Matthew James Sowell

Atlanta-based playwright with roots in the Deep South and a knack for telling spooky stories about queer people in situations.

Inquire within, but more importantly, read a script!

Atlanta-based playwright with roots in the Deep South and a knack for telling spooky stories about queer people in situations.

Inquire within, but more importantly, read a script!

Scripts

Damsel: A Western

by Matthew James Sowell

Synopsis

Daniel returns to his hometown way out west after the death of his father and a nasty breakup with his ex. He’s here to donate his father’s fortune to a worthy cause and “wash his hands” of a messy family legacy. Easy. But, there’s Kinna, his cousin, who wants a piece of the family money. But there’s Audie, a young sex worker who shows up at Daniel’s apartment by mistake. But there’s Brandt, who is also wealthy...

Daniel returns to his hometown way out west after the death of his father and a nasty breakup with his ex. He’s here to donate his father’s fortune to a worthy cause and “wash his hands” of a messy family legacy. Easy. But, there’s Kinna, his cousin, who wants a piece of the family money. But there’s Audie, a young sex worker who shows up at Daniel’s apartment by mistake. But there’s Brandt, who is also wealthy and wears nice clothes, buys the best drinks, and stokes the anger. And when Brandt invites Daniel to a party of “like-minded friends,” there’s a Man who might be Brandt’s husband. Or maybe it’s Kinna’s boyfriend. Or maybe everyone secretly knew each other the whole time. Or is Daniel just being paranoid? Can money make you paranoid?

love the skin right off your bones

by Matthew James Sowell

Synopsis

Four ex-evangelicals gather in a tiny apartment forced into the bowels of an old house in Savannah to catch up and fight about god. But something is with them, just over there. Something they've created. In the shadows. It's here.

Four ex-evangelicals gather in a tiny apartment forced into the bowels of an old house in Savannah to catch up and fight about god. But something is with them, just over there. Something they've created. In the shadows. It's here.

Carol for a New South

by Matthew James Sowell

Synopsis

Sanctuaries are holy places; the border between worlds barely exists. Trapped in his church by a once-in-a-decade snowstorm, Pastor Ebenezer McCoy sinks from the world of the living to the place that comes next as he’s haunted by his past in the near total darkness of a long winter’s night. Loosely based on A Christmas Carol,
Carol For A New South is a theatrical ritual to transition from the darkness of Autumn...

Sanctuaries are holy places; the border between worlds barely exists. Trapped in his church by a once-in-a-decade snowstorm, Pastor Ebenezer McCoy sinks from the world of the living to the place that comes next as he’s haunted by his past in the near total darkness of a long winter’s night. Loosely based on A Christmas Carol,
Carol For A New South is a theatrical ritual to transition from the darkness of Autumn to the candle-lit glow of the holiday season.

Ignominious (or the Public Shaming of Katrina Buras)

by Matthew James Sowell

Synopsis

When Katrina Buras unintentionally posts something racist on Twitter, the social order of Frances University is thrown into chaos as she is publicly shamed online and in-person. However, the incident erupts into a tragedy that forces those involved to face an even bigger controversy.

When Katrina Buras unintentionally posts something racist on Twitter, the social order of Frances University is thrown into chaos as she is publicly shamed online and in-person. However, the incident erupts into a tragedy that forces those involved to face an even bigger controversy.