Plays

Below, you will find descriptions, cast requirements, and run times for my plays available for production. Full-length plays are listed first, followed by one-act plays and 10-minute plays. If you would like to see samples or full scripts for any play listed below, please contact me.

Looking for my Madness plays? These short (5-min) pieces developed at Ohio University can be read and downloaded here.

Full Length Plays

The Face of Contrition

(Drama - 2M, 3W) Run time: 95 min.

A ratings-starved news pundit on the brink of cancellation, James is coping with the death of his wife and co-host, Alison. He's wants to break the last story they worked on together, but the pressure to produce ratings and stay on the air without Alison's help is greater than he realized. Loyalties are put to the fire when a congressional scandal erupts within James' inner-circle. Squaring off against his daughter, the media, and even his dead wife, how far will James go to make his deadline and ensure his wife's final story will be told?

Separation Anxiety

(Drama - 3M, 2W) Run time: 120 min.

On a cold morning in December, Bailey Palmer died. On the day of his funeral, his best friends, Quinn and Jess, are separated by thousands of miles and unresolved feelings. Stuck in an airport, Quinn is befriended by a woman named Lily whose brutal honesty brings out the truth about his friendship with Bai, while Jess heads to the home of Bailey and his grieving father in search for answers about her friend's mysterious death and forgiveness for what she did to him. The entire morning is interspersed with memories from the last days of Bailey Palmer, flashbacks that reveal truths which Quinn and Jess aren't ready to face and the possibility that the accident which killed Bailey might have been something else -- something Bailey wanted.

Screenplay adaptation produced by Glass City Films in 2010 (see Film)

One-Act & 10-Minute Plays

The Death of Edward Fox

(Comedy - 2M, 2W) Run time: 20 minutes

Fitz, a guardian angel on the edge of retirement finds himself in the hot seat when he goes AWOL and his ward, Edward Fox is murdered. As if that isn't bad enough, new regulations in Heaven allow victims of violent deaths to sue if there is proof of negligence. And Edward Fox is doing just that.If Fitz can't provide answers to Heaven's Internal Affairs office, he stands to lose more than his retirement. He could lose his wings.

Meeting God on a Tuesday Morning

(Drama - 2M, 1W) Run time: 35 minutes

Late for a meeting on a Tuesday morning, the last thing power attorney Jack Clark expected was to end up dead. And even more jarring, he didn't expect to be welcomed to the afterlife by a case-worker named Morty. Kicking around in a heavenly waiting room that oddly resembles his apartment, Jack is forced to come to terms with the man he was and the person he is, getting some help from someone who probably knew him the least, yet seems to understand him the most. With the help of Morty and their inexplicably shared secretary Hanna, Jack readies himself for the biggest meeting of his life.

Red Jacuzzi Hot Tub

(Comedy - 3M, 1W) Run time: 10 minutes
On a slow night at the toll plaza, it's four hours to vacation for Marty, but Marty's got three problems. His future son-in-law, Danny, won't shut up about the red jacuzzi he's getting for the honeymoon with Marty's daughter. His manager Maureen needs to talk. And then there's the new guy...Steve. Who ain't exactly human. Vacation might just have to wait.

The Cosmonaut in
Human Resources

(Comedy - 1M, 1W) Run time: 10 min
When Dreyev walks into human resources, he finds he's missing the one key requirement for the job he wants: he's not Paul. Who's Paul? That's what Dreyev needs to figure out before it's too late. Because it might just be him.

World Premiere - Luna Theater Company, Identity Crisis New Play Festival

Spin Cycle

(Drama - 1M, 1W) Run time: 10 min.
It's closing time at Tiny Bubbles and Adam and Hannah have more to worry about than dirty laundry. Their relationship on the line, seems like the best time for Adam to bring
up the red-head on the bus who winked at him.

Actors Theatre of Louisville Heideman Award Finalist

Parallaxis

(Drama - 2M, 2W) Run time: 10 min.
Axis is sitting on the edge of mortality. The victim of a mall stabbing, he is met by two beings that call themselves Mat and Devyn. Pulled between life and death, Axis discovers more about who he is and the choice that sits before him.

Holiday Idols

(Comedy - 3M, 2W) Run time: 14 min.
We found out that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are real and did what anyone would do. Put them on television. Now they're competing to be America's Holiday Idol. Only one can win, but at what cost?

Charlie Dog

(Drama - 1M, 1W) Run time: 10 min.
Colvin needs cash. And Charlie knows where they can get it. She's trouble and Colvin knows it. A white dress, a gun, and a 1985 Red Spectra Cadillac. Colvin's day just got interesting.