Brayden Frascone

Brayden Frascone(he/him/his) is a New Mexico-based playwright and a graduate of Ohio University's BFA Playwriting program under Erik Ramsey and Charles Smith. In his time at Ohio University, several of his short plays were performed as part of the Student Organization of Undergraduate Playwrights' monthly festivals, for which he also served as President and Producer. He frequently writes commissioned 10-Minute plays and directs theatrical programming for the National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest's "Big Read" project in conjunction with the Massillon Museum. His play "Falling Skies" was recently selected for readings in San Francisco and Chicago, and received its world premiere in Sydney, Australia as part of Theatre Travels NO: INTERMISSION festival. The first scene of his currently...

Brayden Frascone(he/him/his) is a New Mexico-based playwright and a graduate of Ohio University's BFA Playwriting program under Erik Ramsey and Charles Smith. In his time at Ohio University, several of his short plays were performed as part of the Student Organization of Undergraduate Playwrights' monthly festivals, for which he also served as President and Producer. He frequently writes commissioned 10-Minute plays and directs theatrical programming for the National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest's "Big Read" project in conjunction with the Massillon Museum. His play "Falling Skies" was recently selected for readings in San Francisco and Chicago, and received its world premiere in Sydney, Australia as part of Theatre Travels NO: INTERMISSION festival. The first scene of his currently in-progress play "The Gospel of Flora" was featured as part of a night of "Bobsnacks" by the Tantrum East Theatre Company in NYC.

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Scripts

Falling Skies

by Brayden Frascone

5
Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

ONE ACT
The Skylight Club is the best gay bar in all of Pittsburgh, but after the death of its lead entertainer, bartender Curtis Jackson must come to terms with the hatred of the world outside its walls. After an unexpected visitor turns up one night, the lines of grief and forgiveness get blurred, and lives will be changed forever.

ONE ACT
The Skylight Club is the best gay bar in all of Pittsburgh, but after the death of its lead entertainer, bartender Curtis Jackson must come to terms with the hatred of the world outside its walls. After an unexpected visitor turns up one night, the lines of grief and forgiveness get blurred, and lives will be changed forever.

Open 24 Hours

by Brayden Frascone

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
holiday

SHORT
Written for the first annual Ohio University 24-Hour Play Festival. Theme: Revolving Door.

After months of waiting on Ethan at his usual table, Jordan decides that he can no longer keep his questions to himself.

SHORT
Written for the first annual Ohio University 24-Hour Play Festival. Theme: Revolving Door.

After months of waiting on Ethan at his usual table, Jordan decides that he can no longer keep his questions to himself.

Divine Dolls

by Brayden Frascone

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
fantasy,
young audiences

10 MINUTE
Written for the NEA Big Read 2021 in conjunction with the Massillon Museum for events surrounding the novel "Circe" by Madeline Miller. Original production was directed by and starred students from Massillon Washington High School's Struts and Frets Drama Club.

In the Elysium Fields of the Underworld, Persephone, Eurydice, and Megara live out their days in solitary confinement as Hades' captive women...

10 MINUTE
Written for the NEA Big Read 2021 in conjunction with the Massillon Museum for events surrounding the novel "Circe" by Madeline Miller. Original production was directed by and starred students from Massillon Washington High School's Struts and Frets Drama Club.

In the Elysium Fields of the Underworld, Persephone, Eurydice, and Megara live out their days in solitary confinement as Hades' captive women. But after Izzy, a Harvard grad student from 2021, crashes unexpectedly into their prison, the four women hatch a plan to escape, and make the world a better place.

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Days of Plenty

by Brayden Frascone

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama

10 MINUTE
The days of plenty for Spring Valley are long gone, but they're just beginning out west. On the hottest day of the year, farmhands John and Charlie must decide whether to stay in their not-so-comfortable home, or to take a chance and move to California--where everyone has a swimming pool.

10 MINUTE
The days of plenty for Spring Valley are long gone, but they're just beginning out west. On the hottest day of the year, farmhands John and Charlie must decide whether to stay in their not-so-comfortable home, or to take a chance and move to California--where everyone has a swimming pool.