Portfolio

Show Writing

Naturalia – A Land Expansion for a Zoo

Created for the NextGen Showcase, Naturalia is a full land expansion with multiple attractions that help to complete the TerraTopia Zoo/Park.

River Tour Rampage – A Family-Friendly Log Flume Ride

This creative guide and beat sheet describe my original concept for a family-friendly log flume ride where a gentle river float turns into a WILD adventure!

ZOOPS! – A Haunted Walkthrough Attraction

Winner of the Haunt Comp 2023 Outstanding Writing Award, this zany haunted maze mixes horror and absurdity to create a one-of-a-kind experience

Neomenia – A Haunted Walkthrough Attraction

Winner of third place overall for Haunt Comp 2022, Neomenia takes guests through a research station that has been overrun by cultists and a mysterious alien entity.

Project Coordination

Tennessee STEAM Festival

This two week, state-wide festival celebrates how science, technology, engineering, art, and math are used everyday by offering a variety of events for all ages.

STEAM-a-Palooza

Exhibitors from across Middle Tennessee come together and offer hands-on activities and demonstrations to show how STEAM exists everywhere!

Discover India Day

As part of our Cultural Heritage Day series, Discover India Day takes a look at the customs and traditions native to India.

Tennessee Rural Impact Project (TRIP)

Spearheaded by the Science Alliance of Tennessee, TRIP works to create resources and opportunities for K-2 students living in rural counties.

Exhibit Design

Farm to Table Museum Exhibit

This exhibit concept and design were created to address accessibility challenges and update the pre-existing exhibit space. It was installed in September 2023.

Script Writing

Conservation Quest – An Attraction Script

The main attraction developed for Naturalia takes guests on a night-time exploration of the forest.

River Tour Rampage (Script Only) – An Attraction Script

Easy to find and fun to read, this is the attraction script for River Tour Rampage, an original log-flume attraction that starts as a gentle float and ends as a wild ride!

A Haunted House – A 10 Minute Play

In this 10-minute play, two ghosts must put aside their differences to drive a human away from the cottage that they haunt.

Teachers as Wizards – A Video Essay Monologue

This monologue written for my “Teaching Rhetoric and Composition” graduate class draws comparisons between the worlds of teachers and wizards.

Content Writing

Interview with Mak Johnson for In Process

I had the opportunity to interview Mak Johnson, a film major, about her staging of Margaret Hoffman’s The Land of Extinction, episode one: “The Escape.”

Articles for Disney Food Blog

While working for the Disney Food Blog, I learned to adhere to a strict style guide while quickly researching and writing online articles.

Academic Writing