What I mean about blind writing is that I began writing this script, Standing Above Pajaro, about two years ago and while I have my notes a out the play on my home computer, which I’m currently away from, I’m rewriting what I have of the script from memory. It’s going pretty well but now…
Author: Conrad
Conrad's a San Francisco Bay Area Playwright. He loves long walks upon the concrete and rainy days. Aside from writing words for actors to regurgitate into an audience's ears and eyes, he loves sports, 90's R&B, and learning.
Trickier Than Wine
I finished the latest draft of Thicker Than Wine in October and I’m going to revisit it since there’s finally another deadline of Dec. 14. I’m a little apprehensive about revising it again for fear of overediting. then again all playwrights have the right to edit their plays when they wish. just don’t want to…
Boys Don’t Bake Cake
Boys Don’t Bake Cake A short play by conrad a. panganiban Version: 2010/09/25 Cast of Characters Malou Gaspar: 23. Female. Karen Gaspar: 21. Female. Kristine’s sister. Malou’s cousin. Kristine Gaspar: 22. Female. Karen’s sister. Malou’s cousin. Justin Basa: 24. Male. Malou’s BFF. Setting Malou’s apartment dining room. Lights up revealing the apartment dining room of…
Stuck (revised 2)
STUCK (DRAFT Version 2. 08/31/2010) CAST OF CHARACTERSPhoenina Toots: Mid to late 20’s. Female. Clown.Huggie Aloni: Mid to late 20’s. Male. Clown. SETTINGChuck E. Cheese. HUGGIE and PHOENINA, dressed in clown outfits are sitting at a table. PHOENINA is sipping from a straw from a paper cup. HUGGIE is looking out of it. A Happy…
Working working working
so my new project is to adapt a short story or poem written by a filipin@-american author into a 20-minute play. i’ve selected the short story “A Portrait of an Aristocrat” from the novel WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE by Tess Uriza Holthe. i’ve been drawn to this story ever since reading this 3 years ago….
Stuck
STUCK (DRAFT Version 1. 08/25/2010) Phoenix – Early 20’s. Designer.Gynn – Mid 20’s. Web engineer. (PHOENIX and GYNN are standing in line at a sandwhich shop.) PHOENIX: What do you think, Gynn? Should I get it? GYNN: (passive) What? PHOENIX: Should I get it? GYNN: The #11? Yeah. Sounds good, Phoenix. PHOENIX: I wasn’t talking…
staring down the pipe
getting back into the swing of things to hit another play out of the park after a very long break. however, I’m back and i’m staring down the pipe at a slow moving ball to swing at! the assignment: adapt a play from an established (rather than emerging) fil-am writer. i have the theme. i…
Melissa’s Monologue/Character Study
Written as a character study. Character: Melissa Anne CrawleyPlay: Standing Above Pajaro MELISSA ANNE CRAWLEY is facing the audience behind a table where she’s being interviewed by the Watsonville Sheriff about the disappearance of her son, BOBBY JR. MELISSAWhere do you want me to start? Okay. From the beginning. Okay. My name is Melissa Anne…
Ostara’s Rave
Here’s a link to another script I wrote for Bindlestiff Studio’s production of Good Friday: Carpool to Hell. It’s called Ostara’s Rave. Even though this didn’t get produced, I’m really happy to have it staged in a workshop. Plus, I got pretty good reaction to it from the cast. The biggest lesson I learned was…
Call of Duty: God’s Army
CALL OF DUTY: GOD’S ARMYv.2 3/25/09 Produced by Bindlestiff StudiosGood Friday: Carpool to HellApril 9-11, 2009Thick House, San Francisco, CA Original Cast:Lola – Sarita OconGrandchild – 4/9-10, Kat Evasco & 4/11, Joe Cascasan Directed by Judith Ferrer CALL OF DUTY: GOD’S ARMYby conrad panganibandirected by Judith Ferrer Characters:Lola – Older. Catholic.Grandchild – the grandchild of…