Full Length:
My Father is a Tetris Game: a young woman in the mid 1980’s
thinks her dead father is sending her messages through her Tetris game and goes
to the
The Sharks of
Jew and the Demon: Zelig, a Polish Jew, returns from the
mythical
How to Shoot a Bull Moose: An aging Theodore Roosevelt wants to spend a quiet day at home writing his memoirs, but a young reporter with a gun and a grudge has other plans. (2M)
Mother of Exiles: David Mosbaum and his wife Shaindel try to
understand their place in a world of anarchists, Tammany thugs, and Yiddish thespians
on the
Come to
Thomas Jefferson Plays It Safe: in this farce
The Age of Discovery: a large scale epic play about the nature of life and scientific frontiers from the 1660’s to the near future. (5M, 5W flexible)
Luck of the Ibis: Metonymy was a famous orphan detective as a child with her sister who is now missing. The play weaves reality and fiction as one sister looks for the truth as well as her lost sibling. (3W, 2M)
Land Whale Murders: When their friend is murdered, a bird enthusiast and a botanist must get to the bottom of the mystery before the whole city is destroyed by The Blow Hole Gang. (5M, 2W.)
Death and the Embalmer: A mysterious Healer comes to Homespun,
Deus Machina Ex or Eleanor Roosevelt and the God Machine: a fast paced comic noir pulp adventure starring the former first lady against a cult bent on world destruction during the Second World War (4W, 2M)
Short Pieces*:
“Mincemeat of Me”: Father’s been transformed into a goldfish, and his two sons battle for control of his house as their robot sister malfunctions, but what lurks just outside? (2M, 1W) 10 Minutes.
“Stem Cells”: a researcher may have a cure for cancer, but on the day of the big announcement her assistant is ready to reveal a secret that could destroy both of their careers. (2W, 2M) 10 Minutes.
“The Slugger’s Bat”: a former homerun king must run for his life when his elicit love affair with his bat Roselita is discovered. (3M, 1W) 10 Minutes.
“The Weirdness of NJ”:
A New Jersey housewife must go on a quest to destroy the cursed black coral of
the Lenni Lanape Indians that has been weirding
“Come Fly With Me”: A scientist has an awkward encounter with an ex-girlfriend he mutated into a half-woman half-fly. (2M, 1W) 5 minutes.
“Atomic Midget”: Rusty Rudolph was the greatest circus midget until he was hit with a growth ray and turned “regular size”. His wife tries to comfort him as he spirals into depression. (1M, 1W) 5 Minutes.
“You, Me & Agnew”: A young historian confronts his childhood love (another historian) at the grave of Spiro Agnew; one will live and one will die. (2M, 1W) 5 Minutes.
“Stalin The Inevitable”: A corporate executive finds to his horror that’s he transforming into Josef Stalin (2M, 1W) 20 Minutes
“Portraits of Greatness No. 14: Warren G. Harding, American President”: a comic look into a day in the life of a forgettable president. (3M, 1W) 20 Minutes
*Some of these plays as well as many others are being offered free for performers at: Plays In Miniature my short play blog.
Collaborations:
The Wizard of Wall Street: a musical about financier Jay Gould and his world. Lyrics co-written with Lauren Cregor Devine and Tom Ridgely and Music composed by Lauren Cregor Devine. (10M, 4W)
Uncle Shelby's Traveling Treasure Trunk / Ephemerama: a collection of short work examining the lives and troubles of mutants, monsters, sad people, and many others. Co-written with Dan Moyer. (flexible)
The Heathen Xekasmeas: A Rock and Roll Greek Tragedy: the story of a Greek hero whose world has past him by and the family that hates him. A crazy music filled extravaganza co-created by Elizabeth Rhodes. (4M, 1W)
Whatever Happened to Sunderban Village?: the story of an eco-adventure park's destruction through fires, tigers, and sex honey. Co-written with Ben Forrester and Dan Moyer. (6 M/W)