SHORT PLAYS
Carla Valentine as My Grandma and Alexander D. Matos as Me
Carla Valentine as My Grandma and Alexander D. Matos as Me
4 Minutes
A young person tries to keep their grandmother alive by collecting the leftover minutes of the day. ​
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2 characters. 1 cis woman, 1 any gender. approx. 10 minutes.
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Production, MeetCute LA, dir. Rachel Berney Needleman (2022)
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photo by Brian Hashimoto
A driving play
In this prose poem for the stage, a young person navigates their feelings about moving in with a partner for the first time as they drive from Baltimore to Washington D.C..​
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5 characters. any gender. approx. 45 minutes.
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Workshop Production, University of California Los Angeles, dir. Lane Michael Stanley (2022)
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Christian O'Neill as Ty and Karen Shantz as Carrie
Christian O'Neill as Ty and Karen Shantz as Carrie
Beer Bottle Bug
A woman struggling with addiction accidentally turns her probation officer into a bug--and now has a new sort of demon to conquer.
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2 characters. 1 man, 1 woman. approx. 10 minutes. ​
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Production, Fells Point Corner Theatre 10x10x10 Festival, dir. Matt Shea (2019)
big and small
In three conversations, told simultaneously across twelve years, a mother and daughter come to terms with the sacrifice of giving oneself over to someone you love.
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6 characters. all women. approx. 10 minutes. ​
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Reading, Theater Masters Take Ten, dir. victor cervantes jr. (2023)
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the end of things.
Intermixing monologue, vignette, and image-based movement, THE END OF THINGS. explores relationships at their point of expiration. Marriages crumble. Bodies decay. And a potentially apocalyptic threat to the planet looms unseen above it all.
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6 characters. any gender. approx. 45 minutes.​
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Production, Charm City Fringe Festival, dir. DJ Hills (2018)
"a powerful piece of theatre" - D.C. Metro Theatre Arts
top 6 "not to miss" productions at charm city fringe 2018 - Baltimore Magazine
...in daylight
In a town where daylight occurs for only seven minutes every year, a couple sees one another for the first time--in more ways than one.
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2 characters. 1 woman, 1 man. approx. 10 minutes.
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Reading, Theater Masters Take Ten, dir. victor cervantes jr. (2022)
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available from Concord Theatricals
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scenic rendering by Edward T. Morris
One day We'll Be Two Old Ghosts
Cody and Nora talk about the future on Cody's front porch.
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2 characters. 1 trans masculine, 1 trans femme. approx. 10 minutes.
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Production, Union College, dir. B Kleymeyer (2024)
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photo by Richard Lovrich
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FULL LENGTH PLAYS
Tina Canady as Morgan, Megan Stanton as Juniper, Calla Fuqua as Alexa
Tina Canady as Morgan, Megan Stanton as Juniper, Calla Fuqua as Alexa
Juniper Jones & the Rocket She Built
Pregnant with an astronaut's child, Juniper is torn between her little sister and best friend on earth and the possibility of a future far from home.
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3 characters. All cis women. approx. 90 minutes.
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Reading, The Kennedy Center, dir. B Kleymeyer (2019)
I'm Here Now
A non-binary person discovers the ways intimate partner violence can complicate perceptions of people, space, and time, while learning to celebrate the beauty and autonomy of one's ever-changing self.​
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4 characters. 2 trans feminine, 2 other genders. approx. 90 minutes.
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Reading, University of California Los Angeles, dir. David H. Parker (2022)
where our dead are buried
A visit from the "queer prodigal son," forces a family in rural West Virginia to confront their buried trauma and the encroaching presence of a terrifying creature newly emerged from the trees.
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8 characters. 4 cis men, 4 cis women. approx. 90 minutes.
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Reading, Horticulture Playwrights Workshop, dir. Kat Kaplan (2019)