FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
LAUNCH DAY (Love Stories from the Year 2108)
3 M, 3 W - with doubling
When a brilliant engineer decides to leave our dying planet to help colonize another world, her ex-boyfriend has one last chance to convince her that the Earth – and their relationship – can be saved. Six couples wrestle with the future of love in this sci-fi comedy.
● Staged Reading, Benchmark Theatre’s Fever Dream Festival, 2018. Director: Tara Wolfe
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2017.
Director: Georgette Verdin.
● Staged Reading, Capital Stage Playwrights’ Revolution, 2017. Director: Kirk Blackinton.
● Staged Reading, Benchmark Theatre’s Fever Dream Festival, 2018. Director: Tara Wolfe
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2017.
Director: Georgette Verdin.
● Staged Reading, Capital Stage Playwrights’ Revolution, 2017. Director: Kirk Blackinton.
YOU MUST ACT NOW
1 M, 1 W
Joe Barkman, one-time king of the TV infomercial, is on the verge of a deal to save his career. But when a sexy fan drops by, it’s Barkman who must decide what’s a bargain and what’s too good to be true. A comedy about honesty -- and other things that are not sold in stores.
● Semifinalist: Dayton Playhouse FutureFest 2016
● Semifinalist: The Road Theatre Company’s Summer Playwrights Festival 2016
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2015. Director: Rachel Edwards Harvith
● Semifinalist: Dayton Playhouse FutureFest 2016
● Semifinalist: The Road Theatre Company’s Summer Playwrights Festival 2016
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2015. Director: Rachel Edwards Harvith
HORRIBLE WEAPONS OF THE FUTURE
2 M, 2 W
A young scientist on the run from the authorities lands in the underground lab of a secret military contractor. Her only way out: Build the ultimate weapon. A comedy about war, peace and ray guns.
● Finalist: The Navigators' Lift-Off New Play Series, 2017.
● Semifinalist: Sanguine Theatre Company’s Project Playwright Festival, 2017
● One of five scripts selected for Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago’s Screenwriters Workshop, 2015.
● Staged Reading (excerpt), Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago’s Screenwriters Workshop, 2015.
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2014. Director: Richard Shavzin.
● Finalist: The Navigators' Lift-Off New Play Series, 2017.
● Semifinalist: Sanguine Theatre Company’s Project Playwright Festival, 2017
● One of five scripts selected for Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago’s Screenwriters Workshop, 2015.
● Staged Reading (excerpt), Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago’s Screenwriters Workshop, 2015.
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2014. Director: Richard Shavzin.
SUPER WINNING MADE EASY
3 M, 2 W and 2 M or W
When his career as a self-help guru falters, Zack Barton hatches a comeback plan: He will spy on the world’s most extreme winners and learn their secrets. But a rival guru stands in his way. A comedy about positive thinking and crushing your enemies.
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2014. Director: Russ Tutterow
● Staged Reading, Chicago Dramatists, 2014. Director: Russ Tutterow