Full Length Plays
Magically Yours
Amanda has tried everything to find her soulmate, that one individual on the planet meant especially for her. She’s tried dating services, personal ads, singles organizations, but to no avail. Finally, trusting to the Goddess and her Wiccan beliefs, Mandy tries a candle love spell. All seems to be going well until her housemate, Ben, arrives home early from a business trip and blows out the candles before the spell is complete. Suddenly, there’s a young woman in the hall closet; her friend, Jonathan, in her bathroom; and Carol from the gym in the living room. And let’s not forget the pizza boy! Which one did the Goddess send or did she send them all? In this contemporary farce, our heroine explores the nature of finding love and comes to an unexpected realization, one only the Goddess could have conjured.
All Hallow’s Eve
Not to be confused with Ms. Navarro’s new novel, this delightful farce takes a look at contemporary religious mores through the eyes of a little missionary Faerie sent to spread the word of the Goddess in rural Texas. Leetha finds her job lonely and difficult. No one will listen to her and she is always being banished as a devil, whatever that might be. With the help of the mischievous Puck, she thwarts the agenda of her strict mistress and finds love simply blossoming all around her in the mesquite grove. Ye-Haw!
Severe Clear
Planes have crashed into the World Trade Center and the scene in the anteroom of heaven is chaotic. Atta arrives expecting his version of paradise, but finds a fast talking Gabriel instead. The archangel is none too pleased to be there. If Michael had only taken his advise earlier in the morning, none of this might have happened. But, oh no, the big angel boy upstairs had to ignore him. Now Gabe is stuck issuing spirits into the throne room with the help of the Reverend Mother, Keeper of the Books. But RM can’t seem to find Atta’s name anywhere, so he has to remain outside Paradise until she can located the correct list. In the meantime, Ruth and Jack, victims of the attack, find their way to the anteroom as well. Will the Reverend Mother find their names? Will any of them ever get into heaven? Or return to earth? The statues in the anteroom keep real time, while the tension builds as the three try to put their stories together.
Sir John and Lady B
What are the bounds of madness? When do you know if your partner is truly losing their mind or just so lost in a fantasy world that they can’t find their way out? This is John’s dilemma when his wife, Beth, starts wearing Renaissance garb and referring to him as some evil conquering knight after their last child leaves for college. Beth’s brother, Robbie, is concerned for her sanity as well until some of the characters in his sister’s fantasies start showing up in the living room. It all started when he read one of her romance novels. Is Beth projecting her madness on to him or is the book to blame?
Short Plays
Hunting
a dark comedy set in one act
Kate is in charge of the Singles Charity Ball and she’s talked her brother, Harry, into participating in the Bachelor Auction. Not only that, she’s managed to get her gay friend, Sam, to come along because he’s such a good dancer. But while Kate’s parties’ intentions are good, the other attendees have agendas of their own and none of them are altruistic.
In the Corridor
a ten minute play
Lyda is stuck in the corridor of the Emergency Room, keeping lonely vigil over the body of her mother. She can’t seem to get anyone to declare the woman dead. As she reaches the point of despair, her brother, Clark, finally turns up. His cheery outlook on the situation is in direct contrast to his sister’s more cynical one, but he tries hard to persuade her to come over to his point of view. This FN Productions 2007 Stage This Too semi-finalist will keep one guessing to the end.
Ms Carlyle Sends Her Regrets
a ten minute play
Imagine Lucy Carlyle’s surprise when she receives an invitation to her lover’s wedding. It seems he is marrying her assistant, Dot. Now how exactly did that happen? This 2007 semi-finalist in Bug Theater’s New Works Play Festival takes one on the brief journey of a doomed relationship.
Pa’s Lucky Hat
a ten minute play
Pet has sneaked Pa’s special hat out of the tack room and Jackie Belle, her older sister, just knows they’re going to catch it hot when he finds out. As the sisters conjecture about the meaning of the hat in their parents’ relationship, the truth of its importance emerges. This play was written for and staged by Rover Dramawerks for its 2008 One Day Only Festival.
