Ian Donley

Ian Donley is an actor/playwright based in Southern California. He is an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is currently pursuing his BA in English and Theater at the University of California, Riverside. He is also a freelance writer who specializes in sexuality and identity. He has been published in publications like BuzzFeed, Craft Beer, and Business Insider to name a few.

Ian Donley is an actor/playwright based in Southern California. He is an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is currently pursuing his BA in English and Theater at the University of California, Riverside. He is also a freelance writer who specializes in sexuality and identity. He has been published in publications like BuzzFeed, Craft Beer, and Business Insider to name a few.

Scripts

a seussified grindr date

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

10 MINUTE PLAY. A newly out of the closet gay man, Sam, decides to open his horizons and make a Grindr account. Little does he know that some guys are on for all the wrong reasons.

10 MINUTE PLAY. A newly out of the closet gay man, Sam, decides to open his horizons and make a Grindr account. Little does he know that some guys are on for all the wrong reasons.

coming out

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

10 MINUTE PLAY. Mickey, a closeted teenager, is sitting at the dinner table with his family like normal. Tonight, he's going to come out to them. But, as secrets begin to come out, Mickey may have to learn the hard way that some secrets are left unsaid.

10 MINUTE PLAY. Mickey, a closeted teenager, is sitting at the dinner table with his family like normal. Tonight, he's going to come out to them. But, as secrets begin to come out, Mickey may have to learn the hard way that some secrets are left unsaid.

goddammit i miss you

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

ONE ACT. We all have that person from our past who we miss. That moment we long to relive again (or forget completely). In a series of vignettes, people go back to those moments which made them who they are and how they see the world with the help of a shadowy presence.

ONE ACT. We all have that person from our past who we miss. That moment we long to relive again (or forget completely). In a series of vignettes, people go back to those moments which made them who they are and how they see the world with the help of a shadowy presence.

is my sun shining?

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

10 MINUTE PLAY. A man in grief over his husband's suicide must come to terms with their relationship when a ghost from the past comes knocking on his door.

10 MINUTE PLAY. A man in grief over his husband's suicide must come to terms with their relationship when a ghost from the past comes knocking on his door.

mrs. reynolds

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

ONE ACT. Jane Reynolds is a single mother of an eight-year-old boy and is doing her best to make sure he turns out well (in spite of the rest of the family). But, after an embarrassing incident at a school event, she must turn to her son's therapist known for her unorthodox practices in order to save his life (and her own).

Written in collaboration with Joel Paley

ONE ACT. Jane Reynolds is a single mother of an eight-year-old boy and is doing her best to make sure he turns out well (in spite of the rest of the family). But, after an embarrassing incident at a school event, she must turn to her son's therapist known for her unorthodox practices in order to save his life (and her own).

Written in collaboration with Joel Paley

my brother's keeper

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

SHORT PLAY. A young missionary is eager to follow the path laid out for him. His friend could care less. When it comes down to testing their loyalty to the church, they will have to discover just how much they're willing to pledge their allegiance to it.

SHORT PLAY. A young missionary is eager to follow the path laid out for him. His friend could care less. When it comes down to testing their loyalty to the church, they will have to discover just how much they're willing to pledge their allegiance to it.

plan b

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE. Juliet Capulet, a girl who's down bad for her boyfriend Romeo, comes up with an iconic plan B in order for them to be together.

MONOLOGUE. Juliet Capulet, a girl who's down bad for her boyfriend Romeo, comes up with an iconic plan B in order for them to be together.

playground

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

ONE ACT. It's little Kevin's birthday party and all his friends and family are invited (well... those who can make it). As the party goes on, parenting is called into question as the parents try to protect their children from growing up to fast.

ONE ACT. It's little Kevin's birthday party and all his friends and family are invited (well... those who can make it). As the party goes on, parenting is called into question as the parents try to protect their children from growing up to fast.

rod f**king serling

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

SHORT PLAY. An autistic young man (and lifelong Twilight Zone fan) is undergoing another surgery to "fix" him. But a visit from a personal hero may be the cure he needs.

SHORT PLAY. An autistic young man (and lifelong Twilight Zone fan) is undergoing another surgery to "fix" him. But a visit from a personal hero may be the cure he needs.

space fanatics

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH PLAY. Teddy is afraid of space. Damon is an astrophysicist who doesn't understand his husband's fear. When an astrologist asserts herself in their lives, they become a part of a space revolution that will take them beyond more than just the New Frontier.

FULL LENGTH PLAY. Teddy is afraid of space. Damon is an astrophysicist who doesn't understand his husband's fear. When an astrologist asserts herself in their lives, they become a part of a space revolution that will take them beyond more than just the New Frontier.

trauma dumping

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH PLAY. Caroline, like many, is a woman who has built a better life for herself after a traumatic childhood experience in the church. When her sister has a heart attack and goes into the ICU, she will have to come to terms with her past (with the help of her boy toy fitness instructor and a narrator who seems to follow them everywhere they go) and make peace with what has haunted her.

FULL LENGTH PLAY. Caroline, like many, is a woman who has built a better life for herself after a traumatic childhood experience in the church. When her sister has a heart attack and goes into the ICU, she will have to come to terms with her past (with the help of her boy toy fitness instructor and a narrator who seems to follow them everywhere they go) and make peace with what has haunted her.

university of miseducation

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

FULL LENTH PLAY. Politics can get ugly. In the age of social media and a campus civil war, a group of students studying Shakespeare have to navigate this new world. Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," this play asks the question what does a true democratic society look like?

FULL LENTH PLAY. Politics can get ugly. In the age of social media and a campus civil war, a group of students studying Shakespeare have to navigate this new world. Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," this play asks the question what does a true democratic society look like?

12:34am

by Ian Donley

Synopsis

ONE ACT. It's Maddie's wedding day, but it's her military ex that sweeps her away. As they drive off into the distance, she has to decide if she wants to become the perfect housewife, or throw it all away for her ex who may or may not be working with Russia. Like Scrooge on Christmas Eve, she is visited by familiar faces that push her to make a drastic decision.

ONE ACT. It's Maddie's wedding day, but it's her military ex that sweeps her away. As they drive off into the distance, she has to decide if she wants to become the perfect housewife, or throw it all away for her ex who may or may not be working with Russia. Like Scrooge on Christmas Eve, she is visited by familiar faces that push her to make a drastic decision.