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.
2 characters. 1 cis woman, 1 any gender. approx. 10 minutes.
Production, MeetCute LA, dir. Rachel Berney Needleman (2022)
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..
5 characters. any gender. approx. 45 minutes.
Workshop Production, University of California Los Angeles, dir. Lane Michael Stanley (2022)
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.
2 characters. 1 man, 1 woman. approx. 10 minutes.
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.
6 characters. all women. approx. 10 minutes.
Reading, Theater Masters Take Ten, dir. victor cervantes jr. (2023)
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.
6 characters. any gender. approx. 45 minutes.
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.
2 characters. 1 woman, 1 man. approx. 10 minutes.
Reading, Theater Masters Take Ten, dir. victor cervantes jr. (2022)
available from Concord Theatricals
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.
2 characters. 1 trans masculine, 1 trans femme. approx. 10 minutes.
Production, Union College, dir. B Kleymeyer (2024)
photo by Richard Lovrich
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.
3 characters. All cis women. approx. 90 minutes.
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.
4 characters. 2 trans feminine, 2 other genders. approx. 90 minutes.
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.
8 characters. 4 cis men, 4 cis women. approx. 90 minutes.
Reading, Horticulture Playwrights Workshop, dir. Kat Kaplan (2019)