AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, A Play for Videoconference by
A Play for Zoom
Rachael Carnes
Rachael Carnes
Rachael received a 2020 Oregon Literary Fellowship, a 2021 Lighthouse Writers Workshop Advanced Dramatic Writing Fellowship, and has had more than 250 readings, development workshops and full productions, across the U.S., U.K., the Middle East, Canada and Asia, with recent invitations to develop work at the William Inge Theatre Festival (2018), the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Playwriting Intensive (...
Rachael received a 2020 Oregon Literary Fellowship, a 2021 Lighthouse Writers Workshop Advanced Dramatic Writing Fellowship, and has had more than 250 readings, development workshops and full productions, across the U.S., U.K., the Middle East, Canada and Asia, with recent invitations to develop work at the William Inge Theatre Festival (2018), the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Playwriting Intensive (2019), the Midwestern Dramatists Center Conference (2018 & 2019), the Mid-America Theater Conference (2019 & 2020), the American Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Series (2019), the Sewanee Writers’ Conference (2019), the Ivoryton Playhouse Women Playwrights Initiative (2019), the Parson’s Nose Theatre’s Women Playwright Series (Winter and Fall, 2019), the Cambridge U.K. WriteON Festival (2019) and the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival (2019) and the Great Plains Theatre Conference (2020 - moved to 2021, due to Covid.) Her work is seen in many literary journals, including the Coachella Review, the Silk Road Review, Feels Blind Literary, the Extinction Rebellion, Some Scripts, the StoneCoast Review, Quince Magazine, Hamilton Arts & Letters, Smith & Kraus Best Plays and Best Monologues anthologies (2021), the Hominum Journal, the Canyon Voices Literary Magazine, the Ponder Review and more. Her work has been nominated for a 2020 Pushcart Prize. Rachael is the founder and editor of CodeRedPlaywrights, a consortium of writers across the country, responding to gun violence. She serves as a regional representative for the Dramatists Guild of America, is a national voting member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, is the coordinator of New Play Development for KDC Theatre, London, and is a festival reader for the Athena Project, the Blank Theatre Living Room Series and the American Association of Theatre in Higher Education. In 2020, Rachael developed two web series with cross-country collaborators, and edited an anthology of new plays from writers around the world. In 2021, she will use funding from the Oregon Arts Commission to develop a full-length play rooted in an inclusive reexamination of American history. Rachael and her family live in Oregon. www.rachaelcarnes.com
Plays
APEX PREDATOR by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 25··Cast:3Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 6 more·Keyword: environment, conservation + 3 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, movement/physical, period, politicalKeyword: environment, conservation, women, sexual assault, Pacific Northwest10-Minute Play: At a small campground — Margaret, a field biologist, camps alone.A SAFE PLACE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 16··Cast:1Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, politicalTwo-Minute Play: A Father Contemplates loss, all the way around the world.BINDERS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:3Genre: adventure, comedy + 12 more·Keyword: absurdism, comedy + 1 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, fable/folktale, farce, immersive, movement/physical, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fictionKeyword: absurdism, comedy, climate changeBETTY, FRED and BARNEY on a rocket bound for Mars.
Made into a film in 2020 by DEAN PRODUCTIONS, which premiered at the Silicon Beach Film Festival in 2021.
(An actor playing 'FRED' won an award for best Supporting Actor!)BOOTS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 12··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 8 more·Keyword: Sock Monkey, alternative relationshipsGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, farce, immersive, pageant, parody/spoof, romantic comedy, tragedyKeyword: Sock Monkey, alternative relationshipsIt's Thursday, and BILLIE and MINKY's relationship isn't improving.
Oh, and MINKY is a sock monkey.BROTHERS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 22··Cast:2Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 5 more·Keyword: gun controlGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: gun controlTwo-minute play: A response to gun violence in places of worship.
Dedicated to the memory of David and Cecil Rosenthal.CANOPY by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 14··Cast:4Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 5 more·Keyword: Aging couple, bittersweet love story + 1 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, drama, experimental, immersive, movement/physical, romantic comedyKeyword: Aging couple, bittersweet love story, companion playsFull-Length Play: Both characters are in their seventies, and played by a man and a woman — Two roles shared among four actors. A coin toss accents transitions throughout — So that the roles are assigned randomly from scene to scene. Not only are we seeing folks onstage who are older, because that’s rare as hen’s teeth, we’re also seeing a play about two men or two women or a man and a woman — In a slippery,...Full-Length Play: Both characters are in their seventies, and played by a man and a woman — Two roles shared among four actors. A coin toss accents transitions throughout — So that the roles are assigned randomly from scene to scene. Not only are we seeing folks onstage who are older, because that’s rare as hen’s teeth, we’re also seeing a play about two men or two women or a man and a woman — In a slippery, permeable random chance experiment. It’s just about love — And the patience love requires.
Featured in the Carlo Annoni Prize library, Italy.
Monologue included in the Smith & Kraus Best Men's Monologues of 2022.
CATALYST by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:2Genre: biography, dark comedy + 5 more·Keyword: queer historyGenre: biography, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, period, politicalKeyword: queer historyOn the eve of revolution, two strangers become friends, and find a new meaning of family.COLLECTIVE GROUPINGS OF ANIMALS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 13 more·Keyword: Existential Absurdism, Ukulele + 1 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, experimental, fantasy, farce, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, pageant, pantomime, parody/spoof, political, satireKeyword: Existential Absurdism, Ukulele, Sea MammalsTen-Minute Play: A riff on Mark Bly's Kafka's Train exercise.CONFLUENCE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:1Genre: adaptation, adventure + 19 more·Keyword: Covid-19, motherhood + 4 moreGenre: adaptation, adventure, biography, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, horror, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, pageant, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, science fiction, tragedyKeyword: Covid-19, motherhood, women, work, family, cookiesSeven weeks into quarantine, an intervention. (This play was written for video conference, or could be performed on a real stage, if and when that becomes possible again.)CONTRAPPOSTO by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 15··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 14 more·Keyword: metoo, feminism + 4 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pageant, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: metoo, feminism, art, male gaze, renaissance, Painting10-Minute Play: Venus complains about the male gaze to Botticelli. 1485.COMPLIMENTARY WIFI by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 12··Cast:4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more·Keyword: Relationships, anniversary + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, farce, movement/physical, pageant, romantic comedy, satireKeyword: Relationships, anniversary, hotel, I'Ching, supernatural, mini bar10 Minute-Play: A couple assesses their relationship on their 10th anniversary.
CORNUCOPIA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 11··Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, farce, holiday, movement/physical, pageant, parody/spoof10-Minute Play: A quiet evening at home, on the eve of Thanksgiving.CRABS(DOT)COM by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 20··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 5 more·Keyword: revengeGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pageant, satireKeyword: revenge10-Minute Play: Marty helps Cheryl rethink her choices.CREATIVE LITTLE GARDEN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 4 more·Keyword: gentrification, NYC + 3 moreGenre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, political, young audiencesKeyword: gentrification, NYC, 20th century history of women, Women 365, gardeningAs bulldozers threaten gardens across NYC, one woman fights Big Development.CROSSING THE AMUR: A Third Installment in the Sock Monkey ™ Cycle by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 15 more·Keyword: Quarantine, Social distancing + 2 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, fantasy, farce, immersive, melodrama, movement/physical, pageant, pantomime, parody/spoof, political, romantic comedy, satire, zoomKeyword: Quarantine, Social distancing, Covid-19, Sock MonkeyA Third Installment in the Sock Monkey ™ Cycle
“When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it cannot be cured.”CURBED by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 10··Cast:2Genre: drama, horror + 5 more·Keyword: women, metooGenre: drama, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: women, metooThree-Minute play: A woman waits for her bus.
Published in the Silk Road Review, 2020.DARK, LEAFY GREENS — A Play for Videoconference by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:3Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more·Keyword: Quarantine, middle school + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, commedia dell'arte, experimental, movement/physical, young audiences, zoomKeyword: Quarantine, middle school, teenagersOnline school is an adjustment, but one thing's for sure: Friends matter now, more than ever.
Published in Feels Blind Literary Magazine Issue #6.DIFFICULT MONKEYS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, adventure + 20 more·Keyword: Sock Monkey, Existential DreadGenre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, faith-based, farce, immersive, melodrama, opera, pageant, period, political, romantic comedy, satire, tragedy, young audiences, zoomKeyword: Sock Monkey, Existential DreadA brief summary:
“Luckily, or unluckily, there is nothing in our lives
That does not end — Sooner or later.”
ECHOLOCATION by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:1Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 5 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, immersive, movement/physical, political, tragedyOne-Minute Play: A female orca whale grieves for a dead child in U.S. custody.EGG IN SPOON by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 32··Cast:4Genre: dark comedy, farce + 3 more·Keyword: women's rights, reproduction + 4 moreGenre: dark comedy, farce, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: women's rights, reproduction, four generations, Dystopia, disease, Downton Abbey10-Minute Play: A not-too-distant future where diseases run wild and women's rights are in question.
Published in the Coachella Review, Fall 2019ELEVEN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: drama, young audiencesGenre: drama, young audiences10-Minute Play: Tween Ella and her mom both agree — it's just a tough age.EVERYBODY HATES MARIAH CAREY by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 24··Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more·Keyword: christmas, family + 3 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, holiday, parody/spoofKeyword: christmas, family, life, grief and healing, comedy5-Minute Play: The Holidays can be hard, A ridiculous and goofy Christmas Play.EVERYDAY AVIATION: A Play for Videoconference by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:4Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more·Keyword: zoom, Video Chat + 2 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, immersive, zoomKeyword: zoom, Video Chat, family, coronavirusA father's late night panic finds surprising allies.
"We had a truly amazing time working on this powerful, touching, and truly honest piece." - Jeffrey Stanzel, Artistic Director, Theatre Three.
Published in the Hominum Journal and Canyon Voices Literary Magazine, 2021.
Monologue included in the Smith & Kraus Best Men's Monologues of 2022.FALSTAFF RISETH by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:9Genre: adaptation, comedy + 10 more·Keyword: Henry IV Part One, Shakespeare + 2 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, farce, immersive, musical, pageant, parody/spoof, period, romantic comedy, verseKeyword: Henry IV Part One, Shakespeare, high school, puppetsFull-Length Play: A play with a play within a play within a musical within a play by puppets who do a play. Based on Henry the IV Part One.FORCEFULLY DENIED by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:3Genre: adaptation, biography + 5 more·Keyword: Supreme Court, Kavanaugh + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, biography, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, political, tragedyKeyword: Supreme Court, Kavanaugh, ford5-Minute Play: A documentary-theatre play, sourced from Supreme Court Nomination Hearing Testimony, by Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford, and a statement by Senator Susan Collins, October 5, 2018, Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution, inked in 1787, and the step-by-step instructions of a sexual assault evidence collection kit (SAECK), that comes in a sealed package, with an expiration date.
FAIRVIEW TRAINING CENTER by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:4Genre: docudrama/historic, experimental + 1 more·Keyword: De-institutionalization, Eugenics + 2 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, experimental, immersiveKeyword: De-institutionalization, Eugenics, oregon, American historyOne-Act: Focusing on the history of the Eugenics movement in this country and the chronic mistreatment of people with disabilities, this play drops into a moment in time and two possible futures, one with some support, one without.
FOUR POINTS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:3Genre: drama, fantasy + 2 more·Keyword: psychosis, hospitals + 3 moreGenre: drama, fantasy, immersive, tragedyKeyword: psychosis, hospitals, Howdy Doody, early television, caregiving10-Minute Play: The indications and contraindications of physical and chemical restraints during the holidays.FREE, 25-MINUTE, 5-MILE RIDE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:3Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic + 1 more·Keyword: Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island + 3 moreGenre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic, fable/folktaleKeyword: Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, New York City, new parents, ghosts10-Minute Play: This little play imagines a young couple somewhat protected – or are they? – by the supernatural, on the day the Staten Island ferry crashed, in 2003.FUMBLEWINTER by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:6Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 14 more·Keyword: climate change, feminism + 6 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pageant, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: climate change, feminism, witch hunts, Vikings, Mars, doomsday, Norse mythology, iPhoneOne-Act: In the year 930, the Age of Settlement, over the previous fifty years or so, the population of Iceland, this geologically-rich, but resource-poor island (about the size of Oregon) has grown from one, to nearly 10,000 people, who are scattered across the land, and dispersed into a multitude of self-appointed, and pretty shitty, kingdoms. They come together to discuss the impending apocalypse, but are...One-Act: In the year 930, the Age of Settlement, over the previous fifty years or so, the population of Iceland, this geologically-rich, but resource-poor island (about the size of Oregon) has grown from one, to nearly 10,000 people, who are scattered across the land, and dispersed into a multitude of self-appointed, and pretty shitty, kingdoms. They come together to discuss the impending apocalypse, but are too distracted with witch hunts, and the latest gadgets, to get much done.FUMBLEWINTER (Full-length version) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:9Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 10 more·Keyword: climate change, witch + 2 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, experimental, fantasy, immersive, pageant, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: climate change, witch, Disney, VikingsDizzy Vikings addicted to their phones and their world in ruin — a commentary on the relationship between internalized oppression and environmental collapse – using mostly stupid jokes.
GREEN BOOTS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 6 more·Keyword: science, Reagan-era + 6 moreGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, experimental, immersive, movement/physical, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: science, Reagan-era, health care, power, Randy Shilts, hypothermia, sickness, police brutality10-Minute Play: At Green Boots, the name given to the unidentified corpse of a climber that’s become a landmark on the main Northwest Ridge route of Mount Everest. An imagined dialogue between Ronald Reagan and writer/advocate Randy Shilts.GIRL VS. TROLL by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:21–30Genre: adaptation, adventure + 5 more·Keyword: feminist, large cast + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, adventure, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersive, movement/physical, young audiencesKeyword: feminist, large cast, fairy taleIn the frozen north, little Gerda demonstrates that girls can do anything. Based on "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson.HEALTHY NEW HABITS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more·Keyword: clowns, Killer Clowns + 2 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, holiday, horror, parody/spoof, zoomKeyword: clowns, Killer Clowns, halloween, TherapyLarry hopes that talking to someone might help him with his ennui. (That's French.)
Published in 2022 edition of Some ScriptsHELPER by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:1Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more·Keyword: suicide, Hope + 1 moreGenre: comedy, drama, movement/physicalKeyword: suicide, Hope, monologue10-Minute Play: Bailey is worried about his/her friend.ICE FRONT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:7Genre: adventure, biography + 13 more·Keyword: immigration, refugee + 7 moreGenre: adventure, biography, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, period, political, satire, tragedy, translation, verseKeyword: immigration, refugee, resistance, Nazi occupation, journalism, Norway, Canada, Babylonia, mythology10-Minute Play, inspired by the life of Elsie Parmann, beloved family matriarch (1921-2016), and member of the Norwegian Nazi Resistance, called "Ice Front". In the U.S., the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has come to be epitomize hate and fear. This play, part of 365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project, is dedicated to refugees, wherever they flee from home. It will be...10-Minute Play, inspired by the life of Elsie Parmann, beloved family matriarch (1921-2016), and member of the Norwegian Nazi Resistance, called "Ice Front". In the U.S., the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has come to be epitomize hate and fear. This play, part of 365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project, is dedicated to refugees, wherever they flee from home. It will be published in the Silk Road Review: A Literary Crossroads, in June 2020.
ILL COMES FORTH by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:1Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 10 more·Keyword: Richard III, Donald Trump + 5 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, farce, horror, pageant, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: Richard III, Donald Trump, Coronation, Usurpation, golf, taco salad, collusion5-Minute Play: A monologue channeling '45' through Richard III's usurpation in 1493.INCREDIBLY CUTE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:1Genre: commedia dell'arte, dark comedy + 3 more·Keyword: technology, Pandas + 1 moreGenre: commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, experimental, immersive, satireKeyword: technology, Pandas, loneliness5-Minute Play: A monologue in a box.INERTIA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 20··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, comedy + 7 more·Keyword: Sock Monkey, Relationships + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, fable/folktale, farce, melodrama, pageant, parody/spoofKeyword: Sock Monkey, Relationships, Chekhov10-Minute Play: Happy human-sock monkey relationships are all alike; every unhappy human-sock monkey relationship is unhappy in its own way.
This play appears in The Smith & Kraus Best 10-Minute Plays, 2021 Anthology.
IN TRAINING by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 18··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 4 more·Keyword: bad boss, TherapyGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, immersive, parody/spoof, satireKeyword: bad boss, Therapy10-Minute Play: Welcome to the job from hell. A play in the dark.INTERMOLECULAR FORCES by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:1Genre: adaptation, comedy + 12 more·Keyword: Covid-19, mother + 2 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersive, movement/physical, opera, pageant, period, zoomKeyword: Covid-19, mother, teachers, lossA three-part monologue, exploring the photoelectric effect of a global pandemic on an AP Chemistry teacher.JOIN THE MOVEMENT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:5Genre: comedy, farce + 2 more·Keyword: Leggings, wine + 1 moreGenre: comedy, farce, parody/spoof, satireKeyword: Leggings, wine, witch10-Minute Play: Alison reconsiders Julie's invitation to attend a leggings party.LADY COPS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:2Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more·Keyword: Cagney & Lacey, Lady CopsGenre: comedy, farce, immersiveKeyword: Cagney & Lacey, Lady CopsTen-minute play: In the long-running cop drama "Cagney & Lacey" Detectives Lacey and Cagney solve crimes in Manhattan's 14th precinct. Their balance of toughness and sensitivity make them stronger as a team as an unstoppable crime-fighting duo.LANTANA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:3Genre: docudrama/historic, immersive + 2 more·Keyword: Mental Health, teenagers + 4 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, immersive, movement/physical, politicalKeyword: Mental Health, teenagers, gun control, education, community, Facebook5-minute Play: Sourced from a publicly-available 9-1-1 call, made November 28, 2017, from a park in Lantana, FL, and the publicly-available online Facebook comments made in response to a news article, months later, referencing its release.
LARGE-HEARTED GIVING by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:2Genre: comedy·Keyword: Gift of the Magi, women + 1 moreGenre: comedyKeyword: Gift of the Magi, women, dark holidayOne-Minute Play: A new spin on a holiday classic!LAST EXIT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:4Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 4 more·Keyword: Seattle, Grunge + 5 moreGenre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, periodKeyword: Seattle, Grunge, development, Pacific Northwest, Coffee culture, technology, Backgammon10-Minute Play: In the Last Exit on Brooklyn Coffeehouse, in a pre-tech Seattle, heated backgammon and espresso shots provide fertile ground for a not-yet icon to find his voice. A play about limitation and life.LAUDANUM by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:2Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more·Keyword: addiction, opioids + 2 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, immersive, pageantKeyword: addiction, opioids, family, Civil War10-Minute Play: A commentary on the opioid crisisLE BREXIT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 8 more·Keyword: Brexit, L'absurdisme + 2 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, experimental, horror, movement/physical, parody/spoof, period, political, satireKeyword: Brexit, L'absurdisme, Le Salmon, Les cigarettesDIDI et GOGO sont tristes.LIGHT MEAT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:5Genre: adventure, biography + 14 more·Keyword: racism, sexism + 5 moreGenre: adventure, biography, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, fable/folktale, farce, holiday, horror, pageant, parody/spoof, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: racism, sexism, Politics, teens, economy, vegetarians, getting your periodA tense holiday in the gated community.
Published in the Ponder Review.MAINTAINING A SPACE CUSHION by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 11··Cast:3Genre: adventure, comedy + 9 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, fantasy, farce, movement/physical, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fictionIn which three astronauts, with apparently minimal training, hurdle through space on their mission to Mars.MALHEUR by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:9Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more·Keyword: family, mental illness + 6 moreGenre: comedy, farce, tragedyKeyword: family, mental illness, environment, occupation, death, grief, Farce, magical realismFull-Length Play: In a converted brothel in the middle of nowhere, adjacent to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, in Harney County, Oregon — A place where people converge in small groups to do one of two things: watch migratory birds, or hunt, few people ever do both — Characters grieve the loss of a future past, a once-great nation, a stolen place, an ideal, over mini muffins and coffee. And one character comes to...Full-Length Play: In a converted brothel in the middle of nowhere, adjacent to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, in Harney County, Oregon — A place where people converge in small groups to do one of two things: watch migratory birds, or hunt, few people ever do both — Characters grieve the loss of a future past, a once-great nation, a stolen place, an ideal, over mini muffins and coffee. And one character comes to terms with a loss —
ME DIRECT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 18··Cast:3Genre: comedy, fantasy + 5 more·Keyword: Bigfoot, theatreGenre: comedy, fantasy, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pageant, young audiencesKeyword: Bigfoot, theatreDeep in the Cascade forest, a community theatre production struggles to get a play on its bipedal feet.NEWTOWN/LANTANA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:7Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 3 more·Keyword: gun controlGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: gun control10-Minute Play: A documentary play, sourced verbatim from police reports, public 9-1-1 audio files and social media comments.MOUSE & OWL by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic + 9 more·Keyword: environment, Politics + 3 moreGenre: commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, movement/physical, opera, period, political, tragedyKeyword: environment, Politics, election, climate change, extinctionONE-MINUTE PLAY: Two creatures with plenty to lose, look around a bit.
Published by the Extinction Rebellion, London, 2020.NOT A BIRD by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 10 more·Keyword: abortion, Reproductive Rights + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: abortion, Reproductive Rights, womenTen-Minute Play: A meditation on the reproductive rights of women.n95 by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:12Genre: dark comedy, drama + 6 more·Keyword: environment, ecoanxiety + 2 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersive, political, science fictionKeyword: environment, ecoanxiety, wildfire, dogsFull-Length: In the Pacific Northwest, Summer 2018, humans, animals - and yellow jackets - consider a future with more wildfire smoke, and a past that might have prevented it.
Created in 36 hours, with a creative team of 20+ people. (And one really good dog.)OPPORTUNITIES by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: comedy, experimental + 2 more·Keyword: toxic workplace, new age + 1 moreGenre: comedy, experimental, farce, satireKeyword: toxic workplace, new age, laws of attraction10-minute play: A staff meeting takes a wrong turn.PARTNER OF — by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 64··Cast:3Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more·Keyword: assault, abuse + 3 moreGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, horror, immersive, politicalKeyword: assault, abuse, slavery, women's history, patriarchy10-Minute Play: Monticello, VA, 1787 — 14-year-old Sally Hemings is made ready by her mother and the ghost of her grandmother, to accompany Thomas Jefferson, who is 30 years older than she is, to Paris. Trigger warning: Assault, abuse, rape.
Thank you to Fade to Black in Houston, TX, and the research team at Monticello, for consultation.
PERMISSION by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 20··Cast:2Genre: drama, horror + 2 moreGenre: drama, horror, political, tragedy10-Minute Play: An intergenerational #MeToo conversation.PERSONAL BEST (A teeny Valentine for Zoom) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: comedy, holiday + 2 more·Keyword: Valentine's Day, COVID + 2 moreGenre: comedy, holiday, romantic comedy, zoomKeyword: Valentine's Day, COVID, pandemic, loveKAY misses folding sweaters. TONY thinks he'll live forever. Can they find love?PIONEERS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, farce + 2 more·Keyword: artificial intelligence, female playwright + 2 moreGenre: dark comedy, farce, satire, science fictionKeyword: artificial intelligence, female playwright, technology, scienceFull-Length: RORY wants to be a better person, but "MAIA" has other plans.POCKETS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:1–9Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 6 more·Keyword: gun control, education + 3 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: gun control, education, children, preschoolers, American society and politicsA preschool teacher soothes a classroom full of tiny students through another lockdown drill.91st & POWELL BLVD. by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:5Genre: docudrama/historic, experimental + 8 more·Keyword: homelessness, mental illness + 5 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, experimental, holiday, immersive, political, radio drama, satire, science fiction, tragedy, verseKeyword: homelessness, mental illness, women, children, community, Portland OR, Pacific Northwest10-minute play: Written in a tone-poem style.
PRACTICE HOUSE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 24··Cast:6Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 12 more·Keyword: education, feminism + 6 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, fantasy, farce, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: education, feminism, women's rights, reproduction, assimilation, History, Dystopia, EugenicsFull-Length: A university campus — 1933. Women receive training in home economics, "A tool of the utmost importance in building up forces which increase physical well-being of the population," writes Albert Mann, Dean of the New York College of Agriculture. "And which make for a reduction in the number of persons thrown back to the state for support by reason of physical, mental, or moral failure...Full-Length: A university campus — 1933. Women receive training in home economics, "A tool of the utmost importance in building up forces which increase physical well-being of the population," writes Albert Mann, Dean of the New York College of Agriculture. "And which make for a reduction in the number of persons thrown back to the state for support by reason of physical, mental, or moral failure.”
Practice House is a 2019 New Dramatists Princess Grace Award Semi-Finalist.
PROPAGATION by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:1Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 3 more·Keyword: black lives matter, Washington DC + 2 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, immersive, politicalKeyword: black lives matter, Washington DC, advocacy, Indigenous AmericaLooking back to see forward.PUDDING by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 8 more·Keyword: holiday, wartime + 1 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, fable/folktale, faith-based, holiday, immersive, period, science fiction, young audiences, zoomKeyword: holiday, wartime, QuarantineA family connects across time and space.RAY'S CANDY STORE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:2Genre: biography, comedy + 3 more·Keyword: New York City, immigration + 3 moreGenre: biography, comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, holidayKeyword: New York City, immigration, suicide, poetry, theaterTen-Minute Play: In the heart of New York's East Village, Philosopher King Ray dispenses love and wisdom along with egg creams.RIPPLE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:3Genre: adventure, comedy + 13 more·Keyword: astronaut, black holes + 2 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, experimental, fantasy, farce, immersive, movement/physical, opera, pageant, pantomime, period, science fiction, young audiencesKeyword: astronaut, black holes, science, theatreTen-Minute Play: Two black holes, one bigger than the other, consider the implications of merging.
Published in the Hamilton Arts & Letters, 2021.SALAD DAYS by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:3Genre: comedy, drama·Keyword: feminism, 20th century history of women + 1 moreGenre: comedy, dramaKeyword: feminism, 20th century history of women, pregnancy10-MINUTE PLAY: Three mature women explore the past and the future, at Flower Arranging Class.SEA CHANGE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 7 more·Keyword: women's history, Frankenstein + 4 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, horror, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, period, political, tragedyKeyword: women's history, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, writing, motherhood, griefTwo-Minute Play: In 1823, Mary Shelley and her four-year-old sail home for England. A widow, she's determined to write.SEX AND VIOLENCE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:2Genre: comedy·Keyword: writingGenre: comedyKeyword: writingOne-Act: A playwright attempts to self-produce a ten-minute seven-person play from 3,000 miles away.SEX AND VIOLENCE (THE MUSICAL) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 1 moreGenre: comedy, fable/folktale, pageantOne-Act: The MUSICAL version of the play about the making of the 10-minute play for seven actors.SHELTER IN PLACE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 14··Cast:17Genre: drama·Keyword: gun control, Sandy Hook + 1 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: gun control, Sandy Hook, Assault rifle10-Minute Play: A response to gun violence — This short piece examines the destructive work of assault rifles against first-hand accounts from the murders at SandyHook.SHIPWRECK by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:9Genre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale + 3 more·Keyword: ice, Relocation + 5 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, immersive, period, tragedyKeyword: ice, Relocation, refugee, Holocaust, Federal Boarding Schools, slavery, shipwreck10-Minute Play: Weaving together 500-years of separating children from their parents. Set on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.SH*T TRAIN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 23··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 8 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, fable/folktale, horror, pageant, satire, science fiction, tragedy10-Minute Play: All aboard.SOUP: A play for videoconference by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:2Genre: docudrama/historic, experimental + 3 more·Keyword: Covid-19, Health care workersGenre: docudrama/historic, experimental, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: Covid-19, Health care workersA couple attempts to navigate a new normal, over Zoom.
Winner: 2021 Young-Howze Theatre Award for best short play for Zoom.STANDARDS AND PRACTICE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: biography, dark comedy + 7 more·Keyword: science, climate change + 2 moreGenre: biography, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, immersive, movement/physical, parody/spoof, period, science fiction, tragedyKeyword: science, climate change, alternative facts, astronomy10-Minute Play: Commentary on those "recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes" — set in 230 B.C.SUBDUCTION ZONE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: docudrama/historic, fantasy + 3 more·Keyword: gun violence in AmericaGenre: docudrama/historic, fantasy, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: gun violence in AmericaOne-Minute Play: The parents of either the victim, or the perpetrator, of gun violence, receive a phone call.SUSPENDED ANIMATION by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:1Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: adult fairy tale, Job InterviewGenre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, movement/physicalKeyword: adult fairy tale, Job Interview5-Minute Play: Sleeping Beauty wakes up.SYZYGY by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 11··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 4 more·Keyword: female playwright, absurdist + 1 moreGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, drama, experimental, movement/physical, science fictionKeyword: female playwright, absurdist, experimentalThe best part of air travel is yogurt parfaits. Or finding God. Or understanding fate. Or all of the above.
Published in the Stonecoast Review, Summer 2020. Nominated for 2020 Pushcart Prize.
Featured as part of the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival, 2022THE APPOINTMENT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: marriage, love + 2 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, romantic comedyKeyword: marriage, love, counseling, couples10-minute play: ZAC and DEB seek some support for their long-term relationship.THE ARRIVAL OF A TRAIN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:1Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 3 more·Keyword: film, early film + 3 moreGenre: comedy, docudrama/historic, immersive, period, politicalKeyword: film, early film, photography, Lumière brothers, feminism5-Minute Play: From the POV of Jeanne Lumière, sister to the famous Lumière brothers — A commentary on the glut of women who will never EVER be recognized for their effort in art, science, math, etc. — Short-listed by the Women in Film Project, The Female Gaze, London, 2018.THE BALLAD OF THE INSTACART DRIVER by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:1Genre: adventure, comedy + 10 more·Keyword: Covid-19, InstacartGenre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, farce, immersive, parody/spoof, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: Covid-19, InstacartAn everyday hero makes a living.THE BELL WITCH by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 15··Cast:2Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 6 more·Keyword: feminist ghost story, haunting + 1 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, drama, fable/folktale, holiday, horror, immersive, pageant, politicalKeyword: feminist ghost story, haunting, halloweenA dark night in the country reveals secrets that shoulda stayed buried.
Published in Smith & Kraus Best 10-Minute Plays of 2022.THE BIRTHDAY (A Play for Videoconference) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:7Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 3 more·Keyword: Covid-19, middle school + 1 moreGenre: comedy, docudrama/historic, immersive, young audiences, zoomKeyword: Covid-19, middle school, childhood friendshipJosh is really not sure about this Zoom party ideas.THE BUSTLE IN A HOUSE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:8Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 6 more·Keyword: Moliere, writingGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, farce, movement/physical, pageant, parody/spoof, period, satireKeyword: Moliere, writingOne-Act: During a quiet weekend in Orange County in 1659, mirth ensues.THE FUNCTION OF PEBBLES by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, comedy + 16 more·Keyword: Existential Absurdism, BagpipesGenre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, faith-based, farce, immersive, movement/physical, musical, parody/spoof, period, romantic comedy, satire, tragedy, zoomKeyword: Existential Absurdism, BagpipesWe're all just stuck in a Whac-a-Mole game, amirite?
Published in 'Hello Godot! An Anthology of One Act Plays' 2022THE GROUP PROJECT (A Play for Videoconference) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:10Genre: comedy, immersive + 2 more·Keyword: Covid-19, middle school + 4 moreGenre: comedy, immersive, young audiences, zoomKeyword: Covid-19, middle school, science, math, stem, STEAMA group of Middle Schoolers are *supposed* to make water clocks, over Zoom.THE INVENTION OF PICKLE BALL by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:2Genre: comedy, farce + 1 moreGenre: comedy, farce, romantic comedy10-Minute Play: An invitation to a naked wedding might be just the spark this couple needs.THE KITCHEN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:1Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more·Keyword: motherhood, abuse + 1 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, immersiveKeyword: motherhood, abuse, addictionMONOLOGUE — A bone is bent, not broken, but the averted crisis exposes a family in trouble.THE ONE ABOUT THE HAMSTER (co-written with Hugh Brinkley) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:3Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more·Keyword: hamsters, Art and Artists + 5 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, experimental, fantasy, movement/physicalKeyword: hamsters, Art and Artists, Olympics, writing, grief, space, astronaut10-Minute Play: Gary wakes up to find his hamster missing, and takes an epic journey through career crisis, the audience and into intergalactic space and back again. It’s a hero’s journey, with a hamster.THE NEW PUPPY (A Play for Videoconference) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:12Genre: comedy, immersive + 2 more·Keyword: middle school, Covid-19Genre: comedy, immersive, young audiences, zoomKeyword: middle school, Covid-19Josh's new puppy isn't even here yet, but his pals are onboard.THE PACT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 7··Cast:4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more·Keyword: generations, magical realismGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, fantasyKeyword: generations, magical realism10-Minute Play: Two characters — Played by four people — Explore the magical realism that can connect the generations.THE PERFECT WIFE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:5Genre: biography, comedy + 11 more·Keyword: women, women's rights + 3 moreGenre: biography, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, farce, horror, mystery/thriller, pageant, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: women, women's rights, History, neoliberalism, Roy MooreFull-length play: England, 1769: As revolution between England and its American colonies simmers, candy-colored Georgian society pits the woeful, starving masses against the excessive powers of the rich elite. Sir Thomas Day, rebuffed at every turn from would-be wives, despite his fortune, grows frustrated, and hatches a plan to steal an orphan, and raise her to be the Perfect Wife. I wrote this because I was...Full-length play: England, 1769: As revolution between England and its American colonies simmers, candy-colored Georgian society pits the woeful, starving masses against the excessive powers of the rich elite. Sir Thomas Day, rebuffed at every turn from would-be wives, despite his fortune, grows frustrated, and hatches a plan to steal an orphan, and raise her to be the Perfect Wife. I wrote this because I was pissed about Roy Moore and his ilk. Based on real events.
THE PLAGUE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 11 more·Keyword: sexism, female playwright + 2 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, farce, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, pageant, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fiction, tragedyKeyword: sexism, female playwright, fight, dark comedyExploring the moral manifestation of unconscious social systems or environments where women continually face hostility, through the lens of competitive dance.
With choreography. And fighting!THE UPPING by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 12 more·Keyword: abortion, women's reproductive rightsGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, immersive, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, pageant, period, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: abortion, women's reproductive rightsOne-Act: What are our assumptions, how do our ideas of women, as happy wives and mothers, cloud the roles that we're afforded? And what if that's all we can be?
THE SECRET LIFE OF BIVALVES by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:3Genre: comedyGenre: comedy10-Minute Play: What happens in the tide pool stays in the tide pool.THREE THINGS REMAIN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 1··Cast:6Genre: adventure, drama + 2 more·Keyword: life, stars + 2 moreGenre: adventure, drama, immersive, radio dramaKeyword: life, stars, cats, subwayOne Act Radio Play: Exploring intergalactic universals through the purr of a ’63 Alfa Romeo, breakfast foods and cats.
TV — PHONES — POOL by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: comedy·Keyword: work, lifeGenre: comedyKeyword: work, life10-Minute Play: Walter and Ray prepare for the day ahead.TWO BUNNIES TALKING by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:2Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 4 more·Keyword: Voting, BunniesGenre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersiveKeyword: Voting, BunniesThree-Minute Play: Get-Out-The-Vote play, for two bunnies.UNDERFUR (co-written with Hugh Brinkley) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 9··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more·Keyword: raccoons, love + 2 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, experimental, immersive, satireKeyword: raccoons, love, emotional support companion humans, alternative relationships10-Minute Play: Chauncey — A middle aged British raccoon — Receives a survey from the local municipal court, forcing him to question everything.UPLIFT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 8 more·Keyword: COVID, Quarantine + 1 moreGenre: comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, fantasy, immersive, movement/physical, opera, pageant, romantic comedy, zoomKeyword: COVID, Quarantine, circusTwo trapeze artists reckon with nine months of quarantine.UTØYA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 6··Cast:4Genre: drama·Keyword: racism, xenophobia + 5 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: racism, xenophobia, hate, ignorance, interracial, current events, gun controlTwo-Minute Play: Four victims of white nationalism meet in the land of the midnight sun.
Published in Some Scripts Literary Journal, 2019.A VERY STABLE GENIUS (Co-written with Sharai Bohannon, Ben Brinkley, Diana Burbano, Greg Burdick and Jordan Elizabeth Henry) by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:1000Genre: adaptation, comedy + 16 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, farce, immersive, melodrama, movement/physical, pageant, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fiction, tragedyA timeless work of staggering, unparalleled artistry. Believe me.WABI SABI by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 9··Cast:2Genre: drama, young audiencesGenre: drama, young audiences10-Minute Play: Friends from the past reconnect in High School.
Available as part of A YOUNGER TEN: WRITING THE TEN MINUTE PLAY by Gary Garrison.
www.garygarrison.com/younger-ten-plays
WATERFALL by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 17··Cast:1Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 6 more·Keyword: gun control, school shootingGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, horror, immersive, political, tragedyKeyword: gun control, school shootingOne-Minute Play: A friend remembers a victim of gun violence.WHAT A MEMORY LOOKS LIKE by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 9 more·Keyword: climate change, extinction + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, immersive, movement/physical, political, satire, science fiction, tragedyKeyword: climate change, extinction, animalsAnimals find solace in unlikely kinships.
Published in Some Scripts Literary Magazine, and by the Extinction Rebellion, 2020.WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 8··Cast:1–13Genre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale + 8 moreGenre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, farce, opera, pageant, pantomime, period, political, satire, tragedyA one-minute play.WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 11··Cast:1Genre: drama, political·Keyword: resistance, Kavanaugh + 2 moreGenre: drama, politicalKeyword: resistance, Kavanaugh, abortion, women's rightsOne-Minute Play: A protester speaks.WINDBERRY CREEK by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 12··Cast:3Genre: comedy, drama·Keyword: mental illness, intergenerational conflictsGenre: comedy, dramaKeyword: mental illness, intergenerational conflictsIn Oregon's Cascade Mountains, three generations of women grapple with the past and an uncertain future.
A monologue from this play will be featured in the Smith & Kraus Best Women's Monologues, 2021 Anthology.WONDERWOMEN by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more·Keyword: female superheroes, feminism + 1 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, movement/physical, politicalKeyword: female superheroes, feminism, hairOn an archipelagic island nation, a shero prepares to save the world.YONCALLA by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:11Genre: adventure, biography + 15 more·Keyword: racism, sexism + 1 moreGenre: adventure, biography, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, farce, horror, immersive, melodrama, movement/physical, pageant, period, political, tragedyKeyword: racism, sexism, KKKFull-length play: This play is seeking development.
Yoncalla, Oregon: one hundred years ago, a dinky town about 45 minutes south of where I live. Sounds cute enough, but like many towns in the West – Yoncalla tells a pretty dark story. There’s a lawless alchemy to these pioneer outposts, where ‘settlement’ runs over whole peoples, where prejudice finds a foothold, then a platform, then a...Full-length play: This play is seeking development.
Yoncalla, Oregon: one hundred years ago, a dinky town about 45 minutes south of where I live. Sounds cute enough, but like many towns in the West – Yoncalla tells a pretty dark story. There’s a lawless alchemy to these pioneer outposts, where ‘settlement’ runs over whole peoples, where prejudice finds a foothold, then a platform, then a foundation.
Yoncalla takes us to the past, to find today, and tomorrow.137 by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, adventure + 10 more·Keyword: Quarantine, romance + 4 moreGenre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, commedia dell'arte, docudrama/historic, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pageant, pantomime, romantic comedy, zoomKeyword: Quarantine, romance, Pod, love, aliens, mathematicsA meeting of an online Extraterrestrial-Curious Social Club has surprising outcomes.THE SPLENDID GIFT by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 4··Cast:1Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more·Keyword: gun control, horses + 1 moreGenre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, immersive, tragedyKeyword: gun control, horses, womenA woman mourns for her life, cut down by gun violence. Part of the #CodeRed Plays collection.TWELFTH DAY by Rachael Carnes
Recommendations: 3··Cast:3Genre: adaptation, docudrama/historic + 7 moreGenre: adaptation, docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, faith-based, fantasy, holiday, pantomime, period, young audiencesA modern epiphany.