An “economic” comedy in two acts. 2f, 1m.
The Icarus Wealth Management Group has hit financial whitewater. Behind closed boardroom doors, profits plunge, questionable investments surface, and a crisis erupts. What’s the solution? Fire the “little people,” of course! A reduction in force puts career secretary Anita Green on the chopping block. Will she keep her job or her self-respect? An hilarious clusterf*** of backstabbing, ageism, class warfare, and—romance! A Central Works Method play.
a comedy in two acts. 3 f, 2 m.
Prizewinner, 2009 Eudora Welty New Play Competition.
This fanciful comedy follows Nessa, a recent widow, on a journey from grief to recovery. She fights to preserve the habitat of the puzzle sunflower from encroachment by the development of an alien-themed amusement park near Roswell, NM. The play explores the themes of surviving a random universe and how an outsider can redeem a town.
a post-apocalyptic comedy in two acts. 2f, 2m.
Rockwell Wise is is determined to create a love vaccine so he will never again feel the pain of heartbreak. Then the source of his heartbreak, Grace Wright, arrives to lead his drug development team. Is it better to have loved and lost — or to pharmaceutically protect yourself? A comedy about love, drugs, and unexpected side effects.
The Only Virgin in Jubilee County
a one-hour play. 1m, 5f.
Winner, 2007 Hill Country Community Theatre Playwriting Contest.
Sometimes it takes a miracle to screw up the perfect wedding! An iconic image of the Virgin Mary makes a miraculous appearance on the back of a woman’s wedding gown in a bridal shop in rural Texas. Chaos ensues. Five women reveal secrets, let down their hair, and each reconsiders her attitudes towards marriage, men, morals, and miracles. Ultimately, everyone gets her heart’s desire. Available through Eldridge Publishing.
Driven
a Christmas comedy in two acts. 4 f.
When Joy and Jessie Wilder show up in Bad Axe, Michigan for Christmas, Daddy has fled and Mother has taken up with an imaginary friend. Or has she, really? This comedy examines abandonment, skewed family memories, and the pursuit of celebrity.
Plays co-authored with Andrew Black include:
Porn Yesterday, Strange Bedfellows, and It’s Murder, Mary!