Sean Pollock

ONE-ACT. A new one-act play about a blossoming gay high school romance during the AIDS crisis of the late 1980s. Drawing inspiration from a famous 2001 sci-fi/horror cult film featuring the Gyllenhaals, time travel, parallel universes, paranormal orbs, and a freaky-looking bunny, this play transforms those elements into an unauthorized, transformative theatrical work.

FULL LENGTH. An unauthorized satirical sequel to a certain early-2000s Nickelodeon cartoon about a redheaded tween icon that shall remain nameless. Fast forward 15 years, and Virginia's not a tween anymore—she’s a nanny and essayist clawing her way through New York City’s cutthroat literary scene. After years of rejection and false starts, she finally lands a dream book deal with Simon and Schuster. But just as it seems everything is falling into place, the cracks in her social, romantic, and financial life begin to show, forcing her to confront what it really means to be a Millennial woman in the digital age, and whether any of us can truly “have it all.”

FULL LENGTH. After a long battle with depression, former child actor Jimmy Pickard mysteriously disappears overnight without a trace. As Jimmy's Disabled father, Henry, and estranged mother, Ellen, try to piece together his disappearance with the work of a detective, Jimmy's younger teenage sister, Louise, counterbalances her grief by partying with her best friend next door, Chester, like it's 2006. But at some point, all parties have to end, and this one harbors a very unwanted, unexpected guest. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER is a coming-of-age dramedy thriller set in the early aughts about toxic masculinity, Hollywood, child stardom, estrangement, betrayal, and the horror of the familiar. Inspired by a true story.

TEN MINUTE PLAY. Loosely based on real events, Kenny and Rudy, two best friends from high school, host increasingly elaborate parties in their Tribeca loft during the height of COVID in a desperate bid for women, money, and fame. SUPERPSREADER is a cautionary COVID tale about our collective proximity to sociopathy, narcissism, eugenics/class genocide/exploitation of workers, and the fundamental disregard for human life.

FULL LENGTH. Based on the groundbreaking novel of the same name by Marko Vignjevic, is an existentialist futuristic fiction piece about a society that has collapsed on itself and what it means to live under dogmatic oppression. It is presented here as a dramatic and thrilling play written for a diverse ensemble for theatre groups of all levels.

In the not-so-distant future, an innocuous everyman, Ayda, a mortuary worker, lives in a dystopian society that openly embraces cannibalism where human flesh is sold by the pound and consumed by all. Ayda finds himself completely repulsed by this world around him and agonizes over his existence in the neo-fascist politics of his life.

However, as luck would have it, he crosses paths with three unlikely partners in his private dissent: an older heiress, Draga, a suicidal taxidermist, Pavle, and a father-like figure, Balaban, whose unexpected intertwining forces them all to evaluate what their true values are in this sinister society and to challenge their perception of what their world should truly represent. After much turmoil, an unsuspecting offer reveals itself to Ayda which forces him to question everything that he believes in. Does he take it? Or does he reject everything?

FULL LENGTH. A modern dramedy exploring race, privilege, and fatphobia within influencer culture against the backdrop of one of our generation's most meme-worthy cultural moments: the 2017 Fyre Festival. FLAMES... centers around Jade and Erin, two social media influencers and best friends, who seek cover in an emergency tent during The Fyre Festival, where they have found themselves in dire straits. But, when they are reunited with Erin's sister Arlene and her fiancé Benji over the course of their already chaotic evening, no one is prepared for the secrets shared, Instagram tiles cracked, and the friendships that shatter. From Los Angeles-based playwright Sean Pollock, comes a twisted WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF-inspired drama for millennials and zoomers.

FULL LENGTH. As a night at The Gathering of the Juggalos unfolds, a group of hardcore Insane Clown Posse (ICP) fans begin to question what being a Juggalo is really about and if their shared love of ICP is strong enough for them to create a chosen family that will stand the test of time. Adapted with permission from the 2011 documentary by Sean Dunne of the same name, along with found text from Brendan Jameison's I'VE BEEN DOWN (2011). Adapted from real people, testimony and events at the 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos, interviews conducted by the playwright at Webster Hall (2016), The Well (2017) and The Gathering Of The Juggalos (2018) with inspiration from Violent J's "Behind The Paint" and selected anecdotes from the playwright's real life experiences.

TEN MINUTE PLAY. A farcical, absurdist, surrealist reimagining of the infamous feud between newscasters Carol Erickson and Nicole Brewer of CB3 Philadelphia in 2013. Reimagined for a modern political context, this piece of theatre is a nightmare fever dream that is a crossover between The Eric Andre Show and Theatre of Cruelty, which examines the performative role of being a woman, a newscaster, and how to deal with this never-ending sh*tstorm of bad news.

ONE-ACT. Based on the 2016 documentary of the same name by Sean Dunne. A docutheatre piece that is a glimpse inside the divisive and complex world of fanatical Trump supporters of varying identities (and protestors) using actual found text from a rally in Vegas in January 2016.

FULL LENGTH. A one-person play about a woman with a new gig to clean up an entire chemically infected junkyard on Staten Island...in less than a week. This dark, absurdist romp challenges perceptions of mental illness, addiction, and sexuality, and explores the possibility of self-acceptance in spite of our deepest flaws.

ONE ACT. Bernie is your typical teenage girl. Except for the fact that she wears a swim cap at all times, has an imaginary friend, and a mother named Carol with a delusion that she is Mother Goose. She also struggles with her feelings for her classmate Chip, who she insists has impregnated her after sharing a slow dance. After Bernie realizes that her pregnancy isn’t legitimate, she begins to unravel--and at the same time, Chip begins to come into his own as well. Oh, and the Narrator is a pair of legs. A hilarious absurdist romp about maturity, sexuality, and identity that is perfect for student performers.