One Last Dance

One Last Dance was recently performed as part of Walden Theatre's Annual Young Playwrights Festival. This play has its roots in my desire to write a play about myself and a friend, it grew beyond that when I decided to adapt a conversation JC had with one of his friends. That project and this one ended up merging together, resulting in this piece of which I am immensely proud.

In One Last Dance, Mr. Jackson brings a young man and a young woman to the outside steps of a party where they talk about who they love. It’s clear these two care about each other, trusting each other with their emotions, and there’s a sense that each of them, at different times, could be describing the other as the one they love.  The twist at the end – as to who actually loves whom – was crafted effectively. ~~Kathie Ellis

Echoes Down the Corridor

The year was 2010, I had just finished performing Arthur Miller's The Crucible. I loved that play, and the characters, and was very interested in the "epilogue" provided to us by Mr. Miller. It was one paragraph, and briefly gave the actual known history of what happened afterwards, as well as a legend or two about some of the characters. He titled it Echoes Down the Corridor, from which I drew the title of this play.

Letter to Santa

Along with You, Me. Him, Her. Letter to Santa was submitted to YPF 2010. Both were rejected.  

You, Me. Him, Her.

You, Me. Him, Her.  has an interesting history, and sadly I no longer have the various drafts I wrote as the story developed. I first wrote it as a response to a girl saying 'no' when I asked her out, at one point I intended for it to be a modern Cinderella, I even attempted to flesh it out and make it a full three act play, bits and pieces of which can be seen in my most recently produced play -One Last Dance-. 

Coffee House(Original)

Coffee House was the fourth play I submitted to YPF, and the second that was accepted. It was performed in 2011. This is the version that was approved and subsequently handed out to the actors and director, it is substantially different than the version that made it to the stage. 

The Restaurant of Broken Dreams

One of two plays I submitted to Walden Theatre's 2012 Young Playwright's Festival. This one didn't make it in, even though it's one of my personal favorites. It is based off a conversation that was overheard in a Burger King.

Lauriel

My first play -Lauriel- written in 2008, is a modernized adaptation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It was my first produced play. J.C wrote a beautiful piece of music for it, which can be found on his personal blog. UPDATE: JC linked to where the song can be dl'd in his post below. Thanks!

Grey Matter

Second 10 minute play I've written, this one hasn't been performed. I began writing this when I was much younger and I think it shows, I personally do not think much of this play. The subject matter is something that didn't really relate to me very specifically at the time and the way I approach it seems self-conscious. Oh well.

Angel In the Snow

My latest 10 minute play, this one has not been performed either. Inspired by the Elliot Smith song of the same name this is essentially a condensed, more thematic version of an actual conversation I had with a friend. This play is still up for a bit of revision eventually, to establish exactly how the title relates to the play. While Sorry About the Mess is still my favorite, I think this one is the best play I've written so far. What do you think?

Sorry About the Mess

First 10 minute play I ever wrote got into Walden Theatre's Young Playwrights' Festival of 2011. I have thought about going back and editing some of the story, mainly Spencer's encounter in Prague, which would most likely make this play closer to 15 minutes.