Paige Zubel

70 minutes, no intermission.

It’s the end of the world. A once-promising medication goes awry, mutating 51% of the world’s population into shells of human beings, with only the basic motor functions left to chase, bite, and kill. (Yep. They’re zombies.)

Three men—seemingly alone in the apocalypse—honestly are pretty all right with it. With all the women gone, they can finally kick back, relax, and get back to their men-only BBQ.

Until Alex—an intersex woman—distorts the dichotomies in which they view their black-and-white world. How is Alex alive? Is Alex's life worth saving? And—ultimately—how can the men go about saving Alex when women are strictly against the BBQ rules?

In a quest for survival, adaptation is necessary. Will masculinity bend for a new world, or is the pull of the routines of a lost time too strong to resist?

80 minutes, no intermission.

*still in development*

A talking ice cream truck. Sand that breathes. Everyone's gay. And aliens. An Alice-in-Wonderland-esque exploration of addiction and early sobriety in young adults in America.

65 minutes, no intermission.

*still in development*

Two months ago, Erin stopped going to class. They stopped leaving the house, actually. Their partner Liv’s been sleeping on the couch, hoping that space will do the trick. Their roommate Jo thinks they just need to get laid. The clouds are gathering, and Erin’s just trying to find their way through the storm. In this tender new drama, a group of friends grapple with the ripple effects of trauma and the tumultuous path to healing. CW: sexual assault

70 minutes, no intermission.

*still in development* As Lea, a college freshman, navigates the line between what is real and what is a projection of her deteriorating mental health, reality distorts and blurs.

cw: depictions of depression and discussion of suicide

A 10 minute play written for Zoom. Commissioned by Normal Ave.

In the midst of quarantine, 7 friends gather for a virtual PowerPoint Party.

*A 63-slide Game of Thrones powerpoint does exist. Reach out to me if you'd like it.

10 minutes.

Roger and Beth struggle to agree on the details of the most consuming event of their lives.

A film adaptation of this piece produced by RPR Studios was released in 2021 under the title BROKEN LILIES.

10 minutes.

Friends Laura and Kathy realize that running a marathon is a lot like some relationships: not worth it.

Four young siblings grapple with loss, flower crowns, and how to properly do the renegade.

10 minutes.

Four young Girl Scouts named Sarah grapple with individuality, mortality, and trying to win the Big Blue Excalibur Mountain Bike.

75 minutes, no intermission.

Miles Alloway, a patient in a mental health facility, appeals for his release to an unseen panel of doctors (the audience). He claims his admittance was all one giant misunderstanding. His story of how he came to be there grows wilder and wilder, from timelines that don't add up, to government conspiracy theories, to a revelation on God himself. Ultimately, unbelieved, Miles breaks. We're left to decide for ourselves if he really is insane or if maybe--just maybe--everything he said could be true.

90 minutes, one intermission.

When Amy, an 18 year old with Down syndrome, leaves home for the first time in her life, her parents Margie and Jeff are left alone to stare their crumbling marriage in the face. How do we salvage our relationships, protect our loved ones, and keep our lives as we know them from shattering all around us?

30 minutes.

College couple Erin and Kaleb struggle with the lasting effects of trauma. Simultaneously, Peter, a college professor, gives a lecture on the cycle of waves. Peter insists there is no such thing as rebirth in the water, but Erin and Kaleb have to find a way to rebuild once their emotional waves crash down around them.

This script has been published through One Act Play Depot.