The Starlite Inn

A genre-bending anthology where a faded desert motel at the edge of nowhere becomes a haven where fiction weaves with fate.

The lights are on at the notorious Starlite Inn, the worst fleabag in the Mojave. Gathering place of thieves, hustlers, and drifters. TV reception sucks. Jacuzzi’s busted. It’s a place lost in time, and it ain’t much to look at. Yet each night as twilight sets on Route 66, the guests of...

A genre-bending anthology where a faded desert motel at the edge of nowhere becomes a haven where fiction weaves with fate.

The lights are on at the notorious Starlite Inn, the worst fleabag in the Mojave. Gathering place of thieves, hustlers, and drifters. TV reception sucks. Jacuzzi’s busted. It’s a place lost in time, and it ain’t much to look at. Yet each night as twilight sets on Route 66, the guests of room seven settle in to wrestle with their demons and test the limits of desire. This dreamy rockabilly-fueled anthology will rock you with sexy, dangerous, mind-screwing twists and turns.

This play is genre-bending adult-themed psychological drama that would be “rated R” at the old drive-in.

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The Starlite Inn

Character Information

  • Bob
    A legendary bard and cowboy movie stuntman with oodles of charisma and an old-fashioned masculinity.
    Character Age
    50-70
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Mercy
    A kindly nurse with a secret.
    Character Age
    30-50
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • "Steve-0"
    An arrogant Silicon Valley hotshot.
    Character Age
    30-50
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Agnes
    An amnesiac woman with a secret personality.
    Character Age
    40
  • Kenny
    A nostalgic, doting husband.
    Character Age
    40
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Charlene
    A distraught mother.
    Character Age
    40-50
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Luisa
    A spirit. The role is partially in Spanish.
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latina -- possibly bi-racial/multi-racial
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Pablo
    A widower and proprietor of a drive-in cinema.
    Character Age
    30-50
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Latino -- Chicano
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Laura
    A faded, semi-retired television character actress. Vicious, hilarious. A diva.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Felix
    A struggling hack tv writer at a crossroads.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Exit Theatre, Year 2025

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization 100th Monkey Productions, Year 2025

Awards

  • Best Stage Play
    Swedish International Film Festival
    Winner
    2025
  • Best Stage Play
    Purple Sky International Film Festival
    Selection
    2025
  • Best Concept
    Hollywood Screenings Film Festival
    Winner
    2025
  • Best Long Form Script
    Bull City International Film and Screenwriting Festival
    Winner
    2025