If you're looking to produce a play at your school, youth theatre, college, community theatre, camp, church or professional theatre, you've come to the right place.
Below, you'll find my plays broken down roughly by length, with bulleted cast, run time and age-appropriateness information, along with a one-liner about the story. Click on the title of any play below to go to its own page, where you'll find production information, a synopsis, a short excerpt and order information or, in the case of my published plays, a direct link to its publisher's order page.
(WARNING: All material on these pages is protected by U.S. and international copyright law. Using any part of it without my explicit permission and without properly crediting me as the author is illegal.)
Want to look only at plays that were written particularly with teens in mind? Click on the Teen Favorites link from the Plays for Production menu above. If you wish to produce one of my published plays, while I'm happy to answer questions, please contact the publisher directly to place your order. Happy hunting!
A NOTE ABOUT COPYRIGHT
Producing any play by a living author (or even by a recently dead author) requires explicit permission and payment of a royalty. It doesn't matter whether you charge admission, whether you make a profit or whether you pay your actors. Forgetting the fact that infringing upon a playwright's copyright violates federal law and is potentially subject to statutory damages of up to $150,000 per incident (plus actual damages and lawyers' fees), morally, expecting a playwright to provide his or her work for free makes the statement that the work is of no value, and that's simply not fair. Is it fair to pay someone to flip hamburgers at McDonald's but not pay a playwright for his or her time and effort? So if you want to produce my work, expect to pay a royalty (depending on your situation--for example, if it's a ten-minute play staged only for a class and not open to the public--it may be extremely nominal).
Scroll down to browse a complete list of my plays and musicals, or use one of the "Jump to" buttons to browse only scripts of the length you need.
Study with Me in Ojai, CA from June 18-22 I'm excited to be teaching an intensive week-long course from June 18-22 in scenic Ojai, California (30 minutes from Santa Barbara and just over an hour from LA) as part of the Ojai Writers Conference. For more info, go here: http://ojaiwritersconference.wordpress.com/workshops/weeklong-workshops/write-a-play-in-a-week/
Enter the code WRITE when you register and save $50!
Online Playwriting Class Starts on May 21st! I will be teaching a month-long online playwriting class through Writers University beginning on May 21.
Festivals, Festivals, Festivals I am excited to be attending a number of national conferences in the coming months. First up, the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in late June, where I'll be teaching a quartet of writing workshops and hanging out at the Playscripts booth!
The Locker Next to Mine Now Available
My new play, The Locker Next to Mine, is now available. It's a full-length drama, though spiked with humor, about teen suicide and dealing with loss. I'm looking for a group to stage the world premiere. Could that be you?
Though the one-act version, available from Playscripts, stands on its own (and is perfect for competition!), this play was always intended to be a full-length composed of three acts: Rumors of Polar Bears, Ursa Major and Northern Lights. Look for the other two plays in the cycle sometime in 2012.
Starting out as a writer? Get help by clicking here. You'll find playwriting instructional tips, links to young playwrights contests, sample query and cover letters and even a suggested reading list!
Can't figure out why your script isn't working? I can help. For a reasonable rate, I will give you detailed feedback to get your project back on track.
