Selah DeGering

Selah DeGering is a bold Utah playwright whose heart never left the Louisiana bayou. Their work centers on themes of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ identity, cultural conflict, abuse, and recovery. Often toeing the line between the real world and the intangible, Selah specializes in historical fiction and fantasy horror. With their degree with honors in Theater Arts Studies emphasizing playwrighting from Brigham Young University, they work closely with community new play development, including as a recurrent Artist Panel Reader with the Brooklyn, NY-based Jewish Play Project. At home, Selah and her partner share three children and two cats.

Selah DeGering is a bold Utah playwright whose heart never left the Louisiana bayou. Their work centers on themes of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ identity, cultural conflict, abuse, and recovery. Often toeing the line between the real world and the intangible, Selah specializes in historical fiction and fantasy horror. With their degree with honors in Theater Arts Studies emphasizing playwrighting from Brigham Young University, they work closely with community new play development, including as a recurrent Artist Panel Reader with the Brooklyn, NY-based Jewish Play Project. At home, Selah and her partner share three children and two cats.

Scripts

A Dozen Roses: A Modern Gothic

by Selah DeGering

Cast Size
2—3
Genre
dark comedy,
fantasy,
horror,
melodrama,
period,
satire,
tragedy

Eric, an immortal vampire, hunts down the reincarnation of his dead wife, Rose, throughout generations of time. Every time things go wrong, he just waits out Rose's lifetime and starts fresh with a new one. As their relationship devolves over the generations, Eric begins to wonder if there is such a thing as a clean slate.

Eric, an immortal vampire, hunts down the reincarnation of his dead wife, Rose, throughout generations of time. Every time things go wrong, he just waits out Rose's lifetime and starts fresh with a new one. As their relationship devolves over the generations, Eric begins to wonder if there is such a thing as a clean slate.

Art is Isaac

by Selah DeGering

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Cast Size
3
Genre
drama,
faith-based

In the year of our Lord 2023, Ari, Nora, and Luther share an LA apartment. They have a groove: Luther cooks and cleans, Nora pays for everything, and Ari paints. When Luther starts pressuring Ari for a more committed relationship, however, the already tenuous balance begins to sway and crumble.
Art is Isaac is a rolling conversation about a Jew, a (ex?) Mormon, and a Baptist navigating what it means to be "a...

In the year of our Lord 2023, Ari, Nora, and Luther share an LA apartment. They have a groove: Luther cooks and cleans, Nora pays for everything, and Ari paints. When Luther starts pressuring Ari for a more committed relationship, however, the already tenuous balance begins to sway and crumble.
Art is Isaac is a rolling conversation about a Jew, a (ex?) Mormon, and a Baptist navigating what it means to be "a true artist". Can one profess to be a disciple of traditional religion when art is God? If you worship art as a true devotee, is there room for community? Relationships? Stability? And if you're not an artist after a lifetime of sacrifices in the name of the craft, who are you?
A theological drama over the backdrop of a messy, heathen queer platonic nightmare.

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Children of War

by Selah DeGering

Cast Size
7—8
Genre
drama,
fantasy,
period,
tragedy

Full-length. Prince Teleion and his bodyguard-turned-boyfriend, Archaeon, hatch a plot to win the 700 BC Olympic games. Teleion's political marriage match is ever meddling: Calista of Ithaca, a daughter of Aries who Teleion cannot afford to upset. Motives and passion clash; everyone has something to hide. Is there such a thing as Fate? A full-length drama set in ancient Greece, centering on queer themes and...

Full-length. Prince Teleion and his bodyguard-turned-boyfriend, Archaeon, hatch a plot to win the 700 BC Olympic games. Teleion's political marriage match is ever meddling: Calista of Ithaca, a daughter of Aries who Teleion cannot afford to upset. Motives and passion clash; everyone has something to hide. Is there such a thing as Fate? A full-length drama set in ancient Greece, centering on queer themes and characters.

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My House

by Selah DeGering

Cast Size
4—10
Genre
drama,
experimental

Full-length. Woman has built a ramshackle village in her mind filled with empty houses, the streets littered with wandering maternal figures from her life. All is well until a Stranger enters, the Woman's true mother, and she's brought luggage with the intent of making Woman's mind her home. A daughter grapples with an obsession over generational trauma and accountability; a view of motherhood from the receiving...

Full-length. Woman has built a ramshackle village in her mind filled with empty houses, the streets littered with wandering maternal figures from her life. All is well until a Stranger enters, the Woman's true mother, and she's brought luggage with the intent of making Woman's mind her home. A daughter grapples with an obsession over generational trauma and accountability; a view of motherhood from the receiving end.

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Benthos

by Selah DeGering

Cast Size
5—7
Genre
fable/folktale,
fantasy,
horror,
period,
tragedy

One-act. Marcail, a selkie turned human, tries to escape her inevitable fate of returning to the sea and forgetting her mortal life. Her creator has other ideas. A horror fantasy play set in Scotland.

One-act. Marcail, a selkie turned human, tries to escape her inevitable fate of returning to the sea and forgetting her mortal life. Her creator has other ideas. A horror fantasy play set in Scotland.