A Reading of New Plays by Tara Meddaugh: Free Virtual Theater August 7

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What are you doing this Friday? Wanna join me for some virtual theater and conversation?

It is not often I can invite you to a performance of my work which is open for all to see, from whatever part of the globe you call home. So I'm happy to share that Tagragg Productions is presenting an evening of four of my 10-minute plays, complete with a short discussion following each piece (we can chat!). The show is FREE and will be performed live via Zoom, 7pm Eastern Time, August 7.

To attend the performances, click the Zoom link here.

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New 10-minute rom-com/dramatic play for Zoom: A Human Body to Hug by Tara Meddaugh

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If you’re looking for a 2-person play to perform, or practice, which is specifically designed for Zoom or other video platforms, check out my new play, A Human Body to Hug:

Dana and Cody are on a blind date. On Zoom. During a pandemic. Despite the awkwardness, they strive to find a connection during a very isolating time. And...well, someone has to clean up cat pee...

This 10-minute rom-com-dram play is written especially for video streaming, so there are no production questions you need to ask, like "should we read that stage direction?" or "how do we act out that fall?" Your audience can step into Cody's and Dana's private world for a moment--backgrounds, chats, cats on laps and all…

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Murder Mystery Game For Social Distancing

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I believe wholeheartedly in the need for PLAY. Any age or station in life. It nourishes us, excites us, gives us joy, new experiences (this is one of the reasons why I love writing, directing and acting!). I love games, like Celebrity and Loaded Questions, to name a few. Games that make us interact, think, laugh, be silly or crazy or weird, and allow us chat between rounds or bring up funny stories. Murder Mystery parties have also been a staple since my parents introduced me to them when I was in college (yes, my parents! The same parents who introduced me to geocaching before hardly anyone even had a gps device!).

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Poppy: The Success of a Youtube Persona-life

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So she's been around a couple of years, but when NPR interviews her, you know she's made it to some sort of new level. I'm talking about Poppy. That 20-something, eerie, but empathetic blonde who occasionally resembles a slightly southern Marilyn Monroe, but, like her eyebrows, has a darker undertone, and a satiric bite about the very idea of fame which has made her famous. So who is Poppy and why do I want to take the time and space to write about her?...

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Does Your Siri Make You Smile: The Nuts and Bolts of AI Comedy

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I wrote for a robot one summer during graduate school, one of about six part-time jobs I took between school years (along with university "telefunder," lab rat, health/fitness teacher to girls in the inner city, and data entrant). It was a fantastic experience to bring personality to a rudimentary AI creation and work with a team of writers and robotic engineers. Our robo-ceptionist had high hopes of becoming a lounge singer, had to navigate the world of dating a Chevy Impala, and still encountered arguments with her overbearing Motherboard--all the while having the map of the building on hand to assist visitors finding their way around the facility....

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