Jared Michael Delaney

Jared Michael Delaney

Jared Michael Delaney is a stage/screen writer & actor based in Philadelphia Pa. His full-length plays have been produced at New Jersey Repertory Company, Inis Nua Theatre Company, Edinburgh Festival, Jersey Fringe and Theatre Conspiracy. His short plays have been been part of the recent QuarenStream, 1MPF & Going Viral online festivals and others have been produced by Athena Theatre, NJ Rep, MadLab...
Jared Michael Delaney is a stage/screen writer & actor based in Philadelphia Pa. His full-length plays have been produced at New Jersey Repertory Company, Inis Nua Theatre Company, Edinburgh Festival, Jersey Fringe and Theatre Conspiracy. His short plays have been been part of the recent QuarenStream, 1MPF & Going Viral online festivals and others have been produced by Athena Theatre, NJ Rep, MadLab Theatre, Aberrant Theatre, Pegasus Theatre, Raze the Space and the Philadelphia LiveArts Festival. His plays have been further presented in readings across the country and developed in writers’ groups Athena Writes and The Foundry. He has presented work at the Valdez Theatre Conference and Sewanee Writers' Conference. His play, Voyager One, was named a “Top Ten Production of the Year in New Jersey” in 2019 by the Newark Star-Ledger. M.A., Villanova University; M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte. Member: Dramatists’ Guild, AEA, SAG-AFTRA. www.jaredmichaeldelaney.com


Plays

  • Voyager One by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, science fiction
    In the far future- a discovery is made which upends everything humanity has been led to believe while in the 1970s, a pair of researchers on the Voyager One Golden Record project find themselves debating the very role humanity has to play in the universe. All while Chuck Berry sings "go Johnny, go"...
  • Until the Day is Done by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–4
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: magical realism, drama + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: magical realism, drama, dealing with illness, nature, Inspired by real events
    Anders & Margaret Mary have been married more than 25 years, living on the edge of civilization in Alaska. When Margaret Mary receives a diagnoses that changes the arc of her life, she, Anders and their friends David and Raina (newer to Alaska and to each other) must grapple with the new choices presented to them and who has the right to make them.
  • Falstaff & the Endless Machine by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1–12
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    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: Shakespeare
    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale, period, tragedy
    Keyword: Shakespeare
    A young Jack Falstaff is eager to join the king’s service in order to being his journey toward being a knight. But when he is ordered by the local sheriff to pursue “justice” as defined by him, Jack finds himself at odds with his friends at the Boarshead Tavern and with himself. An exploration of how Falstaff fell from early promise and grace to the the lying, drunken coward we meet in Henry IV Parts 1 & 2.
  • Golden State 1969 by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10–12
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    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: epic, based on true events + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: epic, based on true events, large ensemble
    When a young black man takes his white girlfriend to see the Rolling Stones outside of San Fransisco in Dec. 1969, he inadvertently steps into swirling morass of violence, confusion and the dark underbelly of the hippie dream. Inspired by true events.
  • Child of Lions by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1–3
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 2 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy
    An American reporter, hearing a story that seems more folktale than fact, heads to Ehtopia to investigate its veracity. Upon arriving, he encounters things he did not expect, forcing him to face his past and embrace a future he can never be sure of. And there are, indeed, lions.
  • They’ve All Gone & We’ll Go Too by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 2 more
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    Keyword: identity, female + 2 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: identity, female, music, rock and roll
    A woman tries to reconcile her identity as a Canadian-born child of Britsh parents living in the United States while she desperately attempts to score a ticket to the final show of Canadian rock n’roll heroes, The Tragically Hip. While talking to a stranger, odd things from her past, things thought forgotten, creep up, causing her to further wonder where she, her child and her future will end up. A theatrical...
    A woman tries to reconcile her identity as a Canadian-born child of Britsh parents living in the United States while she desperately attempts to score a ticket to the final show of Canadian rock n’roll heroes, The Tragically Hip. While talking to a stranger, odd things from her past, things thought forgotten, creep up, causing her to further wonder where she, her child and her future will end up. A theatrical journey with music and magic.
  • Noli Timere (Don't Be Afraid) by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–3
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    Genre: fable/folktale, horror
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    Keyword: supernatural
    Genre: fable/folktale, horror
    Keyword: supernatural
    A new priest and his sister are made to confront something from their past that neither is expecting when a a strange man knocks on the door of the rectory late one night.
  • The Hand of Gaul by Jared Michael Delaney
    Cast: 
    4–6
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, soccer + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: comedy, soccer, world cup, Farce
    3 dim-witted Irishmen seek revenge when Ireland is knocked out of the 2010 World Cup by an unchecked foul from French star, Thierry Henry.
  • The Cannibal of Ajax, the Football Trilogy Part II by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2–4
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: soccer, sports + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: soccer, sports, women in sports
    After noted Uruguayan striker, Luis Suarez, bites another player during a match, a rash of biting breaks out amongst the youth soccer leagues of England. Two mothers from different backgrounds unite to do something to stop this purge and end embroiled in something far greater.
  • American Carnage by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Race
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political, satire
    Keyword: Race
    When a US senator mistakenly declares he has people of color on his staff, his aides poach a staffer from another office, drafting her into working for the Senator. But when she implements policy changes to the Senator’s agenda without his approval or knowledge, the aides are left trying to put out the fire. If they can. A play about guerrilla politics, of the best and worst kind.
  • Paint It Black, You Devil by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: comedy, rock and roll + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, horror
    Keyword: comedy, rock and roll, Rolling Stones, magical realism/supernatural
    1969. New York City. Two friends, Wreck and Martha, embark on a night of music and adventure when they go see The Rolling Stones in concert. But things go slightly askew when Wreck drops some acid to counter-act a...condition he has. Then things get pretty weird. Well. Weirder. Does the devil dress like a Viking?
  • Is That a Dali? by Jared Michael Delaney
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: comedy, surreal comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: comedy, surreal comedy, Salvador Dali
    When a man gives in to a bizarre temptation to steal a rare painting of Dali, he suddenly finds his reality bending in ways he didn't expect and can't explain. Especially the part about Greek mythology. Inspired by true events.
  • Jason & the Argonauts by Jared Michael Delaney
    Cast: 
    1–10
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 4 more
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    Keyword: adventure, large cast + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, fable/folktale, fantasy, movement/physical, young audiences
    Keyword: adventure, large cast, spectacle, college students
    A retelling of the myth, with reference to the 1960s Ray Harryhausen film and leaning into the "sequel" of Medea, this new version highlights the adventure and spectacle of Jason's quest to find the Golden Fleece (complete with the Harpies, the Skeleton Army and the Argo.)
  • Space! Force! by Jared Michael Delaney
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, satire + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: comedy, satire, science fiction
    When the military hires a production team to produce propaganda ads for their new Space Force division, the shoots become the victims of repeated sabotage, leading to an official investigation of events that gets...well...really really strange. (Written prior the Netflix series, hand to God.)
  • Pontiff Blues, or, the Smoke Break by Jared Michael Delaney
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1–2
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, satire
    Two members of the Swiss Guard, a rookie and a vet, have drawn the dull duty of guarding the door during the Papal Conclave. To pass the time, they start trading stories. And then the rookie learns a secret which could rock the world to its knees.