SETTING Inside the front doors of a Walmart. CHARACTER Carlos. He/Him/His. 40+ Person of Color. Has a physical disability. Wears the Walmart blue vest as he works as a greeter at a Walmart. CARLOS Hello. Hi. Thank you for coming in today. Hola. Hi. Good afternoon! Hi. Thanks for coming in. Welcome. It’s busy this…
Month: August 2019
What’s a Phone Booth? – Play 04
SETTING A and B are squished in a telephone booth. A So, do you come here often? B Are you seriously trying to pick up on me now? A No. Maybe. B slams her palm against the phone booth window. B Help! Is anybody out there?! A Everything is so much louder in here. B…
A Hit! Short + Sweet Hollywood 2019 Theatre Festival
Happy to announce that my short play, RIVER’S MESSAGE, will be a part of the 2019 Short + Sweet Hollywood Theatre Festival! Beyond stoked and grateful! More info can be found here: https://shortandsweet.org/festivals/shortsweet-hollywood-2019 I’m going to HOLLYWOOD!
Dream Eaters – Play 03
CAST OF CHARACTERS AUDREY. She/Her/Hers. 20-40s. Food truck chef. Spouse of Franklin. FRANKLIN. He/Him/His. 20-40s. Food truck owner. Spouse of Audrey. SETTING Inside a food truck. AUDREY a 30-something chef working on a Filipinx Food Truck is cleaning a counter of the inside of the truck. FRANKLIN enters the truck and gives AUDREY a kiss…
Winning the War – Play 02
Cast of CharactersActor 1 – Gender Neutral. 20s – 30s.Actor 2 – Gender Neutral. 20s – 30s. ACTOR 1 Debbie got one yesterday. ACTOR 2 Debbie. Little Debbie? ACTOR 1 I wouldn’t call her that now. ACTOR 2 Of all the people- ACTOR 1 And you’re the only one left from Study Hall 251 not…
31 Ideas for 31 Plays? Uh… okay.
So an interesting thing happened while I sat at my laptop ready to start Play Numero Two: I kept sitting in front of my laptop waiting for a play to come… and never did. Actually, I think it’s because my mind is flying in a lot of different directions that I’m not able to focus…
The Cat from Inpanema – Play 01
Cast of CharactersDani (She, her, hers) 20-30s. Actor of Color.Mila (She, her, hers) 20-30s. Actor of Color. Fade up music: The Girl from Inpanema by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto Dani and Mila are sitting in a couple of seats at a airport gate minutes before boarding a flight. They are both digging in their…
31 Plays in 31 Days – 2019 Edition
I can’t believe I’m going to attempt writing 31 plays in 31 days again, but here goes it! For those who aren’t familiar, the name of this challenge says it all–write 31 plays in 31 days. The challenge is usually set in August. For more info and awesome tips, tricks and prompts: https://31plays31days.com Since January,…