Gabriella Bonamici

Gabriella Bonamici is a Chicago-based Latina/bi-ethnic playwright with a passion for telling stories that are equally humorous and horrifying. Her work has been performed in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Massachusetts.

Gabriella Bonamici is a Chicago-based Latina/bi-ethnic playwright with a passion for telling stories that are equally humorous and horrifying. Her work has been performed in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Massachusetts.

Scripts

Reindeer Games

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

Grandma got run over by a reindeer...and her grandchildren are ready to dish all the details.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer...and her grandchildren are ready to dish all the details.

12,000 Bodies

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

A rideshare driver and her passenger take an unexpected detour when they discover that neither is who the
other thinks.

A rideshare driver and her passenger take an unexpected detour when they discover that neither is who the
other thinks.

Robert Isn't Real

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

There's something not quite right about Annie's new beau, and Dash is no dummy.

There's something not quite right about Annie's new beau, and Dash is no dummy.

What We Built

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

Dani is determined to hold down her family's tavern despite the rapid gentrification of her Chicago neighborhood. But when a missing person case implicating her father resurfaces, Dani struggles to separate memory from fiction, and must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her family's secrets.

Dani is determined to hold down her family's tavern despite the rapid gentrification of her Chicago neighborhood. But when a missing person case implicating her father resurfaces, Dani struggles to separate memory from fiction, and must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her family's secrets.

Shoot the Moon

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

It's the end of the world. It may also be the end of Rafa and Naomi's enigmatic relationship. With promises of a new extraterrestrial colony forming in their wake, the couple is hopeful that this will be the fresh start their marriage needs. If only Rafa could get over his long list of fears and hang-ups. Grave robbing, rockets, and taxidermy dogs--who would have know the apocalypse could be so risky?

It's the end of the world. It may also be the end of Rafa and Naomi's enigmatic relationship. With promises of a new extraterrestrial colony forming in their wake, the couple is hopeful that this will be the fresh start their marriage needs. If only Rafa could get over his long list of fears and hang-ups. Grave robbing, rockets, and taxidermy dogs--who would have know the apocalypse could be so risky?

Monsters on the Bus

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

Heading home after a brief stint at a mental health facility, Lucy must brave the brutal midwestern winter in a
broken-down beater with fellow resident Leo as her companion. They say opposites attract, but for Lucy and Leo, it seems the only thing they share is a diagnosis.

Heading home after a brief stint at a mental health facility, Lucy must brave the brutal midwestern winter in a
broken-down beater with fellow resident Leo as her companion. They say opposites attract, but for Lucy and Leo, it seems the only thing they share is a diagnosis.

Night Shift

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

A troubled hospital receptionist who has lost custody of her daughter is forced to come to terms with her dark family history when a mysterious visitor shows up at the neonatal intensive care unit.

A troubled hospital receptionist who has lost custody of her daughter is forced to come to terms with her dark family history when a mysterious visitor shows up at the neonatal intensive care unit.

Jokes About Ted Bundy

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

An offhand joke on a first date leaves a woman wondering whether her new beaux is simply awkward or dead-serious.

An offhand joke on a first date leaves a woman wondering whether her new beaux is simply awkward or dead-serious.

The Passing

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

After the mysterious death of her grandmother, Ave returns to her childhood home, which happens to be the least comforting place she can imagine. Her eccentric sister Lorca is convinced that a washed-up TV medium may hold the answer to what happened. Her oldest friend Henry, a magician with a knack for making things disappear, seems to know more than he's letting on. Not to mention the creepy tricks that the...

After the mysterious death of her grandmother, Ave returns to her childhood home, which happens to be the least comforting place she can imagine. Her eccentric sister Lorca is convinced that a washed-up TV medium may hold the answer to what happened. Her oldest friend Henry, a magician with a knack for making things disappear, seems to know more than he's letting on. Not to mention the creepy tricks that the century-old house seems to be playing. Or is there something truly nefarious in these walls?

Black Coyote

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

Following an unexpected tragedy, three friends venture into the woods in search of a legend. What they find instead is more personal.

Following an unexpected tragedy, three friends venture into the woods in search of a legend. What they find instead is more personal.

And the Dirty Ground

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

Jayden suspects Meemaw has a secret.

Jayden suspects Meemaw has a secret.

Sacrament

by Gabriella Bonamici

Synopsis

A young woman returns to her spiritual roots.

A young woman returns to her spiritual roots.