Writing
Eliza writes for a wide variety of mediums, but especially loves writing snappy dialogue for plays and screenplays. Below is a small sample of their previous projects.
Writing samples are available upon request
BOG BODY
A play in 15 minutes
Three archeologists working in the British Isles unearth an ancient body preserved in a peat bog. Morris yearns for the fame of discovery, Kay desires to preserve history, and Aoife is trying to reconnect with humanity after pandemic isolation. Meanwhile, at their feet, a bog body awakes from a centuries-long slumber, craving to understand its own immortality.
Premiered February 2023 at The Frame Gallery
The False Signature
An audio drama in one act
In a Cyrano de Bergerac inspired plot, Amelia convinces her cousin Alfred to write letters in her name to her suitor, Percy. Meanwhile, Percy entreats his sister Helen to write his responses and woo Amelia. As Amelia and Percy start to fall for the people behind the letters, it is only a matter of time before their false signatures are revealed.
Premiered virtually December 2020 at CMU’s Playground Festival for Student Work
Shoot for the Moon
A play in 30 minutes
Two kids go on an adventure with their robot companion, Figaro, to find their hero Preston Happy, the CEO of HappyBrand. Along the way, they recognize Happy's outrageous wealth, the pain and poverty of his warehouse employees trying to unionize, and the preposterous damages to the environment he is willing to incur so he can take a recreational trip to space. Disillusioned, the kids take the only next logical step: Assassinate Preston Happy.
Premiered virtually December 2021 at CMU’s Playground Festival for Student Work
Hetero-Compulsory Sandwich
A performance piece
An autobiographical one-person performance about compulsory heterosexuality and peanut butter sandwiches.
Premiered Fall 2022 at United Nations “Why it Matters” Conference
ISBN 978-84-7325-164-6