Daniel Rover Singer

1862: 29-year-old Louisa May Alcott has successfully published some lurid adventure stories. But when challenged to write something more personal, she resists. Recalling how her quirky family had made the optimistic mistake of joining an experimental farm commune when she was an imaginative but rather feral ten-year-old, Louisa reflects on how much she matured, as a person and a writer, as a result of that traumatic but empowering summer among the philosophers at Fruitlands.

London’s rowdiest, bawdiest, most influential clown comes to life in an outrageous comedy suggested by the true story of Richard Tarlton, royal jester to Queen Elizabeth I and an inspiration to young William Shakespeare.

In spite of daunting obstacles, a bankrupt but ambitious young artist moves from Kansas City to 1920s Hollywood determined to find success making animated cartoons. Based on real events in the life of Walt Disney.

To save money, two couples—one straight, one gay—share a hotel room at a fantasy convention weekend. Everyone’s boundaries get tested—and stretched—in this hilarious, intimate, bedroom-farce-style exploration of open relationships and polyamory. A romantic comedy for modern adults; includes sexual situations and brief nudity.

Meet Dig, a caveman with motivational issues. He’d rather chill out with some ceremonial herb than hunt for meat, frustrating his super-intelligent adoptive family. But after rebellious Sparky rejects him at her coming-of-age ceremony in favor of a suspicious stranger, Dig realizes he must radically evolve to earn the trust of his tribe and save them from disaster. A visceral, playful look at the evolution of language, spirituality, and morality, “Modern Humans” depicts a prehistoric family on the brink of the modern era. (Some sexual content.)

Fantasy and reality clash when a movie director, hired to helm a documentary about how cartoons are made, finds himself at the world’s most famous animation studio in the midst of a polarizing labor strike. Suggested by real events at the Disney Studio in 1941, DIZGRUNTLED takes a hard look at the growing pains of creative companies.

Reclusive photographer Lewis Carroll invites his hero, celebrity novelist Charles Dickens, to sit for a portrait, tumbling two very different Victorians into a baring of souls beneath a harsh, revealing spotlight.

"Intelligent and imaginative... the playwright's ability to offer an enormous amount of information in a light and humorous manner...keeps the audience blissfully entertained while they're actually learning plenty... If you are a fan of Carroll and Dickens you will certainly love this play. If you are not, you will be a fan thereafter."
--Dena Burroughs, Examiner.com

"You don't have to be interested in 19th century British literature to appreciate the play's odd-couple jousting and emotional poignancy."
--Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly

"Beautifully appointed two-hander about the authors of Great Expectations and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... Perfectly scrumptious."
--David C. Nichols, LA Times

"Whether you're a fan of these two literary legends or are entirely new to their work, you'll find A Perfect Likeness to be suffused with the joy, laughter, love of language and the spirit of fun that the characters inspire."
--South Pasadena Review

"So lovely and entertaining that you want it to be true."
--Lynn Felder, Winston-Salem Journal

The Covid-19 Pandemic hasn’t affected the life of Danny Garland, a retired, bohemian artist who’s possessed of a devastatingly wicked wit. But when his blissful day of watching TCM with martinis and joints is shattered by an intrusive neighbor, a wise weed-delivery-guy comes to his rescue. This hilarious one-act is a tribute to the Art Director of the Renaissance Pleasure Faires, whose unbroadcast chat-shows were only experienced by a lucky few.