PLAYWRITING
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FULL LENGTHS
I Feel God In This Joann's Tonight
SEEKING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FULL LENGTH: On the last night of operation for their local Joann Fabrics, Lynn sneaks back in with her former employee Barb to raid the store of leftover stock. Lynn's intention is to get in, get out, and get on with her life. But when Barb invites her neighbor Kaye...and when Kaye invites her friend Sage...chaos unfolds. Lynn is left dealing with uninvited guests and the risk of being arrested for destruction of property, breaking and entering, and grand theft. Unexpected friendships form underneath the chaos, and the group must overcome cupcakes, near misses with the police, and a threat from an incoming gun store.
(Comedy. 4 female presenting)
Keywords: feminism, community, political comedy, gender politics, Joann Fabrics and Crafts
CORPUS, or The Book of Edith
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FULL LENGTH: Edith Thompson's world turns upside down a week before her postulancy ends and her novitiate life begins. Fourteen-year-old orphan Kasia has vanished from the Chicago cottage orphanage Edith helps manage under Jack Douglas, the priest newly-appointed to oversee the facility. Siân, the orphanage’s seamstress, and Brynn, a stubborn and fiery child hellbent on defying authority, urge Edith to closely monitor Jack, but the result has dire consequences. When Kasia’s horrifying fate is revealed, Edith is faced with a choice: to proceed with her vows to the Church, or to seek answers knowing she may risk her safety, and the safety of others, to do so.
CW: This play includes a comprehensive list of content warnings. Please utilize your best judgement when reading.
(Drama. 4w, 1m)
Keywords: supernatural horror, abuse, Catholic Church, feminism, miracles
NUMINOUS, a mystery play
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FULL LENGTH: After a mysterious supernatural phenomenon occurs in their small New England hometown, estranged fraternal twins, Aiden and Faye, are asked by their aunt to venture home to investigate. But in returning, they are surrounded by reminders of Heather, their long-deceased mother, and the memories of their last months with her. In their search for answers, Aiden and Faye reopen old wounds and must choose whether a broken thing is worth saving, all while the memory of Heather lingers in the shadows of their separate and shared grief.
(Drama. 2w, 1m)
Keywords: siblings/twins, estrangement, miracles, Autism, grief
ULTION, or The Gathering
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A friend group lures a mutual acquaintance to an abandoned house in order to judge him for the crimes he's committed against the community. In a trial inspired by 14th century German vigilante courts, what begins as an orderly proceeding quickly spirals out of control as the defendant turns each council member against one another, using their bickering to his advantage in order to escape. Accusations are hurled, secrets are revealed, and the life of the judged hangs in the balance. By the end of the night, one truth emerges: there is not one villain -- there are many.
(Drama. 3W, 3M)
Keywords: thriller, revenge, vigilante justice, philosophy, accountability, community, holiday
THE NOT, a Midwestern Gothic horror
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Rural Missouri, 1994. Over the past thirty years, Sasha (they/them) has been stalked by an unnamable entity that moves and appears differently each time it is seen. Despite attempting to shield themself from the being, Sasha has been unable to escape its harassment and sits at a small kitchen table on a Friday night, recording their suicide note in a last ditch effort to convince others that the entity is real. The Not is an unsettling hour and a half during which the roots and effects of trauma, abuse, neglect, and self doubt are examined through the lens of psychological and paranormal horror.
(Drama. 1 female presenting, cis-woman, or non-binary)
Keywords: supernatural horror, CPTSD, one-person play, depression, courage
QUALIA, a post-nuclear play
After intense heat triggers massive reactor explosions across the United States, Alex spends five years alone in a nuclear fallout shelter designed by both of her mothers - one a doctor, the other a robotics and AI scientist. Alex's only friend is Dom, a computer system, who wishes to be granted a body. When Alex's friend from college gets injured and accidentally finds the bunker, Alex agrees to help him but risks losing the one thing she can't live without. * Recipient of "Best New Play" and a $5,000 playwriting grant from New Generation Theatrical for the 2019 Be Original Theater Festival.
(Drama. 2w, 1m)
Keywords: science fiction, human condition, feminism, nuclear apocalypse, artificial intelligence
ELEFTHERIA
After descending into an afterlife for outcast female spirits, a young woman is called to participate in a horrifying ancient ritual involving blind submission to a higher power. A story of new mythology, an examination of shame culture, and an original language.
(Drama, 8-10w) * Received a reading at the Rollins College Fred Stone theatre in July 2016.
Keywords: fantasy, mythology, feminism, sisterhood, CPTSD, community
ONE ACTS
HISS & HECKLE
It's 1937, and Faye and Edie have been vaudeville partners though most of the Depression. After a night of performing their double act, "Bliss & Bickle", the women are rudely (and clumsily) interrupted by Cliff, and gun-toting, washed-up, failed comedian who intends on taking their spot at the theatre, either by forcing the girls out...or shooting them.
(Comedy. 2w, 1m.)
Keywords: 1930s, vaudeville, comedy, feminism, sisters, theatre
GHOST
A strange coincidence of fate brings neurotic postal courier Lyle to the apartment of Petra - an emotionally unavailable woman who ghosted him after their spontaneous tryst at a wedding. Lyle stays to demand an apology from Petra, using every avenue available to him, including a male model named Sebastian. Soon, the tables turn, dignity is lost, and Lyle and Petra find themselves wondering if two impossibly flawed people might actually be good together. (Designed to be performed as a double bill with Funeral Party.) * Performed at the ME Theatre in Feb 2018 with Funeral Party.
(Comedy. 1w, 2m.)
Keywords: relationships, manipulation, ghosting, romance
FUNERAL PARTY
A drama about regret and revelations, finds Gwen and Trip sneaking into a crematorium to mourn the death of their best friend, Clay. Clay’s sudden suicide has Trip reeling with guilt but has left Gwen detached and distracted. They turn to a list they’ve compiled to keep them on track: drinks, Vietnamese food, dancing, coffee. When Gwen becomes reluctant to proceed with the evening’s planned events, a dark secret about her relationship with Clay is brought to light. (Designed to be performed as a double bill with Ghost.) * Performed at the ME Theatre in Feb 2018 with Ghost.
(Drama. 1f, 2m.)
Keywords: grief, friendship, relationships, funeral
SHORTS
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