Gregory Paul

Some of Greg's plays include: WAIT (2008 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference); The Point of Deviance (Macaulay Honors College’s International Symposium on Surveillance Societies); Goblin Universe, (The Alley Theatre/Louisville KY and semi-finalist for the 2011 Eugene O’Neill National Playwright’s Conference); The Lady’s Child with composer Lisa Dove (NYU/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School); The Amazing True Adventures of Buckbean Bushytail with composer Lisa Dove (Jalopy Music Theatre, Special Music School); Wetiko (2014 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference and finalist for 2015 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference). He is a founding member of Juggernaut Theatre Company and The Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids MN, which has produced a number of his plays for...

Some of Greg's plays include: WAIT (2008 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference); The Point of Deviance (Macaulay Honors College’s International Symposium on Surveillance Societies); Goblin Universe, (The Alley Theatre/Louisville KY and semi-finalist for the 2011 Eugene O’Neill National Playwright’s Conference); The Lady’s Child with composer Lisa Dove (NYU/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School); The Amazing True Adventures of Buckbean Bushytail with composer Lisa Dove (Jalopy Music Theatre, Special Music School); Wetiko (2014 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference and finalist for 2015 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference). He is a founding member of Juggernaut Theatre Company and The Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids MN, which has produced a number of his plays for children. Greg is also a member of the Project Y Playwrights Group and The Playwrights/Directors Unit at The Actors Studio. He holds a BFA in Acting/Directing from Baylor University and an MFA in Acting from Ohio University.

Scripts

Keep Me Comfortable

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Two estranged cousins reunite at their grandfather’s hospice bedside, confronting buried family wounds and clashing over end-of-life choices. As the night unfolds, long-suppressed truths surface, forcing them to reckon with forgiveness, responsibility, and what it truly means to keep someone comfortable.

Two estranged cousins reunite at their grandfather’s hospice bedside, confronting buried family wounds and clashing over end-of-life choices. As the night unfolds, long-suppressed truths surface, forcing them to reckon with forgiveness, responsibility, and what it truly means to keep someone comfortable.

Shepherd

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Set in the near future, following the Second American Civil War and World War III, a small midwestern family agrees to participate in a program called "Shepherd", designed to rehabilitate former insurrectionists through the supervision of a household AI.

Set in the near future, following the Second American Civil War and World War III, a small midwestern family agrees to participate in a program called "Shepherd", designed to rehabilitate former insurrectionists through the supervision of a household AI.

Winter In Moscow

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Would-be writer William Froth arrives in 1933 Moscow  with one goal, to be part of the grand and glorious Soviet experiment. Bouncing from event to event in a whirlwind of food, drink and entertainments Bill soon finds himself outside the bounds of the Party approved itinerary, and discovers that this paradise has a hidden price tag.

Would-be writer William Froth arrives in 1933 Moscow  with one goal, to be part of the grand and glorious Soviet experiment. Bouncing from event to event in a whirlwind of food, drink and entertainments Bill soon finds himself outside the bounds of the Party approved itinerary, and discovers that this paradise has a hidden price tag.

Wetiko

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Russ, an ex-marine struggling with adjusting to civilian life, finds an injured fighting dog
and resolves to rehabilitate the animal. Finding the dog’s injuries to be beyond his help
and in desperation, Russ seeks out the help of his neighbor, Marni, a widowed nurse.
After initial reservations, Marni decides to help Russ with the dog.
Unknown to Russ however, Bead, the dog’s former owner has every intention of...

Russ, an ex-marine struggling with adjusting to civilian life, finds an injured fighting dog
and resolves to rehabilitate the animal. Finding the dog’s injuries to be beyond his help
and in desperation, Russ seeks out the help of his neighbor, Marni, a widowed nurse.
After initial reservations, Marni decides to help Russ with the dog.
Unknown to Russ however, Bead, the dog’s former owner has every intention of
recovering his prize possession, while Marni’s sister Felice, has set her eye on Russ.
The play moves to a climax, as a battle is waged between the forces of
predation and the forces of mercy, laying bare the troubled histories of all the characters.

The Flower or The Bee

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

A disgraced college professor, looking to get his old life back, seeks out the help of a volatile and reclusive black-market therapist.

A disgraced college professor, looking to get his old life back, seeks out the help of a volatile and reclusive black-market therapist.

When The Man Comes Around

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Maggie and Seth are boyfriend and girlfriend. Maggie and Seth have grown apart. Maggie has secret that she needs to tell Seth when.......Jesus Christ returns for judgement day.

Maggie and Seth are boyfriend and girlfriend. Maggie and Seth have grown apart. Maggie has secret that she needs to tell Seth when.......Jesus Christ returns for judgement day.

A Day to be Someone Else

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

A Day to be Someone Else is a comedy that centers around Dom and Nyaja, two aspiring young fighters at the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park. They might just figure out just how they feel about each other if they could just lay their weapons down. There’s laughs, fights (literally), tears and romance in this roller-coaster, coming-of-age-story.

A Day to be Someone Else is a comedy that centers around Dom and Nyaja, two aspiring young fighters at the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park. They might just figure out just how they feel about each other if they could just lay their weapons down. There’s laughs, fights (literally), tears and romance in this roller-coaster, coming-of-age-story.

Goblin Universe

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Howard Phillips is a crypto-zoologist who has spent all his adult life hunting monsters and as a result, he is a complete failure. He spends his days avoiding his landlord while enduring the constant reminder of wasted years in the form of an imaginary bipedal frog. His fortunes change, however, when he encounters a creature he never expected and the door to the Goblin Universe is opened.

Howard Phillips is a crypto-zoologist who has spent all his adult life hunting monsters and as a result, he is a complete failure. He spends his days avoiding his landlord while enduring the constant reminder of wasted years in the form of an imaginary bipedal frog. His fortunes change, however, when he encounters a creature he never expected and the door to the Goblin Universe is opened.

Stand Up For Bastards

by Gregory Paul

Synopsis

Script Synopsis

(Time - The present. 7 simple locations . )

MONTGOMERY and RALPH are young actors trying to make it. But when RALPH gets a summer job the Plum Valley Shakespeare Festival and MONTGOMERY doesn’t, their dysfunctional friendship is laid bare, and a runaway train of rivalry and revenge results.

Character breakdown

RALPH - Male. Struggling actor. Late 20's to early 30's. Narcissistic...

Script Synopsis

(Time - The present. 7 simple locations . )

MONTGOMERY and RALPH are young actors trying to make it. But when RALPH gets a summer job the Plum Valley Shakespeare Festival and MONTGOMERY doesn’t, their dysfunctional friendship is laid bare, and a runaway train of rivalry and revenge results.

Character breakdown

RALPH - Male. Struggling actor. Late 20's to early 30's. Narcissistic. Demanding. Emotionally honest. Any ethnicity.

MONTGOMERY - Male. Struggling actor. Late 20's to early 30's. Self -sacrificing. Passive/aggressive. Closeted. Any ethnicity.

TRACEY - Female. Overworked stage manager. Early to mid 30's. Harried.Diligent. No nonsense. Seeking some relief from a grueling life. Any ethnicity.