Secondhand Soul

by Ava Love Hanna

10-MINUTE: Vi hates gym teachers and loves Em. Em loves Vi and hates Ouija boards. When Em gives into temptation and uses Vi’s Ouija board to try to come out to her dead mother, she accidentally summons a guy named Damon – who really, really wants her soul.

10-MINUTE: Vi hates gym teachers and loves Em. Em loves Vi and hates Ouija boards. When Em gives into temptation and uses Vi’s Ouija board to try to come out to her dead mother, she accidentally summons a guy named Damon – who really, really wants her soul.

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  • Gather by the Ghost Light: Secondhand Soul

    We produced an audio version of this script in our season 4 line-up of the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast (https://www.gatherbytheghostlight.com/s4e10). Ava Love Hanna's "Secondhand Soul" is a delightful play with a hilarious take on mistaken identity. And while humor may be prevalent throughout, Hanna keeps heart as the driving force of the story. This snapshot of Em and Vi's relationship reveals so much about their love for each other in only 10 pages. Funny and charming! Highly recommended to read or produce!

    We produced an audio version of this script in our season 4 line-up of the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast (https://www.gatherbytheghostlight.com/s4e10). Ava Love Hanna's "Secondhand Soul" is a delightful play with a hilarious take on mistaken identity. And while humor may be prevalent throughout, Hanna keeps heart as the driving force of the story. This snapshot of Em and Vi's relationship reveals so much about their love for each other in only 10 pages. Funny and charming! Highly recommended to read or produce!

  • Vince Gatton: Secondhand Soul

    Sometimes you gotta exorcise demons in order to move on to the next chapter of your life...and sometimes you just gotta give up your soul. Queer love, misunderstandings, adamantly held opinions, and supernatural shenanigans collide in this very funny, very sweet short.

    Sometimes you gotta exorcise demons in order to move on to the next chapter of your life...and sometimes you just gotta give up your soul. Queer love, misunderstandings, adamantly held opinions, and supernatural shenanigans collide in this very funny, very sweet short.

  • John Mabey: Secondhand Soul

    Mistaken Identity has never been so much fun as in SECONDHAND SOUL by Ava Love Hanna. The comedy unfolds brilliantly as a delightful queer love story also takes focus. The pacing is wonderful, too, as the 3 characters make reveals and each discovery builds on the previous. I'd love to see this one staged.

    Mistaken Identity has never been so much fun as in SECONDHAND SOUL by Ava Love Hanna. The comedy unfolds brilliantly as a delightful queer love story also takes focus. The pacing is wonderful, too, as the 3 characters make reveals and each discovery builds on the previous. I'd love to see this one staged.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization ScriptWorks - Weekend Fling, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization ScriptWorks - Out of Ink, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre Reset - Short Play Festival #2, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Eden Prarie Players, Year 2024

Awards

  • Outstanding Short Script
    B. Iden Payne
    Finalist
    2023
  • Out of Ink Showcase
    ScriptWorks
    Selection
    2023