30 Minute Plays

*  Best Christmas
*  Soups On:  Chop, Boil, Simmer 
*  How Did I Get to Be So Fat? 

 

*Best Christmas

One-act drama.

Characters:

Chloe (20’s)
Deborah (50’s-60’s)

Synopsis:  Perhaps it takes a crisis for one to stop from their fast-paced chaotic world and glimpse into another person’s life.  Chloe and Deborah share a moment amidst a tragic event and new life paths are forged.

Production History:  Produced at Tri Media Festival, Fort Collins, CO at The Bas Blue 2008

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*Soups On: Chop, Boil, Simmer

A trilogy of short plays inspired by soup!  To be performed together or separately.

Chop

Characters: 

Margie (30’s – 50’s)
Sarah (30’s – 50’s)

Synopsis: Two neighbors prepare delicious creamy beet soup, but the evening turns nasty!

Production History:  One Night Stand Theatre, Denver, 2014

Boil

Characters

Becky (30’s – 40’s)
Bob (40’s)
Suzie (20’s)

Synopsis:  It’s Halloween night and Becky is drowning her flu and sorrows in medication. Her husband Bob comes home with his mistress Suzie, wreaking havoc in an already struggling relationship.

Production History:  Blame It On The Playmakers, Denver, 2014

Simmer

Characters: 

Stacy (60’s)
Frank (60’s)

Synopsis:  An older empty nest couple prepares soup as their nonsexual-therapy homework when the evening turns into a sexy cat-and-mouse game.

Production History:  One Night Stand Theatre, Denver, 2015

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*How Did I Get To Be So Fat?

One-act drama for girls (can tour to schools) – 35 minutes

Characters:

Barbie: 20’s
Dana: 20’s
Aunt Vicky: 45+

Synopsis:  These characters creatively manipulate their relationships to hide well-kept secrets, but the deceptions can no longer be hidden. At a last-minute bridesmaid fitting, truths are revealed about what it’s like to be a starlet in Hollywood.  The play questions what beauty is, and addresses the inundation of unrealistic images that show girls of all ages that they are not good enough if they aren’t skinny.