This page has descriptions, performance, videos (typically of staged readings), and scripts of my plays. All of the scripts are under copyright. If you would like to stage one of these scripts, contact me for permission.
Comedy, Run time 10 minutes. Cast: 2 female (20s–30s), 2 male (40s)
A play about a college student and her professor is interrupted by a debate about the character of the student.
Performances and Awards:
Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, October 2017
Staged Reading, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, May 2017
Staged Reading, Santa Rosa, CA, February 2016
Script for Crisis of Character (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/downloads/1bnn4heqj_554047.pdf?ver=1790174773854
Video for Crisis of Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfVk8MrOaA
Staged reading of Crisis of Character, February 2016, directed by Scott Lummer, featuring Jeff Cote', Rebekah Pearson, Laura Tennyson, and Jared Sakren
Comedy, Run time 10 minutes. Cast: 1 female (teens or 20s), 1 male (teens or 20s)
Two service dog trainees have different views on whether they should dedicate their lives to serving human-kind.
Performances:
Script for A Service Tail (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/downloads/1bnn3ulm2_313707.pdf?ver=1790138672973
Video for A Service Tail (Jul 2014 staged reading): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP-dXuqssMw
Video for A Service Tail (May 2014 staged reading): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4JlyNTxsD4
Staged reading of A Service Tail, July 2014, directed by Craig Miller, and featuring Marc Assad and Natalie Herman
Staged reading of A Service Tail, May 2014, directed by Melissa Claire, and featuring Marc Assad and Natalie Herman.
Comedy, Run time 15 minutes. Cast: 2 female (1 40s, 1 20s), 2 male (40s)
On the day of the annual fundraising auction, the head of a private school is confronted by parents with special requests.
Performances:
Script for Auction Day (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/downloads/1cmisbv5n_559660.pdf?ver=1790138673002
Video for Auction Day (Mar 2014 performance): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzr6-7YHE0
Video for Auction Day (Sep 2013 staged reading): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiLgGjZsJsY
Performance of Auction Day, March 2014, at Sonoma Country Day School, directed by Monica McKey, featuring Barry Martin, Nora Summers, Chris Schloemp, and Saskia Baur. If you want to skip the introduction, go to 2:35.
Staged reading of Auction Day, September 2013, directed by John Browning, and featuring Adam Burkholter, Laura Tennyson, Chris Schloemp, and Jessica Cote.
Drama / Monologue, Run time 10 minutes. Cast: 1 male (age 50)
A father describes his love for his daughter.
Performances:
Script for Ela (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/Ela.pdf
Drama / Monologue, Run time 10 minutes. Cast: 1 male (age 40)
The father of two children affected by the Parkland school shooting describes the events of that day.
Performances:
Drama/Comedy, Run time 100 minutes. Cast: 2 female (1 60s, 1 40s), 5 male (3 30s-40s, 2 20s).
The challenges of a young man as he pushes up against social, ethical and sexual mores. He encounters a cynical professor and mentor, a socially challenged employer, a “master of the universe” boss, and several women who help shape his life. He uncovers a potential scandal involving fraudulent securities that forces him to choose whether to blow the whistle and protect his clients and face financial ruin.
Performances:
Script for Wanderlust (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/downloads/1cmiqrf5q_615888.pdf?ver=1790138673045
Drama/Comedy, Run time 30 minutes. Cast: 3 female (60s)
Three former twirlers from a college marching band in the 1960s return for a reunion raise unresolved old conflicts and create some new ones.
Performances:
Script for Golden Girl (pdf): https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a5b0db98-dd9d-49e1-842f-6c382fff59cb/downloads/1cmir5bkd_632515.pdf?ver=1790138673064
Video for Golden Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__fdImtwsE0
Staged reading of Golden Girl, July 2014, directed by Craig Miller, and featuring mollie boice, Lennie Dean, and Monica McKey
[Synopsis coming soon]
Performances:
The Raven Theater, Healdsburg, CA, August 2025
Also on the site's production history — full write-up coming soon:
The Return — The Raven Theater, Healdsburg, CA, August 2024