Evan Spreen

Evan Spreen is a LGBTQ+ playwright based in Los Angeles. His work has been performed in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Recently, his play Amelia? was part of PEP Productions Best of 2020 festival in Orange County, NY. His one-act Lost Oceans was selected as Best of Festival at Know Theater’s 2022 festival in Binghampton, NY. His horror play The Vast and Unknowable Oven was performed at Kent School in Connecticut in 2023. In New Mexico, his play Decision Makers was part of the New Mexico Seven 2023 at the Fusion Theater company. He enjoys writing Scifi/Horror within the "New Weird" genre. Evan is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.

Evan Spreen is a LGBTQ+ playwright based in Los Angeles. His work has been performed in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Recently, his play Amelia? was part of PEP Productions Best of 2020 festival in Orange County, NY. His one-act Lost Oceans was selected as Best of Festival at Know Theater’s 2022 festival in Binghampton, NY. His horror play The Vast and Unknowable Oven was performed at Kent School in Connecticut in 2023. In New Mexico, his play Decision Makers was part of the New Mexico Seven 2023 at the Fusion Theater company. He enjoys writing Scifi/Horror within the "New Weird" genre. Evan is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.

Scripts

Sojourners

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

A woman fails a test that judges the worth of her soul and must sojourn in an alternate dimension leaving those who love her behind.

A woman fails a test that judges the worth of her soul and must sojourn in an alternate dimension leaving those who love her behind.

Terrible Reception

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

The events of table twenty-three at a wedding reception. Six guests slowly realize that the very wedding they are attending has somehow come to life, and it won’t let them leave.

The events of table twenty-three at a wedding reception. Six guests slowly realize that the very wedding they are attending has somehow come to life, and it won’t let them leave.

Unsweet Perdition

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

Full Length - Astrid shows up for her first day of work at the Danbury Hydroelectric Power and Treatment facility. What follows is a descent into madness. Astrid meets the strange folks who work at the Dam. They take her on a journey that culminates in a trip all the way to oblivion.

Unsweet Perdition is an abstract science fiction play in two acts. The action takes place in a vast complex which is very much a...

Full Length - Astrid shows up for her first day of work at the Danbury Hydroelectric Power and Treatment facility. What follows is a descent into madness. Astrid meets the strange folks who work at the Dam. They take her on a journey that culminates in a trip all the way to oblivion.

Unsweet Perdition is an abstract science fiction play in two acts. The action takes place in a vast complex which is very much a character in this piece. The play draws its influence primarily from works such as the SCP Foundation, Control, House of Leaves, Patriot, and the X-Files. It aims to create an augmented reality piece where the character’s dreams, presence, and true motivations are visible on a heightened scale.

The Serpent Returns

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

Full Length. The Serpent Returns is a dark supernatural comedy in two acts. After forty years, Henry is revisited by his first wife: Christine, who hasn’t aged a day. During her long absence, Henry had all but forgotten her. He wed a lawyer named Mason after coming out as gay. However, Christine and her servant Ava claim that this marriage is invalid and threaten to murder Mason by midnight if Henry does not...

Full Length. The Serpent Returns is a dark supernatural comedy in two acts. After forty years, Henry is revisited by his first wife: Christine, who hasn’t aged a day. During her long absence, Henry had all but forgotten her. He wed a lawyer named Mason after coming out as gay. However, Christine and her servant Ava claim that this marriage is invalid and threaten to murder Mason by midnight if Henry does not honor his original vows. Henry and Mason struggle to find a way to subvert this dark scheme while trying to keep their neighbors safe as well.

Amelia?

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 minute play. A couple searches for a lost cat.

10 minute play. A couple searches for a lost cat.

Tonya & Peaches

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 Minute female monologue. A circus clown says goodbye to an old friend.

10 Minute female monologue. A circus clown says goodbye to an old friend.

Archaeopteryx

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 minute play. A teenage girl takes her sick dog to the vet. But they've never seen a dog quite like this one.

10 minute play. A teenage girl takes her sick dog to the vet. But they've never seen a dog quite like this one.

The Vast & Unknowable Oven

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 Minutes-ish. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A woman's oven is making strange sounds.

10 Minutes-ish. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A woman's oven is making strange sounds.

Taro in the 4th Dimension

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 minute play. A monk named Taro transcends the boundaries of time and space and meets the strange characters that reside there.

10 minute play. A monk named Taro transcends the boundaries of time and space and meets the strange characters that reside there.

Rollercoaster

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

Monologue 3 mins. A personal audition monologue I use. A man builds an amusement park in his backyard.

Monologue 3 mins. A personal audition monologue I use. A man builds an amusement park in his backyard.

Kevin and his Twelve Golden Eggs

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

5 minute Monologue. A man enters an Easter egg painting competition.

5 minute Monologue. A man enters an Easter egg painting competition.

Greg Gillespie and the Legend of my First Date with him

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

Sam goes on a Valentine's date with their crush.

5 Minute Monologue. Any Gender.

Sam goes on a Valentine's date with their crush.

5 Minute Monologue. Any Gender.

Lost Oceans

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

20 minutes. A young woman travels to New Mexico to locate an ocean from a picture found in her father’s wallet.

Inspired by a photograph as part of Know Theater’s 2022 playfest.

20 minutes. A young woman travels to New Mexico to locate an ocean from a picture found in her father’s wallet.

Inspired by a photograph as part of Know Theater’s 2022 playfest.

Redwing

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

One act. An American Gothic, Faustian tale of a grieving young man who stumbles upon a very strange performance that changes him for life.

Content Warning: Horror, Disturbing imagery.

One act. An American Gothic, Faustian tale of a grieving young man who stumbles upon a very strange performance that changes him for life.

Content Warning: Horror, Disturbing imagery.

Coach Lambert and Katrina

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

10 minutes. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A female athlete struggles with herself before nationals.

10 minutes. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A female athlete struggles with herself before nationals.

Her Tiger Face

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

Monologue. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A man remembers his first kiss.

Monologue. Written for 28 Plays Later 2022.

A man remembers his first kiss.

A Coniferous Affair

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

5-10 minutes. A man goes to strange lengths to avoid his family. A little sexually explicit.

5-10 minutes. A man goes to strange lengths to avoid his family. A little sexually explicit.

Following a Blind God

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

15 minutes. An analytical play examining the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo and its influence on Russia in the early 90’s. This play was written as part of the course “The Culture of Russian Terrorism”.

15 minutes. An analytical play examining the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo and its influence on Russia in the early 90’s. This play was written as part of the course “The Culture of Russian Terrorism”.

The Man from Taured

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

30 mins. A man arrives at Tokyo Haneda airport only to find that his country does not exist. Based on an Urban Legend.

30 mins. A man arrives at Tokyo Haneda airport only to find that his country does not exist. Based on an Urban Legend.

Decision Makers

by Evan Spreen

Synopsis

A strange group of people gather in a secret room in the Denver International Airport across from the vending machines near baggage claim carousel 2.

A strange group of people gather in a secret room in the Denver International Airport across from the vending machines near baggage claim carousel 2.