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THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT
Trilingual Comedy/Drama – (3 Characters)
Don, an astrophotographer, returns home to reconnect with his estranged Vietnamese father…
THE SUPREME LEADER
Comedy/Drama – (4 Characters)
A coming of age comedy about Kim Jong-Un during his school days in Switzerland. …
HELLO, FROM THE CHILDREN OF PLANET EARTH
Comedy/Drama – (5 Characters)
When Betsy texts William out the blue and asks him to be her sperm donor, both friends are forced to make decisions that will shape the rest of their lives….
RED FLAMBOYANT
Drama – (5 Characters)
Mrs. Hue lives in present day Viet Nam with a small group of women who all suffer from a mysterious health condition…
THE MAN FROM SAIGON
Drama – (3 Characters)
As Saigon nears collapse in 1975, Dau Nguyen, a South Vietnamese Naval officer races against time to find the man who killed his father by enlisting the help of an American advisor…
THE COMMENCEMENT OF WILLIAM TAN
Drama – (8 Characters)
William, a well-liked student athlete at Lincoln High School plans to cruise through his senior year at what’s considered the most diverse high school in Nebraska until racial tensions arise…
SOUND
ASL Drama – (8+ Characters)
In present day Martha’s Vineyard, a fiercely protective Deaf man battles with his daughter’s wish for a cochlear implant while 130 years earlier on the same island, Alexander Graham Bell races to find a cure for deafness…
THREE TO BEAM UP
Comedy – (10 Characters)
A man who believes he is the captain of a federation starship wildly treks around in space while his children fight to keep their father’s feet firmly planted on Earth….
THE GOLDEN SPIKE
Musical Drama – (10 Characters)
An epic love story set against the backdrop of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Chinese Exclusion Act…
SHORT PLAYS
MAN. KIND
10 Minute (1M, 1F)
Category: Comedy
A cave man on a plateau. He invents fire. A cavewoman arrives. She invented fire yesterday. She wants his help. But he knows bad things happen when people start to band together.
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Man. Kind. is fast and fascinating, and I loved it.”
Doni Wilson, Houstonia
Alley Theatre Digital Season 2021
Directed by Brandon Weinbrenner
| CREDO | Shawn Hamilton |
| DALFEDE | Melissa Pritchett |
The Working Theater Director’s Project “TO SERVE AND PROTECT”, NYC
Directed by Nathaniel Claridad
| CREDO | Bradley Anderson |
| DALFEDE | Lucy DeVito |
Published in The Best American Short Plays 2015-2016, Applause Books, ed. Bill Demastes
RACE DAY
10 Minute (3F)
Category: Comedy, AAPI
Three sisters discover their own path to victory at the annual dragon boat festival.
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Queens theatre
Written for The Park Plays
Directed by Mary Hodges
| LEAH | Jo Mei |
| MADDIE | Dominique Brillon |
| KARA | Precious Sipin |
Don Nguyen’s terrific mini-comedy “Race Day,” in which Maddie (a delightfully acerbic Dominque Brillon) and Leah (Jo Mei) come to watch their younger sister, Kara, leader perennially disastrous team to, surely, yet another humiliation. This surprisingly moving play is the apex of the program’s first half.”
Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times
TOMMY VOLT AND THE LIGHTNING GIRL
10 Minute (1M, 1F)
Category: Young Adult
Tommy Volt, world famous rockstar is forced to do battle with Lightning Girl in order to keep his super mysterious rock and roll powers.
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52nd Street Project
Performed as part Nobody’s Perfect, Plays with Tragic Flaws – NYC
Directed by Natalie Martin
| LIGHTING GIRL | Stasia Bree Quinones |
| TOMMY VOLT | Gerardo Escamilla |
SEXT THERAPY
10 Minute (1M, 2F)
Category: Comedy
Dan and Christina seek help from Dr. Scott, a sex therapist, but soon finds out she’s a different kind of doctor.
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TINY RHINO – Brooklyn, NY
Directed by Sherri Barber
| DR. SCOTT | Charise Greene |
| CHRISTINA | Aurea Tomeski |
| DAN | Ryan Feyk |
THE PACK LOUNGE SERIES 3 – NYC
Directed by Scott Ebersold
| DR. SCOTT | Gayton Scott |
| CHRISTINA | Christina Shipp |
| DAN | Simon Kendall |
FAT UGLY VAMPIRE
10 Minute (1M, 2F)
Category: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romantic
Philip and Megan are friends with benefits. When Philip professes his love for Megan, she points out certain physical aspects of Phil that are less than desirable to her. Also, he’s a Vampire.
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nuyorican poets cafe
Performed as part of NEVER DISCONNECTED 2
Directed by Don Nguyen
| PHILIP FERU | Chris Van Strander |
| MEGAN MEGAN | Christina Shipp |
| NARRATOR | Bonna Tek |
THE IMAGINARY ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
One Act (3F+)
Category: Monologues, Comedy, Drama, Historical
The Imaginary Association of Flight Attendants is a collection of monologues and vignettes examining the public and private lives of high altitude airline attendants and their attempt at navigating the not so friendly skies.
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WORKSHOP Jan 16-18 2014
Directed by Sherri Barber
| ACTORS | Charise Greene Meryl Williams Margaret Hee Evelyn Spahr |
| CHOREOGRAPHER | Caitlin Bailey |
| SOUND DESIGNER COMPOSER | Mark Van Hare |
| FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY | Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum |
NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
Directed by Jess Chayes
| IDA | Emily Perkins |
| NAOMI | Alicia Blasingame |
| SAMANTHA | Bonna Tek |
THE ROCKET BOYS
10 Minute (2M)
Category: Young Adult, Comedy
Franky and Barry are two brothers needing a change of scenery. Living in their parents basement and playing video games is the norm for them, until one day they decide to build a rocket to Mars.
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52nd Street Project
Performed as part YOU ARE HERE: PLAYS FOR NEW PLACES – NYC
Directed by Jason Hare
| FRANKY | Emmett Goodman-Boyd |
| BARRY | Marcus Quinones |
THE HARLEQUIN MANEUVRE
10 Minute (2M, 2F)
Category: Comedy, Romantic
A man enters the romance novel that he’s been reading and forces the two harlequin characters Fabreze and Jezebel to act out his own break up with his girlfriend, in order to gain some closure.
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HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS – Harrison hot springs, BC
Directed by Trudy-Bridgette Smith (July 2016)
University college of the fraser valley, chilliwack, bC
APR 2008
RIANT THEATRE
DEC 2003 – Strawberry One Act Festival
THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
FEB 2003
TANBOU SILAN
15 Minute (3 Characters)
Category: Historical, Geopolitical, Documentary
A response to the earthquake in Haiti
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JOE’S PUB
Performed as part of NOU SEZANME: A Benefit for Partners in Health– NYC
Directed by Laura Savia
Music provided by La Troupe Makandal’s Drumming Workshop
Cast: Stephanie Dimaggio, Claire Wilmoth, Roger Lirtsman, Elizabeth Olsen
IRON CHEF: BATTLE OF THE GLOBAL CUISINE
10 Minute (1M, 4F)
Category: Comedy, Horror
Comic satire of the popular Japanese cooking show, with a surprise visit from Julia Child herself.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 6 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
THE WOMAN IN THE BLUE DRESS
10 Minute (2M, 2F)
Category: Horror
A re-occurring dream of a woman in a blue dress being stalked, comes true as Sarah, discovers who the real killers are.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
COOKING WITH JULIA
10 Minute (1F)
Category: Comedy, Horror
The episode that never aired, Julia Child introduces cannibalistic dishes to world.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
TAG nomination for outstanding new script
SOULMATES
10 Minute (1M, 1F)
Category:Horror
Soulmates are meant to be together, even after death. Steven finds this out the hard way as he is revisited by the spirit of his dead girlfriend.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
TAG nomination for outstanding new script
BLOODSUCKER
10 Minute (5M, 1F)
Category: Comedy, Horror
Five men held captive by the beautiful and blood thirsty succubus, devise a plan to escape her clutches, which ends in a hilarious song and dance number.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
TAG nomination for outstanding new script
TORTURE
10 Minute (1M, 1F)
Category: Comedy, Horror
After running into a woman with his car, Dr. Frankincense decides to bring her back to life and take her as his wife, thinking that we will now have a woman who will slave over him and answer to his beck and call. Little does he know, that she really does have a mind of her own.
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
TAG nomination for outstanding new script
SURVIVOR DOWN UNDER
10 Minute (3M, 3F)
Category: Comedy, Horror
Down in the outback, the snake bitten Steve Irwin, famous crocodile hunter from Animal Planet, discovers that the cast of Survivor 2 have eaten the entire crew of the popular reality series. Steve then encounters a greater force. Will he survive this one?
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THE SHELTERBELT THEATRE
Performed as part of Shelterskelter 5 Halloween One Acts.
Omaha, NE
TAG nomination for outstanding new script
MONOLOGUES
CELLO, GOODBYE
3 Minute (1M)
Category: Comedy
A monologue about Avner Grey’s last chance to win the Golden Maple Leaf Trophy from the Saskatoon Saskatchewan Vaudeville Extravaganza, by playing the cello…with one arm.
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2G
Performed as part of 2G’S 14: Instant vaudeville
HERE ARTS, NYC
Directed by: Ralph Pena
Performed by: Mason Lee
SHORT STORIES
COME WITH ME
Category: Fiction
A historical romantic fantasy set in Italy, where a mysterious man comes to town in search of his long lost love.
FORGET ME NOT
Category: Fiction
A sci-fi story about a man in the future, haunted by painful memories of his past, decides to undergo an operation that will erase the memories of his life.
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