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Full length plays

BLIND KISSES (Comedy)
A blind young man, stifled by his loving but overbearing mother, lands a job at a taco chain under scrutiny for discriminatory hiring, where his unexpected talent makes him a rising star—until the sudden loss of his mentor leaves him navigating success, exploitation, and adulthood alone.


VENICE LOVE (Comedy)
A homeless writer on the Venice Boardwalk reconnects with the daughter he lost—with unexpected help from his streetwise best friend.


SUTTON (Drama)
​The story of legendary bank robber Willie Sutton, whose career spanned three decades, is told by his daughter, two cons who form a chorus, and the policeman who pursued him for years.

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One Act Plays

BEN AND AUGIE ​(Comedy)
When Benjamin Franklin transcends time in his final experiment, he sets out to reform Augie—a young man always a step away from trouble.


BONNIE'S WANTED MAN (Dark Comedy)
An escaped cross-dressing convict breaks into the home of a middle-aged psychic divorcee, who becomes convinced he’s entered her life for a reason—as a winter storm rages and the police close in, an unexpected relationship unfolds.


HELL AND BACK (Drama)

 Under a ticking clock as her abusive boyfriend is about to return home, a young teacher meets an ex-con in her building’s laundry room who dares to change her life.

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Ten-Minute Plays

THE LONG WAY HOME (Comedy)
When her husband goes silent, a wife's GPS leads her to a funeral home, a coffin, and a phone call that will decide the rest of their lives.


THE CLOUD ( Comedy)
​In an assisted living facility, a grieving widower struggles to master his laptop with the help of a fellow resident so he can sing Happy Birthday to his late wife.


RESEARCH (Comedy)
An overzealous librarian becomes emotionally involved with a man who has a sinister request for a book at the Help Desk.


COMMON KNOWLEDGE (Dark Comedy)
 An ex-con returns to his wife’s gravesite seeking forgiveness for the goodbye he never gave.


POIRE AU COGNAC (Comedy)
 A seasoned temptress seeks out the ethical chocolatier she once betrayed—only to discover too late the cost of love.

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LOSIN’ IT (Comedy)

 On the morning he’s set to sell the family business, a man and his daughter are left reeling when the fed-up mother walks out.




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