Playwright.
Screenwriter.
World Builder.
I endeavor to create characters and stories that require vulnerability, authenticity, and emotional awareness for the stage and screen.
Hi, I’m Darrin.
As an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, I explore the complexities of the human experience in new and relevant ways.
From following protagonists on their quest for elusive answers to navigating the struggles of flawed characters seeking truth, I am dedicated to shaping stories that inspire.
In those early days of the pandemic lockdown, I was in desperate need to create. I opened the Final Draft software on my Mac and eyed the welcome screen, staring at the templates, when something remarkable happened.
I started to write a play.
My Work
FULL-LENGTH PLAY: A former Olympic swimmer, who once basked in the glory of gold medals, is diagnosed with ALS.
FULL-LENGTH PLAY: Brought together by tragedy, three men, from very different backgrounds, reconnect.
SHORT PLAY: A man struggling with the decision to let his comatose wife go sits on a park bench when a serene woman approaches and engages him in conversation. Does she have the answers? She just might.
A ONE-ACT PLAY: A middle-aged white man from a southern town is set in his ways until he is confronted with the reality that the world around him is changing.
FULL-LENGTH PLAY and ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: A dying matriarch divulges secrets from her past to her granddaughter, whose wife is pregnant.
SHORT PLAY: When a man down in the dumps sits on his park bench brooding about his miserable life, he is approached by a stranger with a proposition that promises to change everything.
SHORT PLAY: On a blind date, two people brought together by friends try and find commonality where there is none. Until ...
TELEVISION PILOT: A brilliant but broken former hedge fund manager, reeling from his bipolar disorder, is recruited by a wealthy criminal matriarch to spy on her ambitious granddaughter.
SHORT FILM: Katie, a woman in her 20s with bipolar disorder, is released from a psychiatric hospital.
“Darrin's stories are imbued with compassion and empathy. As his mentor, it is heartening and inspiring to work with him and watch him evolve as an artist with a distinct, engaging voice. He explores characters who are fragile, vulnerable, yet fiercely strong. We root for them and identify with their struggles. Darrin is a powerful storyteller.”
Elise DHaene
Point Park University
Teaching artist and professor
MFA Writing for Stage and Screen