Les Abromovitz

PLAYWRIGHT BIO-LES ABROMOVITZ

Les Abromovitz is a member of the Dramatists Guild. In 2025, eleven theatres chose his plays for production or readings. Ten of his one-act and 10-minute comedies were selected for production or readings in 2024. He has won two national playwriting awards.

Several of his plays have been chosen as the audience’s favorite at festivals across the country. His play, UNACCOMPANIED MINER, was the first-place winner in the Storefront Theatre’s 13th annual 10-minute play festival in March, 2026.

His Covid play was included in a book of short plays published by Smith & Kraus in July, 2021. One of the monologues from his play, THE VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER, was selected for publication by Smith & Kraus for its 2026 Best Men’s Stage Monologues. His comedy, THERAPY DOG...

PLAYWRIGHT BIO-LES ABROMOVITZ

Les Abromovitz is a member of the Dramatists Guild. In 2025, eleven theatres chose his plays for production or readings. Ten of his one-act and 10-minute comedies were selected for production or readings in 2024. He has won two national playwriting awards.

Several of his plays have been chosen as the audience’s favorite at festivals across the country. His play, UNACCOMPANIED MINER, was the first-place winner in the Storefront Theatre’s 13th annual 10-minute play festival in March, 2026.

His Covid play was included in a book of short plays published by Smith & Kraus in July, 2021. One of the monologues from his play, THE VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER, was selected for publication by Smith & Kraus for its 2026 Best Men’s Stage Monologues. His comedy, THERAPY DOG, will be published by Big Dog Publishing in 2026.

Les has been the author, co-author, technical editor, and ghostwriter of numerous business books that were published by John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Dearborn Trade, ALM Media, and other major publishers.

Les and his wife, Hedy, split their time between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Boca Raton, Florida. And last but certainly least, he is an attorney who learned most of what he knows by watching Law & Order.

Scripts

We're Going to Live Out Our Lives at Home--Even If It Kills You

by Les Abromovitz

Cast Size

5

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy

An aging baby boomer struggles to help her parents live independently. Though her parents claim they want to remain independent, their idiosyncrasies and resistance to change undermine their daughter’s efforts to help them live out their lives at home. All of their problems are exacerbated by her mother’s profound depression following a stroke and her father having to give up his car keys after an accident. The...

An aging baby boomer struggles to help her parents live independently. Though her parents claim they want to remain independent, their idiosyncrasies and resistance to change undermine their daughter’s efforts to help them live out their lives at home. All of their problems are exacerbated by her mother’s profound depression following a stroke and her father having to give up his car keys after an accident. The daughter comes to realize that some of her father’s problems are the result of having to escape Germany at a young age.

Murder at the FIFI's

by Les Abromovitz

Cast Size

8

Genre

comedy,

farce,

mystery/thriller

The vice-president of operations for a failing celebrity fragrance company attends the FIFI’s, the industry’s version of the Academy Awards, but not all of the attendees will leave the ceremony alive.

The Band Currently Known as the Apaches

by Les Abromovitz

Cast Size

6

Genre

comedy

A rock group from the late 1960s plays concerts at small casinos and other venues on the oldies circuit. The original and newer members of the band pursue different dreams while bonded by their love of music. Mervyn Simon, an original member of the Apaches, is contemplating retirement while pining for the woman he loves and urges his manager to change the name of the band, which has become culturally insensitive...

A rock group from the late 1960s plays concerts at small casinos and other venues on the oldies circuit. The original and newer members of the band pursue different dreams while bonded by their love of music. Mervyn Simon, an original member of the Apaches, is contemplating retirement while pining for the woman he loves and urges his manager to change the name of the band, which has become culturally insensitive.

Life in the Craft Lane

by Les Abromovitz

Cast Size

7

Genre

comedy,

romantic comedy

Jason Ecker, an attorney who chucked his law practice to become an artist, sells his paintings at arts and crafts festivals across the country. He meets Tara Cooper, a downsized corporate executive who is trying her hand at pottery as she searches for a new job. Gabby Gibson is the owner of the company that operates these arts and crafts festivals. His daughter, Pippa, has her own ideas for running the company...

Jason Ecker, an attorney who chucked his law practice to become an artist, sells his paintings at arts and crafts festivals across the country. He meets Tara Cooper, a downsized corporate executive who is trying her hand at pottery as she searches for a new job. Gabby Gibson is the owner of the company that operates these arts and crafts festivals. His daughter, Pippa, has her own ideas for running the company, a decision that will have devastating consequences for the artists.

Seven Bananas

by Les Abromovitz

1

Cast Size

5

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy

An aging baby boomer struggles to help her parents live independently. Though her parents claim they want to remain independent, their idiosyncrasies and resistance to change undermine their daughter’s efforts to help them live out their lives at home. All of their problems are exacerbated by her mother’s profound depression following a stroke and her father having to give up his car keys after an accident. The...

An aging baby boomer struggles to help her parents live independently. Though her parents claim they want to remain independent, their idiosyncrasies and resistance to change undermine their daughter’s efforts to help them live out their lives at home. All of their problems are exacerbated by her mother’s profound depression following a stroke and her father having to give up his car keys after an accident. The daughter comes to realize that some of her father’s problems stem from having to escape Germany at a young age.