Eytan Deray

Born and raised in South Florida, Eytan Deray is an actor (both musical theatre and plays), a cabaret performer, and an all-around avid storyteller.

His acting credits include "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead", "Rent", "Jekyll & Hyde", "Spring Awakening", "The Rocky Horror Show", "Once Upon a Mattress", "The Normal Heart", "The Who's Tommy", "Fiddler on the Roof", "American Idiot", "Stalker Bob and his Mother", "All Together Now" (by New Play Exchange's very own Philip Middleton Williams), "35mm: A Musical Exhibition", "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Born and raised in South Florida, Eytan Deray is an actor (both musical theatre and plays), a cabaret performer, and an all-around avid storyteller.

His acting credits include "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead", "Rent", "Jekyll & Hyde", "Spring Awakening", "The Rocky Horror Show", "Once Upon a Mattress", "The Normal Heart", "The Who's Tommy", "Fiddler on the Roof", "American Idiot", "Stalker Bob and his Mother", "All Together Now" (by New Play Exchange's very own Philip Middleton Williams), "35mm: A Musical Exhibition", "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Scripts

The Biters

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

SHORT A casual sexual encounter between two men on Halloween night turns vampiric.

SHORT A casual sexual encounter between two men on Halloween night turns vampiric.

Brightly: A Monologue

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

After his 18-year-old son Alex comes out to him and expects him to show hostility, Dad has the perfect response for his son.

After his 18-year-old son Alex comes out to him and expects him to show hostility, Dad has the perfect response for his son.

CRACKED

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH California 1963. A group of youths, all varying in age, are locked away in a mental hospital, struggling to be understood in an adult society that refuses to open their minds to them. Once the stigma ends, eyes will open. In the meantime, they have each other, and they will walk this fine line together. In the same vein as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Girl, Interrupted", "CRACKED" is a...

FULL-LENGTH California 1963. A group of youths, all varying in age, are locked away in a mental hospital, struggling to be understood in an adult society that refuses to open their minds to them. Once the stigma ends, eyes will open. In the meantime, they have each other, and they will walk this fine line together. In the same vein as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Girl, Interrupted", "CRACKED" is a funny, moving, and heart-wrenching drama about mental illness, love, and the astonishing importance of listening.

Educating Asher

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH Hiding in the kitchen at a reception for a funeral, Asher is not quite sure how to process his grief over the loss of his former middle school teacher, Elliott Weiss, who he hasn't spoken to or seen in 5 years. His boyfriend Mark tries to encourage him to talk to Mr. Weiss's widower, Nick, but to no avail. Soon enough, Asher is forced to confront his grief when Elliott's ghost appears in the kitchen...

FULL-LENGTH Hiding in the kitchen at a reception for a funeral, Asher is not quite sure how to process his grief over the loss of his former middle school teacher, Elliott Weiss, who he hasn't spoken to or seen in 5 years. His boyfriend Mark tries to encourage him to talk to Mr. Weiss's widower, Nick, but to no avail. Soon enough, Asher is forced to confront his grief when Elliott's ghost appears in the kitchen with him. It's only now that Elliott is gone that Asher can finally say everything he ever wanted to the teacher that changed his life. "Educating Asher" is a meaningful story about loss, the friendships that shape us, and most importantly, love.

Impossible Friends (In Progress)

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

SHORT- Andy and Lev have been best friends for four years. But tonight, Lev has something to confess to Andy. Something big, irrepressible, and painful. Will Lev's secret hurt them? Will it change anything at all? There's only one way to find out.

SHORT- Andy and Lev have been best friends for four years. But tonight, Lev has something to confess to Andy. Something big, irrepressible, and painful. Will Lev's secret hurt them? Will it change anything at all? There's only one way to find out.

Lost Marbles

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH Ben Aaronson is struggling: depressed, minimally communicative, trying to maintain a relationship with his dad. He's now home from a month-long hospital stay due to his suicide attempt, and he's beginning therapy again with a cool new doctor. Ben can hope for a somewhat steady life, however little hope he has. Right? But then he meets Lucas, the guy who just might be in it for the long haul. "Lost...

FULL-LENGTH Ben Aaronson is struggling: depressed, minimally communicative, trying to maintain a relationship with his dad. He's now home from a month-long hospital stay due to his suicide attempt, and he's beginning therapy again with a cool new doctor. Ben can hope for a somewhat steady life, however little hope he has. Right? But then he meets Lucas, the guy who just might be in it for the long haul. "Lost Marbles" is a complex coming-of-age story: a meditation on gay romance, domestic distance, and mental health awareness.

Overeater: A Monologue

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

After spending months on a disciplined diet, Ethan laments a recent relapse of gluttony, and then empowers himself.

After spending months on a disciplined diet, Ethan laments a recent relapse of gluttony, and then empowers himself.

The Rapping

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

SHORT- A teenage girl alone on Halloween night learns that an urban legend is very true in the most terrifying way.

SHORT- A teenage girl alone on Halloween night learns that an urban legend is very true in the most terrifying way.

Six Feet Away

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

SHORT- A gay couple (one an artistic director and the other a physician's assistant) come to grips with the current state of the world and the impact COVID-19 has has on their relationship and their household.

SHORT- A gay couple (one an artistic director and the other a physician's assistant) come to grips with the current state of the world and the impact COVID-19 has has on their relationship and their household.

Spectral

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

SHORT- A terrorized woman returns to her home and recounts a terrifying supernatural encounter with a parapsychologist and his assistant, only for them to finally witness the horror themselves.

SHORT- A terrorized woman returns to her home and recounts a terrifying supernatural encounter with a parapsychologist and his assistant, only for them to finally witness the horror themselves.

Unfit Puzzle Pieces: A Monologue

by Eytan Deray

Synopsis

After an affectionate relationship suddenly ends and his lover wants to remain friends, Guy has to make a big decision.

After an affectionate relationship suddenly ends and his lover wants to remain friends, Guy has to make a big decision.