The Psychopomp

[10 minutes, comedic drama, 2F] Bethany and Christine head to a notorious haunted road to hunt for a Documented Local Specter™. Alone in the car, in the darkness, they find something much more haunting.

This play will appear in the Smith & Kraus "The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2025" anthology.

[10 minutes, comedic drama, 2F] Bethany and Christine head to a notorious haunted road to hunt for a Documented Local Specter™. Alone in the car, in the darkness, they find something much more haunting.

This play will appear in the Smith & Kraus "The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2025" anthology.

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  • Gina L. Grandi: The Psychopomp

    This play spoke HARD to my students. One of my directing students worked with this play for their final showcase, and the deep, thoughtful character work they were able to do with their actors was due to the nuance and sensitivity in this script. We laughed, we cried, we laughed again, we cried some more. This is a subject my students feel deeply and personally, and the way this script addresses the reality of this experience while also offering hope is hugely impressive.

    This play spoke HARD to my students. One of my directing students worked with this play for their final showcase, and the deep, thoughtful character work they were able to do with their actors was due to the nuance and sensitivity in this script. We laughed, we cried, we laughed again, we cried some more. This is a subject my students feel deeply and personally, and the way this script addresses the reality of this experience while also offering hope is hugely impressive.

  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: The Psychopomp

    It's a play that addresses a difficult subject with great sensitivity, featuring a "woman in white" onto whom the heroine projects her own life and a different kind of psychopomp who guides her toward life. A tribute to friendship and life.

    It's a play that addresses a difficult subject with great sensitivity, featuring a "woman in white" onto whom the heroine projects her own life and a different kind of psychopomp who guides her toward life. A tribute to friendship and life.

  • Samara Siskind: The Psychopomp

    What begins as a late-night ghost hunt betwixt friends becomes a gentle act of salvation. Aly Kantor has an enviable gift for crafting comedic dramas, delicately combining her token blend of humor and pathos. Her characters are as concentrated as her storytelling - smart, complex, and always relevant to the world we're living in right now. We all need a friend like Bethany.

    What begins as a late-night ghost hunt betwixt friends becomes a gentle act of salvation. Aly Kantor has an enviable gift for crafting comedic dramas, delicately combining her token blend of humor and pathos. Her characters are as concentrated as her storytelling - smart, complex, and always relevant to the world we're living in right now. We all need a friend like Bethany.

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Character Information

  • BETHANY
    The driver: funny, creative, optimistic
    Character Age
    20s - 30s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • CHRISTINE
    The passenger: passionate, curious, tired
    Character Age
    20s - 30s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization The Artful Codgers, Year 2026
  • Type University, Organization Appalachian State University , Year 2026
  • Type University, Organization Western Texas A&M University, Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Port Washington Play Troupe, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Fern Street Play Festival, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Seoul Players, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Sierra Vista Community Theatre, Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization A Light in Dark Places, Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Cypress Productions, Year 2024

Awards

  • Selected for Best 10-Minute Plays of 2025 Anthology
    Smith & Kraus
    Selection
    2025
  • Fern Street Play Competition
    Fern Street Players
    Selection
    2024