Kory Howard

An Italian street peddler, who calls himself the Great Pompachelli, swindles people into buying things they don't need, such is the case of Gavin, the greedy mayor's son. When Gavin falls in love with the poor farmers' "maid," which is suddenly against the law, he needs a love potion, and a plan to get away from underneath his father's control. As things spiral out of control, the Great Pompachelli swindles all the main characters to fall in love with the ultimate love potion - true love!

A comedic Cinderella story - with an interactive twist! The audience must choose the correct path for Cinderella to meet and fall in love with Prince Charming! Throughtout the show, the audience is given a pair of choices to continue the story, but be careful, the wrong choice will end badly! Luckily a narrator controls the show and can rewind the scene if the wrong choice is chosen!

After being shocked at a high school dance and gaining electric superpowers, Mark "Spark" Adams must now team up with the President to "save the world, the universe, and everything in between" from the Global Allegiant Syndicate, led by Commander Omega.

**NOTE: This play is published with Big Dog Publishing. Royalty payments are due for any performance.** https://www.bigdogplays.com/playdisplay.asp?playid=691

**Please note that, although this play is not published, it is under contract agreement with the Producer and Writer for any performances. Performances may only be conducted in an educational setting and non-royalty. Please contact the writer (Kory Howard) for permission or further questions.

SYNOPSIS:
Based on the novel "The Schwa Was Here" by Neal Shusterman, the story is told from the character Antsy Bonano, a teenager living in Brooklyn, New York. Antsy becomes friends with the weird kid everyone calls The Schwa, who is so average and looked over, he is nearly invisible to everyone around him. Antsy soon turns The Schwa’s “invisibility” into a profitable, money-making business, which goes horribly wrong once Old Man Crawley is involved, not to mention the rivalry for the affection of his blind granddaughter, Lexie. The story continues as Antsy and Lexie seek to uncover what really happened to The Schwa’s mom, who mysteriously disappeared when he was five. Through traumatic experiences, the characters in The Schwa Was Here learn the truth about life and how to live it the proper way.

Jack Frost designs a sinister plan of stealing Santa's coat and the naughty and nice list, thus becoming Santa Claus himself. He sends three South Pole elves to the North Pole to accomplish his mission. One of those elves is his son, Ethan Frost, who doesn't really want to go. Complications arise when Ethan is caught, and Jack Frost himself shows up at the North Pole.

Based on the "great escape" of Alcatraz by Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers, Escaping Alcatraz details the events leading up to the escape.

This is Our Life, in its simplicity, reveals the basic foundation of life – family. The play focuses on a husband and wife who have a new neighbor - a nosy therapist who intervenes in their life.
This play is unconventional in its format: it uses improvisational games throughout the show, involving audience members and creating an unpredictable show for cast and audience each night. A light-hearted comedy on a subject that everyone can relate to is a definite crowd-pleasing show.

A play inspired by true events from the life of H. H. Holmes. Set in Chicago during the time of the World's Fair, Holmes sets up "shop" at a hotel. This is no ordinary hotel. This is the Death Hotel, where he lures and kills his victims.

Dr. Ulysses F. Oddman is obsessed with aliens. To his surprise and excitement, an alien landing has been confirmed. However, his neighbors invade his home and his alien shelter to save themselves from abduction. Trapped in a small room, the neighbors discover their true selves. Will they survive when the aliens come to Dr. Oddman's home?

Lost Luggage is a short comedy about two workers in an airport’s lost luggage department. Although the mundane job of rummaging through luggage and playing games with the items in the suitcases is normal for these two workers, a suitcase full of gold bars and a thief suddenly make the job more exciting, especially when the thief turns out to be the wife of one of the workers.

Simple Southerners Earl P. Hickabee and his wife Nelly wake up one morning to find a Northerner couple, Charlie and Josephina, have built a fancy house on their property. A stand-off and battle of property and lifestyle rights ensues. Earl and Nelly convince Charlie to live like them - the redneck life!

Jordann, a 17-old girl, enters a therapist’s office to tell him about traumatic events that have occurred in her life that drove her to attempt suicide. As she tells her story, flashbacks of those moments occur on the opposite side of the stage. A new girl in school threatens Jordann’s popularity status and her close friendships. Combined with a drunken father and an estranged mother, Jordann’s life suddenly comes crashing down on her to the point of suicide. The attempt fails, but while at the hospital, Jordann learns that the new girl has committed suicide. Jordann must now put her life back together somehow.

Nick's best friend Todd sets him up on a date on For the Love dot com. When Nick and Beth meet, they hit it off, and everything seems like smooth sailing. Complications arrive when Nick is "working", aka robbing a bank. Beth happens to be "working" as well - it just so happens that she's robbing the same bank.

Lucy the Ladybug is a cute little story about a young ladybug who realizes one morning that she does not have any spots on her shell. Feeling sad, she heads to her grandmother’s house and other relatives. On her way, she meets other ladybugs in need of help. As she helps each ladybug, a new spot appears on her back. Surprised by how many spots she has earned that day, she discovers that to gain her spots and be a pretty ladybug, she needs to perform acts of kindness to others.

FARCE. Two actors must write an “epic play” on the spot after the playwright suffers writer’s block. To make the play as “epic” as possible, the writers include plenty of action, adventure, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, red herrings, and zombies in the storyline. The main characters include a pizza-loving, whiny millionaire who loves to give himself pity parties; a dry-cleaning damsel in distress with ultra-rare DNA; a card hustler who fights like a ninja; and a henchwoman who loves energy drinks. What results is a play that is definitely epic!

**NOTE: This play is published with Big Dog Publishing. Royalty payments are due for any performance.** https://www.bigdogplays.com/playdisplay.asp?playid=641

Have you ever asked yourself, “What was I thinking?” Well, Spencer and Olivia are doing just that – while on their first date! Their conscious minds (played by two separate actors) are present on stage, sharing their thoughts (often contradictory thoughts!) on the conversation. Things get off to a rocky start, the usual awkward silences ensue, but the complications really begin when both their exes show up. Furthermore, Olivia produces her checklist of grueling questions for Spencer to test whether he is “boyfriend material.” The date concludes with Olivia meeting Spencer’s parents, even though it is just a first date! This show offers a lot of laughs and opportunities for physical humor. About 45 minutes.

Stumbling onto their perfect home is a dream come true for newlyweds Jim and Clara. Keys in hand, they bring a picnic into the house and begin to plan a bright future together… when in come Chris and Allison who also have keys in hand and a picnic basket! Of course the real estate agent is long gone with the money. Just as the two competitive couples think they might have a plan that will allow them all to stay, in come Roger and Lucy with - you guessed it - a picnic basket.