Kevin Brodie

One Act
An elderly man is selling off all his belongings in a tag sale, ostensibly because he is expecting the rapture. His estranged best friend and next door neighbor confronts him because he suspects the sell off has more to do with grieving his deceased wife.

One Act
A 12 year old boy who watched a plane come down near his elementary school desperately seeks comfort from his father, who has been avoiding his son because he has no idea how to help him.

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Tom Hoffman is terrified.
Unable to cope with the emotion of a funeral, he does what he usually does--run away. He stops at a small park in New York city, which is enough for his friend Colin Lane to catch up to him. Tom, a young concert pianist, has been running in fear since a diagnosis of Parkinson’s effectively ended his performance career. Colin, a cantankerous 92-year-old Irishman, has been coping with the disease for thirty years. A mentor to Tom, he is unafraid to encourage, cajole and even berate Tom to prevent his succumbing to paralysis. To that end, Tom relives the effect his diagnosis had on himself, his parents, the end of his marriage--even a suicide attempt.
A year later, Tom has returned to the park to find Colin waiting for him. Tom has gained a certain level of acceptance--he has begun composing, reached detente with his parents, and has even dipped his toe into a new relationship. Still afraid, Tom wants reassurance from Colin that he can have a good life in spite of his disease. Colin can’t give him that reassurance, and to make it clear, Colin relives his failed attempt to reconcile with his own son. Colin reminds Tom that the next to accept that there are no guarantees: his disease might stay manageable for years, or it may not; he might accept the love of others, or he might reject it out of fear. The only option is to keep living. Tom is unsure he is ready for that uncertainty, but knows it’s time to move on without his mentor. It is then that Tom apologizes to Colin for running away from his funeral--and then they say a final goodbye.

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Daniel Young is running for his life.

Having escaped from an American Indian Boarding School in 1950, 16-year-old Daniel finds himself hiding in a barn in Clovis, California, trying to avoid recapture from the local deputy. Hoping for safety, and a good night’s sleep before moving on, he is instead discovered by Bijul--a teenage Sikh from the Punjab region of India. Bijul decides it is her duty as a Sikh to help Daniel, but not everyone in her family is on board.

Having narrowly escaped the horrors of Partition, Daniel’s presence throws Bijul’s family into conflict. Should they risk their status as immigrants by protecting Daniel from the injustice he is fleeing, or should they turn them over to local law enforcement and protect themselves? Even if they decide to help, Daniel has to decide if he is still capable of trust and able to accept the family’s aid.

One Act: Two story archetypes, Damsel-in-Distress and Sassy Rom-Com Best Friend, find themselves transported to an impersonal rehab center, devoid of any other characters, wherein instructions are transmitted via a disembodied voice. They discover they have been sent to rehab due to them misbehaving during stories, primarily because they are bored with the cliched story tropes in which they must endure. Damsel wants to rescue herself, and Sassy wants to stop being the supportive best friend and lead her own life.

They must decide whether to accept the terms of their rehab, or rebel against the constraints of their existence.

One Act: Four strangers find that they have been waiting in line at the DMV so long, they begin to believe they have died and gone to hell. They must decide if they are truly experiencing spiritual fatalism, or simply anxiety and hysteria, and figure out if there is any way to escape.