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Creeps
(Comedy – 3f, 2m)
Sarah is a socially awkward game designer who’s a fierce warrior in her virtual world but struggles with love and power offline. When she becomes entangled with the charming Drew and Eve, his brilliant and domineering girlfriend, tensions mount as desires, egos, and avatars collide. As the characters digitally and physically transform, Creeps becomes a biting exploration of gender roles, evolution, and who really holds the power.
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Characters
Sarah – late 20s, a woman, nervous and socially awkward, a video game designer
Aquilina – 20s, Sarah’s avatar, a female warrior
Peter – late 20s to early 30s, Sarah’s ex, a man, not too bright, obsessed with dungbeetles
Eve – late 20s to early 30s, a genetic scientist, a woman, powerful and boot-wearing
Drew – late 30s to 40s, Eve’s lover, a man who works for a research foundation
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Detours
(Comedy – 3f, 3m)
Jules Hamilton, a high-powered businesswoman, is at the top of her game when she loses the big account, gets canned, and gets stranded by the side of the road where she encounters a group of offbeat characters and highway robbery.
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Characters
Jules Hamilton – 30s, a high-strung businesswoman
Suzie – 20s, her assistant
Gregory – 30s, a grocery clerk
Phillip Granger – 40s, the former owner of a tech company, a clown
Betty – 30s, a flagger
Glinda, a man dressed like Glinda the Good Witch / Big Boss / Alien / Inspector
Hickory Dickory
(Drama – 2f, 2m)
Sam travels across time and space to cope with the loss of his only son. As he works to finish building the time machine his late son started, his family and friends try to stop him. But the call of his son’s memory is too great, and he embarks on a journey that will show him that even in the face of great sorrow, there is hope.
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Characters
Sam – 30s, a grieving father
Marie – 30s, his younger sister
Brad – 30s, Sam’s best friend
Melissa – 20s, a woman with bean salad
Ashley – Melissa’s 16-year-old daughter (can played by Marie if desired)
Jigsaw
(Drama, 3f, 2m)
Jigsaw is a heartfelt drama about two sisters—Cecilia (Sissy), a cautious nurse, and Toni, her younger sister who uses a wheelchair—as they navigate independence, family, and identity in a small-town living room filled with puzzles and unresolved emotions. When their estranged mother returns, old wounds resurface and the women must reckon with the pieces of their shared past. As Toni finds love and pursues her dreams, and Sissy reconsiders her tightly held control, both sisters learn that life’s messiness is sometimes where the beauty lies.
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Characters
Cecilia “Sissy” – A nurse, early 30s. Lives with her boyfriend, Alan, and her handicapped sister, Toni. She is the family’s matriarch. She obsesses about minute points and always must be in control. She can only love people that she can take care of.
Antoinette “Toni” – Sissy’s younger (early 20s), handicapped sister. Her spine was undeveloped when she was born, leaving her paralyzed from the hips down. She works in the children’s section of a library. She plays the violin well.
Alan – Sissy’s boyfriend, early 30s. He is a mechanic, and he loves the outdoors and vintage motorcycles.
Mark – early to mid 20s. Delivers pizza. Impulsive. Off balance. Not very smart.
Gail – The mother of the two girls, early 50s. She is an alcoholic. She left the girls’ father when they were very young. She last visited Garden Springs nine years earlier after the father died.
Mrs. Beasley – Sissy’s patient, 60s. Undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. She has a healthy sense of humor.
Mad Underground
(Comedy, 2f, 2m, 1f or m, 1 girl, doubling)
A boy gets lost in the underground of an amusement park where he meets a cast of strange characters including a washed-up old princess and a sarcastic donkey. He embarks on a journey through the dark underbelly and discovers who he is.
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Characters
ALICK – a boy of 11, played by a girl
BABS – 30s, his mother / SIREN – an otherworldly seductress, played by Babs
KEN – 30s, his stepfather / COWBOY – a park character, played by Ken
PRINCESS PLINDA – 50s or 60s, female, a dried-up princess character
FROG – female or male, any age, perhaps Quebecois
DONKEY JACK – a park character who doesn’t like children, male
Ordinary Time
(Drama – 3f, doubling)
When Aleah is bored at work, she makes up stories and games to amuse herself—at her co-workers’ expense. And when rumors swirl that the office is downsizing, she fears for her job, and one disgruntled employee takes matters into her own hands. One harrowing moment sends Aleah on a journey of self-discovery and faith, changing her life forever.
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Characters
ACT I
Aleah – 30s, a woman, a data-entry clerk who enjoys games at others’ expense
Beverly – 30s, a woman, her coworker who is religious and conservative
JoJean – 30s, a woman, their supervisor, the office tramp
ACT II
Aleah
Prioress – A devout nun on a pilgrimage, played by the actress playing Beverly
Wife of Bath – A genial woman on a pilgrimage, played by the actress playing JoJean
ACT III
Aleah
Sherry – Aleah’s younger sister, played by the actress playing Beverly
Penny – An occupational therapist, played by the actress playing JoJean
See the Moon
(Drama – 3f, 2m, doubling)
Lizzie is worried about the future. She is nine months pregnant with her first child, and she can’t sleep. She feels disconnected from her husband, Michael. As she paces during the night, the moon stalks her and gives her unsolicited attention. Lizzie is also visited by a vampire, a fear from her childhood. Meanwhile, Michael finds comfort at the local bar, Some Other Place, and in talking with a pretty young bartender, Keisha. He also meets Ted, the vampire in human form. As natural and unnatural forces bear down on the young parents to be, Lizzie is forced to conjure the power within herself to banish her fears and protect her child.
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Characters
Lizzie – a pregnant woman in her late 20s
Michael – her husband, late 20s or early 30s
Moon – a woman, an ageless soul
Keisha – the bartender, a woman, 20s or 30s
Vamp – a man, middle aged, a vampire who also sometimes masquerades as a drunk named Ted
Three Shades
(Drama – 2f, 2m)
On behalf of her boss (and lover), Chris Madison travels to a remote estate on Whidbey Island in Washington’s Puget Sound in order to inspect the property for future development. When a severe rainstorm hits, she is trapped there with the estate’s eccentric owner and her reclusive son… and help is coming no time soon.
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Characters
Chris Madison – a woman, late 20s, a real estate agent
Larry Phelps – her boss and lover, a man, 40s
Isaac Couteau – late 20s, a man, a synesthete and sculptor
Francesca Couteau – his mother, 50s
To Shore
(Dark comedy – 2f, 3m, flexible)
Kim and Jerry are trapped on the top of a high rise building as the world floods. As they try to find a way to escape, Kim finds comfort in a stuffed white rabbit. Meanwhile, a blind military captain and his lieutenant are trapped on top of a building across the way. Instead of worrying about the flood, the soldiers want to conquer the building they see and obtain the rabbit. The flood, we discover, is not of water but of blood. And strange, insidious creatures lurk beneath the surface. Sooner or later, everyone ends up in the soup. Will they ever find solid ground?
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Characters
Kim – a corporate receptionist, a small man
Jerry – a file clerk, a woman, Kim’s co-worker
Captain Lanford – 50s-60s, a military captain, a man
Lieutenant Philomena – A military lieutenant, a woman
Stanley – A stuffed white rabbit, a man or woman
The Wild Man
(Drama – 2f, 3m, chorus, extras, doubling)
Rhea, a farmer’s wife, wants the finer things in life: fine dishes, to learn French, electricity, and the one thing she cannot have, a child. She is as barren as the land on which she lives, the Kansas dustbowl during the Great Depression. Her husband, Geb, turns to ancient solutions when his crops fail. In the Wild Man, paganism and Christianity collide as the couple finds themselves at odds with the heavens, the town and their neighbors.
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Characters
Geb Bruin – A farmer, and a poor one
Rhea Bruin – Farmer’s wife, a seamstress
Birdie – customer, neighbor and friend of wife
Bud – Birdie’s husband, a fellow farmer
Reverend Lucas – The town’s spiritual leader
Chorus 1 – Doctor. Banker. Thomas. Townsperson.
Chorus 2 – Mrs. Lucas. Willa. Townsperson.
Churn
(Drama – 3f, 1m)
High school is hard, with bullying, female rivalries, unrequited love, anonymous letters, a handsome English teacher and a dragon lady principal. When a female student comes to school with a bruise on her face, the principal attempts to determine the cause. But the girl has her own method of retribution.
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Characters
Ms. Whitten – The headmistress of Dunsmuir Academy, 50s
Chelsea – A teenage student, a loner, female, 16
Lana – A teenage student, the popular girl, 16
Mr. Shift – An English teacher, a man, 30s
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