the essays below.
I was interviewed by students from the University of Evansville Department of Theatre for their LMDA 2020 project: CoVIDEO VISIONS. Watch a segment of the interview here:
I was interviewed & photographed by Alex Mancini for Beyond the Binary project, photos below.

Past Projects

Let's Connect.
If you are interested in working with me, getting to know me more, or connecting with me, contact me here.