Full Length Plays
JUDITH IMEINU
2W/4+M
2W/4+M
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An industrial spill threatens a small town’s access to safe drinking water. Does a young woman have the personal responsibility to save the community if doing so might ruin individual lives, including her own?
An enemy army camps outside a small Jewish town’s gates, threatening access to their water cisterns. A young woman takes on the personal responsibility to save her town. She says she acts with – for – her God. Is it right? And should we, today, follow her lead? *Semi-Finalist, Parity Productions' Annual Development Award 2025 *Long list, Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2024-25 *Semi-Finalist, Jewish Plays Project's 15th annual Jewish Playwriting Contest *Semi-Finalist, Jewish Plays Project's 13th annual Jewish Playwriting Contest |
WHEN SHE WENT TO MANTUA
2W/2M/flexible ensemble
2W/2M/flexible ensemble
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Lady and Lord Capulet’s daughter, Jules, is dead, and someone is going to pay. The parents plot their revenge, but meanwhile in Mantua, Jules is alive, thanks to the success of Friar Lawrence’s plan. But her husband, Rome, haunted by his kills, isn’t sure if he wants to be with Jules in the present or with his friends in the past. Shadows of guilty memories keep seeping out of the walls and haunting the star-crossed lovers out of their happy ending. Also the earth is heating up and the world is ending and we’re all gonna fucking die anyways so can love be enough when you aren’t even sure that love exists?
A Romeo & Juliet adaptation-of-sorts. *Staged reading, Black Cat Theatre, Chicago, 2024 *Workshop, Lovers & Madmen/Northwestern University, 2021 |
Short Plays
I LIVE OTHER LIVES
2W/1M
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Spending her teenage years in a war zone, Larysa escapes into the Sims video game to imagine what her life could be without curfews, blackouts, and air raids. She envisions new towns, new jobs, and even new worlds, but epic fantasies might not be enough for a girl just wanting things to go back to normal. * Awarded special commendation for representation of Ukrainian culture * Commissioned as part of Uncovered Scenes from Ukraine festival, 2025 |
MONDAY MORNING STILL IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
1W/1M
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Lizzie is trying really hard to do some viral activism. George is trying really hard to not have some girl's activism make his workday involve extra paperwork. A fresh ten-minute comedy, MONDAY MORNING STILL IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE invites all of us to reevaluate which causes we're willing to fight for, and what role art plays in that fight. *Winner, Judge's Choice Award, Edmonds Driftwood Players' 12th Annual Festival of Shorts |