Larry Malkus

Larry Malkus received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y. A full-length play, Heinie Goochems, was produced by Fells Point Corner Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. A shorter piece, Two AJ’s in the Tomb Room, was produced as part of Scribimus – a Stevenson University production. As part of their annual Variations Project, Rapid Lemon Productions has produced four of Larry’s ten-minute plays: Walter’s Claw Hammer, D. S. Magic, A Holiday for Us, and Toes for Sale (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023 respectively). Most recently, Quarry Theatre is using two of his monologues in their devised production, The Red Shoes Soul Stories at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Larry Malkus received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y. A full-length play, Heinie Goochems, was produced by Fells Point Corner Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. A shorter piece, Two AJ’s in the Tomb Room, was produced as part of Scribimus – a Stevenson University production. As part of their annual Variations Project, Rapid Lemon Productions has produced four of Larry’s ten-minute plays: Walter’s Claw Hammer, D. S. Magic, A Holiday for Us, and Toes for Sale (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023 respectively). Most recently, Quarry Theatre is using two of his monologues in their devised production, The Red Shoes Soul Stories at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Scripts

Recovery (monologue)

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

The narrator discusses his hard-earned freedom from using drugs as well as his freedom from using people.

The narrator discusses his hard-earned freedom from using drugs as well as his freedom from using people.

Trap Doors (a monologue)

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

Tony is a recovering addict sharing a painful story from his past.

Tony is a recovering addict sharing a painful story from his past.

FFRAID

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

What happens when the AI robot charged with making french fries at a White Castle achieves self-awareness?

What happens when the AI robot charged with making french fries at a White Castle achieves self-awareness?

Toes for Sale

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

The story takes place in a dystopian future. The year is 2029. I know, not too far from now - that’s why it’s so provocative. After a series of raging pandemics full of anti-vaxxers, election-deniers, and hard-core vegans, society has regressed to hunting and gathering. Folks who are left trade for clothing, food, and tools. The world’s major economies have collapsed, and the most valuable currency on the planet...

The story takes place in a dystopian future. The year is 2029. I know, not too far from now - that’s why it’s so provocative. After a series of raging pandemics full of anti-vaxxers, election-deniers, and hard-core vegans, society has regressed to hunting and gathering. Folks who are left trade for clothing, food, and tools. The world’s major economies have collapsed, and the most valuable currency on the planet is now body parts.

I Think I'll Pass

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

A monologue for a 40-something woman about giving up her child for adoption.

A monologue for a 40-something woman about giving up her child for adoption.

Walter's Claw Hammer

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

In a furnished basement, in 1979, three young people take shelter from Daddy Walter - their drunken grandfather who is terrorizing the family with a claw hammer.

In a furnished basement, in 1979, three young people take shelter from Daddy Walter - their drunken grandfather who is terrorizing the family with a claw hammer.

A Holiday For Us

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

A Holiday For Us is a satire during which several entitled, white, publishing company employees struggle to find a place in the calendar for "White Appreciation Month" - just before receiving a DEI training from Human Resources.

A Holiday For Us is a satire during which several entitled, white, publishing company employees struggle to find a place in the calendar for "White Appreciation Month" - just before receiving a DEI training from Human Resources.

The Young Girl on the Flying Trapeze

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

One night, in some small town, a circus barker is witness to a terrible tragedy. Years later, he decides to tell his story.

One night, in some small town, a circus barker is witness to a terrible tragedy. Years later, he decides to tell his story.

Two AJ's and the Tomb Room

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

AJ is a young man about to meet the child he didn't know he had. After a conversation with Ms. Andrea Jones, a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, both AJ's find a bit of the relief they need.

AJ is a young man about to meet the child he didn't know he had. After a conversation with Ms. Andrea Jones, a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, both AJ's find a bit of the relief they need.

RV (a play)

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

RV (a play) is about family. There’s Linda, the matriarch, who may have a drinking problem and is still in love with her dead first husband. Tom, her second husband, has narrowly escaped a heart attack but still struggles with his love of junk-food. Kelly, Linda’s teenage daughter, is unmarried and pregnant and Sissy, the Swedish nanny brought to the U.S. to raise Kelly when she was a baby, is in love with Gene...

RV (a play) is about family. There’s Linda, the matriarch, who may have a drinking problem and is still in love with her dead first husband. Tom, her second husband, has narrowly escaped a heart attack but still struggles with his love of junk-food. Kelly, Linda’s teenage daughter, is unmarried and pregnant and Sissy, the Swedish nanny brought to the U.S. to raise Kelly when she was a baby, is in love with Gene – Tom’s resentful, drug-dealing son.

Oh and by the way, it’s all set in an RV.

Heinie Goochems

by Larry Malkus

Synopsis

Junior is a stay-at-home dad grappling with questions about what it means to be a man in today’s world. His wife, Kelly, the breadwinner in the family, wants another baby. Then there is Stephanie, Junior’s recently widowed neighbor, who has decided to pursue him as her boy-toy. Stephanie’s son, George, develops a crush on the babysitter hired by Junior and Kelly – a senior in high school struggling with her...

Junior is a stay-at-home dad grappling with questions about what it means to be a man in today’s world. His wife, Kelly, the breadwinner in the family, wants another baby. Then there is Stephanie, Junior’s recently widowed neighbor, who has decided to pursue him as her boy-toy. Stephanie’s son, George, develops a crush on the babysitter hired by Junior and Kelly – a senior in high school struggling with her social network. Meanwhile, their tenant, Carl, seems to be growing something in the basement. When a handsome concierge veterinarian shows up to perform a procedure on the family cat, things don’t go quite as expected.