Check out my new period dramatic monologue set in 1800s, Growing Up Treacherously, for a female actor in her 30s-40s. In the home of her dying young child, a mother speaks to her older daughter about how growing up involves the almost inseparable pair: love and tragedy.
Read MoreCheck out my new dramatic teen/young adult monologue, excerpted from the play A Life Spurred into Meaningful Adventure. Goldilocks and Little Bear have set off, away from the bears' home, to start an adventure of their own. But as they realize they don't know where they are going or even how to make a shelter, Goldilocks wonders if she did the right thing in pulling Little Bear away from his loving family.
Read MoreCheck out my new comedic/dramatic children's monologue, If I Were A Kind of Flower. Anibel expresses concern over her daffodils covered in snow, and imagines how she would live, if she were a daffodil herself.
Read MoreCheck out Tiramisu Vaping, my new dark comedy teen monologue for a female (or male) actor. This runs 1.5-2 minutes, on average. In the monologue, Emma makes a case to her mother of why vaping is actually a far less selfish habit than previous generations, and how her generation has taken serious steps to think of others, as well as the whole planet.
Read MoreLet me tell you about a talented little boy. He's a member of the Chess Club and Computer Club at his school, participates in Engineering and Swim classes, researches the mysteries of outer space, loves to ride his bike, do gross food dares during school Lunch, read like a fiend, go on hikes, and has a blast writing and illustrating his own comic book series called "Tommy Tom Tom, Mike and Joe."...
Read MoreCheck out my newly released free dramatic monologue for a male (or female) actor, "Abhay and the Banana," excerpted from my full-length play, For My Silent Sisters.
Read MoreHas anyone else watched a "Hallmark Holiday" movie this season yet? Okay, they're cheesy and predictable, but there's kind of nothing like wrapping presents at midnight, while watching a feel-good Christmas movie where a jaded journalist travels to a snowy land and either meets Santa--or a prince! Snacking on chocolate-covered peppermint "jo-jos" helps too.
Read MoreSo 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?...
Read MoreCheck out my new dark comedy, teen monologue, "She's So Ugly," when Skyler solicits her pretty friends from dance class to "help out" a less fortunate member of the class....
Read MoreCheck out my new free dramatic, romantic-comedic monologue, A Nice Night Together. SAMUEL, a married man, is standing outside of a hotel bedroom, speaking to his recent fling, Brigit. He explains the difference in her expressing things that will make them have a nice night together and expressing things that will make them have a bad night. He’ll stick around if it’s the former. He’ll leave if it’s the latter.
Read MoreCheck out my newly released comedic monologue for teens or children, Iowa is Gonna Be So Jealous, written especially for the 2015 monologue winner, the very talented, Ryan Henzi. If you've ever wanted to perform a scene where you were almost mauled by a rhinoceros (and found it kind of exciting!), then here is your chance!...
Read MoreThe Lark, an always impressive NYC theatre championing new work, recently announced The Van Lier New Voices Fellowship application process. This fellowship is for NYC playwrights of color under the age of 30....
Read MoreCheck out my new dramatic monologue, "No Release," about a woman and her failed attempts at a cleansing cry.
MELINDA: Everyone keeps telling me to cry like it’s some kind of, some kind of miracle cure or something. I’ll feel better, I’ll feel this, I don’t know, this release, and—I don’t even know what a release feels like. What—suddenly I’ll have no tightness in my chest? Cause you know, I’m wearing this tightness inside of me like some kind of old fashioned girdle, you know? And, it’s like...
Read MoreYes, it's the age-old, not-really-that-important, but fascinating nonetheless, question of how to spell Theatre. Or Theater. And what does your spelling choice say about who you are? Hm...
Read MoreIf you're a parent in theatre, and have encountered some challenges or figured out some solutions to this ever-present balancing act of art and children, check out this important new advocacy group touching on this not-talked-about-enough subject...
Read MoreNothing says Summer in the City like some great hundreds-year-old theatre in the park! The Public Theater brings New York City the ever-timely, Julius Caesar, running at 8pm from May 23-June 18...
Read MoreCheck out this collection, 5-Minute Plays, from respected theatre editor, Lawrence Harbison and Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. It includes a whole lot of tiny plays packed into this 300+ page collection, including my 5-minute play, The Items Forgotten.
Read MoreCheck out my new comedic monologue below for a male actor, 20s-60s, called An Angel of Forced Love. Brian speaks to Abby, a woman he's been casually dating. Abby has felt the relationship is not advancing toward love, but when she tries to break it off, Brian makes a case for his learning to love her...
Read MoreCheck out these performances of my monologue, "A Waste of a Totally Good Jelly Bean." Starting at only four years old, these actors display their own unique take (and talent!) in bringing this monologue to life! Enjoy!
Read MoreIf you're in eleventh grade in the United States (or international equivalent), you're eligible to apply to the Princeton University Ten Minute Play Contest. The deadline is quickly approaching; it's March 31, 2017. So check out more information and the application here...
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