Blood and Water by
Art’s wife Stephanie tries to reconcile the two brothers while Art seeks revenge and Sam dominance in a story revolving around water and family ties, public and private goods, urban and rural ways of life.
Andrew Mayo
Andrew Mayo
I am a writer and photographer currently living in Chicago and studying with Chicago Dramatists.
My website is http://extramayo.us
My website is http://extramayo.us
Plays
The Dream House by Andrew Mayo
·Cast:5Genre: comedy, satire·Keyword: comedy, satire + 7 moreGenre: comedy, satireKeyword: comedy, satire, con artist, Confidence game, recession, 2008, real estate, bubble, bustThe Great Recession of 2008 explained by a con man, a brat would-be artist, a voracious cougar, a pompous realtor and a desperate banker in the comic reality of an unfinished house lacking electricity, running water and heat. A satire.Lyndon Agonistes by Andrew Mayo
·Cast:5Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 4 more·Keyword: LBJ Lyndon Johnson Furies History Politics Lady Bird Bird JohnsonGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, fantasy, political, tragedyKeyword: LBJ Lyndon Johnson Furies History Politics Lady Bird Bird JohnsonLyndon Johnson, alone with the galley proofs of “Vantage Point,” is visited by the three Furies who urge him, through memories, to admit why he did what he did and put it in the book.Secret Formula by Andrew Mayo
·Cast:6–7Genre: drama·Keyword: euthanasia, belief + 3 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: euthanasia, belief, dying, death, street livingAn assisted living facility chaplain secretly administering euthanasia to end suffering finds an unlikely source for living.Wish Upon a Star by Andrew Mayo
·Cast:1Genre: docudrama/historic, drama·Keyword: Walt Disney, Disney + 1 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, dramaKeyword: Walt Disney, Disney, Mickey MouseA one-man show of Walt Disney's apocryphal film made a short time before his death.
Produced Dec. 3 - 11 at The Cell Theatre, Albuquerque, NM by Enchanted Rose Inn & Theatre.Confess and Conspire by Andrew Mayo
·Cast:4Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more·Keyword: Germany, Weimar Republic + 5 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, period, politicalKeyword: Germany, Weimar Republic, conspiracy, homosexuality, Transgenderism, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Harry Kessler1933. Two sisters kidnap the aging Red Count, Harry Kessler, and the young theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a misguided attempt to upset a plot to kill Hitler in an exploration of personal responsibility regarding what religion calls us to do – accept or act – and what Art calls us to do – passively observe or see below the surface. The younger sister, Marie Luise, seeks to liberate her trans sexuality and in...1933. Two sisters kidnap the aging Red Count, Harry Kessler, and the young theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a misguided attempt to upset a plot to kill Hitler in an exploration of personal responsibility regarding what religion calls us to do – accept or act – and what Art calls us to do – passively observe or see below the surface. The younger sister, Marie Luise, seeks to liberate her trans sexuality and in doing so she liberates the two men as well.
The script is based on Harry Kessler's diaries and a biography of Kessler and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's extensive writings and biographies. While the German general Baron Kurt von Hammerstein really had two daughters, Helga and Marie Luise, who were Communist spies, information about them is limited - but the 'behind the curtain' story has a basis in history (gossip of the day), though now debunked by historians.
All the issues in the play speak directly to contemporary issues in America.