Eric Moore

Eric Moore

Eric Moore is a playwright, theatrical artist, and an advocate for new work. He is currently living and working as an English language teacher in Seoul, South Korea. His plays have been presented around the United States and South Korea. This includes his full-length play, THE DEBASERS, which had a workshop production at the University of Houston under the guidance of Theresa Rebeck and won the Edward Albee...
Eric Moore is a playwright, theatrical artist, and an advocate for new work. He is currently living and working as an English language teacher in Seoul, South Korea. His plays have been presented around the United States and South Korea. This includes his full-length play, THE DEBASERS, which had a workshop production at the University of Houston under the guidance of Theresa Rebeck and won the Edward Albee Playwriting Award. He’s a founding member of the Rec Room Writers Group where he developed his play TUZ & SOLY that received an audio production as part of their Sound Scripts series. He's had multiple plays selected as finalists for awards through the Valdez Theatre Conference, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and Texas Educational Theatre Association. He's developed new plays with PlayPenn, Curious Theatre Company, Landing Theatre Company, and Rec Room Arts. You can access his (presentable) work on his New Play Exchange profile.

He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Playwriting and Dramaturgy from the University of Houston in 2019.

Plays

  • Tuz & Soly by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 3
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    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Toxic Masculinity, Russia + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: Toxic Masculinity, Russia, Chekhov, three sisters, entitlement, abuse, dark comedy
    Russia is tough. Especially when you’re stuck in a town thousands of miles from Moscow, the girl you love won’t accept a single one of your marriage proposals, and at night the temperature gets so low your balls recede into your throat. It could drive any man mad. Perhaps that’s why Tuz and Soly can’t stand each other, even though they can’t seem to leave one another alone. Borrowing (or stealing) the...
    Russia is tough. Especially when you’re stuck in a town thousands of miles from Moscow, the girl you love won’t accept a single one of your marriage proposals, and at night the temperature gets so low your balls recede into your throat. It could drive any man mad. Perhaps that’s why Tuz and Soly can’t stand each other, even though they can’t seem to leave one another alone. Borrowing (or stealing) the characters Tuzenbach and Solyony from Chekhov’s Three Sisters, this play riffs on their fatal friendship to deconstruct the toxic behavior that tears them apart.
  • cyber/sex by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: cybersex, webcamming + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: cybersex, webcamming, intimacy, Internet Dating, sexual exploration, high school
    A high school senior forms a cyber-sexual relationship with an older woman. At the same time, his best friend begins having actual sex with a girl from school. As the two couples navigate this new world of intimacy, both physical and otherwise, they are forced to confront the consequences. This play explores the murky nature of sex, love, and web-camming.
  • The Debasers by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: addiction, LGBTQ + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, musical
    Keyword: addiction, LGBTQ, college age, indie rock, twenty-somethings, contemporary realism, Dallas
    Indie-punk band, The Debasers, are getting ready to play their first major show in their hometown of Dallas, Texas. However, the bandmates are all at their wits end after spending months crammed together in the back of a van on their first cross-country tour. When their lead guitarist, Clyde, disappears on a drug- and alcohol-fueled bender, the band is forced to make a tough decision about their future. This...
    Indie-punk band, The Debasers, are getting ready to play their first major show in their hometown of Dallas, Texas. However, the bandmates are all at their wits end after spending months crammed together in the back of a van on their first cross-country tour. When their lead guitarist, Clyde, disappears on a drug- and alcohol-fueled bender, the band is forced to make a tough decision about their future. This play explores addiction, co-dependence, and music as these twenty-somethings fight for their chance at fame and validation.
  • Life Raft by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: christianity, mission trip + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy, political, science fiction
    Keyword: christianity, mission trip, Jonah, Bible, sea monster, Survival
    Two young women are stuck on a life raft in the middle of the ocean when they encounter a sea monster. One thinks it's their doom, and the other believes it's their salvation.
  • Nuclear Love by Eric Moore
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: anonymous, conspiracy + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, political, romantic comedy
    Keyword: anonymous, conspiracy, nuclear attack, anxiety, Wikileaks, heightened language
    In the post-truth era, Kelvin and Myra are dedicated to finding and disseminating classified information to the public. When Myra obtains a transcript that makes it clear America is on the brink of nuclear war, Kelvin is ready to share it with the world. However, spurred by the knowledge of impending catastrophe, Myra drops another bomb on her partner by revealing her true feelings for him. As it happens,...
    In the post-truth era, Kelvin and Myra are dedicated to finding and disseminating classified information to the public. When Myra obtains a transcript that makes it clear America is on the brink of nuclear war, Kelvin is ready to share it with the world. However, spurred by the knowledge of impending catastrophe, Myra drops another bomb on her partner by revealing her true feelings for him. As it happens, Kelvin is even less prepared for romance than he is for nuclear holocaust.
  • This Way to the Goatman by Eric Moore
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: mythology, Goatman + 2 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, horror
    Keyword: mythology, Goatman, Texas, Race
    Late one night, two friends go out to find the Goatman, a ghost believed to haunt Old Alton Bridge in Denton, TX. As they search, the dark racial history of this myth is revealed, and the two boys are confronted with the fact that truth can be much scarier than fiction.
  • Cooper's Box by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: questions of religion, east texas + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: questions of religion, east texas, absent father, Brotherly Love, childhood friendship, Homecoming
    Two childhood friends, Cooper and Ronan, have been reunited by the death of Cooper's father who was absent for the majority of his life. Late at night, they search for a mysterious box that contains evidence of how the deceased truly felt about his son. As they dig through the past, Ronan tries to save his friend from becoming like the man whom he so strongly abhors.
  • Reptilians by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: reptiles, conspiracy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: reptiles, conspiracy, midwest
    Kyle greets his wife, Maggie, with some very startling news: their town has been infiltrated by Reptilians, a shape-shifting lizard like creature from outer space. Their relationship is put to the test as Kyle attempts to convince his wife of this outrageous conspiracy. However, she has an even bigger secret which she is trying to hide from her raving husband.
  • Sinkhole by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: absurdism, existential
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: absurdism, existential
    "A" and "E" live in a Sinkhole. They are unhappy with their lives, and so they decide to make a baby using a spare blanket. This absurdist work explores gender roles, identity, and purpose.
  • Apocalypse Later by Eric Moore
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: apocalypse, ensemble + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, satire
    Keyword: apocalypse, ensemble, stage combat, religion
    The world is coming to an end. Or so the Apoco-Predictors would like to have you believe, (they're still figuring out a date). But when one of their own learns that he is destined to be the prophet of the end times, everything changes. This off-beat comedy explores religion, relationships, and purpose as it wrestles with some of life's big questions.
  • A Superhero Walks into a Bar by Eric Moore
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Two men who dress up at superheros for birthday parties meet in a bar, and it's revealed how they feel unfulfilled with their current lives. An exploration into masculinity, sexuality, and purpose.