COMPENDIUM OF PLAYS - 2005

PRODUCTIONS

 

0  9/10ths OF THE LAW  :

Four vagrants fight for territory on a New York City sidewalk.

            1 Act - Comedy/Drama

            45 minutes                                                        The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC

            1 woman^†, 3 men^†                                             Village Gate Theatre, NYC

              (+OS Voice, Sound FX)                                   Walter Reade Auditorium, Lincoln Ctr, NYC

 

0  THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT » (“Voice Mail”/Audio Play)

A young woman’s long-awaited reunion with her former literature professor goes disastrously wrong.

            1 Act - Comedy

            10 minutes                                                        Orlando – UCF Shakespeare Festival

            Voices:  4 women^†, 2 men^† 

              (+Recorded Voices, Sound FX)

 

0  BROKEN CHAINS  &

A young man breaks a chain letter and faces a murderous band of postal workers.

            1 Act - Comedy                        

            20 minutes                                                        The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC

            2 women, 3 men^†                                              Walter Reade Auditorium, Lincoln Ctr, NYC

 

0  THE DOG RUN  :

Two dogwalkers encounter a sick old man who has run away from the hospital to the park.

            1 Act - Comedy/Drama                                      Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn

            10 minutes                                                        East Village ETC., Philadelphia

            1 woman^†, 2 men^†                                             Gallery Players, Brooklyn

 

0  GOING TO GRANDMA'S

A man with a tragic secret takes his two pets on a mysterious car trip.

            1 Act - Comedy/Drama                                      The Side Project, Chicago

            25 minutes                                                        Triangle Theatre, NYC

            1 woman^†, 2 men^†                                             Rose & Crown Theatre, London

              (+OS Voices, Sound FX)                                  The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC

 

0  MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE  &

The characters of a romance novel come to life and take over their hapless author's apartment.

            Full-length - Comedy                             

            1.25 hours (performed in 1 Act)             The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC

            3 women^†, 3 men^† (+OS Voices)                       The Cubiculo, NYC

 

0  PAST PARTICIPLE

A father and daughter come to terms with his final descent into Alzheimer's Disease.

            1 Act - Drama

            20 minutes                                                        The Gallery Players, Brooklyn

            1 woman^†, 1 man^†

 

0  SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, DO THE MATH

To her frustration, a married woman's much younger lover doesn't understand "goodbye".

            1 Act - Comedy

            15 minutes                                                        Raw Space, NYC (Yankee Rep)

            2 women^†, 1 man (+OS Voices)

0  SPECIAL PLACES

At a seaside cafe, a man and his pregnant wife unexpectedly encounter his angry former mistress.

            1 Act - Drama

            15 minutes                                                        Gallery Players, Brooklyn

            2 women^†, 1 man^†

 

0  THIRTEEN STEPS :/» (Audio Play)

A down-and-out gumshoe investigates bizarre attacks on members of a recovery group.

            1 Act - Comedy

            15 minutes                                                        The Producers Club, NYC

            Voices: 4 women^†, 6 men^†

              (+ Sound FX)

 

0  VICTIMS (formerly If There's Anything I Can Do...) &

The victim of a brutal, sensationalized crime endures a day of well-wishers and media intrusion.

            1 Act - Drama                                                   The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC

            20 minutes                                                        Samuel French OOB Play Festival, NYC

            2 women^†, 1 man^†                                             Turnip Theatre Company, NYC

 

0  THE WORLD'S WORST STRING QUARTET  &

An overqualified musician is mysteriously eager to fill the vacant cellist's position.

            1 Act - Comedy

            25 minutes                                                        East Village ETC., Philadelphia

            2 women^†, 2 men^†                                             Gallery Players, Brooklyn

              (+OS Voices, FX, Taped Music)

 

AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION/WORKSHOP

 

1  A LA CARTE

A couple's romantic dinner date is ruined by people from their pasts at the next table.

            Full-length - Comedy

            2 hours - 3 Acts

            2 women^†, 3 men^† (+OS voices)

 

1  THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED

An overaged applicant for a stripper job gets even with the interviewer who humiliated her.

            1 Act - Comedy

            25 minutes

            2 women^†, 1 man^† (+Taped Music)

 

1  RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

An unhappy couple communicate their romantic problems through a mysterious messenger.

            1 Act - Comedy

            20 minutes

            1 woman, 2 men^†