Scripted (a ten minute play)

by Mark Harvey Levine

Scripted is about a couple who wake up to find the script of the play that they are in -- the very play we're watching. Everything they do, every word they're about to say has already been written down for them.

“Scripted is...a single whoppingly fantastic idea for a one-act play"
Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice of North Carolina

"Scripted...is a charming romantic comedy"
Jack Zink, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal...

“Scripted is...a single whoppingly fantastic idea for a one-act play"
Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice of North Carolina

"Scripted...is a charming romantic comedy"
Jack Zink, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal

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Eric P. Odom: Scripted (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine

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This play takes the very relatable subject of waking up every morning to the same routine and makes it funny, reflective, and thought-provoking.

This play takes the very relatable subject of waking up every morning to the same routine and makes it funny, reflective, and thought-provoking.

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Arianna Rose: Scripted (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine

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A wonderfully meta play about how an ordinary moment, an ordinary day, can become extraordinary when we infuse it with meaning, and how we can all rewrite the script at any moment. Funny, touching, and thought-provoking, SCRIPTED does what theatre does best - give us pause. Offer reflection. With some huge laughs along the way. Playwright Mark Harvey Levine has scripted another winner!

A wonderfully meta play about how an ordinary moment, an ordinary day, can become extraordinary when we infuse it with meaning, and how we can all rewrite the script at any moment. Funny, touching, and thought-provoking, SCRIPTED does what theatre does best - give us pause. Offer reflection. With some huge laughs along the way. Playwright Mark Harvey Levine has scripted another winner!

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Nora Louise Syran: Scripted (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine

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Love a bit of meta-theatre, with some freewill thrown in! From its great use of naturalistic staging and dialogue to fun off-stage sound effects, we believe in Levine's world and his message that we can rewrite ours, too. Lovely.

Love a bit of meta-theatre, with some freewill thrown in! From its great use of naturalistic staging and dialogue to fun off-stage sound effects, we believe in Levine's world and his message that we can rewrite ours, too. Lovely.

”

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Elaine: 20's-40's, easily spooked but with an inner strength
Simon: 20's-40's,, the same, but the other way around

Production History

Type Community Theater, Organization Shell Point Players, Fort Myers, FL, Year 2025
Type Professional, Organization Cozmikk Entertainment, Beijing, CHINA, Year 2025
Type Professional, Organization Ixion Ensemble, Lansing, MI, Year 2025
Type Professional, Organization Le Chat Noir Theatre, Augusta, GA, Year 2025
Type Professional, Organization Madlab Theatre, Columbus, OH, Year 2025
Type Community Theater, Organization Lofte Community Theatre, Manley, NE, Year 2024
Type Community Theater, Organization Not Your Average Theater Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Year 2024
Type Professional, Organization The Open Eye Theater, WIOX Radio, Year 2024
Type Professional, Organization Washington Street Players Holliston, MA, Year 2024
Type Community Theater, Organization Aberdeen Community Theatre, Aberdeen, SD, Year 2023
Type High School, Organization Hilliard Darby High School, Hilliard, OH, Year 2023
Type Professional, Organization Club 529, Attica, GREECE, Year 2023
Type Professional, Organization Project Gippen Mooleum P, Busan, SOUTH KOREA, Year 2023
Type Professional, Southbank Theatre Company, Year 2023
Type Professional, Organization XFade Productions, Various Cities, IA, Year 2023
Type University, Organization Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ, Year 2023
Type University, Organization Hardins-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, Year 2023
Type High School, Organization Worthington Kilbourne High School, Columbus, OH, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization Grand Marais Playhouse, Grand Marais, MN, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization Henry Lawson Theatre, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization Mid-Sea Wave Troupe, Cairo, EGYPT, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization PlayZoomers, online, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization Sundown Collaborative Theatre, Denton, TX, Year 2022
Type Professional, Organization The Hive Collaborative, Provo, UT, Year 2022
Type University, Organization St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY, Year 2022
Type Community Theater, Organization 4 Community Theatre (4CT), Maple Plain, Rockford and Delano, MN, Year 2021
Type Professional, Organization Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill, Albuquerque, NM, Year 2020
Type Professional, Organization Giù La Maschera, Bari, ITALY, Year 2020
Type Professional, Organization Phoenix Tears Productions, Orlando, FL, Year 2020
Type Professional, Organization Winding Road Theater Ensemble, Tucson, AZ, Year 2020
Type University, Organization James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Year 2020
Type High School, Organization Kent Denver School, Englewood, CO, Year 2019
Type Professional, Organization Areté Ensemble, Giovinazzo, ITALY, Year 2019
Type Professional, Organization Ixion Ensemble, Lansing, MI, Year 2019
Type Professional, Organization New Short Play Festival, New York, NY, Year 2019
Type Professional, Organization Tipping Point Theatre, Northville, MI, Year 2019
Type University, Organization University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, Year 2019
Type Community Theater, Organization Panhandle Community Theatre, Pensacola, FL, Year 2018
Type Professional, Organization Actors Workout Studio, North Hollywood, CA, Year 2018
Type Professional, Organization Areté Ensemble, Giovinazzo, ITALY, Year 2018
Type Professional, Organization Project PAAN, Busan, SOUTH KOREA, Year 2018
Type Professional, Organization Short + Sweet Sydney, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Year 2018
Type Fringe, Organization Big Bite-Size Breakfast, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND, Year 2017
Type Professional, Organization Areté Ensemble, Giovinazzo, ITALY, Year 2017
Type Professional, Organization See Far Project, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, Year 2017
Type Professional, Organization The Barn Theatre, Montville, NJ, Year 2017
Type Professional, Organization The Cliffhanger Company, Brighton, ENGLAND, Year 2017
Type University, Organization California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA, Year 2017
Type High School, Organization Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia Beach, VA, Year 2016
Type High School, Organization Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL, Year 2016
Type Professional, Organization Teatro Augusta, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, Year 2016
Type High School, Organization North Central High School, Indianapolis, IN, Year 2015
Type Professional, Organization Saarthak Productions, Bangalore, INDIA, Year 2015
Type Professional, Organization Teatro Augusta, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, Year 2015
Type Professional, Organization Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY, Year 2015
Type Professional, Organization AND Theatre, Seoul and Incheon, SOUTH KOREA, Year 2014
Type Professional, Organization Changing Scene Northwest, Bremerton, WA, Year 2014
Type Professional, Organization Oh Dragon Theatre Co., Austin, TX, Year 2014
Type Professional, Organization St. Petersburg City Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL, Year 2014
Type High School, Organization Kent Denver School, Englewood, CO, Year 2013
Type Professional, Organization Brewster Theatre Company, Brewster, NY, Year 2013
Type Professional, Organization Minnesota Shorts Play Festival, Mankato, MN, Year 2013
Type Professional, Organization The Secret Theatre, New York, NY, Year 2013
Type University, Organization Furman University, Greenville, SC, Year 2013
Type High School, Organization Colorado Springs Conservatory, Colorado Springs, CO, Year 2012
Type Professional, Organization Above The Curve Theater, Los Angeles, CA, Year 2012
Type Professional, Organization Artists Exchange / Black Box Theatre, Providence, RI, Year 2012
Type Professional, Organization Blacktown Theatre Company, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Year 2012
Type Professional, Organization Changing Scene Northwest, Bremerton, WA, Year 2012
Type University, Organization Ohio State University, Mansfield, OH, Year 2012
Type High School, Organization Kent Denver School, Englewood, CO, Year 2011
Type High School, Organization Redwood High School, Visalia, CA, Year 2011
Type Professional, Organization Little Fish Theatre Company, San Pedro, CA, Year 2011
Type Professional, Organization Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Year 2011
Type Professional, Organization Play De Luna, Winter Park, FL, Year 2011
Type High School, Organization Burlingame High School, Burlingame, CA, Year 2010
Type High School, Organization Cold Spring Harbor High School. Huntingdon, NY, Year 2010
Type High School, Organization Middleburgh Central School, Albany, NY, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel, MD, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Madlab Theatre, Columbus, OH, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Mind The Gap Productions Chicago, IL, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Pausa Companhia, National Tour, BRAZIL, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Pensacola Little Theatre, Pensacola, FL, Year 2010
Type Professional, Organization Sweet & Tart Productions, New York, NY, Year 2010
Type University, Organization Chabot College, Hayward, CA, Year 2010
Type High School, Organization Woodland Hills High School Pittsburgh, PA, Year 2009
Type Professional, Organization Pausa Companhia, National Tour, BRAZIL, Year 2009
Type University, Organization 10 Minute Play Competition - Winner, 1st Place - Millersville University, Millersville, PA, Year 2009
Type University, Organization Harding University, Searcy, AR, Year 2009
Type University, Organization Syracuse University Syracuse, NY, Year 2009
Type High School, Organization Thurston High School, Springfield, OR, Year 2008
Type Professional, Organization In Players, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, Year 2008
Type Professional, Organization The Old Red Lion and the Tristan Bates Theatre, London, ENGLAND, Year 2008
Type Professional, Organization Turtle Shell Productions, New York, NY, Year 2008
Type High School, Organization Coral Glades High School, Coral Glades, FL, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization 10 by 10 Play Festival, Chapel Hill, NC, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Best Of Short Shorts, Wasatch Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Blacktown Theatre Co., Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Colonial Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Pausa Companhia, National Tour of Brazil, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, NE, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization Theatre@First, Boston, MA, Year 2007
Type Professional, Organization TheatreRats, New York, NY, Year 2007
Type University, Organization Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO, Year 2007
Type University, Organization University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA, Year 2007
Type High School, Organization Casablanca American School, Casablanca, MOROCCO, Year 2006
Type Professional, Organization Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY, Year 2006
Type Professional, Organization Pausa Companhia, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, Year 2006
Type Professional, Organization Prague Playhouse, CZECH REPUBLIC, Year 2006
Type Professional, Organization Three Wise Monkeys, San Francisco, CA, Year 2006
Type University, Organization Allen County Community College, Year 2006
Type High School, Organization Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Chevy Chase, MD, Year 2005
Type Professional, Organization Pausa Companhia, Curitiba, BRAZIL, Year 2005
Type Professional, Organization Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, Year 2005
Type Professional, Organization Boston Play Slam, Boston, MA, Year 2004
Type Professional, Organization Madhouse Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA, Year 2004
Type Professional, Organization Second Ashland 10 Minute Play Festival - Winner, People's Choice Award, Year 2004
Type Professional, Organization City Theatre Of Miami, Year 2003
Type Professional, Organization Devanaughn Theatre, Boston, MA, Year 2003
Type Professional, Organization Wasatch Theatre Co., Salt Lake City, UT, Year 2003
Type Professional, Organization Company Of Angels Theatre, Los Angeles, CZ, Year 2002
Type High School, Organization Northport High School, Long Island, NY, Year 2001
Type Professional, Organization Cat And Dog Theatre, London, Ontario Fringe Festival, CANADA, Year 2001
Type Professional, Organization 6th Annual 15 Minute Play Festival (Winner - Alan Minieri Award), Year 2000
Type Professional, Organization Actors Theatre Of Louisville - Apprentice Company, Year 1998
Type Professional, Organization Theatre Neo, Los Angeles, CA, Year 1998

Awards

Audience Favorite

Tipping Point Theatre

Winner

2019
Judges' Award

Tipping Point Theatre

Winner

2019
First Place

4th Annual Ten Minute Play Writing Competition, Citamard Players

Winner

2009
People's Choice Award

Second Ashland 10-Minute Play Festival

Winner

2004
National Ten-Minute Play Contest

Finalist

1998
Alan Minieri Playwriting Award

Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival

Winner

2000

Genre

comedy,

romantic comedy

Subject Matter Keywords

existential,

metatheatrical,

twilight zone-like

Length

ten minutes,

10-30 minutes

Cast Size

Age of Intended Audience

all ages

Reviews

AHTSPOT

“
“Scripted” written by Mark Harvey Levine was fresh and surprising. Funny, yet poignant
”
Classical Voice of North Carolina

“
To close the evening — as is their wont — The ArtsCenter saves what is arguably the best for last. “Scripted” is... a single whoppingly fantastic idea for a one-act play
”
Entertainment Today

“
Levine has an unmerciful sense of humor, fueled through a fertile imagination
”
Miami New Times

“
a stylish comedy romp
”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal

“
a charming romantic comedy
”
Lansing City Pulse

“
Scripted — by Mark Harvey Levine — has a brilliant and mysterious premise
”