Ava Love Hanna

Ava Love Hanna is a professional writer, published playwright, and award-winning speaker and storyteller. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up.

Artistic Director and podcast co-host at Stories Found: https://storiesfound.com

Ava Love Hanna is a professional writer, published playwright, and award-winning speaker and storyteller. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up.

Artistic Director and podcast co-host at Stories Found: https://storiesfound.com

Scripts

There Will Be Bears

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: While camping, Amy and Fiona go on a hike to help Amy clear her head and make an important decision about the future of their relationship. When she and her partner encounter a bear blocking their return path they turn to the wisdom of YouTube celebrity park ranger, Ranger Phil, who has his own surreal opinions on bears and relationships.

10-MINUTE: While camping, Amy and Fiona go on a hike to help Amy clear her head and make an important decision about the future of their relationship. When she and her partner encounter a bear blocking their return path they turn to the wisdom of YouTube celebrity park ranger, Ranger Phil, who has his own surreal opinions on bears and relationships.

Big Brad Wolf

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: The Big Bad Wolf yearns to break free of the limits of his life, which confuses the other residents of the enchanted woods. When Brad Wolf attempts to break his family's cycle of cruelty and a pork-heavy diet, he's challenged by a plot-driven pig who insists he revert to his carnivore roots. This is a play about expectations, tradition, and the sweet smell of roasted pig meat.

10-MINUTE: The Big Bad Wolf yearns to break free of the limits of his life, which confuses the other residents of the enchanted woods. When Brad Wolf attempts to break his family's cycle of cruelty and a pork-heavy diet, he's challenged by a plot-driven pig who insists he revert to his carnivore roots. This is a play about expectations, tradition, and the sweet smell of roasted pig meat.

Mascot

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: Dana’s got a lot going on. While waiting for a late bus to work she’s suddenly greeted by the rambunctious mascot version of herself sent by “corporate” to help her with her personal branding and audience retention, so maybe she won’t die alone -- whether she likes it or not.

An immersive, interactive comedy about a woman and the mascot that may or may not be a figment of her stressed imagination.

10-MINUTE: Dana’s got a lot going on. While waiting for a late bus to work she’s suddenly greeted by the rambunctious mascot version of herself sent by “corporate” to help her with her personal branding and audience retention, so maybe she won’t die alone -- whether she likes it or not.

An immersive, interactive comedy about a woman and the mascot that may or may not be a figment of her stressed imagination.

Secondhand Soul

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: Vi hates gym teachers and loves Em. Em loves Vi and hates Ouija boards. When Em gives into temptation and uses Vi’s Ouija board to try to come out to her dead mother, she accidentally summons a guy named Damon – who really, really wants her soul.

10-MINUTE: Vi hates gym teachers and loves Em. Em loves Vi and hates Ouija boards. When Em gives into temptation and uses Vi’s Ouija board to try to come out to her dead mother, she accidentally summons a guy named Damon – who really, really wants her soul.

Bad Neighbors

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and field your anonymous complaints about Paul's short-shorts. Follow the deed restrictions and we'll all get along just fine—unless you're from Avondale. We hate those guys.

10-MINUTE: The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and field your anonymous complaints about Paul's short-shorts. Follow the deed restrictions and we'll all get along just fine—unless you're from Avondale. We hate those guys.

P, B, & Jane

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: Famed improv group, P, B, & J – self-proclaimed “raiders of the lost snark” – are here to entertain you with hilarious vignettes of freak shows, sexual identity, and Freudian slips. Literally. As Jane woos the crowd, she slips in and out of memories of religious and sexual trauma and wonders if she will ever outperform the shadows of her past that pursue her on stage.

10-MINUTE: Famed improv group, P, B, & J – self-proclaimed “raiders of the lost snark” – are here to entertain you with hilarious vignettes of freak shows, sexual identity, and Freudian slips. Literally. As Jane woos the crowd, she slips in and out of memories of religious and sexual trauma and wonders if she will ever outperform the shadows of her past that pursue her on stage.

Haggis

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: A couple’s search for adventure at a desert nudist resort lands them in rural Scotland with an inscrutable groundskeeper and inadequate wardrobe.

10-MINUTE: A couple’s search for adventure at a desert nudist resort lands them in rural Scotland with an inscrutable groundskeeper and inadequate wardrobe.

Crime of Passion

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

1-MiNUTE - She's a woman. He's a robocop. A classic dystopian love story.

1-MiNUTE - She's a woman. He's a robocop. A classic dystopian love story.

The Murderlators

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

1-MINUTE: Flynn and Fiona are the hosts of the long running true crime podcast, The Murderlators. They're both big fans of the true crime genre... or are they?

Note: Suitable for stage performance or as an audio play.

1-MINUTE: Flynn and Fiona are the hosts of the long running true crime podcast, The Murderlators. They're both big fans of the true crime genre... or are they?

Note: Suitable for stage performance or as an audio play.

Cupcake

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

1-MINUTE: Zach and Liz are on a date at a café. They order a cupcake to share and end up dealing with joint existential crises.

1-MINUTE: Zach and Liz are on a date at a café. They order a cupcake to share and end up dealing with joint existential crises.

Your Mom

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

1-MINUTE: Flynn meets up with Fiona at a large outdoor protest and discovers the subject of everyone's ire is someone he knows.

1-MINUTE: Flynn meets up with Fiona at a large outdoor protest and discovers the subject of everyone's ire is someone he knows.

Robots

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

1-Minute: It's Amy's first visit home from college and she's brought a friend.

1-Minute: It's Amy's first visit home from college and she's brought a friend.

Zeus' Day Off

by Ava Love Hanna

Synopsis

10-MINUTE: Zeus decides to take a much-needed day off leaving his followers to make their own choices for 24 hours. At first, humanity seems to flourish without Zeus' interventions, but after a pair of young lovers miss an important warning from the Oracle and make a life-altering mistake, everyone is ready for a return to deus ex machina.

10-MINUTE: Zeus decides to take a much-needed day off leaving his followers to make their own choices for 24 hours. At first, humanity seems to flourish without Zeus' interventions, but after a pair of young lovers miss an important warning from the Oracle and make a life-altering mistake, everyone is ready for a return to deus ex machina.