PJ O'Neal

PJ O'neal is a playwright, educator, food writer, and drag performer. A multi-hyphenated artist, he likes to approach writing from a multi-disciplinary approach. His solo show (written and performed by O'Neal himself) CODE RED has its world premier at the Borderlight Fringe Festival in the summer of 2023. In addition to his playwriting, his food writing has been featured in global publications such as Allrecipes, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and The Spruce Eats. He currently resides in New York City with his husband.

PJ O'neal is a playwright, educator, food writer, and drag performer. A multi-hyphenated artist, he likes to approach writing from a multi-disciplinary approach. His solo show (written and performed by O'Neal himself) CODE RED has its world premier at the Borderlight Fringe Festival in the summer of 2023. In addition to his playwriting, his food writing has been featured in global publications such as Allrecipes, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and The Spruce Eats. He currently resides in New York City with his husband.

Scripts

Dante's 2 Train

by PJ O'Neal

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
drama,
mystery/thriller,
political

Two commuters are acquainted on a delayed subway train in New York City. As conversation progresses, unfortunate commonalities are found, even if one doesn’t believe it.

Two commuters are acquainted on a delayed subway train in New York City. As conversation progresses, unfortunate commonalities are found, even if one doesn’t believe it.

STINGER

by PJ O'Neal

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
political

A renowned chef, and formerly incarcerated adult, is set out to mentor high school dropouts and prevent them from entering the prison system. He must face new fame, success, family, trauma, and the horrors of mass incarceration.

A renowned chef, and formerly incarcerated adult, is set out to mentor high school dropouts and prevent them from entering the prison system. He must face new fame, success, family, trauma, and the horrors of mass incarceration.

Code Red

by PJ O'Neal

Cast Size
1—2
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

Code Red is a solo play with music written by and starring PJ O’Neal, with original music written by Antonio Del Valle and PJ O’Neal. The play follows a drag queen putting on a solo show about their coming-of-age story being compared to her favorite Willa Cather story. With themes such as childhood trauma, racism, and identity, this play takes you on a journey of self discovery with storytelling, dark humor, and...

Code Red is a solo play with music written by and starring PJ O’Neal, with original music written by Antonio Del Valle and PJ O’Neal. The play follows a drag queen putting on a solo show about their coming-of-age story being compared to her favorite Willa Cather story. With themes such as childhood trauma, racism, and identity, this play takes you on a journey of self discovery with storytelling, dark humor, and catchy original music.

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