Full-length plays
Unprotected
Cast: 6
Genre: drama
full-length
A seemingly small incident among teenagers at a local high school unearths deep wounds among family members about the legacy of abuse and the subtle subjugation of women. Unprotected is a modern-day drama in which a mother and her teenage daughter confront sexual assault and the vulnerability they face as women.
2018 Trustus Playwrights' Festival Finalist
Cast: 6
Genre: drama
full-length
A seemingly small incident among teenagers at a local high school unearths deep wounds among family members about the legacy of abuse and the subtle subjugation of women. Unprotected is a modern-day drama in which a mother and her teenage daughter confront sexual assault and the vulnerability they face as women.
2018 Trustus Playwrights' Festival Finalist
The Best Worst That Can Happen
Cast: 4
Genre: comedy, drama
full-length
Joanna is worried about her mother's failing memory. Margie is concerned about her daughter's career and love life. In truth, both are terrified about how they will handle the worst that can happen - Margie contracting Alzheimer's Disease. When an unlikely new housemate enters their lives and his movie producer brother pays an unexpected visit, both Margie and Joanna discover the best that can happen in the worst situation.
Cast: 4
Genre: comedy, drama
full-length
Joanna is worried about her mother's failing memory. Margie is concerned about her daughter's career and love life. In truth, both are terrified about how they will handle the worst that can happen - Margie contracting Alzheimer's Disease. When an unlikely new housemate enters their lives and his movie producer brother pays an unexpected visit, both Margie and Joanna discover the best that can happen in the worst situation.
Unfocused
Cast: 8
Genre: comedy
full-length
Walter is terrified of peanuts. Jen's not wearing underwear. Frank thinks Judge Judy is a goddess. Bernice is obsessed with condiments. Carol has six children but zero self esteem. What do they all have in common? They don't vote, and Tasha's client wants to know why. This modern day farce challenges Americans to examine how their civic behavior has created a country destined for destruction.
Cast: 8
Genre: comedy
full-length
Walter is terrified of peanuts. Jen's not wearing underwear. Frank thinks Judge Judy is a goddess. Bernice is obsessed with condiments. Carol has six children but zero self esteem. What do they all have in common? They don't vote, and Tasha's client wants to know why. This modern day farce challenges Americans to examine how their civic behavior has created a country destined for destruction.
Black Hole
Cast: 6
Genre: drama
full-length
In the wake of her mother's death, Jane confronts her father about his hoarding problem while also attempting to reconcile with her estranged brother and his family - creating tension in her own marriage. After multiple losses, Jane finds solace in the objects her parents valued.
Cast: 6
Genre: drama
full-length
In the wake of her mother's death, Jane confronts her father about his hoarding problem while also attempting to reconcile with her estranged brother and his family - creating tension in her own marriage. After multiple losses, Jane finds solace in the objects her parents valued.
One-act plays
Final Assignment
Cast: 2
Genre: sci-fi, drama
one-act
A woman is visited by a human-like android claiming to be her daughter, the daughter she never had.
Cast: 2
Genre: sci-fi, drama
one-act
A woman is visited by a human-like android claiming to be her daughter, the daughter she never had.
Housekeeping
Cast: 3
Genre: comedy, drama
one-act
While cleaning a wealthy client’s home, three house cleaners make a surprise discovery and disagree over what course of action to take.
Cast: 3
Genre: comedy, drama
one-act
While cleaning a wealthy client’s home, three house cleaners make a surprise discovery and disagree over what course of action to take.
Ten-minute plays
Got a Light?
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Joan of Arc at the stake argues for her life as a modern day feminist.
2019 City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting Finalist
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Joan of Arc at the stake argues for her life as a modern day feminist.
2019 City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting Finalist
The Aloha Life
Cast 2
Genre: romantic comedy
10 minute
A couple vacationing in Hawaii are surprised by an unexpected missile alert.
Cast 2
Genre: romantic comedy
10 minute
A couple vacationing in Hawaii are surprised by an unexpected missile alert.
A Sunday
Cast 6
Genre: comedy/drama
10 minute
As a woman remembers a poignant day in her life, she can't bring herself to share everything for some memories are too painful to revisit.
Cast 6
Genre: comedy/drama
10 minute
As a woman remembers a poignant day in her life, she can't bring herself to share everything for some memories are too painful to revisit.
Kavanaugh
Cast: 4
Genre: Comedy/drama
10 minute
Kavanaugh petitions the Court of American Women to be officially classified as a "good guy."
Cast: 4
Genre: Comedy/drama
10 minute
Kavanaugh petitions the Court of American Women to be officially classified as a "good guy."
Capsmittment
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Two hockey friends discuss whether they are ready for the commitment of season tickets. (note: a "clean" version without swearing is also available)
2012 Active Culture's Sportaculture play contest winner
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Two hockey friends discuss whether they are ready for the commitment of season tickets. (note: a "clean" version without swearing is also available)
2012 Active Culture's Sportaculture play contest winner
Slight Delay
Cast: 3
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Ever have a flight delayed or cancelled? Then you know the frustration Passenger feels when confronted with an Attendant who just doesn't seem to get it. Even the airline announcements seem part of the conspiracy!
Cast: 3
Genre: comedy
10 minute
Ever have a flight delayed or cancelled? Then you know the frustration Passenger feels when confronted with an Attendant who just doesn't seem to get it. Even the airline announcements seem part of the conspiracy!
Scared Straight
Cast: 4
Genre: comedy
Lyla shows up excited for an audition, but instead finds three bitter, depressed and defeated actors discouraging her from her dream.
Cast: 4
Genre: comedy
Lyla shows up excited for an audition, but instead finds three bitter, depressed and defeated actors discouraging her from her dream.
The Delivery
Cast: 2
Genre: drama, mystical
10 minute
The delivery of an unusual package results in a fantastical, and emotional, connection between the deliverer and the recipient.
Cast: 2
Genre: drama, mystical
10 minute
The delivery of an unusual package results in a fantastical, and emotional, connection between the deliverer and the recipient.
Wearing White After Labor Day (and other acts of terrorism)
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
When Jenny’s mother Merrill arrives for their weekly lunch date, their usual bickering takes a turn neither suspects.
Cast: 2
Genre: comedy
10 minute
When Jenny’s mother Merrill arrives for their weekly lunch date, their usual bickering takes a turn neither suspects.
Married Bliss
Cast: 2
Genre: dark comedy
10 minute
A couple discuss hypothetical infidelity.
Cast: 2
Genre: dark comedy
10 minute
A couple discuss hypothetical infidelity.
Monologues
The Lesson
A teacher has a difficult lesson for her students, and for herself.
A teacher has a difficult lesson for her students, and for herself.
