As a writer…
Dylan received her MFA in Screenwriting and Creative Writing from Drexel University. Her work has been accepted by the Women’s Work on Broadway Festival, Austin Film Fest, and has been featured at The PIT, Manhattan Rep, and Dixon Place.
She enjoys writing about messy people, grocery lists, and indie pop music. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild.
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Artistic Statement:
“My writing is a dark and often absurd exploration of a hero becoming their own villain. In my stories, I craft a playful landscape within the darker colors of the human experience. I’m compelled by female rage, mental illness, death, and longing. My background in performance and music are the driving force behind the strange fantasies that become my stories. Through my work, I ask audiences to turn inward and shake hands with their biggest fears and ugliest senses of self. Can you survive the collapse of your own world? Can you laugh at it? I believe that to acknowledge one’s own darkness is first step towards freedom.”
Selected Dramatic Works - Film & Theatre
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The Secret Coterie of Swans
The Secret Coterie of Swans is a feature-length Queer period drama set in 1887 New York City. Two young women, daughters of the Nouveau Riche, must claw their way to the top of high society by buying British aristocratic husbands— all while dealing with the love and loss of each other.
Swans was a second round pick for Austin Film Festival in 2022 among a handful of other finalist awards.
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Hildegard Writes A Love Song
Hildegard Writes A Love Song is a one-act, 70 minute play written for solo performance. In 1152, Hildegard Von Bingen is tasked with writing a new piece of music to christen a rectory but is unable to produce anything due to the grief of a recent loss. When a letter arrives from “beyond the grave” she must confront what’s in her heart in order to get anything out of her head.
This play tackles creativity, loss, queerness, and belief as they tangle with movement, music, and monologue.
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JonBenét: The Musical (The Pitch)
JonBenét: The Musical (The Pitch) is a dark musical comedy featuring thirteen original songs and showcasing a book co-written by Olivia DiLauro. American actor Shia LaBeouf is on the hunt for the next theatrical hit. Over the course of this pitch, intercut with scenes from the show’s out of town tryout at Portland Community Stages, we reckon with how we, as a country, sensationalize tragedy through media.
JB had a three month debut run at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT NYC) before premiering at Manhattan Rep. It was slated for an extended production at Dixon Place in April of 2020— before the shutdown.
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Woman in Bb
Woman in Bb is a feature-length period drama set in 1930s Massachusetts. Maggie, a dutiful housewife, inherits her father’s instruments and takes her love of playing into the world. But when she’s barred from playing due to her sex, she sets out to take her local music scene aflame.
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COMING SOON
On Her Way Home (Short) - Post-Production
The Last Go (Short) - Preproduction
The Bridge (Short) - Preproduction
Made Up Glass (Short) - Preproduction