The Self-Destruction of Emma James Premieres with Lamar University

In Hell, L to R Porter LaPray, Kiera Howington, Shelby Eason, Juliana McManus

I traveled down to Lamar University to direct the premiere of my play The Self-Destruction of Emma James: A Play about Having It All.

Thank you to Department Chair, Joel Grothe, for facilitating this production.

THE SELF-DESTRUCTION OF EMMA JAMES: A PLAY ABOUT HAVING IT ALL

3W, 1M

Emma James is a mother of two young children who is trying to survive the day and reenter the workforce. But to land the new opportunity she seeks, she may have to make a deal with the devil, or herself, or possibly both. But what could go wrong when she finally gets everything she ever wanted?

Groundhogs Day meets Faust in this new play about the lengths we go to protect our children and the risks we take to preserve ourselves, the devil we know and the devil we haven’t met yet, and the unending ever-illusive search for work/life balance.

At the Doctor's Office, L to R: Kiera Howington, Juliana McManus, Porter LaPray

The Self-Destruction of Emma James was named and O'Neill Semifinalist and is now available on NPX.