Three Hasidic women gather at an axe-throwing parlor to plan a sex strike. They kibbitz, they scheme, they hurl axes. Also, there are a lot of interesting birds. A play about fundamentalism: what draws us to it and how women carve spaces for themselves within it.

Finalist, O’Neill Playwrights Conference
Finalist, Jewish Plays Project
Semi-finalist, Ojai Playwrights Conference

A verbatim text opera using profiles and conversations from dating apps, created in collaboration with composer Mel Hsu.

2026 New Georges Audrey Residency

A new musical based on the history of Jewish and Muslim pirates in the Inquisition-era Mediterranean.

conceived with Eric Marlin
music by Avi Amon

developed in The Civilians 2021-22 R&D Group

by Michelle Renee Johnson with Lila Rachel Becker

Desperate for validation, a young woman finds herself in an unsteady and destructive relationship with alcohol. As the stakes get higher, she discovers that the stories she gathers become gradually more entertaining, leading others to remember her…even if she doesn’t remember the nights herself.

premiering 2026 in New York and Edinburgh