Plays by Keyword
The Hunt for Benedetto Montone
By Victor Lesniewski
Synopsis Amid the German occupation of Italy during World War II, Pietro struggles to provide for his family while caught between Fascist law and Catholic morality. A play about our susceptibility to government-sponsored fear and…
The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will
By Jim Shankman
Willy Shotz is a brilliant and successful Hollywood screenwriter. Producers kill for his stylish violence and ironic sci-fi. But late-stage cancer has graced him with a new vision of art and cinema and a screenplay…
The Second Coming of Klaus Kinski
By Andrew Perez
Klaus Kinski is one of the most celebrated and controversial actors in the history of world cinema. The reckless abandon with which he approached both life and art left him tortured, demonized and worshiped. Before…
The Worst Mother in the World
By Kari Bentley-Quinn
New mom Nina has a healthy baby boy, a loving husband… and is struggling with terrifying nightmares and anxiety attacks. Her therapist, Bonnie, is trying to help her discover how she can be a better…
Those Days Are Over
By David Hilder
Thursday, October 22, at 7:30 pm PT Saturday, October 24, at 4:00 pm PT Synopsis Those Days Are Over concerns the five MacKillop sisters in the immediate wake of their mother’s death. They’re not exactly…
Truth Be Told
By William Cameron
Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 pm PT Saturday, October 24, at 1:00 pm PT Synopsis Kathleen Abedon’s teenage son Julian carries an automatic weapon into his workplace and opens fire. When the smoke clears, fourteen…
Water Made to Rise
By Barret O'Brien
Three men are caught in a crisis of torrential proportions, trapped in a taproom in a city that has been decimated by flooding. Who Guard Rodney Gardiner Captain Barret O’Brien Disco Daisuke Tsuji Stage directions…
What Happened While Hero Was Dead
By Meghan Brown
Livestream reading: Saturday, October 23, at 6 pm PT On-Demand presentation: October 26–31 Synopsis After the virtuous Hero of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is accused of wanton behavior and ditched at the altar, another false rumor…
What We Were
By Blake Hackler
Synopsis What We Were is set in East Texas and spans two decades. Sisters Nell, Tessa, and Carlin are now adults whose lives have been impacted by a childhood of abuse. After disappearing 17 years ago, Tessa,…
Zero
By Ian August
Friday, October 23, at 7:30 pm PT Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 pm PT Synopsis Deep in the woods of rural Connecticut lies a brick-laden Victorian mansion, the St. Vedastus Academy for Misguided Teens, a refuge…
