Elle Meerovich

It's Christmas, and Jay is dying. After having been revived multiple times by the good people at the hospital, they are ready to give up, but their partner Leigh isn't convinced. As the couple grapples with Jay's desire to sign a DNR, they are counseled by a matter-of-fact doctor and a well-intentioned Rabbi, who may have some ulterior motives of their own. This multi-cultural holiday musical delves deep into absurdity, asking us to consider what is worth fighting for, and how we can uncover the true nature of forgiveness.

When two duelers find themsevles entangled in a battle without end, they must work together to free themselves from a grueling and torturous time loop. This short play features heavy stage combat and intimacy, making it a terrific choice for two physical actors to show off their movement and comedy skills.

Milo is an old sculptor, facing one final, daunting task- restore Venus. Yes, that one. But when faced with new connection after many years of being alone, the unlikely pair find that they may have more in common than they think. A short story about loneliness, art, and the perseverance of love, "de Milo" is a love letter to those who refuse to be anything but themselves.

When the illustrious Winton family learns that their well of cash has run dry, they reluctantly decide to sell the prized family painting, “Goat, Resting.” But when a simple business transaction turns into the culmination of a twenty-year plot for vengeance, all sense flies out the three-hundred-thousand pound windows. Self-serving matriarchs, vengeful art dealers, and naked poets run amok in this brand spanking new farce.

When a small county zoo's latest addition goes missing, three new recruits are brought onto the team to solve the mystery. Between a day manager with something to hide, a violent and sadistic head of security, and a gorilla handler who speaks mainly in riddles, our three intrepid heroes suddenly find themselves in the middle of a sinister plot that is much more than any of them bargained for. Mixing noir pastiche with supernatural comedy and some genuine thrills, THE GORILLA WORE FUR attempts to tie a knot between what we perceive as real, and what actually is.

No Clue! A New Musical, written by Elle Meerovich and Kerrigan Sullivan, is an all-original radio-play musical comedy. When a college tour is interrupted, the tour guide and his group find themselves trapped in the school's theatre with a serial killer. As the tour guide interviews the group one by one, the audience is tasked with determining who – out of the hilarious, gut-busting suspects – might be the supposed Jugular Smasher.

A 2017 Capital Fringe "Best of the Fringe" pick, One in Four is a play about four roommates: each one is an alien, and each one believes the other three to be regular degular humans. As the play unfolds, the four contort themselves into increasingly fraught emotional and physical positions to prevent being unmasked as extraterrestrial -- and they learn very little about themselves in the process.

When four young women’s day off gets hijacked by the shocking tales of a mysterious podcast, they are forced to reckon with the worst parts of themselves. Playwright Elle Meerovich draws on the Greek stories of old, casting them in a modern perspective. Part comedy, part tragedy, part morality play, Other Cautionary Tales asks you to examine why you are stuck, and what might move you forward.

WRONG CHOPPED is a senseless Dada comedy that happens to share a few qualities with the Food Network’s hit reality competition series "Chopped." By “share[s] a few qualities with” we mean enough to keep you grounded but not so many that you may start to wonder if this is legally distinct from "Chopped" or not. Because it totally is legally distinct from the hit reality T.V. show.

Join a cadre of confounding chefs and a jury of jejune jurors as the battle for the title of Chopped Champion rages. WRONG CHOPPED will best-case-scenario ASTOUND and worst-case-scenario make you say I KIND OF DON’T GET WHAT THEY WERE GOING FOR WITH THIS. Pre-recorded video! An obliterated fourth wall! A note in the program that will likely beg you to get drunk before you watch this!

Vivi wants a boyfriend real bad, but she's getting bullied pretty severely by some football players at her high school. She comes up with a solution for both problems. A physical play written mostly in stage directions, this short comedy is all about the action.

Facing February: Writing Prompts for Playwrights - 2025
Day 1 Prompt: Opening Line “This [insert any holiday here] is going to be different”

Her Boyfriendmonster now complete, Vivi goes on her first ever date. But can the thrill of being a teen in love be enough to offset the morally gray nature of their relationship? A continuation of VALEN-STEIN'S DAY, this play explores the brief relationship between a wannabe Frankenstein and her monster.

Facing February: Writing Prompts for Playwrights - 2025
Day 2 Prompt: “Coming of Age.”

Ross is casting a regional theatre production of "Gypsy." Elena is an actor trying desperately to get cast as Mama Rose. Can the two find enough common ground to work together despite their differences?

Facing February: Writing Prompts for Playwrights - 2025
Day 3 Prompt: “OPPOSITES ATTRACT – A TWO-HANDER”

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #1

The hands on a clock must balance their personal relationships with their work lives, fulfilling each others' romantic needs while making sure the clock continues to tick forward.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #2

Bound by the conventions of the playwrighting challenge they are undertaking, Elle Meerovich speaks to the audience of one of their plays, and explains the cirumstances of this one. They also shed something they no longer need. Once this has been performed once, it will be destroyed forever.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #3

The Dictator has just died. He and God have a conversation about whether he should be sent to Heaven or Hell.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #4

Senator Bernie Sanders, and two members of his team, pull out all the stops to make sure his latest healthcare bill can will pass.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #5

When his old nemesis The Riddlest shows up after a ten year absence, B'atm'an, with the help of Robby Robin (The They/Them Wonder), must solve the mystery of his sudden appearance.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #6

A piece of chamber music, adapted from a poem written by Elle Meerovich, written after their grandfather's death. Arranged for SATB. Dedicated to Yuri Meerovich.

28 Plays Later (2023) • Prompt #7

Adapted from Reginald Rose's 12 ANGRY MEN, this play wonders what would happen if the source material never ended with a unanimous vote. Following a mistrial, Henry, Lee and Jack decide to take matters into their own hands. But when an attempt to gather evidence turns sour, the three men learn that true justice is not always expected.