“Severo’s work demands our respect for one simple reason: Integrity.” - Bob Trussell, KC Studio
Ava Armstrong (Vanessa’s daughter!) in SUENO DE AGUA at Kansas City Repertory Theater’s Ghost Light, 2022
I began to sense I was avoiding something about who I was and where I came from. I decided to pause, turn around, and see what I was running from. At that point, I started to write.
Frida..A Self Portrait
Productions: Kansas City Repertory Theatre (2019), Portland Center Stage (2021), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (2022), Pittsburgh Public Theatre (2023), GEVA Theatre Center (2023), Indiana Repertory Theatre (2024), Writer’s Theatre (2025), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (2026), Union Arts Center (2026).
- Kilroy List 2020
- Joseph Jefferson Nominated 2025
Dracula (in collaboration with Joanie Schultz)
Productions: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (2024), Kansas City Repertory Theatre (2025).
“Severo’s Dracula generally follows the story Stoker laid out, but with a major shift in perspective. Here, the women are the central characters...I found the added complexity—both in Van Helsing’s character and the larger shift in perspective in general—to infuse exciting new depth into the well-worn story.”
“A curious, probing and occasionally menacing vision of the original story.”
Ghost Light: Sueno de Agua
Performed: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 2022
Rubik
Production: Spinning Tree Theatre April, May 2024:
Others in process:
Advice from a Spider
Parallel
A Christmas Carol (co-adapted with Joanie Schultz)