"Legend contains within himself a wealth of rich and expansive influences, both high and low, under which lies a sturdy foundation built on a pure and honest love of the art form."
/ Jess Smith, assistant professor of theatre arts, university of puget sound /
Writer.
Produced Stage Plays
“Three Soldiers,” a theatrical farce about a black family of performers on the weekend of their father’s funeral.
“Mirror-Mirror or Why the Vacuum Didn’t Take,” a One-Act play about witches at a suburban Tupperware party.
“The Unspoken Histories of Colored Boys,” a One-Act play about the power of queer Black men.
Two Shakespeare adaptations: Antony & Cleopatra, and What Fools! - an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Pilots, Screenplays, Novels
Sojourning, a one-hour limited comedy mockumentary about a pair of black queer siblings who endeavor to escape a Texas plantation on Juneteenth.
Poetry Grove, A writer and his three sisters - all actresses - return to their childhood home for their father’s funeral.
Legacy, a half-hour dark comedy about a gay Black man who turns to vigilante justice with the help of a mystical Civil Rights hero no one else can see.
Hideaway, a screenplay thriller about three couples trapped in a cabin in the woods with a mysterious force during a snowstorm.
The Legacy Prince, A queer YA fantasy novel