Bridget Grace Sheaff

Bridget Grace Sheaff (she/her):
REGIONAL DIRECTING: Des Moines Playhouse: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical; Maples Repertory Theatre: Merrymaking, Once Upon a Shoe, Schoolhouse Rock Live!; Columbia Entertainment Company: Sister Act; Carousel Productions: Roger’s and Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR; Hangar Theatre KidsStuff: The Velveteen Rabbit; We Happy Few: A Midnight Dreary: All Things Heard in the Heavens and in the Earth, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Dog in the Manger, Frankenstein, A Midnight Dreary; Capital Fringe Curates: Shakespeare’s Worst; Teatro Lirico: Chateau Margaux, Los Gavilanes; Parlor Room: Burst; Monumental Theatre: Infinite Future; Perisphere Theater: Tartuffe; Nu Sass Productions: Exit Carolyn; Spooky Action Theater: Motherless Children; Source Festival: Static, The Physics...

Bridget Grace Sheaff (she/her):
REGIONAL DIRECTING: Des Moines Playhouse: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical; Maples Repertory Theatre: Merrymaking, Once Upon a Shoe, Schoolhouse Rock Live!; Columbia Entertainment Company: Sister Act; Carousel Productions: Roger’s and Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR; Hangar Theatre KidsStuff: The Velveteen Rabbit; We Happy Few: A Midnight Dreary: All Things Heard in the Heavens and in the Earth, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Dog in the Manger, Frankenstein, A Midnight Dreary; Capital Fringe Curates: Shakespeare’s Worst; Teatro Lirico: Chateau Margaux, Los Gavilanes; Parlor Room: Burst; Monumental Theatre: Infinite Future; Perisphere Theater: Tartuffe; Nu Sass Productions: Exit Carolyn; Spooky Action Theater: Motherless Children; Source Festival: Static, The Physics of Now, Ball Drop; Cape May Stage:Merry Melodies, Savage in Limbo.
ASSISTING DIRECTING: Hangar Theatre THE WEDGE: housekeeping; Theater J: The Wanderers, Sons of the Prophet; Mississippi Bend Players: Big River; Constellation Theatre: The Wild Party; Signature Theatre: Titanic; Teatro Lirico; La Rosa de Azafran; Spooky Action Theater: Collaborators, The Oldest Boy; Rorschach Theatre: very still & hard to see; Cape May Stage: Mistakes Were Made, Other Desert Cities, Blithe Spirit, Moon Over Buffalo.
PLAYWRITING CREDITS: Avant Bard Scripts in Play: Killing Mockingbirds; Midwest Dramatists Center Conference; A Cupboard Full of Coffee Cups; B8 Theatre: Lighted Fools; Dean Productions: Halfway to the Middle; Northfield Mount Hermon: At Her Door; Jewish Theatre of Oklahoma: SALT; Walking Shadow Readers Theatre: Halfway to the Middle; A Cupboard Full of Coffee Cups; Maples Repertory Theatre: Tis the Season (2021 and the upcoming sequel- Dec 2024); DBQ One Acts: Lighted Fools (winner); Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre: A Chance of Rain; Orange County International Ten Minute Play Festival: Lighted Fools; The Magnetic Theatre: Lighted Fools; Carrollwood Players: Exit Interview; Crafton Hills New Works Festival: And Maybe a River Will Come, Lighted Fools; Tomo Suru Players: At Her Door; Ovate Highway 33: The Next Table; RKO Garbage Review: Let Sheeping Dogs Die; Spooky Action Theater: Welcome to Hell, Pilate’s Wife; Playwrights’ Round Table: Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience; Inkubator New Works: Pilate’s Wife; Dowling Catholic High School: Smarty Pants; The Strand: And Maybe a River Will Come; The Fine Arts Association: An Evening with Julia Maggiano; Monumental Theatre: Smarty Pants; Nu Sass Productions:The Next Table; Ohlone College: Exit Interview; Gallery Players: Art of Preservation. Her work has been presented at the Midwest Dramatists Center Conference in 2024.
Killing Mockingbirds received an Honorable Mention in the 89th Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Smarty Pants, with Theodore Bartemes, received an award from the Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards. Bridget’s works have been published by Blackbird, Feels Blind Literary, Apricity, New Plains Review, The Interp Store, Mushroom Cloud Press, Crux Literary Magazine, Theatre Unbound, Ghost Light Lit, and Qu Literary Magazine.
Bridget is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab 2019, Directors Lab North 2022, and the Dramatists Guild. Bridget works in development for Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa. She has previously served as the Director of Audience Services and Community Engagement at Maples Repertory Theatre (Macon, MO), Executive Director at the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive,Casting Director at We Happy Few Productions, Casting Manager at Spooky Action Theatre, and in various capacities at Ford’s Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre, Theater J, Imagination Stage, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. BA 2014 summa cum laude, The Catholic University of America. www.bridgetgracesheaff.com

Scripts

KILLING MOCKINGBIRDS

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

A community theatre learns that their production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD cannot move forward due to the recent legal action around the Broadway adaptation. Frances, their director, pulls them together into a devised piece in conversation with Harper Lee's classic story- what's still relevant, what wounds need to be healed, and the ghost at the center of the story.

A community theatre learns that their production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD cannot move forward due to the recent legal action around the Broadway adaptation. Frances, their director, pulls them together into a devised piece in conversation with Harper Lee's classic story- what's still relevant, what wounds need to be healed, and the ghost at the center of the story.

HALFWAY TO THE MIDDLE

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH. Jessie and Logan are in a long distance relationship. Over the first year of their relationship, we see them struggle with the distance, their insecurities, and the outside world from inside a little motel room halfway between their two cities

FULL LENGTH. Jessie and Logan are in a long distance relationship. Over the first year of their relationship, we see them struggle with the distance, their insecurities, and the outside world from inside a little motel room halfway between their two cities

PILATE'S WIFE

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: The wife of Pontius Pilate is in turmoil. While she struggles with her complicity in the death of Christ, an angel takes her through her memories to try and pinpoint the moment it all went wrong.

FULL LENGTH: The wife of Pontius Pilate is in turmoil. While she struggles with her complicity in the death of Christ, an angel takes her through her memories to try and pinpoint the moment it all went wrong.

SMARTY PANTS: A New Musical by Bridget Grace Sheaff and Theodore Bartemes

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH MUSICAL: Amelia Buchanan, a senior at Garfield High School, has a dream of the best Scholar League team in the history of Scholar League. With the help of her friends and one kinda kooky substitute teacher, Amelia auditions and forms an unstoppable team. As the pressure increases, Amelia must decided if her can-do attitude is enough to keep her senior year from completely falling apart. She ends up...

FULL LENGTH MUSICAL: Amelia Buchanan, a senior at Garfield High School, has a dream of the best Scholar League team in the history of Scholar League. With the help of her friends and one kinda kooky substitute teacher, Amelia auditions and forms an unstoppable team. As the pressure increases, Amelia must decided if her can-do attitude is enough to keep her senior year from completely falling apart. She ends up cheating on her history test, admitting to the deed in the final round of competition. Her friends forgive her, and Amelia learns that perfection is a standard that is probably impossible to live by.

LIGHTED FOOLS

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. A Queen banishes the concept of yesterday and the resulting tumult is too much to handle.

TEN MINUTE. A Queen banishes the concept of yesterday and the resulting tumult is too much to handle.

AND MAYBE A RIVER WILL COME

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Rose is convinced that she had found the promised land and crosses the desert with a band of followers to settle on it. When they arrive and there is no water source, they are skeptical of Rose’s sanity, who is trying to convince them that if they build the town, the river will come shortly after.

TEN MINUTE. Rose is convinced that she had found the promised land and crosses the desert with a band of followers to settle on it. When they arrive and there is no water source, they are skeptical of Rose’s sanity, who is trying to convince them that if they build the town, the river will come shortly after.

A CUPBOARD FULL OF COFFEE CUPS

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. On the brink of separation, Donna and Michael are clearing out their kitchen, sorting through years worth of memories through their coffee cups.

TEN MINUTE. On the brink of separation, Donna and Michael are clearing out their kitchen, sorting through years worth of memories through their coffee cups.

SALT

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

The wife of Lot can't turn around. But shouldn't she?

The wife of Lot can't turn around. But shouldn't she?

I WISH I WAS GREGOR SAMSA

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

Do you identify a bit too much with Kafka? Yeah, I get that.
A monologue about late-stage capitalism.

Do you identify a bit too much with Kafka? Yeah, I get that.
A monologue about late-stage capitalism.

TIS THE SEASON: A MAPLES REP HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

Mr. Kluger is an exhausted postal worker who does not understand the appeal of the holiday season. As customers come through his post office and tell their stories, their holiday cards come to life! A variety show featuring musical favorites, new sketches, and enough song and dance for the whole family!

This piece can be reworked for your community upon request.

Mr. Kluger is an exhausted postal worker who does not understand the appeal of the holiday season. As customers come through his post office and tell their stories, their holiday cards come to life! A variety show featuring musical favorites, new sketches, and enough song and dance for the whole family!

This piece can be reworked for your community upon request.

TIS THE SEASON 2: TIS THE SEQUEL

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

Mr. Kluger has moved on from his job at the post office. In his new role as a hotel clerk, surely he will overcome being bogged down by the holidays, right? But a sold-out hotel in a blizzard along with all the usual holiday headache turn Mr. Kluger into a rattled, despondent grump once again. Can he find the holiday spirit with his guests? A Muppet-style variety show featuring musical favorites, new sketches...

Mr. Kluger has moved on from his job at the post office. In his new role as a hotel clerk, surely he will overcome being bogged down by the holidays, right? But a sold-out hotel in a blizzard along with all the usual holiday headache turn Mr. Kluger into a rattled, despondent grump once again. Can he find the holiday spirit with his guests? A Muppet-style variety show featuring musical favorites, new sketches, and enough song and dance for the whole family!

This piece can be reworked for your community upon request.

FILMED BEFORE A LIVE STUDIO

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Two actors realized they are in a sitcom and try desperately to escape a demonic laugh-track.

**NOTE ON STYLE: This should be purposefully over the top and stereotypical. Think CHEERS. Think FRIENDS. Think BIG BANG THEORY.

TEN MINUTE. Two actors realized they are in a sitcom and try desperately to escape a demonic laugh-track.

**NOTE ON STYLE: This should be purposefully over the top and stereotypical. Think CHEERS. Think FRIENDS. Think BIG BANG THEORY.

WELCOME TO HELL! AN ORIENTATION

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. A new group of the Damned arrive in hell and get the lay of the land.

TEN MINUTE. A new group of the Damned arrive in hell and get the lay of the land.

THE NEXT TABLE

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Two strangers sit at different tables at a restaurant. They strike up conversation.

TEN MINUTE. Two strangers sit at different tables at a restaurant. They strike up conversation.

EXIT INTERVIEW

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. In a seemingly ordinary conference room, a man and woman face off to unpack their relationship.

TEN MINUTE. In a seemingly ordinary conference room, a man and woman face off to unpack their relationship.

AN EVENING WITH JULIA MAGGIANO

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE. A famous female actor has written a one-woman show about her life. She runs late one evening and her understudy has to take over.

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE. A famous female actor has written a one-woman show about her life. She runs late one evening and her understudy has to take over.

ART OF PRESERVATION

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Charlotte returns to the art museum her father used to run, to plead for his old job after his death. The board has already named his successor: her high school best friend.

TEN MINUTE. Charlotte returns to the art museum her father used to run, to plead for his old job after his death. The board has already named his successor: her high school best friend.

AT HER DOOR

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. After a disastrous first date, Jason asks his friend Emma to recreate what went wrong.

TEN MINUTE. After a disastrous first date, Jason asks his friend Emma to recreate what went wrong.

PERFECT

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. A ruined date night leads to a surprising announcement.

TEN MINUTE. A ruined date night leads to a surprising announcement.

KISSING LESSONS

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. A game of 7 Minutes in Heaven reveals some real feelings.

TEN MINUTE. A game of 7 Minutes in Heaven reveals some real feelings.

A CHANCE OF RAIN

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Two crushes talk about the possibility of dating.

TEN MINUTE. Two crushes talk about the possibility of dating.

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. The Sun calls a meeting of all the planets and has a strange request.

TEN MINUTE. The Sun calls a meeting of all the planets and has a strange request.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE HAIR

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Samantha has shaved her head and her sister Emily is floored. The truth behind the fashion choice? Well, that's something they'll both have to face.

TEN MINUTE. Samantha has shaved her head and her sister Emily is floored. The truth behind the fashion choice? Well, that's something they'll both have to face.

THE DAYS OF PEANUT BUTTER AND HONEY SANDWICHES

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE. A young artist moves to New York City and cannot catch a break.

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE. A young artist moves to New York City and cannot catch a break.

FORGIVE AND FORGET

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE.. A woman with superior autobiographical memory faces a childhood bully and had to grapple with the perfect memory of his harm to her sister.

TEN MINUTE MONOLOGUE.. A woman with superior autobiographical memory faces a childhood bully and had to grapple with the perfect memory of his harm to her sister.

THE MAN WHO TRIED TO REACH INIFINITY

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

ONE ACT ONE PERSON SHOW. After the death of his son, a mathematics professor attempts to draw a line to infinity

ONE ACT ONE PERSON SHOW. After the death of his son, a mathematics professor attempts to draw a line to infinity

DANNY’S HOW-TO VLOG ON SURVIVING MIDDLE SCHOOL, DEFEATING THE BAD GUYS, AND RULING THE WORLD

by Bridget Grace Sheaff

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE. Meet Danny McMahon, an intellectual middle-school student with a natural gift for learning geography. Recently, he also started a video blog, or VLOG, on the World Wide Web. When his best friend, Betsy, encourages him to enter Joe Biden Middle School’s first ever MapA-Thon, otherwise known as a geography match, could this be an opportunity for Danny to embarrass the school bully and his personal arch...

TEN MINUTE. Meet Danny McMahon, an intellectual middle-school student with a natural gift for learning geography. Recently, he also started a video blog, or VLOG, on the World Wide Web. When his best friend, Betsy, encourages him to enter Joe Biden Middle School’s first ever MapA-Thon, otherwise known as a geography match, could this be an opportunity for Danny to embarrass the school bully and his personal arch nemesis, Hector Kurkowski, in front of the entire student body?