Craig Holland

Craig Holland

Craig specializes in dramatic writing with a comedic twist. He’s developed his ear for dialogue and theatrical material as a game designer, developing adventure & mystery games.

Craig is a playwright member of the Group Rep Theatre in North Hollywood, California. His plays Phubbing, A Cheesy Christmas, Class Project, and You Only Live Once have been produced by the GRT during 2020-2021....
Craig specializes in dramatic writing with a comedic twist. He’s developed his ear for dialogue and theatrical material as a game designer, developing adventure & mystery games.

Craig is a playwright member of the Group Rep Theatre in North Hollywood, California. His plays Phubbing, A Cheesy Christmas, Class Project, and You Only Live Once have been produced by the GRT during 2020-2021.

Craig is an active member of the live theatre community in Orange County, California. His play LOL has been produced by the OC Centric New Play Festival. He is a Board Member of the Orange County Playwrights Alliance, a Member of the Orange County Theatre Guild and the Dramatists Guild.

Craig's full-length comedy Love Is A Crocodile was produced by the Misfits Theater Company at the Grand Central Arts Center in 2019. Craig's short comedic play LOL was selected for the OC-Centric New Works Festival in 2020. Also, Craig's short comedy Phubbing was selected for the Nine Winning One-Acts Festival produced by The Group Rep Theatre in North Hollywood in 2020. Craig wrote and directed a short comedic film, Body of Knowledge, which received several awards and screenings in the short film festival circuit during 2019-2020. Body of Knowledge is also available all over the world through a licensing deal with ShortsTV.

Craig’s foundation in story, dialogue writing, and character development stems from his BA in English Literature degree from UCLA, where he graduated magna cum laude. In addition, Craig directed and acted in many theater productions in college and high school. Craig also received an MBA with an emphasis in marketing from USC. (Yes, he is both a Trojan and a Bruin, which has created a life-long inner conflict).

Plays

  • Pirates vs. Leprechauns or The Legend of Greenbeard by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    6–25
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Theatre for Young Audiences, tya + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: Theatre for Young Audiences, tya, comedy, kids, pirates, leprechauns, gold, hidden treasure, dragon
    On the Island of Dreams, a band of pirates face off against a troop of leprechauns who both claim sole rights to a treasure hidden by the legendary Greenbeard. Flexible casting allows for a large number of actors of various ages to participate in this fast-paced, audience-participation comedy with a heartwarming feel-good message.
  • Animal Attraction by Craig Holland
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: zoo, love + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: zoo, love, comedy, fractured love story
    Jay tries to recover from a disastrous first date at the zoo with Robin. Despite all the missteps and spider bites, they share an attraction.
  • Body of Knowledge by Craig Holland
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: morgue, comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: morgue, comedy, dark comedy, Australian
    On his second day as a security guard at the hospital morgue, Devin gets into a dangerous betting game with a mortuary body transporter.
  • The One by Craig Holland
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: comedy, love + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: comedy, love, mistaken love
    A case of mistaken identity, Norman thinks he's found the love of his life...and Madison thinks she's found a new client. What happens when their true identities are revealed?

    Can be performed as a 10 minute stand alone comedy or as a scene from the full length play Love Is A Crocodile.
  • Love Is A Crocodile by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    7–14
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Almost Maine, comedy + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Almost Maine, comedy, homelessness, cupid, couples, 36 Questions to Fall in Love
    A homeless man and woman search for true love by eavesdropping on couples dining at an outdoor cafe.

    Down-and-out and living in a homeless camp, Cyrus and Phoebe wager over whether or not true love exists in the world. They position themselves near a garden cafe and overhear the conversations of several couples in various stages of their relationships. They search for clues behind the nerd date,...
    A homeless man and woman search for true love by eavesdropping on couples dining at an outdoor cafe.

    Down-and-out and living in a homeless camp, Cyrus and Phoebe wager over whether or not true love exists in the world. They position themselves near a garden cafe and overhear the conversations of several couples in various stages of their relationships. They search for clues behind the nerd date, the blind date, the first date, the gamophobe, and all those distractions that get in the way of love.
    At the end of the day, will Phoebe and Cyrus find true love?

  • The Crow's Nest by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    10–14
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    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: murder mystery, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: murder mystery, comedy, Thanksgiving, dysfunctional holidays, holiday
    The Crow family rents a cabin in the mountains for the
    Thanksgiving holiday. When the three Crow sisters arrive before their
    parents, they discover a guest book that chronicles the murder of one
    of the former guests. The sisters search the house and interview the
    wacky staff to try and unravel the mystery. Things get dicey when one
    of the suspects turns out to be a family...
    The Crow family rents a cabin in the mountains for the
    Thanksgiving holiday. When the three Crow sisters arrive before their
    parents, they discover a guest book that chronicles the murder of one
    of the former guests. The sisters search the house and interview the
    wacky staff to try and unravel the mystery. Things get dicey when one
    of the suspects turns out to be a family member. Can the girls solve
    the crime before their parents arrive and the Turkey's in the oven?
  • LOL by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: absurd, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: absurd, comedy, technology, phones, high school
    Two young people encounter a crisis and struggle to do the right thing.
  • Phubbing by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: comedy, smartphone + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: comedy, smartphone, homelessness, absurd
    John and Jennifer go on a breakfast date, but Jennifer only has eyes for her phone.
  • Food For Thought by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: dark comedy, otherworldly + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: dark comedy, otherworldly, satire, halloween, spooky, creepy
    In an alternate universe similar to our own, George, a human
    male, and Charly, a human-sized female spider, are having difficulties
    adjusting to married life as an interspecies couple.
  • Hairbrained (Zoom) by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    A desperate man makes a late night Zoom call to the woman who can help him
    achieve his dreams.
  • Deep Dark Chocolate (Zoom) by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: comedy, Family Secrets + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: comedy, Family Secrets, chocolate
    A mother reveals a secret to her adult children the night before
    their wedding day.
  • Dirty Looks (Zoom) by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: comedy, blogging + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: comedy, blogging, Covid-19
    A COVID-Comedy monologue.
  • Intelligent Life by Craig Holland
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    TV PILOT - Arriving as the “new” girl in the office, Gwen takes on the impossible assignment of getting the seemingly inept Finch Marketing team ready for a big trade show. The boss says he’ll close the office if Gwen doesn’t whip the team into shape.