November 2024, Tova won the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Original Score for Jack & Aiden (book by Lane Michael Stanley), originally commissioned by Ground Floor Theatre, Austin TX.
November 2024, Chalk Rep presented workshop and reading of Tova and Lisa Sanaye Dring’s new musical Onward, Ruthless directed by Emil Weinstein at Outside In Theatre in Los Angeles.
May 2024, Tova performed in Kira Stone’s SALEM at the ASCAP Librettist Workshop
April 2024, Tova and her Beneath the Bowtie team, Katie Lindsay and Alexandra Kalinowski, in residence at Geffen Playhouse to continue the development of their new musical
February 2024, entered production for musical short film Spit Me Out in Los Angeles (writer/composer/performer) directed by Lauren Ludwig, produced by The Barn, Juju Lelliott and Kaia Ferrari, choreographed by Diana Wyenn, music directed by Brett Ryback.
December 2023, wrote music & lyrics for world premiere of Jack & Aiden alongside Lane Michael Stanley (book) commissioned by Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, TX
July 2023, performed adapted piece from See You at the Funeral! at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, directed by Diana Wyenn, as part of Gina Young’s SORORITY: NOT ME
March 2023, wrote music for world premiere of Menstruation: A Period Piece - (book/lyrics by Miranda Rose hall, directed by Katie Lindsay)
December 2022, wrote lyrics and co-created story with Katie Lindsay (book) and Alexandra Kalinowski (music) for Beneath the Bowtie — with staged reading held at Geffen Playhouse
October 2022, joined Chalk Rep Writing Group
October 2022, performed See You at the Funeral! directed by Diana Wyenn at Los Angeles Performance Practice’s LAX Festival
May 2022, wrote and performed new short musical play can’t / need / never / have for MeetCute LA at the Renberg Theatre LA, directed by Lane Michael Stanley.
January 2022, original song (music & lyrics) commissioned for Queering the Canon: Sondheim, a Ring of Keys event at Joe’s Pub, directed by Ann James, music-directed by Julianne Merrill
November 2021, joined Geffen Writers’ Room ‘21-’22 as lyricist for development of new musical Beneath the Bowtie with collaborators Katie Lindsay (book) and AK Kalinowsky (composer)
January 2021, held workshop reading of new original short musical film, DINA
February 2020, composed and music-directed reading of Miranda Rose Hall’s Menstruation: A Period Piece with Center Theatre Group and We the Women in Los Angeles, directed by Katie Lindsay
February 2020, performed lead role in reading of Bixby Elliot’s If on a Winter’s Night at The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles, directed by Kate Jopson
February 2020, performed as Little Stone in a reading of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice in partnership with LA Opera at The Getty Villa, directed by Katie Lindsay
December 2019, performed as lead Mary in We Three Sisters, a new musical based on Chekhov’s Three Sisters at Thymele Arts in LA, directed by Margaret Startbuck
November 2019, performed West Coast Premiere of See You at the Funeral! at the Broadwater Main Stage, LA, directed by Diana Wyenn
July 2019, performed in DUSTY, staged reading at Outfest LA, TCL Chinese Theatre, directed by Jane Clark
April 2019, Queer Cabaret performance with The Commons LA directed by Jer Adrianne Lelliott, The Other Space
April 2019, Reciprocity Artist Retreat through Asylum Arts & Institute for Jewish Creativity
December 2018, solo musical performance in Pure Imagination at Theatre Unlimited Studios, LA
November 2018, featured musical storyteller at Breaker/Broken at Open Space Cafe LA
June 2018, featured musical storyteller at Breaker/Broken at Open Space Cafe, LA
May 2018, performs excerpt from See You at the Funeral! at Bowery Poetry Club Fresh Fruit Festival Awards Gala.
April 2018, performs with Justin Sayre’s Sweet Nell Theatre Collective at NAVEL, LA
March 2018, performs See You at the Funeral! excerpt at What’s The Story? at The Last Bookstore, LA
February-July 2018, Inquiry Fellowship at AJU’s Institute for Jewish Creativity
