Short Plays

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Comedy. Short play. 2 males/2 females

In this comedy, two couples meet at an art museum and discover a compelling work of art that challenges everything they know about the value of art and each other.

Produced by The Workshop Theater in New York and the Unrestricted View Theater in London.

THERE’S THIS SONG I WROTE

Comedy. Short play. 2 females

When a New York songwriter/bartender tries to share a new song with her insurance rep sister, personalities and perspectives collide.

Produced by

Primary Stages ESPA Detention Series.

BLUEBERRY WALTZ 

Comic-drama. Short play. 1 male/1female.

When her husband escapes a near death accident in a coal mine, a woman must reveal her thoughts to the man she almost lost.

Published by Samuel French.

A LATE SUMMER

Drama. One act play. 2 males/2 females.

Two couples -- one older, one younger -- find that they have more in common than first meets the eye.

First produced at Edmonds Driftwood Players. Developmental Readings held at Word of Mouth. Workshop Theater and Manhattan Oracles.

Published by Applause, 2021

THE 11:05

Drama. Short play. 2 males.

When two men miss the same train, one by mistake and the other on purpose, their chance meeting leads to an unlikely friendship.

Published by Smith & Kraus. Originally produced by Algonquin Theater.

DOUBLE WHAMMY

Comedy. Short play. 2 females/plus walk-ons

In this comedy, two women on blind dates vie for the same cafe table and soon discover that the competition has just begun.

Produced at more than 20 theaters and turned into a short film.

TURNSTILES

Comedy. Short play. 2 females.

This comedy brings together two women who have an interesting -- and dangerous -- way of finding freedom and dealing with the men in their lives.

Written for and first produced by the “A Train Play” Series and performed at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

DREAM VACATION

Comedy. One act play. 2 females.

On the brink of her fortieth birthday, a high-strung executive plans a trip to Paris with her sister, but ends up with an unexpected view of her future.

Developed by Word of Mouth with first public reading at Epiphany Theater for the International Centre for Women Playwrights. First produced at the Workshop Theater Company (Jewel Box and Mainstage) as part of the Weaving the Words Festival.

PUSH AND A SHOVE

Comedy. Short play. 3 males/1 female.

Hopping on the train, two buddies meet a pair of quirky out-of-towners and a beautiful redhead as they risk finding love before the end of the line

Written for and produced by the “A Train Play” series and performed as a benefit at New World Stages.

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Comedy. One act play. 2 males/1 female.

When a young man puts his apartment up for sale, the last two people to arrive at the open house are his ex-girlfriend ready for a reunion and a neurotic buyer who won’t take no for an answer.

Original production at the Pulse Theater, NY

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