Tom David Barna

A carpenter and a young unmarried Jewish woman become betrothed through a modest ceremony. However, the appearance of an angel profoundly impacts their lives, as well as those of countless individuals for generations. This is the distinctive and personal story of love, faith, and hope never before shared… until now.

Something is wrong, very wrong in the Oval Office at the White House. The world is in turmoil as war rages on, economies falter and doom has become code for normal. But not all is lost. I don't know how, but we're given a glimpse in to a conversation between the Vice President and the First Lady as they discuss our new reality. And I don't know about you, but this all scares the shit out of me.

(10 Minute Short Play) In the vastness of the universe, we are not alone. We never were. Nor are we in control of our own destiny…or are we? Red or blue?

Miss Ima Mann is the first guest on the Tonight Show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon. This is Miss Mann’s first national exposure and coming off her opening act performance for Barbara Streisand’s farewell concert.

(Full Length Play--Drama) Brandon is having an affair with his older brother’s wife. Arthur, the older brother, comes home from work to find Brandon and wife alone in the apartment...again. Later that week, Arthur, a playwright escorts his young wife to an on-stage production of his new work about a younger brother having an affair with the older brother’s wife…and someone gets murdered. Could this become art imitating life?
A play within a play, but who gets played?

CO-WRITTEN WITH DAUGHTER, CHRISTINE BARNA

(10 Minute Short) Just another lovely spring evening at New York’s most prestigious nightclub, The Saint. And as she does every night, our hostess Madonna, not only serves strong drinks but genuinely befriends her many clients with sensitivity and sympathy.
Under the watchful eye of a disco ball, pull up a chair, order a mojito and soak in the rhythm of the times. And though this might be the end of something good, we don’t care. Not tonight.

(Full-Length 2025 Play)(All new and improved) Helen is the perfect wife and mother. She is the dutiful caretaker; working day and night to meet the mundane whims of her often-selfish family. Late at night while everyone is fast asleep, Helen turns on the television to be with the only friends she’s ever had; all of whom just happen to be television’s most popular characters from sitcoms of the day. So, it should be no surprise that her celluloid friends come a knocking one day…no surprise except to her real-life family.

Andy struggles to deal with the war he's brought home from the
Desert as his doctor, likewise, struggles to guide the Marine to
resolution. Andy is always just one unfilled prescription away
from giving up.

(45 Minute Play) Just another lovely spring evening at New York’s most prestigious nightclub, The Saint. And as she does every night, our hostess Madonna, not only serves strong drinks but genuinely befriends her many clients with sensitivity and sympathy. Under the watchful eye of a disco ball, pull up a chair, order a mojito and soak in the rhythm of the times. And though this might be the end of something good, we don’t care. Not tonight.

It all sounds so oddly familiar. Entrapment. Murder. Blood. Betrayal. Let's just say, I hope you know how to dig holes, deep holes, in the crawl space of course.

In the opening act, the Mendez family struggle to survive in New York City during a pandemic-apocalypse. As the government falls, street gangs fill the vacuum by killing anyone who gets in their way. Living day to day, the end appears inevitable, not only for the Mendez family but for the entire world. And yet, something about this day seems oddly familiar. A child is born. Life continues. Some thirty years later, after the death of more than seven billion people from either the scourge of the COVID-25 pandemic or the aftermath of the war between the Republic of China, Russia and NATO, the remaining peoples of the world struggle to survive. From the ash, two leaders have emerged, one a powerful and mysterious demon-like despot exhorting her will over millions, while the other is a modest and mysterious all too human mystic leading a small clan in the wilderness once known as New York. Confrontation between the two leaders is inevitable, in fact it has been foretold. More will die, but the fate of the new world will be decided once and for all. The end is not known.

(Full-Length Play) James, a combat veteran dealing with addiction, depression, and nightmares… is at the end of his rope. His life is nothing more than the expected cliché. But this is not the end...
But absolutely nothing about James’ life suggested he would one day make decisions shaking the very foundation of the Vatican, the Catholic Church and forever change the precepts of the world order. Nevertheless, he does. End of cliché. Most unexpected.

(40 Minute Full-Length Play) Marine James Stevenson has struggled for years with personal demons long ago diagnosed as shell shock from Gulf War I. James has had his meds and his doctors to keep him alive, but hope is fading fast.

Enter psychiatrist Wambleeska, a controversial yet highly successful doctor routinely assigned the VA’s most difficult cases, but James may be the one case he just can’t crack.

(Full-Length Play--Drama) Six women come together to console one another after the funeral of the family patriarch. During their private memorial service, the women of three generations reveal for the first time, the unspeakable and unimaginable events of their lives as perpetrated by their deceased father, brother, husband. Their scars run deep but, on this day made bearable on strength they draw from one another and of course a couple glasses of Momma’s lemonade.

Jeremy is interviewing Michael as a possible new roommate. The two have never met and as Jeremy is about to discover, Michael has more in mind than becoming just a new pal to Jeremy. It is not an exaggeration to say that the fate of the entire world rests on the outcome of the interview.

(10-Minute Short Play--Science Fiction) Sometimes love can be a bit robotic. And sometimes love needs a bit of recharging. In the near distant future we witness how love will blossom among beings we least expect, proving once and for all, love is love, no matter who it is or isn’t.

(10-Minute Short Play) Four lads from Liverpool break bread together while reminiscing about days gone by and of great days yet to come. And it's a beautiful winter day in New York City, a quiet nondescript Sunday in December 1980, a day in the life of...well, you get the point.

(80-Minute Full-Length Play) After a ten-year absence, two Marine brothers face off with one another at a family gathering honoring the younger brother’s service in the Middle East as the older brother returns unexpectedly. The older brother does his best to repair broken family relationships while revealing deeply disturbing truths. Unresolved issues in life become unresolved issues in death.

(60-Minute Full-Length Play) The Mendez family struggle to survive in New York City during a pandemic-apocalypse. As the government falls, street gangs fill the vacuum by killing anyone who gets in their way. Living day to day in a small efficiency, the end appears inevitable, not only for the Mendez family but for the entire world. And yet, something about this day seems oddly familiar. A child is born. Maybe, just maybe...

(Full-Length Play/80 Minutes) The story of a man who thinks he’s better than everyone else. Better than you. Better than me. And he despises all of us for not knowing. And on this particular day, he is joined by seven strangers aboard his private elevator for what turns out to be the ride of his life. Going up? Maybe.

(10-Minute Short Play) Living a life filled with pain and sorrow Marine Veteran Tom Wilson, a would-be theatre star, decides to make one last dramatic curtain call…

(Full-Length Play) Just another lovely spring evening at New York’s most prestigious nightclub, The Saint. And as she does every night, our hostess Madonna, not only serves strong drinks but genuinely befriends her many clients with sensitivity and sympathy. Under the watchful eye of a disco ball, pull up a chair, order a mojito and soak in the rhythm of the times. And though this might be the end of something good, we don’t care. Not tonight.

(25-Minute Short Play) Nubia is a plus sized young lady learning to face a world of naysayers and doing so with the overprotective support of her loving sisters. Laugh and cry with Nubia....she might be your new best friend.

(Full-Length Play) With unprecedented access to the White House, Fox News documents President Hillary Clinton in a ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse into the decision-making process and power struggles that took place during the 2018 Poland Crisis. Unedited and unscripted, Fox News captures extraordinary moments from both the Oval Office and Camp David. Calling upon her War Council, it will come as a surprise to some, how open Hillary is to taking advice from the former Presidents. What won’t surprise anyone is how Hillary reacts to the unsolicited advice coming from newly elected California Congresswoman Monica Lewinski. Alone in the Oval Office, their discomfort with one another is painfully apparent as each holds nothing back. It’s almost too ugly to watch. But we will.

Yes, there really are aliens and I'm not talking about migrant workers. And occasionally there are good aliens... and occasionally not. But who can really tell... stick around and I'll tell you how....

(60 Minute--Musical) (Includes sheet music and prerecorded instrumental music) Rhythm on Wheels is the fun-loving story of students returning for the fall semester. Romance is in the air and so is the excitement of making new friends, catching up on lost time and preparing for the Drama Department’s upcoming musical auditions. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is whether school life can ever be like it was, before face masks and vaccines?

(Available with sheet music/professional score, recorded music both with and without vocals.)

Music & Lyrics By Alex Twum, Ray Evangelista and James Gutzman. Book by Tom David Barna.

SOUNDTRACK COMPLETE. FOUR SAMPLE MUSIC VIDEOS ATTACHED TO THIS POSTING. REQUEST ADDITIONAL SONG SAMPLES BY EMAIL TO: [email protected]

Sheet music upon request
Seeking collaborative theatre and/or development conference opportunity.

(10-Minute Short Play) Rhianna wasn’t quite sure she was ready to start dating again. But how could one little drink at the bar hurt? Paul on the other hand became quite smitten with Rhianna after just one little drink. One thing leads to another...and later that night she ends up asking him to leave her apartment without so much as a good night kiss. Guess she wasn’t quite ready for dating again.

(10-Minute Short Play) Gary, a struggling screenwriter based in California blindly submits his new movie script to Daniel Levy and is shocked to receive an invitation to meet with Daniel in Toronto to discuss ideas for the film. Their actual conversation is about almost anything but the script. But let’s not give away the ending.

(Full-Length Play) The two love struck guys, the two at odds gals, the Jewish mom and her awkward boyfriend, the Italian father and his ditzy girlfriend, the peculiar neighbor and the clueless priest all come together for a day of family lies, hateful banter and epiphany. And, oh yeah….a wedding proposal. What could go wrong? Did we mention the clash of every stereotype in the book?

(10-Minute Short Play) Bri was looking forward to tonight’s big date. But then again, she looks forward to all her dates. She’s that kind of girl. With a knock at the door Bri’s date is about to begin—with a most unexpected young man who just happens to be—Death himself.

(Full-Length Play) A surprise visit by his parents has Johnny in fits. They're coming great distance to see the show Johnny's been bragging about. A show Johnny says he co-stars with Diana Ross, a show with more stars than Las Vegas. It's time to let the cat out of the bag, to come clean, confess all--but Johnny's not ready for this. It will get damn crazy before the night is out.

(Full Length-110 Minutes) PEOPLE R READY-The Musical is the fun-loving story of students returning for the fall semester. Romance is in the air and so is the excitement of making new friends, catching up on lost time and preparing for the Drama Department’s upcoming musical auditions. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is whether campus life can ever be like it was, before face masks and vaccines? (COMPLETE SCORE, ALL SHEET MUSIC, RECORDED MUSIC WITH AND WITHOUT VOCALS AVAILABLE) THIS WORK IS AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION ONLY THROUGH: https://havescripts.com/about-havescripts-blue-moon-plays/ Now available in paperback (Blue Moon Publications)