Full Length Plays

EGGS IN A BASKET
Comedy
What do an Eastern European mail-order bride, an insecure political activist and a strange man in bowler hat have to do with each other? They all end up in Alvin Clogsworth’s living room on the outskirts of London. When Alvin, a chemical engineer, finally gets his mail order bride-to-be, Katya, he is the happiest man around - even though Katya speaks little English. Things get more complicated when unbeknownst to Alvin, Katya’s overprotective brother Misha and her revolutionary ex-fiancé Alexi show up with a bigger plan in mind: to steal a deadly poison that Alvin made, and assassinate the Prime Minister of their unstable country. Misunderstandings, lies and double crossing ensue in this dark and farcical look at love and international espionage in the hands of the incompetent. (1 woman, 3 men.)

HERE OR NOW
Drama
HERE OR NOW is a play about a young man, Roger, who receives an “honorable discharge” from the war in Iraq, and has to reconcile his experience with his mother’s differing understanding of what is happening "over there." When Roger is not forthcoming about news of his best friend Bobby who enlisted with him, Roger struggles through confrontation with his mother Sally, the ghost of his Vietnam vet father, and Bobby’s wife Mary. Roger is ultimately forced to make the decision of his life. It is a timely play that explores war, heroism, and the media through the scope of a mother and son’s conflicting experiences. (2 women, 2 men.)

THE IDEAL HOME
Comedy/Drama
Natalie Jacobs, a young, indiscernibly ethnic New York artist, takes a day job as a personal assistant to a wealthy, Upper East Side family that happens to be falling apart. As Natalie grows closer to the family, her career and personal life begin to disintegrate—fast. Natalie is ultimately is forced to make decisions about her family, her past and her art as she battles the question: if your own experience is not connected to your heritage, is it selling out to draw from it? THE IDEAL HOME is a dramatic comedy about finding oneself, and learning how to like it. (3 women, 4 men.)

SKYE BLUE
Comedy
When Skye’s hot-shot New York life begins to go down the tubes, she goes home seeking solace in her family. The only problem is that her family is not who she wants them to be, which only makes things worse. She is forced to confront the results of her own actions, and has to ask herself: What happens when you don’t like the person you’ve become? SKYE BLUE is a play about the success, sacrifice, family and forgiveness. (3 women, 1 man.)

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