Alec Silberblatt

Alec Silberblatt is a playwright and actor originally from Pittsburgh, PA. His play RYAN'S PUB, TRIVIA NIGHT has been produced in Ohio and Wisconsin, was a semifinalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and was workshopped at the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference. A TELL-TALE HEART, commissioned by Pittsburgh Public Theater, premiered online during the pandemic lockdown, and received a live, sold-out world premiere run at Pittsburgh Public Theater in which he starred. His play THE VAMPIRE was workshopped and performed as part of Theatre Aspen’s 2025 Solo Flights Festival, and received one of two Solo Flights Grants. He acted in and co-directed a filmed version of his play THE MON VALLEY MEDIUM for The Studios of Key West. He's been a finalist for the Road Theatre Summer Playwrights...

Alec Silberblatt is a playwright and actor originally from Pittsburgh, PA. His play RYAN'S PUB, TRIVIA NIGHT has been produced in Ohio and Wisconsin, was a semifinalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and was workshopped at the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference. A TELL-TALE HEART, commissioned by Pittsburgh Public Theater, premiered online during the pandemic lockdown, and received a live, sold-out world premiere run at Pittsburgh Public Theater in which he starred. His play THE VAMPIRE was workshopped and performed as part of Theatre Aspen’s 2025 Solo Flights Festival, and received one of two Solo Flights Grants. He acted in and co-directed a filmed version of his play THE MON VALLEY MEDIUM for The Studios of Key West. He's been a finalist for the Road Theatre Summer Playwrights Festival, semifinalist for Jewish Plays Project, and his plays have been developed by Theatre Aspen, Third Avenue PlayWorks, Curious Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Carnegie Stage. He is an alum of Pittsburgh Public Theater's Playwrights Collective, and a member of The Road Theatre's Under Construction Playwright's Group. When not working on theater, he's a senior interpretive guide at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

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Scripts

Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night

by Alec Silberblatt

5
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
fable/folktale,
fantasy,
horror,
mystery/thriller,
tragedy,
zoom

Marci and Richie have a story to tell. A story about trivia night at Ryan's Pub in Pittsburgh where they're winners week after week until a new team comes in cheating. And when Marci comes face to face with her demons, with, perhaps, the devil himself, she bets a game of trivia for a man's soul. Can Marci and Richie beat a rigged game to save a stranger's life? Grab a seat, pop a can of Iron City, and find out.

Marci and Richie have a story to tell. A story about trivia night at Ryan's Pub in Pittsburgh where they're winners week after week until a new team comes in cheating. And when Marci comes face to face with her demons, with, perhaps, the devil himself, she bets a game of trivia for a man's soul. Can Marci and Richie beat a rigged game to save a stranger's life? Grab a seat, pop a can of Iron City, and find out.

A Tell-Tale Heart

by Alec Silberblatt

2
Cast Size
1
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
fable/folktale,
horror,
immersive,
mystery/thriller,
radio drama,
zoom

You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you done something wrong? Yeah, you know that feeling. Perry’s got that feeling eating away at him. He’s done something, and he needs to get it off his chest. Discover what beats beneath the jovial, beer drinking exterior of this Pittsburgh man in this modern adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story.

You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you done something wrong? Yeah, you know that feeling. Perry’s got that feeling eating away at him. He’s done something, and he needs to get it off his chest. Discover what beats beneath the jovial, beer drinking exterior of this Pittsburgh man in this modern adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story.

The Vampire

by Alec Silberblatt

Cast Size
1
Genre
adaptation,
dark comedy,
drama,
fable/folktale,
horror,
immersive,
mystery/thriller

After a whole lotta nothin' on the datin' apps, Ray finally gets a bite.

After a whole lotta nothin' on the datin' apps, Ray finally gets a bite.

The Bald Spot

by Alec Silberblatt

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama

A young American considers going back to synagogue after October 7th, 2023.

A young American considers going back to synagogue after October 7th, 2023.

Saints of The Saltwater Lagoon

by Alec Silberblatt

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
fable/folktale,
horror,
tragedy

Welcome to The Saltwater Lagoon where the owner, Mary Lou, says she has the power to see the shadow of Death. Yesterday, Mary Lou saw the shadow of Death behind her best friend, Jan. What she does next throws the tight knit community of bar flies, love birds, and nobodies into a kind of chaos, making them all question their purpose on this Earth.

Welcome to The Saltwater Lagoon where the owner, Mary Lou, says she has the power to see the shadow of Death. Yesterday, Mary Lou saw the shadow of Death behind her best friend, Jan. What she does next throws the tight knit community of bar flies, love birds, and nobodies into a kind of chaos, making them all question their purpose on this Earth.

The Mon Valley Medium

by Alec Silberblatt

Cast Size
1
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
fable/folktale,
faith-based,
horror,
mystery/thriller,
tragedy

Mack, a local Pittsburgh man, tells the story of his working-class community falling into chaos after a brutal murder. When his fellow seeks out answers from a local medium to discover the killer and takes revenge, Mack finds himself intwined in guilt. Questioning what is truth and what is lie.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/studioworks

Mack, a local Pittsburgh man, tells the story of his working-class community falling into chaos after a brutal murder. When his fellow seeks out answers from a local medium to discover the killer and takes revenge, Mack finds himself intwined in guilt. Questioning what is truth and what is lie.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/studioworks

Ashes in the Allegheny

by Alec Silberblatt

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy

When Lou brings an urn containing his recently deceased wife's ashes into the local bar instead of scattering them in the river as she wanted, questions are raised. When he says his dead wife visited him last night and told him she didn't want to go in the river, hijinks ensue. Mike and Ken come up with a heist to steal the ashes from the old man, but nothing goes as planned. A supernatural, thriller heist...

When Lou brings an urn containing his recently deceased wife's ashes into the local bar instead of scattering them in the river as she wanted, questions are raised. When he says his dead wife visited him last night and told him she didn't want to go in the river, hijinks ensue. Mike and Ken come up with a heist to steal the ashes from the old man, but nothing goes as planned. A supernatural, thriller heist about letting go of the ones you love the most.

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