Category: Stage/Screen Writing

SYNOPSIS JANICE meets KEUM LEE in a zoom meeting, after discovering through DNA and Ancestor.com that they are half-sisters, and that her father had a Korean family when he was in the Korean War in the 50’s.    They compare stories and find that they had very different fathers, though he was the same man.   Can…

Cast of Characters KAY       Mattress Magic Empire receptionist, can be played by any actor LEE       Mattress Magic Empire customer, can be played by any actor   Scene LEE’s disheveled bedroom and KAY’s office.   Time The present or close to it.   Notes This play is written to be presentable on livestream or in person.…

CHARACTERS: PATTY – Female, a faded beauty. JOHN   – Male, her husband. POSTMAN  – Male.  Early 20’s, careworn yet idealistic. SETTING: A Desert.  Nothing but sand.     JOHN and PATTY sit on lawn chairs, fanning themselves.   PATTY It’s hot. JOHN Mm. PATTY Do you remember when we first came here? JOHN Mm. PATTY…

CHARACTERS Tiffany Yamón Upchurch                 23 Years Old. Black. Joshua Aaron Rosenberg                 27 Years Old. White. Time December 2015, Around Midnight Setting and Context “The Rochester” is based on a real apartment complex in St. Louis, Missouri. Between late 2015 and early 2016, ownership of “The Rochester” changed hands.…

CAST OF CHARACTERS: EMPEROR: Male. Smug, crude, full of himself and not very bright. PEYTON: Male or female, a TV reporter who knows how to be deferential and not ask too many uncomfortable questions. DALE: Male or female, a smooth, forceful surrogate for the Emperor who knows how to keep reporters fearful and in their…

On the stage there is the suggestion of a car. ELLEN, 27,  appears. She is hungover. She throws a backpack into the trunk. She sits in the driver’s seat, checks her phone, throws it into the passenger seat, cries onto the steering wheel. She goes to the trunk and retrieves a bottle of whiskey from…

MEL, 22, is alone a rehearsal space in NYC. She holds her phone in her hand. She is waiting for someone. After a few beats, STEVE, 40s, enters. Whenever possible, Steve should cut off the end of Mel’s sentences. Mel immediately stands to greet Steve.   MEL Hey man, thanks for meeting me. I know…

Production History: Ryan and Alice? had its world premiere on June 2, 2016 at the Cincy Fringe Festival, Cincinnati, OH (Andrew Hungerford, Artistic Director). It was directed by Emma Miller; it was produced by Carly Mungovan. The cast was as follows: ALICE…Julia Greer RYAN…Aaron Lynn   Characters: ALICE (19, female) RYAN (22, male)   Setting:…