Bambi Everson

Bambi Everson is a playwright, actress, and teaching artist. Her full-length, THE THIN MAN IN THE CHERRY ORCHARD had a sold out run at the 2019 New York Fringe Festival, and is available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop and Amazon. Her plays have also been produced at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Hudson Guild, Emerging Artists Theatre, The Little Theatre of Alexandria, VA, and college productions in North Carolina and Arkansas.

She studied with Geraldine Page and Michael Schulman, and appeared in many Off-Off Broadway productions in her youth. She wrote her first play in 2015, and has since completed over 30 more - including six full lengths.

Her work tends to incorporate oddball characters and situations. Subject matter has ranged from screwball comedy to dark melodrama, from...

Bambi Everson is a playwright, actress, and teaching artist. Her full-length, THE THIN MAN IN THE CHERRY ORCHARD had a sold out run at the 2019 New York Fringe Festival, and is available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop and Amazon. Her plays have also been produced at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Hudson Guild, Emerging Artists Theatre, The Little Theatre of Alexandria, VA, and college productions in North Carolina and Arkansas.

She studied with Geraldine Page and Michael Schulman, and appeared in many Off-Off Broadway productions in her youth. She wrote her first play in 2015, and has since completed over 30 more - including six full lengths.

Her work tends to incorporate oddball characters and situations. Subject matter has ranged from screwball comedy to dark melodrama, from cannibals in suburban Long Island, to blind dates with bearded ladies. She's been influenced as much by cinema as she has by theater, an inescapable accident of birth, as she's the daughter of noted film historian, William K. Everson.

She was the recipient of the 2015 Yip Harburg Foundation award. She teaches playwriting at PPAS in Manhattan, and is a member of The Dramatist's Guild.

Follow her adventures at her website, http://bambieverson.com

Scripts

THE THIN MAN IN THE CHERRY ORCHARD

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

In this sardonic mashup, Dashiell Hammet's hard-boiled, glamorously pickled American sleuths, Nick and Nora Charles, meet their cousins, the stoic inhabitants of Chekhov's bleak Russian tundra. Naturally, a murder, and hilarity, ensues. Can Nick solve the crime before they run out of vodka? Full length, approx. 100m, one intermission. Available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop, and on Amazon.

In this sardonic mashup, Dashiell Hammet's hard-boiled, glamorously pickled American sleuths, Nick and Nora Charles, meet their cousins, the stoic inhabitants of Chekhov's bleak Russian tundra. Naturally, a murder, and hilarity, ensues. Can Nick solve the crime before they run out of vodka? Full length, approx. 100m, one intermission. Available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop, and on Amazon.

SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Mandy is caught between her two friends. One a grieving mother, and the other a zealous clairvoyant who is convinced she is receiving messages from the other side. Mandy must try to mediate these two relationships, while staying true to her own beliefs. Available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop, and on Amazon.

Mandy is caught between her two friends. One a grieving mother, and the other a zealous clairvoyant who is convinced she is receiving messages from the other side. Mandy must try to mediate these two relationships, while staying true to her own beliefs. Available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop, and on Amazon.

NICK AND NORA GO OFF BROADWAY

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

In this standalone sequel to The Thin Man In the Cherry Orchard, Anya convinces Nora to take part in an amateur theater production. As is par for the course, a murder takes place and Nick must solve the crime before opening night. Full length, approx. 100m, one intermission.

In this standalone sequel to The Thin Man In the Cherry Orchard, Anya convinces Nora to take part in an amateur theater production. As is par for the course, a murder takes place and Nick must solve the crime before opening night. Full length, approx. 100m, one intermission.

UNPLUGGED

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A writer’s work is disrupted when his printer takes on a life, and an agenda, of its own. One act, approx. 45 minutes.

A writer’s work is disrupted when his printer takes on a life, and an agenda, of its own. One act, approx. 45 minutes.

MURDER IS SERVED

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A murderous love triangle amongst octogenarians in an assisted living facility. Married for 40 years, Steve Lowenthal's life has been made intolerable by his henpecking wife, Rita. Finding new love in the rehabilitation center leads to deceit, treachery, revenge and cheating at Scrabble. One act, approx. 45 min.

A murderous love triangle amongst octogenarians in an assisted living facility. Married for 40 years, Steve Lowenthal's life has been made intolerable by his henpecking wife, Rita. Finding new love in the rehabilitation center leads to deceit, treachery, revenge and cheating at Scrabble. One act, approx. 45 min.

NEITHER HERE NOIR THERE

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Michael, newly divorced, broke and depressed, has taken up residence at the apartment of his best friend, Alice. Prompted by Alice, Michael begins to rework a discarded film noir novel. He soon runs into trouble when his femme fatale, Maxie Malone, comes to life with an agenda of her own – one that does not include Alice. Blithe Spirit meets The Maltese Falcon. Full length, approx. 60 min.

Michael, newly divorced, broke and depressed, has taken up residence at the apartment of his best friend, Alice. Prompted by Alice, Michael begins to rework a discarded film noir novel. He soon runs into trouble when his femme fatale, Maxie Malone, comes to life with an agenda of her own – one that does not include Alice. Blithe Spirit meets The Maltese Falcon. Full length, approx. 60 min.

WRONG CALL

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Roger is a hapless loser. He's just broken up with his girlfriend. He's alone and desperate in a hotel downtown, and decides for the first time in his life to call an escort service. The first in a series of wrong calls for Roger. A tale of one man's blundering attempts to cover-up an embarrassing incident, causing it to spiral completely out of control. One act, approx. 75 minutes. Dark comedy.

Roger is a hapless loser. He's just broken up with his girlfriend. He's alone and desperate in a hotel downtown, and decides for the first time in his life to call an escort service. The first in a series of wrong calls for Roger. A tale of one man's blundering attempts to cover-up an embarrassing incident, causing it to spiral completely out of control. One act, approx. 75 minutes. Dark comedy.

DECEPTION

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A brief encounter in a bar leads to a complicated entanglement. Dishonesty and lying are rampant, but who is doing what? One act, approx. 55 minutes.

A brief encounter in a bar leads to a complicated entanglement. Dishonesty and lying are rampant, but who is doing what? One act, approx. 55 minutes.

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

With nowhere to channel her grief, Elizabeth strikes up an unusual relationship with her recently dead boyfriend. One act, approx. 35 min.

With nowhere to channel her grief, Elizabeth strikes up an unusual relationship with her recently dead boyfriend. One act, approx. 35 min.

MY FAIRE LADY

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A widowed cinephile is pressured into his first date since 1984. Will he make it with modern advancements and protocols? One act, approx. 12 minutes.

A widowed cinephile is pressured into his first date since 1984. Will he make it with modern advancements and protocols? One act, approx. 12 minutes.

WORK OF ART

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Tim’s desire to commemorate his 6th month anniversary with a portrait of himself and Emily does not go as expected. One act, approx. 10 minutes.

Tim’s desire to commemorate his 6th month anniversary with a portrait of himself and Emily does not go as expected. One act, approx. 10 minutes.

WANDER WOMAN

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Much to everyone's dismay, Jeff’s ex-wife keeps turning up at their old apartment, while walking in her sleep on medication. The families attempt to get to the root of her problem. One act, approx. 45 minutes.

Much to everyone's dismay, Jeff’s ex-wife keeps turning up at their old apartment, while walking in her sleep on medication. The families attempt to get to the root of her problem. One act, approx. 45 minutes.

MEETING MERVYN

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A middle-aged mom meets a gruff but lovable curmudgeon, and a special friendship develops.

A middle-aged mom meets a gruff but lovable curmudgeon, and a special friendship develops.

BETWEEN HERE AND WHERE YOU ARE

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A woman straddles two worlds after the loss of her partner. One act, approx. 20 minutes.

A woman straddles two worlds after the loss of her partner. One act, approx. 20 minutes.

SIGNAL PROBLEMS

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A chance encounter on the New York Subway. One act, approx. 17 minutes.

A chance encounter on the New York Subway. One act, approx. 17 minutes.

OVER FOR DINNER

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

A young girl meets her boyfriend's parents for the first time, with surprising consequences. One act, approx. 10 minutes.

A young girl meets her boyfriend's parents for the first time, with surprising consequences. One act, approx. 10 minutes.

HOLDOUT

by Bambi Everson

Synopsis

Alex has been on jury duty, the lone holdout in a high profile case. Miranda returns home from work and must deal with the repercussions of her boyfriend's actions. One act, approx. 10 minutes.

Alex has been on jury duty, the lone holdout in a high profile case. Miranda returns home from work and must deal with the repercussions of her boyfriend's actions. One act, approx. 10 minutes.