A compilation of three short comedies featuring: 12 ROUNDS Synopsis: Tom is looking for a one-night stand. Sarah is looking for a long-term relationship. Each coached by their best friends, they engage in twelve rounds of meeting the right person. Cast: 2 M, 2W Set: Bare stage with minimum props AN ONGOING EXAMINATION OF THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE Synopsis: A playwright thinks he/she knows the best direction for his characters; the characters think they know the best direction for the playwright. Cast: 2 M, 1W or 1M, 2W Set: Bare stage with minimum props DOG LOVERS Synopsis: Missy includes her best friend and canine, Mitsy, when she decides to update her dating profile. The search is a success and she finds a perfect mate, Pete…but maybe he loves four-legged companionship just a little too much. Cast: 2 M, 2W Set: Bare stage with park bench

Simply Simpatico: Three Short Plays

Arts & Photography

Senek, S.W.

Performing Arts

Original Works Publishing

Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the perfect couple... except for the baby they desperately want but are unable to have. When a machine gun dressed in baby clothes shows up on their doorstep, they decide to live it and raise it as their own. But it proves to be more difficult than they expected. Cast Size: 1 Male, 2 Females "Romeo playfully spun out her tale until it took a dark turn, infusing her absurd framework with real passions and a bittersweet take on life" - AmbushMag.com

Baby Boom

Romeo, Lia

Synopsis: "Radio Star" is a 1940's radio detective spoof. In The Case of the Long Distance Lover, Nick McKitrick; Private Dick, is hired by femme fatale Fanny LaRue to find her husband's killer. The plot is a standard mystery, but Radio Star's contemporary sense of humor sets it apart from the pack. A laugh out loud radio romp, easily produced with one actress or a larger cast. Cast Size: 1 Female "Fu**ing brilliant" - Michael Musto "Clever, original, and unflinchingly funny."- Broadway World "Entertaining, vulgar, and truly hilarious."- Flavorpill "Sharp, fearless writing, resulting in a candid, eye-catching performance."- New Theatre Corps "Side-splittingly hilarious... the best one-woman show I've seen."- Edinburgh Three Weeks "Satisfyingly funny and nostalgic."- Stage Directions Magazine

Radio Star

Literature & Fiction

O'Debra, Tanya

Dramas & Plays

Synopsis: Man #1 and Man #2 are locked in a life long struggle between wants and needs, the rational and the desired, never fully understanding that they cannot exist without each other. Man #1 wants to quietly merge into the traffic of everyday life while Man #2 wants to cut a new path through the wilderness. This battle of ideals comes to a head with the introduction of Sonya, the latest object of interest and the metaphor for all that came before. I AM I exposes the inner workings of a dark heart and an over-worked mind, shattering any idea of a fourth wall, creating a visceral, funny and painfully honest meta-theatrical journey. Cast Size: 2 Males, 1 Female "a funny, sad, and at times, devastatingly truthful show."- The Concordian, Montreal "It is a laughably true-to life portrait of insecurity even as it is heartbreaking."- Rover Arts "Ever sit in a theater and get so involved in a show that you feel like an integral part of the cast? I AM I is one such show."- The Charlebois Post

I Am I

Czuba, Mike

Synopsis: Trog and Clay is a wildly imaginative retelling of the genesis of the electric chair. Based on the actual trial transcripts of William Kemmler, the first person put to death by electrocution, this skewed comedy obscured the line between fact and invention, while wryly looking into America's grim history. The bumbling duo, Trog and Clay, unwittingly get caught up in the rivalry between two inventors, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison. While one is destined to create the electrical system that will power America, the other will be remembered for killing criminals in a way that isn't as painless as is initially claimed. Cast Size: 4 or 6 Males, 2 Females "... powered by boisterous dialogue and some great moments of physical comedy." - The Scotsman, Edinburgh Festival Review "a worthy new play." - Backstage

Trog and Clay: an imagined history of the electric chair

Vukadinovich, Michael

Synopsis: Delores Wright is the wealthy town matriarch and former elementary school principal and Bo Wells is the custodian who worked under her strict supervision for most of his life. When they find themselves stranded together in the old condemned schoolhouse, their reunion takes a dark turn and they relive their first meeting, decades earlier. It was 1952, when some schools were first integrated in this region nicknamed the “Mississippi of the North”. Bo’s wife, the school’s first black teacher, was found drowned in a nearby river, hanging by her ankle from an old rope swing after it was rumored she had struck a white child. The papers dismissed it as an accident resulting from the “wild and drunken actions of a young colored woman”. When Mrs. Wright reveals that she has dreams about the incident, Bo suspects she knows more than she admits. As the night grows colder and the failing health of Mrs. Wright becomes increasingly evident, Bo tries to understand his wife’s final moments and Mrs. Wright’s role in her death. 1 Senior Male, 1 Senior Female, 1 Male (20s) “Fully realized, emotionally rich” —Salt Lake Tribune “a remarkable achievement” —City Weekly “heart-wrenching drama” —Deseret News

How to Make a Rope Swing

Fisher, Shawn

1 Male, 3 Females The bees have gone, disease and scarcity are rampant, but Mel, a young pollinator, finds refuge on an isolated farm. This place is fertile and safe, and Mel counts herself lucky to have a place where - even if it is not exactly happy - she has a purpose. When that purpose and safety are threatened, Mel faces an awful choice: will she risk leaving this relative safety, or will she hide from greater dangers, even if it means giving up some chance that something good can grow in this ruined world?

Age of Bees

Palmquist, Tira

Synopsis: American Will Torrey is in Moscow to confront Russian and American oligarchs on behalf of striking workers back home. But a fistfight and the death of a bodyguard lands him in a Russian prison, at the mercy of Major Viktor Davidykov. Yet, in his interrogator, an old Communist who longs for the way Russia used to be, he finds a sympathetic ear, a curious mind, and, ultimately, a possible savior. In a tightly-woven tale of investigation, intrigue and reversal, two men who were taught from childhood to mistrust and fear each other begin to see the world another way. But everything comes at a price. Cast Size: 4 Males, 1 Female, various

Ravensridge

Cook, T. S.

Synopsis: The Diamond siblings use the only resources they have, the dramatic role-play of their imaginations, to cope with the abusive Dragon Queen - their mother. Play Nice! is a mystery in which Isabel, Luce and Matilda embark on a journey within themselves to discover who poisoned her. Cast Size: 3 Females, 1 Male

Play Nice!

Rice, Robin

Synopsis: Mimi's cousin Jeremy has a PhD in physics, a brand new time machine and a plan. He's sending Mimi, a professional thief, back to 1863 to change history by providing Harriet Tubman with modern day guns. Lots and lots of guns. Cast Size: Diverse Cast of 10 Actors “Audacious, hysterically funny, irreverent and joyful. Filled with humor and humanity it boldly encourages us to re-imagine our collective memories." -Suzan-Lori Parks

Harry and the Thief

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gilmer, Sigrid

Science Fiction

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