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=Биография=
Родилась в Сан-Диего, училась в Стэнфордском университете (1988 - 1992).
==Сочинения==
*SOUL FIRE — a drama based on eleven immigrants' Stories of Faith. October, 2004, Weingart Performing Arts Center, San Diego.*THE BLACKSTONE SESSIONS — full-length drama about a reclusive old black activist and her secrets.*THE VISITOR — full-length Jane Austen-style comedy. Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California, March 1994.*THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT — one-act wedding drama. Playwrights Project's "Garden Varieties," La Jolla, California, September 10, 2000.*ARMENIAN VOICES — one act of monologues about the Armenian Experience. Arvest 1996: Showcase of Art, Music & Literature, Armenian General Benevolent Union, November 15, 1996.*THE GLORIOUS BRIDE — one-act bridal shop dramedy. Stanford University Winter One Acts Festival, January 1992. University of California at Berkeley, February 1992.*NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED — one-act high school dramedy about college applications. Gaslamp Quarter Theater, San Diego, January 1989. Cerritos High School, Cerritos, CA June 1989.AWARDSSOUL FIRE- Commissioned by Playwrights Project and Calif. Council for the Humanities.MR. FIRST DATE- Finalist, 2004 San Diego Film Festival Contest- Semifinalist, 2004 Slamdance Contest- Quarterfinalist, 2004 Scriptapalooza ContestCASSATT AND DEGAS- Winner, 2002 Telluride Indiefest Screenplay Contest.- Finalist, 2002 National Screenwriting Competition.THE BLACKSTONE SESSIONS - 2001 New Century Writer Awards, Quarterfinalist.THE INDEPENDENTS- Semifinalist, 2001 Script Magazine/Open Door contest.- Honorable Mention, 1997 Armenian Allied Arts Competition.THE VISITOR- First Place, 1997 Armenian Allied Arts Competition.ARMENIAN VOICES- Honorable Mention, 1995 Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition.- Honorable Mention, 1995 Armenian Allied Arts Association Competition.NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED- Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theater Southern California Play CollectionLos Angeles Central Library, Inducted 1994.THE GLORIOUS BRIDE- Honorable Mention, 1993 Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition.- American College Theater Festival Merit Award, 1993.THE MAN IN THE ALLEY- Honorable Mention, 1992 Writer’s Digest Competition.PUBLICATIONSTHE VISITOR - A play in three acts. San Diego: The Laurel Company, 1994, Second Edition, 2000, available on Amazon.com. ASPORA: A JOURNAL OF ARMENIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (excerpt). 'ARMENIANS' HAS UNIVERSAL, SPECIFIC THEMES, “Los Angeles Times”; Aug 11, 1997; Calendar/Counterpunch, pg. 3.FAMOUS ARMENIAN AMERICANS, “Performing Arts Magazine,” Los Angeles, August 1997.
THE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE, “The San Diego Union – Tribune”; Apr 24, 2002; pg. B.7.
TELLURIDE CAN HOLD YOUR INTEREST YEAR-ROUND, “The San Diego Union – Tribune”; Nov 24, 2002; pg. D.3.
Articles in “Student Leadership Journal,” “Discipleship Journal,” “The Armenian Observer,” “The Armenian Reporter,” “The Armenian Mirror Spectator,” and “The Armenian Weekly” and an Armenian literary journal.
SCREENPLAYS
GETTING VAN GOGH — drama/thriller set in art world.
MR. FIRST DATE — romantic comedy about the ultimate dating master.
CASSATT AND DEGAS — drama about impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, her life, art and loves.
THE VISITOR — fantasy comedy, homage to Jane Austen, adapted from the play of the same name.
THE INDEPENDENTS — drama about two women rock musicians who make it big.
THE MAN IN THE ALLEY — drama about a lost soul in 1920s Chicago who finds redemption.
PET SHOP — live action feature film treatment about animals breaking out of an evil pet shop.
TELEPLAYS
THE MUSIC WE MADE — six-hour original miniseries about conservatory musicians in London, 1996.
FENWAY'S — pilot for a comedy sitcom about a small-town deli and its workers, 1991.