Wayne Harrel

Wayne Harrel is a playwright and lyricist from Portland, Oregon. He loves jazz and blues, food and drink, big trees, and cold oceans.

Wayne Harrel is a playwright and lyricist from Portland, Oregon. He loves jazz and blues, food and drink, big trees, and cold oceans.

Scripts

It's Your Funeral

by Wayne Harrel

Cast Size
3—6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
musical,
tragedy,
zoom

When a middle-aged man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, he and his wife visit multiple care providers, trying to decide which lousy treatment option they can both live with. A 15-minute musical, with music by Dave Fleschner.
"Hysterical! But I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe that's the point." -Dr. D.A. Ackerman, Urologist

When a middle-aged man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, he and his wife visit multiple care providers, trying to decide which lousy treatment option they can both live with. A 15-minute musical, with music by Dave Fleschner.
"Hysterical! But I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe that's the point." -Dr. D.A. Ackerman, Urologist

Jaffa Gate

by Wayne Harrel

Cast Size
4
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
drama,
fable/folktale,
faith-based,
period,
verse

In 1900 Palestine, three religious pilgrims of diverse faiths tell stories together, Scheherazade-style, in a desperate plea for mercy - and their heads.

In 1900 Palestine, three religious pilgrims of diverse faiths tell stories together, Scheherazade-style, in a desperate plea for mercy - and their heads.

Buried Fire

by Wayne Harrel

Cast Size
4
Genre
immersive,
musical,
romantic comedy

A married blues singer returns home for a benefit gig and meets an old flame, twenty years too late. Or not. Music & Lyrics by Dave Fleschner, and based on his album Where Love Begins.

A married blues singer returns home for a benefit gig and meets an old flame, twenty years too late. Or not. Music & Lyrics by Dave Fleschner, and based on his album Where Love Begins.