Jessie Bond

Jessie Bond is a children’s librarian who moonlights as a playwright, or possibly a playwright who moonlights as a children’s librarian. She hails from the Chicago suburbs but now calls the city proper home. Her plays are interested in femininity, queerness, fatness, and the intersection of those identities in a society that is often hostile to them. As a reviewer, she’ll see just about anything once but is most often drawn to new work. As a human, she enjoys singing, playing the violin, and petting her two adorable cats, Reggie and Marie.

Jessie Bond is a children’s librarian who moonlights as a playwright, or possibly a playwright who moonlights as a children’s librarian. She hails from the Chicago suburbs but now calls the city proper home. Her plays are interested in femininity, queerness, fatness, and the intersection of those identities in a society that is often hostile to them. As a reviewer, she’ll see just about anything once but is most often drawn to new work. As a human, she enjoys singing, playing the violin, and petting her two adorable cats, Reggie and Marie.

Scripts

Holly's Jolly Christmas

by Jessie Bond

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
holiday,
satire

Holly meets a man claiming to be the fulfillment of her Christmas wish...but Santa made a crucial error.

Holly meets a man claiming to be the fulfillment of her Christmas wish...but Santa made a crucial error.

The Wonder Emporium

by Jessie Bond

Cast Size
3
Genre
fantasy,
political,
science fiction

At the Wonder Emporium, an adventurous traveler can purchase a ticket not just to another place—but to another universe. Erin, overwhelmed by life in Trump's America, is seriously considering taking a one-way trip to an alternate timeline, but will veteran multiverse traveler Marigold change her mind?

At the Wonder Emporium, an adventurous traveler can purchase a ticket not just to another place—but to another universe. Erin, overwhelmed by life in Trump's America, is seriously considering taking a one-way trip to an alternate timeline, but will veteran multiverse traveler Marigold change her mind?

Deviants

by Jessie Bond

Cast Size
8—11
Genre
comedy,
drama

From the halls of a Catholic high school to the desk of Sigmund Freud, Deviants explores the topic of BDSM through a myriad of times, places, and relationships.

Claire and Paige, Catholic school teenagers, use Fifty Shades of Grey as a platform to discuss their sexuality. Sam and Gwen, a couple in their mid-twenties, bite off more than they can chew with their first BDSM scene. Jamie, a professional dominatrix...

From the halls of a Catholic high school to the desk of Sigmund Freud, Deviants explores the topic of BDSM through a myriad of times, places, and relationships.

Claire and Paige, Catholic school teenagers, use Fifty Shades of Grey as a platform to discuss their sexuality. Sam and Gwen, a couple in their mid-twenties, bite off more than they can chew with their first BDSM scene. Jamie, a professional dominatrix, faces discrimination at the hands of the hospital caring for her terminally ill partner, Laura. Mary Margaret, a lifelong Catholic in her fifties, seeks to spice up her sex life with her husband, John. David, a stressed-out CEO, finds relief in the dungeon of Andrew, an aspiring artist, waiter, and Dom. The play also contains historical material.

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The Doctor Will Be With You Shortly

by Jessie Bond

2
Cast Size
3—4
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
satire

All Megan wants is to see a doctor about her migraines. But in an office where nothing makes sense and the staff and circumstances of her visit grow increasingly bizarre, Megan has more to deal with than just wait times.

All Megan wants is to see a doctor about her migraines. But in an office where nothing makes sense and the staff and circumstances of her visit grow increasingly bizarre, Megan has more to deal with than just wait times.

Unpaid Internship

by Jessie Bond

Cast Size
8
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
satire

Unpaid Internship tells the story of Caitlin, a recent college graduate who takes an unpaid internship to get experience in her field. Promised fabulous opportunities to learn and network, Caitlin quickly becomes disillusioned as she is assigned a project equal parts nonsensical and pointless and meets her increasingly insane coworkers. When group of former interns (transformed into zombies after years of soul...

Unpaid Internship tells the story of Caitlin, a recent college graduate who takes an unpaid internship to get experience in her field. Promised fabulous opportunities to learn and network, Caitlin quickly becomes disillusioned as she is assigned a project equal parts nonsensical and pointless and meets her increasingly insane coworkers. When group of former interns (transformed into zombies after years of soul-sucking work) escapes from the bathroom closet, Caitlin has to take a stand against the status quo to avoid meeting the same fate as her predecessors.

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