Sightings and High Tide were written for and first presented by the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California in 1992.

In the first of these two one-act plays, an unusual prom night finds three teenagers wrestling with social pressures, complicated by an expected visitor. Jarred Morton sits alone in a clearing awaiting his lifelong friend, Julie Manners. He and Julie have been friends for years, but the pressure of social acceptance has created a canyon in their relationship and Julie has gone to the prom with someone else. When Julie's loser date for the prom shows up, Jarred must defend himself and the woman he's loved all his life.

Sightings brings out important voices of innocence and emotions of not only teenagers, but of people of all ages, which need to be heard. It examines the pressures of social acceptance and the canyon they can create between relationships. This charming piece provides a frank exploration of friendship and integrity, as well as the testing of beliefs. More importantly, it's a journey that discovers and confronts the truth.

In the second piece, a chance meeting with two girls on a beach helps two young men sort out their feelings about the death of their best friend. High Tide follows these two surfers who have just come out from the funeral of their close friend. The two young men confide in each other about Kirk, and they agree that possibly, they never really knew him. A chance encounter with two young women on vacation helps the guys sort out feelings about the death of their best friend, and reveals the truth about Kirk's passing.

They try to deal with the terrible concept of death, which seems even more painful when it involves a young person. These young people confront death on a chilling afternoon in a unique and often funny manner. The characters' struggles to reconcile their feelings represent a bold and unsentimental quest for answers.