Helene Montagna

Helene Montagna is a playwright living in Staten Island, New York, where she has served as the Playwright in Residence at Sea View Playwright's Theatre. Her work has been produced in various venues throughout New York City. Helene has been a recipient of grants from Staten Island Arts for her plays "Don't Hang Up" and an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In 2014, Helene was a Romulus Linney Playwriting Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She has studied playwriting at Primary Stages and Labyrinth Theater Company (Master Class) in New York City, and with playwright/poet Dan O'Brien (New York City and Sewanee).

Helene Montagna is a playwright living in Staten Island, New York, where she has served as the Playwright in Residence at Sea View Playwright's Theatre. Her work has been produced in various venues throughout New York City. Helene has been a recipient of grants from Staten Island Arts for her plays "Don't Hang Up" and an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In 2014, Helene was a Romulus Linney Playwriting Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She has studied playwriting at Primary Stages and Labyrinth Theater Company (Master Class) in New York City, and with playwright/poet Dan O'Brien (New York City and Sewanee).

Scripts

Don't Hang Up

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

James, a down on his luck writer, calls Lucy, a suicide help line late one night in a moment of desperation. Lucy, the operator who answers the phone while she is alone in her office, wants nothing more than to save James. Little do they know, this one phone call just might save them both.

James, a down on his luck writer, calls Lucy, a suicide help line late one night in a moment of desperation. Lucy, the operator who answers the phone while she is alone in her office, wants nothing more than to save James. Little do they know, this one phone call just might save them both.

The Evil Eye, or Do You Fancy Me Mad?

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
4
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
horror

The Evil Eye, or Do You Fancy Me Mad? is based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. In this four character play, Poe readers will recognize the Narrator and the Old Man. In this adaptation, we follow the Narrator's descent into madness, and get perspective from the Narrator's doctor, and a Police Officer neighbor who lives next door. The play is non-linear in structure and plays with themes of what is...

The Evil Eye, or Do You Fancy Me Mad? is based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. In this four character play, Poe readers will recognize the Narrator and the Old Man. In this adaptation, we follow the Narrator's descent into madness, and get perspective from the Narrator's doctor, and a Police Officer neighbor who lives next door. The play is non-linear in structure and plays with themes of what is real and what is in the Narrator's mind.

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The Elephant in the Room

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

The play consists of three overlapping monologues from three different women, all dealing with their own "elephant in the room", such as infidelity, clinical depression, and obesity. There is a literal and figurative elephant (Ellie) that drives the story of the three women.

The play consists of three overlapping monologues from three different women, all dealing with their own "elephant in the room", such as infidelity, clinical depression, and obesity. There is a literal and figurative elephant (Ellie) that drives the story of the three women.

Three Sides Of The Knife

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama,
horror

After getting lost in an amusement park funhouse, Charlie returns home where her concerned fiance Blake makes a surprising discovery about a souvenir she received. The situation gets more complicated with the arrival of Eddie, a mysterious stranger that everyone knows. "A funhouse is never actually fun, you know."

After getting lost in an amusement park funhouse, Charlie returns home where her concerned fiance Blake makes a surprising discovery about a souvenir she received. The situation gets more complicated with the arrival of Eddie, a mysterious stranger that everyone knows. "A funhouse is never actually fun, you know."

The Placebo Effect

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama,
romantic comedy

This seriocomic play centers around a love triangle.
Maeve loves Henry.
Henry loves Maeve.
But then there’s Paul... Henry’s best friend and Maeve’s soul mate.
Paul, Henry and Maeve struggle to define what’s real and what isn’t when an unexpected event changes their lives in the proverbial instant. Placebos are said to give a person an improved sense of well-being. Can what our hearts define as love have the...

This seriocomic play centers around a love triangle.
Maeve loves Henry.
Henry loves Maeve.
But then there’s Paul... Henry’s best friend and Maeve’s soul mate.
Paul, Henry and Maeve struggle to define what’s real and what isn’t when an unexpected event changes their lives in the proverbial instant. Placebos are said to give a person an improved sense of well-being. Can what our hearts define as love have the same effect?

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Moving Day

by Helene Montagna

Cast Size
4
Genre
drama

Set in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, MOVING DAY centers around Max, a recovering heroin addict. As Max prepares to leave the childhood home he shares with his sister Emily, she tries to convince
him that leaving won’t eliminate his problems. Emily constantly struggles with letting go -- of her brother, of their parent's house, of a fantasy relationship with her friend Steven. More problems arise when...

Set in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, MOVING DAY centers around Max, a recovering heroin addict. As Max prepares to leave the childhood home he shares with his sister Emily, she tries to convince
him that leaving won’t eliminate his problems. Emily constantly struggles with letting go -- of her brother, of their parent's house, of a fantasy relationship with her friend Steven. More problems arise when Melinda, Max’s alcoholic-in-denial ex-wife shows up sporting secrets of her own. Addiction. Infidelity. Divorce. When we move to a new home, can we leave behind our issues or do they inadvertently get packed away with all our other stuff?

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