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Short Plays

even when it is not shining
(one-act)
SUMMARY:
In the Warsaw ghetto, a pregnant Jewish woman and her impromptu obstetrician discuss the reality of whether or not she’d be able to give birth.
CAST:
(1F, 1M)
Lena
Jakub
(F, 20s)
(M, 40s)
Alterations to age or gender are not only permitted but celebrated. Lena must be played by a Jewish actor.
Winner of the Susan Glaspell Playwriting Award.
Even When It Is Not Shining

the south will rise again
(one-act)
SUMMARY:
An American woman, in the hospital for getting shot in the arm, has her amputation stalled due to the legal realization that her arm has a pulse. Along the way, Amerigo Vespucci, a Congressman permanently clutching assault rifles, and an American deity enter to give their opinions on the matter.
CAST:
(3F, 2M)
Jane / Buck
Nurse
Dr. McCorvey
Amerigo Vespucci
Congressman Dick
(F)
(F)
(M)
(F)
(M)
Alterations to gender are not only permitted but celebrated.
Read over stream for The Regular Theatre's 48 Hour Virtual Theatre Festival.

COFFIN
(one-act)
SUMMARY:
Three childhood friends all lost their fathers: Marlene to abandonment years ago, Lucy to suicide months ago, and John to drunk driving weeks ago. On Halloween, 2004, these three reunite to contact Lucy's dead mother from beyond to help Lucy steal her identity and flee the country. But the ghosts of their fathers haunt them this night, and, inevitably, cast a shadow over who these three are.
CAST:
(2F, 2M)
Lucy
John
Marlene
Dad
(F, 16)
(M, 16)
(F, 16)
(M, 40s)
Alterations to age or gender are not only permitted but celebrated.
Commissioned at Outvisible Theatre Company as the full-length play My Dad was Fifteen Feet Tall.
Coffin
The South Will Rise Again

forever boy
(10-minute)
SUMMARY:
Once a superhero, Forever Boy now lives disgraced after accusations of sexual misconduct.
CAST:
(2F, 1M)
Bartender
Woman
Man
(F, 20s)
(F, 20s)
(M, 40s)
Alterations to age or gender are not only permitted but celebrated.
Read over stream for The Regular Theatre's 48 Hour Virtual Theatre Festival.
Forever Boy

Reflection
(10-minute)
SUMMARY:
A pill trip becomes a nightmare when a man sees a woman in the mirror who knows his darkest secrets.
CAST:
(1F, 1M)
Reflection
Nathan
(F, 40s)
(M, 30s)
Alterations to age or gender are not only permitted but celebrated.
Performed at The Slipstream Penny Dreadfuls.
Reflection
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