morag shepherd

Originally from Scotland, Morag Shepherd is one of the producers and resident artists of Sackerson, and holds an MA in Theatre Criticism from Brigham Young University. She is a member of the Plan-B writers lab, where her play FLORA MEETS A BEE (NEA recipient) toured throughout Utah schools, and NOT ONE DROP (David Ross Fetzer grant recipient) has performed. Her play DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME NAKED (Critics Choice Award, and Best Solo Performance) has performed in Salt Lake City, Tucson, and The United Solo Festival in New York City. Her immersive play, A BRIEF WALTZ IN A LITTLE ROOM performed throughout 2019 in Salt Lake City (The Utah Review top ten moments of 2019), as part of a collaboration with Umbrella Theatre Company and the Utah Arts Alliance. Recent writing credits include an...

Originally from Scotland, Morag Shepherd is one of the producers and resident artists of Sackerson, and holds an MA in Theatre Criticism from Brigham Young University. She is a member of the Plan-B writers lab, where her play FLORA MEETS A BEE (NEA recipient) toured throughout Utah schools, and NOT ONE DROP (David Ross Fetzer grant recipient) has performed. Her play DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME NAKED (Critics Choice Award, and Best Solo Performance) has performed in Salt Lake City, Tucson, and The United Solo Festival in New York City. Her immersive play, A BRIEF WALTZ IN A LITTLE ROOM performed throughout 2019 in Salt Lake City (The Utah Review top ten moments of 2019), as part of a collaboration with Umbrella Theatre Company and the Utah Arts Alliance. Recent writing credits include an adaptation of Italo Calvino’s short story, DISTANCE TO THE MOON (The Utah Review top ten moments of 2018); HINDSIGHT, an immersive theatre piece throughout the streets of downtown SLC; TRAIN TRACKS (co-produced with Flying Bobcat); BURN (Association of Mormon Letters Award for Best Drama); THE WORST THING I’VE EVER DONE; and POPPY’S IN THE SAND (Salt Lake City, and San Diego International Fringe Festival). Currently Morag is working on an immersive theatre festival where a new piece, SIMPLE MACHINES, will perform. Morag is a member of the Dramatist Guild.

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Scripts

FLORA MEETS A BEE

by morag shepherd

Cast Size
2
Genre
young audiences

Eight Year Old Flora has lived in foster homes since the age of five. One day Flora Meets a bee and their budding friendship changes everything. A humorous and heartwarming tale of foster care, the importance of the hive, and the power of friendship. For grades K-3. Flora Meets A Bee is now available through Leicester Bay Theatricals (leicesterbaytheatricals.com).

Eight Year Old Flora has lived in foster homes since the age of five. One day Flora Meets a bee and their budding friendship changes everything. A humorous and heartwarming tale of foster care, the importance of the hive, and the power of friendship. For grades K-3. Flora Meets A Bee is now available through Leicester Bay Theatricals (leicesterbaytheatricals.com).

Not One Drop

by morag shepherd

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy

Intimacy, identity, power, life, death.
A fall, a push, a murder.
A sideways glance at the roles we play
to convince ourselves we are(n’t)
who we think we are.

Intimacy, identity, power, life, death.
A fall, a push, a murder.
A sideways glance at the roles we play
to convince ourselves we are(n’t)
who we think we are.

BURN

by morag shepherd

Cast Size
6
Genre
drama,
tragedy

Allison becomes allergic to the sun while going through a faith crisis. A previous love comes back into her life, and she has to choose whether to stay with her family, or be with him.

Allison becomes allergic to the sun while going through a faith crisis. A previous love comes back into her life, and she has to choose whether to stay with her family, or be with him.

Poppy's in the Sand

by morag shepherd

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

Keele can't stop thinking about her childhood in Scotland and the day she buried her sister Poppy in the sand--accidentally killing her. Keele's father tries to protect her, but her mother is hiding something about that fateful day.

Keele can't stop thinking about her childhood in Scotland and the day she buried her sister Poppy in the sand--accidentally killing her. Keele's father tries to protect her, but her mother is hiding something about that fateful day.