Deanna Strasse

Despite the raging storm outside, it seems like a perfectly normal night for an employee meeting at the local coffee shop, The Bean Shack. That is... until the lights go out, and someone winds up dead! In this over-the-top whodunit, it’s all about latte art, caffeine content, and the imminent threat of death.

NOTE: There are two versions of the script: the US (Midwestern) and the UK (Surrey) version. A sample of the UK version is available upon request.

While visiting Prague, Mara decides to do something crazy and hire a male sex-worker. Enter Valcav. Over the course of many years, Mara continues to visit Vaclav and an unorthodox friendship blossoms.

Lady Arbella Stuart could have been a queen. As a descendant of King Henry VII, she had a claim to the English throne, and while this should have given her a sense of power, in actuality, it merely made her a tool for many of those around her. Arbella's attempts to find autonomy include fictitious lovers, an illegal marriage, defying two monarchs, and an ill-fated escape to France. Whether or not it ends tragically, she will have the final word.

It's 1955, Agatha Christie is one of the most renowned writers of the London stage. And Delia Nutbrown has enough of it. Out to beat the famous author at her own game, Delia endeavours to figure out the secret to Christie's strategy and write the perfect murder mystery. However, one stormy night the lines between reality and theatrical fun begin to blur when someone winds up dead. Delia will have to use her newly acquired knowledge of everything Christie in order to survive the night...and flesh out the plot.

Paranormal investigations have long been considered pseudoscience at best and outright hoaxes at worst. The Boo-lievers are attempting to change all that. The team behind this (marginally successful) internet ghost hunting show will use any means necessary to get the evidence and prove once and for all that we are not alone. While investigating The Omni Parker House Hotel, suspicions and friendships are tested, ultimately examining the big question of, “What do you believe?”

NOTE: There are two different versions of the script: one where the team (Kai, Alex, Kelly, and Dylan) are from Chicago/Midwestern America and one where they are from the UK. The US version is available below, and the UK version is available upon request.

The Tammy Awards. Every drama student dreams of attending. But to win a Tammy Award, is the ultimate goal. The coveted GOAT Acting Award comes with a full scholarship and eternal glory. All eyes are on the elusive and charismatic Riley Thane to win for her one-woman show Thane's the Thing. The less-than-impressive Durschnitt High School Drama Club is also taking a trip to Madison in order to attend the awards and the club's treasurer, the devastatingly shy Janet has a big secret: she is secretly Riley Thane. To accept the GOAT Award would mean her college career is set, but it also risks exposing her true identity. Add to the mix an aspiring playwright, desperate to meet Riley, a couple of senior divas, two drama coaches battling it out for domination, and more! Can Janet and her cohorts keep her secret safe? Find out in this over-the-top farcical romp.

NOTE: The full version is posted here, but there is also a 60-70 minute version of the script that is available upon request.

Five of the world’s greatest dramatists find themselves trapped. Is this Hell? Is it purgatory? All that they know is that they cannot leave. Arthur Miller, Sophocles, William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, and Henrik Ibsen must face questions of artistry, integrity, and why some voices are remembered and others are lost to time.

Best friends and roommates Lynda and Melinda have spent their entire lives taking care of others, and, as they approach retirement age, they are ready to focus on themselves. For Melinda, that means finally writing that anthrozoology book she’s always wanted to pen. For Lynda, that means coming to terms with her supposed gift to reawaken the dead. Things get complicated when Melinda’s anxious and uptight niece Beth comes to visit, throwing their idyllic though unorthodox life into a tailspin. As these women try to figure out the secret to life, the city of Green Lake, Wisconsin may never be the same.

Her friends call it a parasocial relationship. She calls it love.
Mya is an artist with an obsessive personality. Her latest muse is English actor Vincent Thane and dreaming of him is so much better than the real world. In Mya’s apartment, she dreams up extensive conversations with Vincent, attempting to write while dreaming of endless summers and Bavarian kings. But Mya is about to get her wakeup call if Vincent has anything to say about it.

"There are more things in heaven and earth...than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - William Shakespeare, Hamlet
History is filled with dark and peculiar tales. Here we will examine four such stories: a phantom stalking New Orleans, an aspiring surgeon who does what she must, starving sailors with an impossible task before them, and two lovers separated by an innocent game of hide-and-seek. When poetry, music, and the supernatural converge, humans are bound to begin spinning tales.

Edryd has been wandering the countryside outside his home for some time now; he's looking, always looking. Somewhere out there is his beloved Nerys. As he stumbles across the Welsh landscape, he stumbles through his memories, all the while longing for something that cannot return.
Based on the Welsh folklore of Rhys and Meinir.

When Rosie decides to remarry following her divorce, her three grown children are not exactly thrilled with the idea. Things take a tragic turn, however, when their father dies unexpectedly days before the big day and Rosie decides to move ahead with the wedding, anyway. One child is out to sabotage the day while another is just trying to survive it. Elvira, however, can't make up her mind. It's time for a little antic disposition.

Kat was led to believe that she was heading to space camp (which is totally cool), but when a snafu in registration occurs, she's off to craft camp instead (which is totally lame). Between pottery classes, crochet lessons, and overly perky counselors, Kat is sure that this is going to be the worst week ever. But when a storm blows in and campers go missing, Kat and her cohorts are going to need every crafty skill they've got to survive the night.

NOTE: The full version is posted here, but there is also a 60-70 minute version of the script that is available upon request.

Molly, Kevin, Gregory, Peaches and the rest of the crew are back! When a teacher is at her wits ends, trying to figure out how to get her class interested in Greek mythology, she calls upon a local theatre group to help spice things up. When the professionals cant make it, Molly's madcap theatre troupe is more than happy to step in.

Roberta wants to join a nudist colony.  But first, she has to get over her own insecurities.

Bill and Bridget have a history.
And Bill has finally walked back into Bridget's life.
She's imagined this moment a thousand different ways.