Jim Moss

FULL LENGTH: A look into the generational gaps between three women, and the right of consent laws among US states. Seventeen-year old Olivia has been spending her summer in Olympia Washington (presumably with her Grandmother Cilla) so that her thirty-year old boyfriend will not get in trouble with the law as the age of consent in the state of Washington is only sixteen. Andrea has arrived at her mother’s home to collect her rebellious daughter who has decided to skip her senior year of high school and remain in Olympia. Cilla, an original flower child of the sixties, is fine with her granddaughter living with an older man, but when Andrea discovers the details of Olivia’s affair with Gifford, the trust between the women is broken. Andrea’s attempt to blackmail Gifford backfires and Cilla reveals why she gave up Andrea to her own mother to raise.

FULL LENGTH - In this murder mystery farce, five strangers are invited to philanthropist’s mansion and treated to a séance, but the trick is on the guests when the spirits of past homicides turn up. A businessman with mob ties, a southern belle with questionable charities, a teacher, a radio comedian, and an heir to a fortune must reconcile with their past, and avoid upsetting the paranoid maid who will stab anyone with a handy vegetable at the slightest provocation. Wealthy Mr. Carlisle never arrives, and after the séance, Madame LaBonza disappears. However, certain spirits remain, along with the question of who is really pulling the strings behind the seemingly supernatural dropping of pinecones, banana peels and chandeliers. One thing is sure: to keep their secrets hidden, at least one guest is willing to kill again…

Wilma has noticed that her eighty-one year old father, Wendell is beginning to lose his memory and thinks it is time for him to live in an assisted living facility. Wendell is in denial about his memory loss and is not interested in leaving his home. Wilma’s younger and troubled sister, Monica, has moved into Wendell’s home, ostensibly to help take care of him. Monica has brought her adult son, Cliff to live there - both are former drug addicts. Cliff has invited his girlfriend, Adrienne. When Wilma sees the lack of care Monica is providing to Wendell, she contacts their brother, David and contact the state Department of Elder Affairs. When Monica discovers what Wilma is doing, she makes plans to have Wendell give her Power of Attorney, so that she and Cliff can continue to live in the home rent-free. Wilma turns up unannounced with plans to take Wendell to a doctor for an evaluation, however before she can get Wendell out the door, Monica arrives and convinces Wendell that Wilma is planning on putting him in a nursing home. This leads to a physical fight between the two sisters with dire complications for everyone involved.

FULL LENGTH. In this steampunk farce, an American research sub on a secret mission in the South Pacific during World War II is sabotaged. The crew is rescued by a Victorian-era submarine manned only by seventy-five year-old Anita Mannancot and her precocious ten-year old grandson, Giles. When Captain Hurley and First Mate Smith try to retrieve specimens left on their submarine, Smith’s line is cut and he nearly drowns. Meanwhile, jellyfish expert Barbara Larsen is menaced by a mysterious dolphin that no else sees. Captain Hurley must uncover the Axis spy hiding among his crew, and also determine just how much Anita and Giles know about the secrets of the jellyfish they are all collecting.

FULL LENGTH. 3 ACTS. Connie has hidden lottery tickets in the Christmas presents she has given her family. Before they are opened, her husband Greg insists that one has hit all six winning numbers and wants to open the presents and re-wrap them. Connie convinces him he must have been mistaken, but Christmas morning, her mother Abigail unwraps the winning ticket. Abigail insists that she will share the four million dollar prize evenly with her three children: Connie, Beatrice and Michael. The five sit down on Valentine’s Day to decide how best evenly divide and invest the money, but sibling rivalry flares up and Beatrice storms out and has a car accident. Meanwhile, Abigail has been treating her friend Delores’ grandchildren to toys and trips to Disney World. Convinced that Abigail is being taken advantage of, the siblings plot to get Delores away from their mother. As the holidays pass through the year and money begins to dwindle, each of Abigail’s children scheme to gain control of the money and investments in Abigail’s name. When tax day rolls around, Abigail discovers she’s in trouble with the IRS. The entire family decides to band together to help Abigail, but everyone has been hiding secrets, and at least one person has a trick up their sleeve to gain control of the fortune that remains.

10 MINUTE PLAY - Two hackers bite off more than they can chew when they hack a computer holding data that can be wirelessly sent into chips inside people’s heads.

ONE ACT, TEN MINUTES. Teenagers, Emma and Tyler are on a double date. Tyler seems more interested in playing on his cell phone than talking with Emma. When the cell battery runs low, Emma discovers there are ulterior motives behind her date with Tyler, and each reveals a secret from their past.

ONE ACT, TEN MINUTES. The King's jester attempts to woo the King's chief scientist.

10 MINUTE PLAY. Jack and Veronica, both recently divorced, are involved in a rebound relationship. They have made an agreement not to let their feelings cloud their better judgment, but each find’s the other actions questionable, and they test each other’s commitment to non-commitment.

ONE ACT, 20 MINUTES. Gerald and Amanda meet with a doctor at a designer baby clinic to map out their future child. When the doctor begins steering the couple to add more desirable traits, Amanda begins to have second thoughts.

ONE ACT 15 Minutes. When his Zen Pizza is delivered, Ronnie engages in a discussion of space, time, and existence with the pizza delivery monk and ends up getting more (and less) than what he bargained for.

10 MINUTE PLAY. Jenny, a recent graduate, is leaving her home state to move to New York and live with her boyfriend. Her father uses her old teddy bear, Fwuffels, to say a few things to her before she leaves.

10 MINUTE PLAY. When Darlene returns home to the double-wide trailer she shares with her common-law husband, Wayne, she finds him goofing around online instead of looking for a job. A storm begins brewing both inside and outside the trailer as Wayne explains his theories on the formation of tornadoes.

ONE ACT, TEN MINUTES. Barbara is overwhelmed by a series of domestic mishaps: a loose bedpost, a broken thermometer, and a busted outlet. She discovers her apartment is haunted by a shirtless ghost who’s been spying on the place. The ghost fills her in on what’s been happening and explains her recent vivid dream.

ONE ACT. 10 - 15 minutes. Two alien creatures discover their human companion unresponsive and take various steps to ensure their continued care.

10 MINUTE. ONE-ACT. Bravo and Foxtrot are under orders to monitor the population of a city, and if necessary, release a destructive weapon. The two joke and test each other's loyalty and intentions as they move closer to a dangerous decision.