Paige Esterly

Paige Esterly is an NYC based playwright, producer, and director, and general indie theater gal about town. Her many plays explore themes of politics and girlhood and often contain elements of violence-- because what's more violent than politics and girlhood? A grad of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dramatic Writing, Paige’s work has been developed with Theater for the New City (NYC), The Space at Irondale (NYC), SERIALS (NYC), The Tank (NYC), Murmation Theater Co. (NYC), TheatreWorks (Mountain View, CA), American Lore Theater (NYC), The Little Theatre of Alexandria (Alexandria, VA), Equity Library Theater (NYC), The Road Theater (Los Angeles, CA), the Workshop Theater (NYC), and the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing (NYC). She is the creator and...

Paige Esterly is an NYC based playwright, producer, and director, and general indie theater gal about town. Her many plays explore themes of politics and girlhood and often contain elements of violence-- because what's more violent than politics and girlhood? A grad of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dramatic Writing, Paige’s work has been developed with Theater for the New City (NYC), The Space at Irondale (NYC), SERIALS (NYC), The Tank (NYC), Murmation Theater Co. (NYC), TheatreWorks (Mountain View, CA), American Lore Theater (NYC), The Little Theatre of Alexandria (Alexandria, VA), Equity Library Theater (NYC), The Road Theater (Los Angeles, CA), the Workshop Theater (NYC), and the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing (NYC). She is the creator and producer of Fucked-Up Play Fest, a recurring theatrical festival showcasing new work by local playwrights, performed as a drinking game for the audience! Member of The Road Theater's Under Construction 5 Playwriting Group & The Workshop Theater's Fall 2024 Playwriting Intensive, project manager for SERIALS @ the Tank. When she's making money instead of theater, Paige writes & edits scripts for popular YouTube channels Study Hall & Crash Course. You can reach her at [email protected]. Instagram: @poutywriter

Scripts

America's Next Top Ultimate Supreme Goddess

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

8 women compete for fame and glory in the first reason of a reality television show.

8 women compete for fame and glory in the first reason of a reality television show.

The Great Lesbian Love of Eve Adams

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

The true story of Eve Adams, lesbian publisher and speakeasy proprietor in 1920's New York.

The true story of Eve Adams, lesbian publisher and speakeasy proprietor in 1920's New York.

The Complete Adventures of C. Lingus, Independent Journalist

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Originally conceived as a 7 part episodic series for SERIALS (The Flea Theater, NYC), C. Lingus, Independent Journalist tells the story of corrupt mayor Big Jimmy and the intrepid blogger who will stop at nothing to bring him down.

Originally conceived as a 7 part episodic series for SERIALS (The Flea Theater, NYC), C. Lingus, Independent Journalist tells the story of corrupt mayor Big Jimmy and the intrepid blogger who will stop at nothing to bring him down.

Some Mothers Eat Their Young

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

A waitress experiences an immaculate pregnancy. Dead deer turn up in the driveway. A woman returns to a small town to settle the affairs of her estranged mother. This play is, first and foremost, a ghost story.

A waitress experiences an immaculate pregnancy. Dead deer turn up in the driveway. A woman returns to a small town to settle the affairs of her estranged mother. This play is, first and foremost, a ghost story.

high school is so boring i could DIE

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Sami and Meg are high school seniors and BFFLTGs (Best Friends Forever Literally To The Grave, duh). They have big dreams for their second semester and beyond-- and potentially satanic powers to help them get there.

Sami and Meg are high school seniors and BFFLTGs (Best Friends Forever Literally To The Grave, duh). They have big dreams for their second semester and beyond-- and potentially satanic powers to help them get there.

A Play In Which I Use Forty-Five Scenes to Get Absolutely Nowhere

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

A play about me, my roommate, and a women named Lauren.

A play about me, my roommate, and a women named Lauren.

The Torso

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

When talented 20-something Danica moves to New York City to pursue a career as a musician, she assumes things will go off without a hitch. However, on top of her best friend Mary's sudden turn towards all things mature, including such adult activities as grocery shopping, trips to the dentist, and entire afternoons spent not stoned out of her mind, Danica's own overwhelming unemployment and lingering teenage bad...

When talented 20-something Danica moves to New York City to pursue a career as a musician, she assumes things will go off without a hitch. However, on top of her best friend Mary's sudden turn towards all things mature, including such adult activities as grocery shopping, trips to the dentist, and entire afternoons spent not stoned out of her mind, Danica's own overwhelming unemployment and lingering teenage bad habits take a toll. Soon, she begins finding mannequin body parts inexplicably hidden around her new apartment. Unsure if these sinister gifts are the work of a stalker or her own slowly slipping mind, she keeps the secret to herself and does her best to slog onward. As her dread mounts and Danica slowly begins to unravel, her friends become increasingly concerned until things come to a head-- literally.

Val & Archie Seize the Day!

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Twenty-somethings Val and Archie are just trying to make it in sunny, sprawling L.A.-- not that they’re even quite sure what that entails. Things get more complicated when the pair realize that perhaps their “it” includes one another, perhaps as something more than friends...and then even more complicated as Val’s past lovers begin turning up dead in a string of sudden and gruesome accidents. Convinced that...

Twenty-somethings Val and Archie are just trying to make it in sunny, sprawling L.A.-- not that they’re even quite sure what that entails. Things get more complicated when the pair realize that perhaps their “it” includes one another, perhaps as something more than friends...and then even more complicated as Val’s past lovers begin turning up dead in a string of sudden and gruesome accidents. Convinced that Archie is next, the two must confront not only the universal inevitability of death but also the much scarier question: what the hell are they going to do with themselves until it comes?

The Tragic Story of the Second-Most Beautiful Woman in the World

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

The Second-Most Beautiful Woman in the World confronts the trials of modern dating.

The Second-Most Beautiful Woman in the World confronts the trials of modern dating.

The Origin of Love

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Stuck at home on a Friday night, Penny and Beth take the opportunity to explore the nuances of Plato's Symposium.

Stuck at home on a Friday night, Penny and Beth take the opportunity to explore the nuances of Plato's Symposium.

Whittier, Alaska

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

In Whittier, Alaska tour guide Erin spends the long winter drinking in the towns one bar with the other handful of year-round residents, biding her time until tourist season rolls around again. There she meets Tracy, a newlywed from the big city (Anchorage, that is) on a spontaneous detour with her new husband-- or is she? As the first storm of the season rolls in, Erin takes Tracy on a tour of her little town...

In Whittier, Alaska tour guide Erin spends the long winter drinking in the towns one bar with the other handful of year-round residents, biding her time until tourist season rolls around again. There she meets Tracy, a newlywed from the big city (Anchorage, that is) on a spontaneous detour with her new husband-- or is she? As the first storm of the season rolls in, Erin takes Tracy on a tour of her little town and its eccentric residents, both living...and otherwise.

A Good Victorian Woman

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Respectable Lucy gets a lesson in letter-writing from a visitor from the future.

Respectable Lucy gets a lesson in letter-writing from a visitor from the future.

Eve & Adam

by Paige Esterly

Synopsis

Cast out of Eden, Eve begins to wonder if being the biblical first woman is all it's talked up to be in this 10 minute play.

Cast out of Eden, Eve begins to wonder if being the biblical first woman is all it's talked up to be in this 10 minute play.