PRODUCEDPLAYS
BURDEN TO BEAR
When a young Emma is bullied in school, Dr. James , her therapist, gives her Mr. Bear Bear to tell all her feelings to. A few days later, Emma's school bully is killed on the playground and Emma is connected to the murder. It's been over ten years, and Emma is still locked up when she gets a surprise visit from Dr. James. He knows Emma couldn't have committed the crime and he suspects that Mr. Bear Bear is more than just a stuffed animal. 10 Minutes. 2W​ 1M
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Produced by Haddonfield Plays & Players' 24 Hour Play Fest in Haddonfield, NJ (Aug 2019)
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Pictures of the production can be found here
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Playwright | Director | Actor
BURDEN TO BEAR
2 F, 1 M | 10 MINUTES
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When a young Emma is bullied in school, Dr. James , her therapist, gives her Mr. Bear Bear to tell all her feelings to. A few days later, Emma's school bully is killed on the playground and Emma is connected to the murder. It's been over ten years, and Emma is still locked up when she gets a surprise visit from Dr. James. He knows Emma couldn't have committed the crime and he suspects that Mr. Bear Bear is more than just a stuffed animal.
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PRODUCED BY: Haddonfield Plays & Players' 24 Hour Play Fest in Haddonfield, NJ (Aug 2019)
LINGER
2 F OR M | 10 MINUTES
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Everyone hates endings. But Steph lingers, always hovering on the precipice of an ending. Alex has made a huge mistake. But will Steph forgive him because she loves him or is she just lingering in the happiness she felt when they were together? Using parallels to Hemingway's famous 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises, 'Linger' explores the reasons we have a hard time letting people, and things, go.
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PRODUCED BY: Shoe Box Theatre Festival at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia, PA (May 2019)
WHEN I FELL IN LOVE
2 F, 1 M | 10 MINUTES
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Marie has been here before: on the floor of her bedroom reading a suicide note from her husband. Dylan has threatened to take his life dozens of times, but Marie doesn't take his most recent claim seriously. "When I Fell in Love" chronicals the last moments of Dylan's life and the circumstances surrounding his suicide attempts, and also looks into the life of his young daughter Carly who connects to her father through memories of sea turtles.
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PRODUCED BY: The LIC One Acts Play Festival at The Secret Theatre in New York, NY (Aug 2018); Haddonfield Plays & Players' Night of 1000 Plays in Haddonfield, NJ (June 2018); Bad Theatre Fest at The PIT Loft in New York, NY (Nov 2015); Saturn Rising Theatre Festival at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ (May 2015)
HE LOVES ME NOT
1 F, 2 M | 10 MINUTES
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'He Loves Me Not' explores the lasting effects of a verbally abusive relationship on one's self-esteem and psyche. Lauren is in a new relationship but is still haunted by dark memories of her ex. She seeks love desperately from those around her, but discovers she cannot give herself fully until she learns to love herself first. Standing in a pile of flowers of forgiveness, she is left in the push and pull of 'the loves me, he loves me not...'
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PRODUCED BY: Haddonfield Plays & Players' Night of 1000 Plays (June 2018); Midtown International Theatre Festival's Short Play Lab at The Davenport Black Box Theatre in New York, NY (May 2016)
DESERTED
4 M | 10 MINUTES
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'Deserted' chronicals the dramatic last moments of Private Kevin Crawford's life after going AWOL from his army base in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. As he aimlessly wanders through the desert, Crawford is visited by phantom figures of important male role-models in his life including a mysterious appearance from a Corporal from Crawford's camp, a vision of Crawford's high school English teacher, as well as an encounter with the private's deceased father. Crawford wriggles through the sand and empties his pack as he goes along, leaving behind the physical and metaphorical weight of his memories and learning the importance of letting them go.
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PRODUCED BY: Shoe Box Theatre Festival at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia, PA (Apr 2018)
PAPER DOLLS
3 F | 10 MINUTES
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In 'Paper Dolls,' a young woman puts on display her conflicting memories of a time of abuse in her childhood. With blank sheets of paper strewn around her, she is joined by two iterations of herself, going back and forth between love and hate as well as the past and present. As she confronts her pain, she delves into the realization that even something as fragile as a paper doll can be recreated and redeemed.
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PRODUCED BY: Manhattan Repertory Theatre's New Works Festival in New York, NY (Sept 2017)
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DOUBLE PLAY
3 F, 2 M | 10 MINUTES
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They say when you become a teenager, everthing changes. It's Riley's thirteenth birthday and she wants more than anything to be a Phillies pitcher when she grows up. But after being in a car accident with her father the night before while coming home from a baseball game, her birthday party is in a hospital room. Though she has her mother and friends celebrating by her side, her father's not there. And she knows that there is something about the accident her mother's not telling her.
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PRODUCED BY: Haddonfield Plays & Players' 24 Hour Play Fest in Haddonfield, NJ (Aug 2017)
THE HOURGLASS
3 F, 3M | 45 MINUTES
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Six characters—Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, Purple, and White— discuss and explore the limitations of time and space through poetic text and movement. The characters individually struggle with trauma, may it be the death of a loved one, the futility of memory, the pain of war and addiction, or facing one's own mortality. Despite their individual experiences, their lives are intertwined, perhaps even more than they are aware, as they leave lasting impressions on each other and on the audience. An hourglass is turned over at the beginning of the play, and the play spans the length of the hourglass' time. Time continues to slip away and each falling grain of sand in the hourglass seems to beg the questions, “Have you ever wanted to stop time? And at what cost?”'
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PRODUCED BY: Jersey Fringe Festival in Hammonton, NJ (Aug 2017)
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CLOUD ILLUSIONS
1 F, 1 M | 10 MINUTES
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Mitchell, a middle-aged overworked lawyer, stumbles upon Joan, a bride in her wedding dress sprawled out on the grass in the park watching the clouds. He stops to make sure she is all right and what follows is a life-altering conversation for the both of them. In this play based on Joni Mitchell's 1966 folk song "Both Sides Now", two strangers find a way to help each other and decide instead of dwelling in the past or stressing about the future, the best thing to do is to relish the moment and just look up. ​
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PRODUCED BY: Virtually Possible Theatre Festival on Zoom (Aug 2020); Haddonfield Plays & Players' Night of 1000 Plays in Haddonfield, NJ (June 2017); The March Event at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York, New York (Mar 2016)
CRAZY
3 F, 3 M | 15 MINUTES
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An addiciton to anxiety medication, the loss of a loved one, murderous rage, crippling depression, unmeasurable mood swings, auditory hallucinations, imaginary friends, stalking, paranoia, alcoholism, and murder. At what point do we draw the line between normal and derranged? "Crazy" is a compilation of snippets of five therapy sessions with five different patients, and delves into the question, what makes us crazy?
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PRODUCED BY: Virtually Possible Theatre Festival on Zoom (Aug 2020); The Ritz' June Black Box Theatre Festival in Haddon Twp., NJ (June 2017); Variations Theatre Group's First Frost Festival at The Chain Theatre in New York, New York (Dec 2015); Montclair State University Players' One Act Festival (Feb 2013)
THE MARYLAND WOMEN
6 F | 45 MINUTES
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Are we defined by our family and our situation? Or can we break free from the restraints of a terrible legacy? A house in Baltimore, Maryland has been owned by one family for a hundred years. Now the home is up for sale, but the rooms remain haunted by the memories of the women who have lived there. In this dark drama, find out what secrets have been hidden behind closed doors in a house passed down for over three generations. Follow the cast of The Maryland Women to experience each of the women’s stories with the ghosts of the past in this immersive theatre project.
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PRODUCED BY: Jersey Fringe Festival in Hammonton, NJ (Aug 2016); Saturn Rising Theatre Festival at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ (May 2015)
THE FALL AND RISE IN THE POPULARITY OF LAURA KEENE
1 F | 10 MINUTES
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April 15, 1865 Laura Keene was the leading actress in "Our American Cousin" at the Ford Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. Based on true events, "The Fall and Rise in the Popularity of Laura Keene" takes place yearsafter the assassination. As her popularity fades, Laura tells the tale of that evening while donning the infamous dress still shockingly stained with Lincoln's blood. Though the first female theatrical actor-manager in the United States, will Laura be remembered for more than the gruesome events of that emotional evening.
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PRODUCED BY: The October Event at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York, NY (Oct 2015)
THE DRIVE FOR VICTORY
1 F | MONOLOGUE
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Three Daytona wins is a lot to live up to. Jessica is the daughter of a NASCAR legend, and like her dad, she strives to cross the finish line first. But, after her father dies in an accident during a race, can she focus long enough to not only win, but survive?
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PRODUCED BY: Chipotle for the Theatrical Soul at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ (Dec 2014)
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OZ.ORG
4 F, 4 M, 7E | FULL-LENGTH
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Logins and cyphers and software, oh my! Kansas-raised Dorothee is unexplainably sent a package containing a laptop and a cryptic note signed “LFB”. When she unlocks the computer, she is suddenly transported into Oz.org. But things in Oz are not as wonderful as expected. Munchkinland is held behind the Yellow Brick Wall, the Ozians are addicted to a sleep-aid named Poppy, and a wicked malware system threatens Oz.org’s very existence.
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PRODUCED BY: Philly Fringe on Zoom (Sept 2020)
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PUBLISHEDPLAYS
LOUDER THAN WORDS
2 WOMEN, 2 FEMALE CHILD, 1 FLEX | 10 MINUTES
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What do you get when you combine a goodbye, a peach, a silence, a misconception, a tree growing, and shooting stars? Heather feels connected to her twin sister Hope. When Hope dies at a young age, Heather goes mute, unable to speak, until she eats a fruit from a magical tree. When when she regains her voice, had she ever really lost it in the first place?
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PUBLISHED ONLINE BY: Quarantine Bakeoff (May 2020)
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The script can be read online here
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BYRD OF COURAGE
1 WOMAN, 1 MAN, 1 FLEX | 10 MINUTES
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A second chance, a wild turkey, soil, a reuniting, a sprig of mint and a monologue while eating a fried egg. "Byrd of Courage" is an amalgamation of these ingredients. Tom lives in a nursing home. When his wife Madeline visits and brings him some encouragement and a plant, Tome can't help blurting out all of the things weighing on his heart. But is Madeline able to give him the forgiveness he needs. 10 Minutes. 1W 2M
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PUBLIHED ONLINE BY: Quarantine Bakeoff (Apr 2020)
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The script can be read online here
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A LIGHT IN DARK PLACES
2 WOMEN, 1 MAN | 10 MINUTES
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10 Minutes. 2W 1M
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PRODUCED BY: Virtually Possible Theatre Festival on Zoom (Aug 2020); Philadelphia Dramatists' Centers' Guaranteed Overnight Theatre on Zoom (June 2020)
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TURNING POINTE
1 WOMAN, 1 MAN | 10 MINUTES
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10 Minutes. 1W 1M
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Produced virtually by Rough Magic Shakespeare Company's Three by Three Series (July 2020)
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A video of the production can be found here
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PUSHING UP DAISIES
1 WOMAN, 1 MAN, 1 FEMALE CHILD | 10 MINUTES
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PRODUCED BY: Virtually Possible Theatre Festival (Aug 2020)
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WHEN IT RAINS, DIVORCE
2 WOMEN, 2 MEN | 10 MINUTES
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PRODUCED BY: Virtually Possible Theatre Festival (Aug 2020)
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NOTHING UPSTAIRS
3 WOMEN | 10 MINUTES
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PRODUCED BY: Rough Magic Shakespeare Company (Dec 2020)
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DANGEROUS WOMAN
2 FLEX | 3 MINUTES
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PRODUCED BY: Rough Magic Shakespeare Company (Feb 2021)
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