Josie Seid

Josie Seid

Currently living in Portland, OR, Josie is a proud member of the LineStorm Play Writes Collective. She is the author of Petite Dames, which was nominated for the Kilroy list in 2015 and was selected for a reading with Portland’s own Reading Parlor which introduces strong new work to the Portland theater world. Other short works include Jordan’s Wisdom, Overdue and Faith is Stronger.

As a writer...
Currently living in Portland, OR, Josie is a proud member of the LineStorm Play Writes Collective. She is the author of Petite Dames, which was nominated for the Kilroy list in 2015 and was selected for a reading with Portland’s own Reading Parlor which introduces strong new work to the Portland theater world. Other short works include Jordan’s Wisdom, Overdue and Faith is Stronger.

As a writer, she approaches stories with a multifaceted lens due to the privilege of assuming many different hats in the world of theater. At one time or another she has been an actor, a director or a costumer for the stage. She states: In my writing, I try to be or represent that “other voice” to share that view or story that gets brushed under the rug; for if we cannot make the world a little clearer, a little more understanding a little more human, why are we doing this work?

Plays

  • The Thing About Lighthouses by Josie Seid
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–2
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    Genre: fable/folktale, musical
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    Keyword: ghosts, monologue
    Genre: fable/folktale, musical
    Keyword: ghosts, monologue
    Ravyn reflects on a series of events surrounding her missing father. A most unexpected source assists in achieving resolution within her fractured family dynamics.

  • Fezziwig's Fortune by Josie Seid
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–10
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    Genre: holiday, period
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    Keyword: Christmas holiday, dealing with loss + 3 more
    Genre: holiday, period
    Keyword: Christmas holiday, dealing with loss, death, beloved characters, family
    This play lifts Mr. Fezziwig from the pages of A Christmas Carol to tell a story all his own. Set after the jubilant Christmas ball where we meet young Scrooge’s benevolent employer in Dickens's tale, this story looks past Fezziwig’s merry smile to find a man who may be in need of a Christmas miracle all of his own. Fezziwig’s Fortune is an origin story about family, forgiveness, and the importance of what ties us together.
  • The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud by Josie Seid
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–9
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Greek tragedy, drama + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Greek tragedy, drama, poetry, magical realism
    Written in a contemporary Greek tragedy voice, The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud is a spin on the tale of Hecuba and tells the story of a former Louisiana principal who is taken to the breaking point after she finds all of her recent tragedy has come at the hands of the same person.
  • Jordan's Wisdom by Josie Seid
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Jordan's wisdom is about the meeting of a homeless person and a person who finds themselves stranded on the streets overnight. They spend the wee morning hours discussing life and who our masks allow us to be...or to hide. In short it's about humanity at its most raw and open.
  • Petite Dames by Josie Seid
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: History
    Genre: adaptation, drama, period
    Keyword: History
    This play, inspired by the Louisa May Alcott classic asks the question: What if the Little Women were those for whom the Civil War was waged but were offered none of the spoils? The play centers around a “family” of women that have come together to survive during the turbulent times of the civil war and into its aftermath. Miss Katherine and her husband, Hiram are abolitionists, who, at a great risk to their...
    This play, inspired by the Louisa May Alcott classic asks the question: What if the Little Women were those for whom the Civil War was waged but were offered none of the spoils? The play centers around a “family” of women that have come together to survive during the turbulent times of the civil war and into its aftermath. Miss Katherine and her husband, Hiram are abolitionists, who, at a great risk to their household, have taken in a pair of runaway slaves. The play depicts the life that these women have made together. It introduces you to these characters and gives a view into their unique contributions to this self-made family. As things progress we learn that these are very accomplished and talented women. Some have come to the plantation to escape horrible circumstances and plan for the future while others are here to avoid that future and simply have some peace and finally live a life that is truly their own. As they grow closer we start to discover what their dreams are shrouded in fear and secrets though they may be.