Jason Grasl

Jason has written several plays. His first play, The Blame of Love, received a full-production in 2008, and his second play, Emergency Management, was developed with Native Voices at the Autry as part of their 2012 First Look Series. His third play, Lying With Badgers, has been workshopped by Native Voices for their Annual Playwrights Retreat in both 2016 and 2017.
As a stage actor, Jason has performed with Native Voices since 2007, where he is an ensemble member and part of the leadership council. He recently finished performing in the world premiere, Fairly Traceable. He has also performed at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Public Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Portland Center Stage. Other stage credits include Cherokee, The Blame of Love, Trophies, Sliver of a Full Moon, and Tony n’...

Jason has written several plays. His first play, The Blame of Love, received a full-production in 2008, and his second play, Emergency Management, was developed with Native Voices at the Autry as part of their 2012 First Look Series. His third play, Lying With Badgers, has been workshopped by Native Voices for their Annual Playwrights Retreat in both 2016 and 2017.
As a stage actor, Jason has performed with Native Voices since 2007, where he is an ensemble member and part of the leadership council. He recently finished performing in the world premiere, Fairly Traceable. He has also performed at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Public Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Portland Center Stage. Other stage credits include Cherokee, The Blame of Love, Trophies, Sliver of a Full Moon, and Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding.

Scripts

Lying With Badgers

by Jason Grasl

Cast Size

6

Genre

dark comedy,

fable/folktale,

farce

In the remote mountain area of the Badger Two Medicine region of the Rocky Mountains, two estranged Blackfeet brothers brawl over their medicine man father’s legacy. A new eco-tourism outfit just might be the economic relief the tribe needs to fend off Big Oil's attempts to access and exploit the land, but at what cost? Deeply buried secrets of the past boil over in the form of puppets of the spirit world in...

In the remote mountain area of the Badger Two Medicine region of the Rocky Mountains, two estranged Blackfeet brothers brawl over their medicine man father’s legacy. A new eco-tourism outfit just might be the economic relief the tribe needs to fend off Big Oil's attempts to access and exploit the land, but at what cost? Deeply buried secrets of the past boil over in the form of puppets of the spirit world in this dark comedy/family drama that asks: Why do we believe what we believe?

The Wheels On The Bus Come Off

by Jason Grasl

Cast Size

4

Genre

dark comedy,

drama,

political

As the realities of COVID-19 begin to escalate, a friendly invitation for drinks between neighbors explodes into an evening neither of the couples bargained for.

Emergency Management

by Jason Grasl

Cast Size

9

Genre

drama,

melodrama,

mystery/thriller,

political

Rising political-star Lanford Walkerton (of Cheyenne background, but adopted and raised by a white family) tries to be everything to everyone, not just for political gain, but for the cultural and civil acceptance he has sought after his entire life. As a family crisis unfolds, Lanford must face and overcome deep, dark family secrets and learn that his own life experience makes him exactly who he is, no more...

Rising political-star Lanford Walkerton (of Cheyenne background, but adopted and raised by a white family) tries to be everything to everyone, not just for political gain, but for the cultural and civil acceptance he has sought after his entire life. As a family crisis unfolds, Lanford must face and overcome deep, dark family secrets and learn that his own life experience makes him exactly who he is, no more and no less “culturally anything” than anyone else, but exactly who he needs to be for the life he inhabits.

The Blame of Love

by Jason Grasl

Cast Size

9—10

Genre

drama,

melodrama,

mystery/thriller

Ryan, a late-twenties cis-hetero male, is in therapy, trying to get a grip on his commitment issues. As he and his therapist, Dr. Engel, dive deeper into his relationship histories, Ryan comes to discover the patterns that led him to this point, but also that there is a lot more on the line in these sessions than simply correcting the errors of his past. Ryan is actually fighting for his soul. His therapist is a...

Ryan, a late-twenties cis-hetero male, is in therapy, trying to get a grip on his commitment issues. As he and his therapist, Dr. Engel, dive deeper into his relationship histories, Ryan comes to discover the patterns that led him to this point, but also that there is a lot more on the line in these sessions than simply correcting the errors of his past. Ryan is actually fighting for his soul. His therapist is a representative of a higher power sent to evaluate Ryan's ability to learn from his actions during his life, to determine where Ryan goes from here. In the game of love, who is to blame for how we learned the rules?