Daniel Takacs

Dan Takacs is an award-winning playwright, director, and mentor from Oberlin, Ohio. His original plays have been developed or produced by The Riant Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Boston Playwright's Theatre, and he has taught and directed theatre in Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, and in Boston, where he received his MFA in Theatre Studies from Boston University, with a focus on playwriting and directing. Dan is a Frank Moffett Mosier Fellow for Works in Heightened Language, a winner of the New Play Festival at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, and a winner of the OANO Award for directing “Know Abuse.” Favorite productions he has directed include "The Millennials" (CPT), "The 39 Steps" (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre), and "The Adventurous Adventuress" (Dobama). Dan lives with his wife...

Dan Takacs is an award-winning playwright, director, and mentor from Oberlin, Ohio. His original plays have been developed or produced by The Riant Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Boston Playwright's Theatre, and he has taught and directed theatre in Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, and in Boston, where he received his MFA in Theatre Studies from Boston University, with a focus on playwriting and directing. Dan is a Frank Moffett Mosier Fellow for Works in Heightened Language, a winner of the New Play Festival at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, and a winner of the OANO Award for directing “Know Abuse.” Favorite productions he has directed include "The Millennials" (CPT), "The 39 Steps" (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre), and "The Adventurous Adventuress" (Dobama). Dan lives with his wife, Linda, his peanut Greta, and the twins, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Scripts

An Institution

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

When an acting student reports sexual misconduct to her professor, the drama faculty scrambles to control the damage.

When an acting student reports sexual misconduct to her professor, the drama faculty scrambles to control the damage.

The Piteous Life and Tragical Death of Steve the Intern

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

A lowly intern he,
But president he'd be:
By murthering
He's furthering
His plan, ambitiously!

A lowly intern he,
But president he'd be:
By murthering
He's furthering
His plan, ambitiously!

Be a Mensch

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

When the eldest son and breadwinner of a poor Midwestern family is accepted into his dream college, he must beg the adults in his life for the small fee he needs to enroll, but they have no intention of letting him escape.

When the eldest son and breadwinner of a poor Midwestern family is accepted into his dream college, he must beg the adults in his life for the small fee he needs to enroll, but they have no intention of letting him escape.

Roko's Basilisk

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] As Alan and Nikolai are on the verge of a breakthrough in AI technology, Nikolai threatens to destroy their work.

[Short] As Alan and Nikolai are on the verge of a breakthrough in AI technology, Nikolai threatens to destroy their work.

Orange [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

Frank's stepson, who lives in the basement, has decided to paint the walls orange.

Frank's stepson, who lives in the basement, has decided to paint the walls orange.

the Lesson [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

an executive consults a Master about Enlightenment.

an executive consults a Master about Enlightenment.

And Call Me in the Morning [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

A gynecologist has fallen in love with his patient.

A gynecologist has fallen in love with his patient.

Fair Ground [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

A menacing Man approaches Sam and his child at the fair.

A menacing Man approaches Sam and his child at the fair.

The First Dance [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

Taylor attends his best friend's wedding reception, but not every guest believes in happy endings...

Taylor attends his best friend's wedding reception, but not every guest believes in happy endings...

Be Honest [short]

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

Stubbs must defend his job performance.

Stubbs must defend his job performance.