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PRISONERS IN PARADISE

4 Characters
3 Men. 1 Woman
Simple Set
116 pages

A tormented family of two burnt out step-brothers and a porn actress, pursue the American Dream while living in a fragmented, disparate culture run by madmen.

In an attempt to right a heinous crime committed by a billionaire Governor against them, an event that spiraled their lives into existential chaos, they kidnap his son – a scholar and Priest – to expose the Governor’s crimes and finally obtain justice, truth and unity.

But the Governor won’t answer his phone…

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HEAD

Full-Length Stage Play
3 Characters

2 Men, 1 Woman
Woman can be a man or woman.
Simple set
76 pages.

Two 1940’s-type cops, in trench coats and Dick-Tracy hats, investigate a street murder, where the body has been chopped into pieces, but his head is missing and then need to find it, and solve the murder.  Noir genre comic-tragic existential. 

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THE LAMP

4 Characters
2 Men. 2 Women
Simple Set
92 pages

A couple, Dudley and Fiona, were once hippies who gave up freedom for material wealth. Now 20 years later, and living in the Hamptons, they are trapped in the throws of materialism and are facing foreclosure. As their lives and possessions are confiscated by the Bank, material item by material item, the primality of the outside world moves in and the hidden ugliness beneath the surface of wealth is revealed. 

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THE DEBATE

NEW PLAY COMPLETED
NOVEMBER 2020

3 Characters
2 White Older Men
1 Woman (African American)
All 3 play multiple roles
Simple Set
101 pages

Two Characters, fighting for the Presidency,  square off in a nerve-wracking, ear-splitting, mind-bending comic motif of American Politics.

 

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GAME

5 Characters
3 Men. 2 Women
Simple or Complex Set
Projection Screen Required
156 Pages

Two business men, Headhunter and Skinner, have a grip on acquiring ownership of earth stock, use it as a down payment on the galaxy, to win a deal with a visiting reptilian extraterrestrial, to pursue ownership of the universe, for the ultimate payoff of owning Godszillion and the Void.

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FARMLAND

9 Characters
6 Men.  3 Woman
Simple or Complex Set
137 Pages

A historic farming family losing their farm to corrupt bankers, deal with the loss of identity as they transform themselves to survive in contemporary indifference.

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THE LOONY BIN

20+ Characters – some actors can play multiples
106 pages 

A flowing kaleidoscope collage play written in rock-and-roll poetry, prose, and creative dialogue, spans American History exploring the contemporary human condition within an improvisational, story-theater open format. A satirical-motif, juxtaposes historical figures like Columbus and Cochise against a contemporary, burnt-out dysfunctional family unit, corruption, and prostituted values, exploring the blatant hypocrisy of American History and its affects on contemporary life. 

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