Greg Hovanesian

ONE-ACT: Late at night, in a dark and remote forest, two men find themselves alone with only the stars and a telescope to keep them company. As they watch the stars above, they discuss the things that friends often discuss: life, actions and consequences , the reasons people do the things they do. But as one sentence connects to another, and as the sky above continues to darken, the words spoken by the two begin to take on sinister meanings. And as the light completely fades away, the words themselves dissipate, leaving only the animal instincts of the two to guide them through the night.

ONE-ACT: In an alternate, yet familiar, universe, two white business men try to have a meeting in a conference room. When a problem with the drinking water arises, the meeting is put on hold, and solutions are offered to fix the water problem. But things quickly go from bad to worse.

ONE-ACT: A woman is fighting for the rights of another human being while telling a fairy tale: a child is trying to find safety. And though children may not understand the concept of fighting for their rights, they can understand that successfully escaping a land of oppression is sometimes the only way to survive.

A woman tries to buy a car.

FULL-LENGTH: Sue has some problems. In a world where women, as opposed to men, run the internet porn industry, she’s a successful producer. But that success has bred enemies: the courts, the FBI, and of course, her own child. As her world unravels, and as people who she love become irrevocably damaged, the cameras continue to roll, capturing scenes of love for millions to see. There may be only one thing that can save her, and everyone else, from the madness...an act of violence, a piece of salvation, for all the world to see....

FULL-LENGTH: In the back room of a presidential campaign, where Republican staffers drink stale coffee and sling barbed emails, a storm is brewing. It concerns security. It concerns privacy. It concerns racism. It concerns sex. It concerns a loss of innocence, a lack of ethics, and the threat of violence. But most importantly, it concerns ‘Truth’, a word that has been abused, scandalized, misrepresented, and torn apart in recent years. As four campaigners work to cover up a scandal deep into the night, decisions will be made that change the lives of them all. And as they work, the meaning of the word ‘Truth’ will take on forms that they never thought imaginable.

FULL-LENGTH: A lot can happen in a supermarket over the course of a night. Items can be stocked. Things can be stolen. Ice cream can be bought. A man can beat his wife for buying too much Easter candy with food stamps. A threat on one’s life could be made. Police could be called. And at the end of the night, when it’s time to lock the doors, lives may be changed.

FULL-LENGTH: DOWN THE PARK is a story about about rebirth in the Opioid Crisis, of dealing with the pain of death and lost friends and coming to terms with the obstacles life poses. Two friends can’t seem to meet one another and don’t even know why they’re trying to meet. One of them sits on a park bench, waiting, waiting, to see if his friend will come back.

Full-Length: Frances loves her guns. Loves ‘em. Loves to hold them, shoot them, aim them, keep them. Frances loves her guns, and that’s fine for Frances, because they keep her safe. Until the day they don’t. Until the day that bullets rain down from the gun of a stranger, killing those that stand in the way. Until the day that her closest friend leaves her, walking away to start a new life. Until the day that it’s impossible to tell if she’s living or dying, alive or dead. Frances loves her guns...but do they really love her? And will they keep her safe...when she’s face to face with someone she can’t shoot?

FULL-LENGTH: Jeremy, a down-on-his-luck member of the online dating community, takes a chance when he's offered a free download of a dark-web based dating app by a mysterious stranger on the street. When he meets Vanessa, who he sees as the perfect woman, on his first date using the Thirsty app, he's thrilled beyond belief. But as their relationship progresses, it becomes clear that Vanessa maybe something more powerful than an ordinary woman...she may be a vampire bent on his destruction.

ONE-ACT: In a dirty, non-descript room, two men crouch on the floor. One man, Alex, points his sniper rifle out the window, performing mundane rituals as he searches for enemies to shoot. Another man, David, sits in a corner, sniffing glue and wondering if he’ll be able to find any food to eat. Between them lies a Bible: from time to time they read from it, seemingly more from boredom than interest. As the time passes, they are visited by two ghost-like individuals: a soldier who appears to be mortally wounded, and a woman who is the mother of several children. Together they pass the time, searching for enemies, sustenance, and ways to keep from going insane in a land torn apart by war.

A group of people see 'hope.'

MONOLOGUE: A frontman in a band looks out into a crowd. He sees the people. He sees the sound man. And for just a second...he sees something else....

A playwright wrestles with his new job as a screenwriter.

10-MINUTE: A man and woman lie in bed. As they lie, they talk. As they talk, they travel. Not physically, but verbally, mentally: their minds and voices intertwine with one another. At times their words are silly, frivolous: but as the minutes pass, the words become heavier, take on different meanings. And as they approach some other place, perhaps the world of sleep and dreams, devoid of conversations, they may begin to wonder: do I really know this person lying next to me?

10-MINUTE: A man and woman go on a date. They order food. They talk. They flirt. They seduce. They talk some more. They eat. They laugh. They smile. They frown. They stand. They anger. They threaten. They sit. They think. They dream. They cleanse. They clean. They bow their heads in silence. They look. They see. They feel. They worry. And finally, they wonder, “Is this the right person for me?”

Two women discuss life and marriage over jasmine tea and try to ignore the masked and naked husband chained to the floor and screaming.

10-Minute: Liz and Erica love each other as deeply as two friends can. At times they don’t, can’t, understand the other. But they try, even if they can’t. They sit together, sharing some tea, talking. At times, there are tears. There is also laughter. Friendship can be a struggle, a puzzle for two to figure out, together.

10-Minute: A man sees a deer in his garden: a buck, a large male. A woman sits nearby, reading the news, trying to make sense of a world gone mad. When they talk, they find themselves miles apart, despite their sharing of a home together.

A jester delivers bad news to a king and queen.

An ancient grudge involving arsenic-coated balloons leads to a horribly tragic act against two lovers.

SHORT: A lone woman stands on stage under a single light, and makes a request: for an unseen person not to take a picture of her. From the darkness surrounding her, figures begin to move, and a chorus of voices are heard, filling her world with fragmented sentences: some sinister, some mundane, some unfinished. A loud and uncaring voice emerges from the shadows, imploring everyone to look at something we cannot see. Slowly, the voices begin to subside, and the movement on the darkened stage becomes stillness. The woman is left alone in the spotlight to make her request once again.

SHORT: A teacher sits alone in a classroom. A student enters the room and puts his phone to the side of the teacher’s temple. Suddenly, the teacher comes alive. The lesson begins. The teacher gives the lesson based on a deep database of school subjects. But as the teacher and student converse, something goes amiss. Communication lines are broken down. Connections are missed. And, as the lesson nears its end, and the student begins to power down the teacher, the question of ‘what education truly is’ remains, floating unanswered in the air.

A woman holds gun on a man, and all the while a pizza sits waiting on a table.

A father confronts an angel on the beach...a son tries to intervene....

One-Minute: Some friends go out to dinner...with their phones....

One-Minute: A man and woman try to order French fries at a restaurant.

SHORT: In THE DREAMERS, a person falls asleep. Before that happens, however, another person enters the room, seemingly unnoticed. After sleep overtakes the Person who Dreams, the Person in White begins to interact with the dreamer. They talk with one another. Speak on certain matters. Approach certain subjects. And, as soon as it began, it’s over, the two people drifting away from each other, just a dream drifts away from one’s mind in the mid-morning sun.

Two co-workers talk with each other on the job.

FULL-LENGTH: Two woman find themselves stranded on an island following a zombie apocalypse. All one wants is food; the other, human companionship. Out on the horizon, beyond the breakers, they scan for ships. Waiting and waiting...who will come, they don't know, but they look towards The Distance.

ONE-ACT: In a darkened room, an officer is showing off his government's new means of torturing its citizens to a drunken journalist. On a table in the same room, a woman begins to awaken from a sleep where dreams are stolen and transcribed by a special gas, all in the name of controlling the populace. And behind a door, waiting for everyone to fall asleep, is the mysterious figure of authority, Smith.

SHORT: Everything's going smoothly at the ole' stock exchange...until Big Baby drops by....

SHORT: Things get crazy when a man sells marijuana from his apartment.

SHORT: A father tries to protect his family. A mother tries to protect her son. A child finds a new toy to play with. And together, they all come face to face with the terror presented by a single handgun.

SHORT: A man comes home drunk and calls his ex-girlfriend when he can't figure out how to microwave his popcorn. Fireworks ensue.

Someone is interrogated...but who...?

A woman speaks to unseen person and answers unanswered questions.

ONE-ACT: The darker side of life is seen during a night on the MBTA, Boston's public transportation system, when multiple lives collide with each other above the tracks.

10-Minute: Two men talk about loss and addiction near a bench at a subway station.

One-Minute: A man is questioned, a woman answers.

Three people travel in a boat.

10-Minute - A man and a woman try to talk to one another.

A woman instructs an unseen person on how to cook a meal...and struggles to stay alive....

ONE-ACT: On the streets of an unknown city, several people, themselves unknown to most of society, do their best to survive.

A magical shovel saves some citizens from the horrible cold of the winter!

People talk about football...and other things....

A woman tries to talk to her mother.

A man talks about his past.

MONOLOGUE: A woman needs to talk.

MONOLOGUE: A woman talks about her past.

MONOLOGUE: A woman goes shopping.

MONOLOGUE: A woman talks about an acquaintance.

10-Minute: Some people gather together in Hell...The Restaurant! The food is served by Angels...or are they Devils? And why do people keep dying? What is this place?? Oh yeah...it's Hell!

A man talks about some recent experiences.

A woman walks down the cereal aisle at the supermarket.

A lesson on PB&J.

A person talks about a meeting.

Someone gives instructions on boiling an egg.

Pisces speaks.

Aquarius speaks.

Capricorn speaks.

Sagittarius speaks.

Scorpio speaks.

Libra speaks.

Virgo speaks.

Leo speaks.

Cancer speaks.

Gemini Speaks (Part B)

Gemini speaks.

Taurus speaks.

Aries speaks.

A person talks about Instagram.

A woman talks about walking.

A woman talks about traffic.

A discussion of life is had by The Oceans, The Earth, Joe Six-Pack, Big Business, the Angel of Death, and a Baby.

Some people ride in a car and talk to a non-human voice.

Can a Massachusetts plumber help Mario learn to be a better plumber?????

26 people talk about their experiences with life, covid, and 2020.