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02/09/2024

New! "Life on the Moon" by Anna Tatelman. Spencer, a young infantryman in the U.S. army, returns home for Christmas. As he and his parents struggle to celebrate the holiday, it’s Piper, his 18-year old sister with autism, who notices what everyone else misses. "Lovely . . . complex characters, timely issues." https://proplay.ws/life-on-the-moon-by-anna-tatelman/

01/09/2024

New! In this magical one-woman play, a celebrated author takes us back to when she was a brilliant eight-year-old living on Park Avenue, about to lose her enchanted mother to cancer. Her only coping mechanism is the extraordinary imagination that guides her through her harrowing, heart-of-darkness journey, taking her from the furthest reaches of the Milky Way to the depths of the Boat Lake in Central Park. https://proplay.ws/my-own-personal-mermaid-by-david-steven-simon/

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11/07/2024

New in Children & Youth! Meet Rowena Riddle: middle-aged superhero and irrepressible raconteuse. She is on a mission. The only problem is . . . she can't remember what it is! Can the audience help her?

Comedy/ 1 character, 1 female/ One Act Synopsis: Meet Rowena Riddle: middle-aged superhero and irrepressible raconteuse. She is on a mission. The only problem is … she can’t remember what it is! Can the audience help her? In the meantime, sit back and listen to tales about her thrilling adventur...

04/07/2024

New! "She's Really Trying" by George Freek. The family has gathered at the farm for Ma's birthday, and to await possible bad news about her health. Tensions emerge. Mary Lou fears that husband Stanley will get cut out of the family will. Stanley worries about Mary Lou’s drinking. Ma thinks Mary Lou and Stanley have bedroom problems, and Pa just wants everyone to calm down. This sly parody of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is just as dark as the original, and way funnier. https://proplay.ws/shes-really-trying-by-george-freek/

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16/06/2024

New! "The Lovers of Cealg" by Serjio Castrellon. Actor Ted Cealg has been up-and-coming for a long time and now he's about to hit it big, as the star of a new movie. But when three women come forward with stories about their relationships with him, Ted begins to face the consequences of his past. https://proplay.ws/the-lovers-of-cealg-by-serjio-castrellon/

16/06/2024

Like to read plays? Why not write one? Whether you’re a beginner ready to learn the craft of playwriting, or a more seasoned writer looking for ongoing professional feedback as you work on a script, the experienced mentors at our partner organization, E-script, are ready to help! https://escript.ws

04/06/2024

New! "Finding Neil Patrick Harris" by Donna Hoke. When frenemy nail techs Cha-Cha and Katie are privileged to hear a favorite customer’s bizarre dying wish, they set off to make it come true. In their quest to find Neil Patrick Harris, they discover that what they’ve been searching for has been right in front of them. "Fun and funny." - Broadway World. “Taboo-breaking comedy.” – Washington City Paper. https://proplay.ws/finding-neil-patrick-harris-by-donna-hoke/

04/06/2024

New! "Monster Girl" by Dan Taube. As a child, she's obsessed with monsters. Her nocturnal pals help to keep her safe from real monsters -- predatory cousins, vicious brothers and uncaring parents. Monster Girl is alone in this world until, at a party years later, she meets Anna. She falls in love, but in this raw, heart-wrenching play, the monsters who were once her friends begin to turn on her.

Drama/ 6 Characters, 4 female 2 male, some doubling possible (Mother/Dr. Ack and Father/Jay)/ One Act Synopsis: Monster Girl is obsessed with monsters. Her nocturnal pals help to keep her safe from the real monsters of this world — predatory cousins, vicious brothers and uncaring parents. She is a...

09/10/2023

New! The Weavers arrive at Emperor Coco's fashion show, announcing that they are definitely not there to create magic clothing that "only the wise can see." When Coco convinces them to make the garments for her anyway, her loyal assistant and a renegade member of The Weavers team up to stop her from parading through the city in her invisible “magic cloth.” A musical about telling the truth, based on “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” https://proplay.ws/the-weavers-by-jonathan-talmadge/

09/10/2023

New! An off-duty policeman releases his frustrations with his wife by going to the park to fly his kite. While there, he encounters a teacher lying in the grass, who is startled when the cop starts shooting the birds who come near his kite. The two are soon at odds, until their shared relationship problems create a testosterone bond between the two. https://proplay.ws/fly-a-kite-by-fred-rohan-vargas/

09/10/2023

New! "Dear Miss Ophelia" by Maria Rio. Criticized just for being themselves, various children in New York City decide they'd like to try being someone else for awhile, and write to the author of the “Dear Miss Ophelia” advice column to ask for help. When they don't hear back, they set off on a journey to get the answers directly – a journey that teaches both them and Miss Ophelia a lot about self-acceptance. https://proplay.ws/dear-miss-ophelia-by-maria-rio/

20/05/2023

New! "The Dangerous Christmas" by Charles Carr. Too early? Not if you're looking for a great holiday show! In this deft comedy-thriller, a mysterious antique and the man determined to possess it pull friends into a decades-old murder that threatens their very lives. It's another hit from master storyteller and multiple award-winning author Charles Carr, and might just become one of your holiday favorites. https://proplay.ws/the-dangerous-christmas-by-charles-carr/

20/05/2023

Like to read plays? Why not write one? Check out the online playwriting courses and workshops at our partner organization, E-script. https://escript.ws

20/05/2023

New! "The Goodies" by Alan Rossett. Beware au pair girls! Annie, a first-time mother at 35, hires Bibi, an exuberant 18-year old, to care for her baby. It would be an understatement to say things don't work out. But when Annie fires Bibi, she sets off a chain of events that are as unexpected as they are entertaining. "Witty, wicked, wild." "A lovely show and a very, very funny one." https://proplay.ws/the-goodies/

20/05/2023

New! "Tide Beyond the Rift" by Fred Rohan-Vargas. Liza is a middle school teacher who has found happiness with her husband and daughter. In her past, however, is an emotional wound: As a child, she was brought to America as part of Operation Peter Pan, a CIA-run mission to remove children from Fidel Castro's Cuba, and as a result spent most of her youth in an orphanage. But she has put that behind her -- or so she thinks. https://proplay.ws/tide-beyond/

20/05/2023

New! "Cathexis . . . or is it something else?" by Julie Marino. Tony-winning playwright Brett has lost his creative mojo and ended up at a small regional theater, hoping to fix the disaster that is his latest script. But Brett does not play well with others, and he especially doesn't want input from those he considers small-town wannabes not in his league. The members of the company, however, are all hard-working professionals with years of experience who have no patience for the carryings-on of divas. Drama and laughs ensue! From the author of "Welcome to Paradise." https://proplay.ws/cathexis/

Comedy/ 6 Characters, 3 men, 3 women/ Full Length, Two Acts Synopsis: Tony-winning playwright Brett has lost his creative mojo and ended up at a small regional theater as Artist-in-Residence, hoping to fix the disaster that is his latest script. But Brett does not play well with others, and he espec...

11/01/2023

New! "James Joyce on the Witches’ Sabbath" by Giuseppe Cafiero. In a clinic for the mentally ill, where Lucia Joyce is a patient, her father, the Irish writer James Joyce, is pressed by the ghosts of his past to relive their relationship, and the events that led him to abandon Lucia to her madness. https://proplay.ws/witches-sabbath/

11/01/2023

New! "Idols" by Nicholas Bompart. Alex is a 10-year old piano prodigy who has been diagnosed with ADHD after getting into trouble at school. His parents are given an ultimatum: Alex must take Ritalin or face expulsion. As they struggle with the choice, Alex's grandparents object. Russian immigrants, they have vivid memories of the 2nd World War, when Hi**er gave the drug to his troops. They don’t want to see Alex turned into “an obedient little soldier.” A nuanced and moving family drama. https://proplay.ws/idols/

Comedy-Drama/ 11 Characters, 4 men, 5 women, 2 Either-Or, multiple casting possible/ Full-Length, 70 mins. Synopsis: As a pianist plays in a corner of the stage, we meet Alex, a 10-year old piano prodigy who has been diagnosed with ADHD after getting into trouble at school. The school’s Principal ...