Tiny Dead Things

*Semi-Finalist, Terence McNally New Works Incubator, 2025

A group of teens have escaped from the pop culture worshiping death cult they were born into. Now they are struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With a limited food supply and an incoming flood, they must ask themselves, what can we consume when there is nothing left to consume, and how can we grow up on a planet that's already dead?

*Semi-Finalist, Terence McNally New Works Incubator, 2025

A group of teens have escaped from the pop culture worshiping death cult they were born into. Now they are struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With a limited food supply and an incoming flood, they must ask themselves, what can we consume when there is nothing left to consume, and how can we grow up on a planet that's already dead?

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  • Broadway Play Publishing Inc: Tiny Dead Things

    this playwright has a unique voice, and any theater interested in new plays should read it and consider helping it in its development

    this playwright has a unique voice, and any theater interested in new plays should read it and consider helping it in its development

  • Wesley Cappiello: Tiny Dead Things

    A brilliant, fresh play with complex characters-each with a specific, dynamic story arc. A true ensemble piece that grips you from start to finish!

    A brilliant, fresh play with complex characters-each with a specific, dynamic story arc. A true ensemble piece that grips you from start to finish!

Character Information

  • Monopoly
    Oldest.
  • Reagan
    Second oldest
  • Rushmore
    In the middle
  • Cowboy
    Second youngest
  • JonBenet
    Youngest
  • The Drifter
    Older than the others.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization ESPA , Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Bramble Theater, Year 2021

Awards

  • Rooftop Reading Series
    Breaking and Entering
    Semi-Finalist
    2025
  • Terence McNally New Play Incubator
    Rattlestick Theatre
    Semi-Finalist
    2025
  • Edith Wharton/Strawdog Writers in Residence Program
    Finalist
    2022