Creative and business writing.
Drawing on my background as a theatre artist and non-profit administrator, I seamlessly bring expert storytelling skills to both aesthetic and professional projects.
Narrative Works
Author full-length musicals, short plays, essays, and poetry.
Marketing
Develop effective copy for social media, web, and stakeholder communications.
Fundraising
Secure funds from government and foundation grants, and corporate sponsors.
Narrative Work Highlight: Riot Brrrain
Status: In Development
1st Production at 2018 Capital Fringe Festival
“Riot Brrrain is a punk-fueled, nonlinear tour through the life of Teddy as they revisit their past relationships after being diagnosed with neurosyphilis. Teddy is bisexual and nonbinary gender, but Riot Brrrain feels like a post-gender play; for once, the entire runtime isn’t taken up explaining the main character’s identity, and it was refreshing simply to see Teddy’s story unfold without afterschool-special moments about coming out and acceptance (though the play still took some swings at bi-phobia in the queer world).
Caitlin M. Caplinger (who uses they/them pronouns) wrote and directed the show, as well as designing costumes and props and penning lyrics for much of the incidental music. The strength of their vision was apparent in the seamless experience they created from the moment you walk in the door of Blind Whino’s mural-splashed Turquoise Room, reverberating with a playlist of indie punk, and sit down to flip through the ‘zine-style program. Caplinger deftly directed an ensemble cast of five who played all the characters in Teddy’s life (exes, best friends, not-so-best friends, not-quite-boyfriends, and one hilariously self-centered classical recorder player), and these players dipped in and out of a wide range of personalities utterly convincingly—so much so that I had to count their names in the program at the end to be certain there were so few of them.”
Marketing Highlights
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Call for Volunteers: Establishing a Sustainability Committee at Bethesda Park
“It’s crucial that Bethesda Park come together as a community to support each other and adapt to the changing weather that will affect us all. As we saw in early September, our city is not immune. As Hurricane Ida moved up the East coast, it brought deadly flooding to many areas. Two miles from Bethesda Park, basement units in Rock Creek Woods apartments were washed out and Melkin Cedillo, 19, died trying to rescue his mother.”
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Ghost-wrote op-ed for Washington Business Journal: “If arts sector collapses, D.C. region’s broader economy will feel the pain.”
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“When We Gather…” is a visual arts installation highlighting the cultural significance of flag making in military campaigns, clan identity, spirituality, and storytelling. Démosthène and Numadzi will examine this mode of expression and cultural links between Haïti and the Eѵeawó people of Ghana, Togo, and Bènin.
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Series of end-of-year emails announcing upcoming program and soliciting donations.
Fundraising Highlights
2017-2022
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant History
Additional Grant & Sponsor History
Bloomberg Arts Innovation Management Grant (2018): $150,000
SBA Shuttered Venues Operator Grant (2021): $131,592
DMPED Entertainment Bridge Fund (2021/2022) : $130,962
Cafritz Foundation (2021): $35,000
NEA Arts Project (2019): $25,000
Mars, Inc. Project Support (2019): $15,000
DMPED Legacy Grant (2021): $4,160
Dallas Morse Coors Foundation (2022): $3,500