Lillian Mottern

Lillian Mottern is a playwright from the Eastside of Los Angeles, based in NYC. She has her MFA from Columbia University. Her work has been produced and workshopped in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris.

Lillian Mottern is a playwright from the Eastside of Los Angeles, based in NYC. She has her MFA from Columbia University. Her work has been produced and workshopped in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris.

Scripts

Gun Play

by Lillian Mottern

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
farce

Isla and Cork have a gun.

Isla and Cork have a gun.

Koi-Coy

by Lillian Mottern

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental

Two stepsisters on the Eastside of Los Angeles are forced to deal with the return of an eerie figure from their past called The Cowboy, as one of them is engulfed in a cult, and the other contends with her violent, constant plagiarism habit.

Two stepsisters on the Eastside of Los Angeles are forced to deal with the return of an eerie figure from their past called The Cowboy, as one of them is engulfed in a cult, and the other contends with her violent, constant plagiarism habit.

Moonshiner

by Lillian Mottern

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

As the annual wildfires rage along the border of Los Angeles, three young women contemplate their futures and wage emotional battles from the rooftop of a stucco apartment building.

As the annual wildfires rage along the border of Los Angeles, three young women contemplate their futures and wage emotional battles from the rooftop of a stucco apartment building.

Bathwater

by Lillian Mottern

3
Cast Size
7—8
Genre
dark comedy

A group of would-be intellectuals at a Los Angeles university must deal with the aftermath of the expulsion and disgrace of their leader -- and face their own shortcomings in the process.

A group of would-be intellectuals at a Los Angeles university must deal with the aftermath of the expulsion and disgrace of their leader -- and face their own shortcomings in the process.

Frank Loves You

by Lillian Mottern

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy

Frank is late to his sister’s birthday party. Frank killed the family cat. Face-to-face with each other in their family’s Manhattan apartment, three siblings, Frank, Vita, and Ada, find themselves embroiled in a battle for family control that will force them to reckon with the ghosts of their childhood, all while contending with the presence of an unwelcome guest.

Frank is late to his sister’s birthday party. Frank killed the family cat. Face-to-face with each other in their family’s Manhattan apartment, three siblings, Frank, Vita, and Ada, find themselves embroiled in a battle for family control that will force them to reckon with the ghosts of their childhood, all while contending with the presence of an unwelcome guest.

Blessings

by Lillian Mottern

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy

On the last day of their lease, three young women gather in their apartment to perform a series of rituals and blessings that spiral out of control as tempers clash and an unexpected visitor disturbs their barely maintained interpersonal harmony.

On the last day of their lease, three young women gather in their apartment to perform a series of rituals and blessings that spiral out of control as tempers clash and an unexpected visitor disturbs their barely maintained interpersonal harmony.