I definitely was inspired by drama teachers in high school named Mr. Walsh and Ms. O'Neil, and both of them were very formative in helping me sort of understand theater. But I think my biggest inspiration is that I was a high school drama teacher in real life for four years in the Bronx.
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My feet are firmly planted in my political ideology. To me, it's being authentic in every area, and that includes politics.
I think once I began to trust myself as a writer, I began to be seen as a writer.
I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color.
Rom-coms are my jam.
It was really important to me to explore how disparate people are connected.
I've always performed. From the time that I was little, I was pretty precocious and always gravitated toward performing arts. But I was scared at first, deciding to do it for a living. So, initially, I majored in journalism, and I was pretty miserable.