Ten-Minute Plays
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THE DELTA PUMPKIN PI PHILANTHROPY TALENT SHOW
4F, Comedy A sorority talent show gone very wrong. A second chance at love. An existentialist ventriloquist's dummy. Production History: Production, LoneTree Live 24 Hour Plays: Memphis, June 2023 |
"A puppet reading the Communist Manifesto for thirty minutes during a school-sanctioned event is cause for alarm." |
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CHECKMATE
1M, 1F, Drama A daughter and father reconnect after three years. Both have an agenda. Both have a history of hurting each other. Production History: Reading, Dartmouth College Department of Theater (THEA 54), 2017 |
"You said you wanted to fix things. You didn’t say you wanted to play a game of chess." |
One-Act Plays
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THE DEATH OF ALAN CAMPBELL: A WILDE AFFAIR
3 Any Inspired by ten pages of The Picture of Dorian Gray, THE DEATH OF ALAN CAMPBELL sees the titular character and his wife grapple with queerness, Darwinism, and gender status and roles in Victorian England. Run Time: ~90 minutes Awards/Honors: Finalist, 2024 Waterworks Festival, Live Arts |
"He has gone for the evening, dispatched at a message from Dorian Gray. I fear the scandal such a meeting will bring upon our house." |
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TELL ME I'M NOT
1F, Solo Show A collection of anecdotes, stories, and reflections recounting a young woman's journey to come to terms with her brain: an orderly look at a disordered mind. Run Time: ~45 minutes Production History: Video Presentation, Dartmouth College Department of Theater, November 2020 |
"I have a ritual for everything. Everything has a pattern." |
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LITTLE CIRCLES
2M, 2F, Drama The devoted mother, the violent outsider, the prodigal daughter, the closeted son—these are the characters brought back together by a global pandemic. Over several weeks, family ties are tested… and broken. Run Time: ~60 minutes Production History: Reading, Dartmouth College Department of Theater, August 2020 Awards/Honors: Eleanor Frost Playwriting Competition Winner, 2020 |
"I thought I knew that this thing could hit close to home. I guess I just never thought it would hit this close." |
Two-Act Plays
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THE HOUSE
3M, 2F, Drama Brothers must come to terms with their family history during the sale of their childhood home. A lesson in where we come from and how it can define us. Run Time: ~120 minutes Production History: Reading, Young Playwrights' Theater, Young Playwrights in Process, May 2021 Reading, Young Playwrights' Theater, Young Playwrights in Process, February 2021 Reading, Dartmouth College Department of Theater, July 2018 Awards/Honors: Young Playwrights' Theater Young Playwrights in Process 2020-2021 Eleanor Frost Playwriting Competition Winner, 2018 |
"You wanted to erase everything. You wanted to start over without your history." |
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TRIVIA CHAMPION
2M, 4F, Comedy A look at class and privilege through the lives of three Boston-area teens, hoping to win big on a beloved game show. Run Time: ~90 minutes Production History: Reading, Dartmouth College Department of Theater and South House, August 2019 |
"You’ve spent your whole life studying the names of rich men from neighborhoods better than your own." |