Playwright
Matthew Salazar-Thompson
The 146 Point Flame
1M / 4F
35 minutes
Based on the historic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City. Through words, movement, and music four young women share their dreams, thoughts, fears, and feelings about their ultimate destinies. An Italian immigrant, Vincenza, shares her last night on Earth with romance, smiles and dancing. Tessa regales her life with a story about her mother, while sisters, Lena and Yetta meditate on the strength and endurance of moving from Russia to America and the parallels of moving from life to the afterlife. Touching and poetic, this piece illuminates the definition of human courage.
This title is available through Dramatic Publishing
The Audition
1M / 6 EITHER
35 minutes
The local theater is producing Medea. With stopwatch in hand, the exceptionally organized and time-conscious stage manager meticulously micromanages every minute of the audition process amid a myriad of auditioners. The Audition is theatrical mayhem with a twist that will have you rolling in the aisles!
This title is available through Dramatic Publishing
A Fare Ride
1M / 1F
15 minutes
A strong-willed, witty female cab driver deals with an inept bank robber as they find a little fun and a little romance in a unique situation.
This title is available through Heuer Publishing
The High School Drama
2M /2F /2 Either
15 minutes
The time is now. In the style of Greek drama this comedy unfolds through the eyes of the citizens of Athens High School in the Thebes District. Sunny is the prom queen and Cal, the prom king. High school level drama ensues when Sunny defends the rights of an incoming freshman. Will the king maintain his crown of arrogance and destruction or will his hubris take un unexpected path towards redemption?
This title is available through Heuer Publishing
In a New York Minute
3M / 3F
20 minutes
Six individuals from different backgrounds and points of origin find friendship in The Big Apple.
This title is available through Heuer Publishing
Who's on Alpha? (co-written by Mike McCafferty)
2M
15 minutes
In the vein of 1960's television science fiction, the Captain and First Officer of a large space ship have beamed down to planet Alpha Chevy Nova to investigate the disappearance of their landing party. When the First Officer finds a baseball bat on the surface of the planet, the two crew members banter back and forth in order to figure out who's on first base! Blending familiar television characters with sharp-witted dialogue Who's on Alpha? is a delightful update on a classic comedy routine.
This title is available through Heuer Publishing
Appleyolk: The Trial of Rope & Twine on the Clouds
2M / 2F
20 minutes
The survivors of a boating accident find a pair of corporate salesmen trapped in a world of mermaids, apples, and symbolic mysticism.
Commissioned by Skull & Dagger Theatrics, San Diego 1994
