Mary Glen Fredrick

Mary Glen Fredrick (they/them) is a New York-based writer, actor, and video editor, hailing mostly from Kansas City. A writer for both theatre and film, they create kinetic, femme-centric stories that dance with the absurd, the imaginative, and the dystopian.

Their plays include 'fire work' (NNPN Rolling World Premiere, NNPN National Showcase of New Plays, O’Neill finalist) 'ANARCHY' (New Perspectives WWSP Lab), 'These Violent Delights' (Theater Alliance's Hothouse, Letter of Marque Ensemble Playwright Residency), and 'Edit Annie' (Neukom Literary Arts Award finalist, The Leah finalist, O’Neill semifinalist), the latter earning eleven B. Iden Payne nominations in Austin, TX, and appearing on multiple “Best Theatre of 2023” lists in San Francisco, CA.

Mary Glen’s work has been produced...

Mary Glen Fredrick (they/them) is a New York-based writer, actor, and video editor, hailing mostly from Kansas City. A writer for both theatre and film, they create kinetic, femme-centric stories that dance with the absurd, the imaginative, and the dystopian.

Their plays include 'fire work' (NNPN Rolling World Premiere, NNPN National Showcase of New Plays, O’Neill finalist) 'ANARCHY' (New Perspectives WWSP Lab), 'These Violent Delights' (Theater Alliance's Hothouse, Letter of Marque Ensemble Playwright Residency), and 'Edit Annie' (Neukom Literary Arts Award finalist, The Leah finalist, O’Neill semifinalist), the latter earning eleven B. Iden Payne nominations in Austin, TX, and appearing on multiple “Best Theatre of 2023” lists in San Francisco, CA.

Mary Glen’s work has been produced by Theater Alliance, Crowded Fire Theater, The VORTEX, The Unicorn Theatre, and New Perspectives Theatre. They are a Tribeca x Chanel Through Her Lens fellow, and a recipient of Venturous Theater Fund’s Production Grant and National New Play Network’s Collaboration Fund. MG has developed work through Working Barn Productions’ Feature Film Incubator, Fresh Ground Pepper’s BRB Retreat, Letter of Marque’s Ensemble Playwright Lab, and the Eastern Frontier Residency. They hold a BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity from Stanford University and an MFA in Acting from UC San Diego. heymaryglen.com

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Scripts

Edit Annie

by Mary Glen Fredrick

Cast Size
3
Genre
dark comedy,
horror,
immersive,
mystery/thriller

Arguably-agoraphobic video editor Annie finally meets Clara, the #influencer she’s been editing remotely for years. This dark comedic thriller descends deep into Annie’s mind and interrogates the loneliness of living with screens, the implications of being able to edit every aspect of yourself, and what’s “real” in a digital age.

Arguably-agoraphobic video editor Annie finally meets Clara, the #influencer she’s been editing remotely for years. This dark comedic thriller descends deep into Annie’s mind and interrogates the loneliness of living with screens, the implications of being able to edit every aspect of yourself, and what’s “real” in a digital age.

fire work

by Mary Glen Fredrick

1
Cast Size
6—7
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
political,
tragedy

Eleanor and Bartholomew work at the glass factory by day and set off fireworks by night. But when a new labor bill threatens to destroy their status quo and a group of revolutionaries come calling, they must decide just how much they’re willing to sacrifice in order to preserve the life that’s slowly killing them. A contemporarily old-timey, tragicomic heist play about labor, exploitation, and our inexplicable...

Eleanor and Bartholomew work at the glass factory by day and set off fireworks by night. But when a new labor bill threatens to destroy their status quo and a group of revolutionaries come calling, they must decide just how much they’re willing to sacrifice in order to preserve the life that’s slowly killing them. A contemporarily old-timey, tragicomic heist play about labor, exploitation, and our inexplicable addiction to capitalism.

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Anarchy

by Mary Glen Fredrick

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
movement/physical,
political,
tragedy

Alpha, Beta, and Omega live in a box. A box in a basement. They take the cargo elevator to their many, many jobs. They pray to be Selected. An absurdist dystopian physical comedy about hustle culture, the ways that femme people cultivate humanity under inhumane circumstances, and the Deus we don't expect Ex Machina.

Alpha, Beta, and Omega live in a box. A box in a basement. They take the cargo elevator to their many, many jobs. They pray to be Selected. An absurdist dystopian physical comedy about hustle culture, the ways that femme people cultivate humanity under inhumane circumstances, and the Deus we don't expect Ex Machina.

These Violent Delights

by Mary Glen Fredrick

Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
experimental,
mystery/thriller,
political,
satire

A bloody penthouse on the Upper East Side. Four wives and an outsider, known only by number. Spaghettification. A murder mystery about absurd wealth, the boundaries we draw around finance and romance, and what trauma does to the brain.

A bloody penthouse on the Upper East Side. Four wives and an outsider, known only by number. Spaghettification. A murder mystery about absurd wealth, the boundaries we draw around finance and romance, and what trauma does to the brain.