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Marcus Gorman
Marcus Gorman
Marcus is a Seattle-based writer and performer. His original plays include Deers, Natural, Peggy: The Plumber Who Saved the Galaxy, How to Leave, and Space Race 5000. He has worked on devised plays with interarts gang The Libertinis (Gone Wild!, Atomic Falls USA, The Fantastic Misadventures of Twisty Shakes) and physical theatre troupe DangerSwitch (Mad Scientist Cabaret, Big Bad). He is the author of the...
Marcus is a Seattle-based writer and performer. His original plays include Deers, Natural, Peggy: The Plumber Who Saved the Galaxy, How to Leave, and Space Race 5000. He has worked on devised plays with interarts gang The Libertinis (Gone Wild!, Atomic Falls USA, The Fantastic Misadventures of Twisty Shakes) and physical theatre troupe DangerSwitch (Mad Scientist Cabaret, Big Bad). He is the author of the novels Triceratops and Sky Masterson: Private Detective and the editor of Ten Years Ago, a website where contributors review films on their tenth anniversary. He currently is a culture writer for The Ticket at the Seattle Times, works as a film programmer and publications editor at the Seattle International Film Festival, volunteers at the Grand Illusion Cinema, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Plays
DEERS by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:10–12Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more·Keyword: animals, wild + 7 moreGenre: comedy, holiday, parody/spoofKeyword: animals, wild, Heartwarming, ensemble, television, nostalgia, death, community, PTSDAntic animals drink away their troubles with friends and foes at a mountain tavern in the Cascades, where every bunny knows your name. Share a pint as these creatures encounter love, laughs, and their own primal natures. Beginning with the pilot and ending with a very special series finale, DEERS follows critters of all shapes and sizes over four episodes of this strange and unusual live sitcom.WELCOME TO BETTY’S DINER by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:8Genre: comedy, farce + 3 more·Keyword: time travel, romance + 7 moreGenre: comedy, farce, period, romantic comedy, science fictionKeyword: time travel, romance, 1950s, diners, World War 2, oldies, beauty pageants, nostalgia, monster moviesWhat if you went back in time and didn’t feel like returning? Olivia is a nostalgia-obsessed millennial who has just stumbled upon a defunct diner in the New Mexico desert along Route 66. One touch of a dusty, wall-mounted telephone and she’s suddenly whisked away to 1958. While her road-tripping friend in 2021 tries to rework the magic and bring her back to the present, Olivia adjusts to the world of Santa...What if you went back in time and didn’t feel like returning? Olivia is a nostalgia-obsessed millennial who has just stumbled upon a defunct diner in the New Mexico desert along Route 66. One touch of a dusty, wall-mounted telephone and she’s suddenly whisked away to 1958. While her road-tripping friend in 2021 tries to rework the magic and bring her back to the present, Olivia adjusts to the world of Santa Rosita in an era of poodle skirts, slick-haired hooligans, and golden oldies.
At Betty’s Diner, a beloved eatery along the highway, Olivia gets her fill of eccentric locals: the pageant queen past her prime and her delinquent boyfriend; the tough-but-compassionate owner and the World War II veteran in love with her. But in Donna, a monster movie-loving mechanic, Olivia finds a reason to stay behind.
Grab a booth, order a milkshake, and Welcome to Betty’s Diner.PEGGY: THE PLUMBER WHO SAVED THE GALAXY by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:11–15Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more·Keyword: fascism, democracy + 8 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof, political, science fictionKeyword: fascism, democracy, plumbing, technology, space travel, working class, cloning, war, science, earnestThe year is 3732. Peggy, Plumbing Specialist First Class at the prestigious Universe University, unexpectedly finds herself trapped in a galactic conflict between worlds. As she and a mysterious classmate named Rogen bounce across the far reaches and strange planets of the galaxy looking to stay alive, they become key in the means to achieve peace and save the day.
[Co-written by Jacob Farley]SPACE RACE 5000 by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:6–15Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more·Keyword: radio play, sci-fi + 8 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof, radio drama, science fiction, young audiencesKeyword: radio play, sci-fi, sports, racing, spaceship, comedy, spoof, cartoon, action, commercialsIt's the 50th Annual Space Race 5000 and the whole galaxy is tuned in to watch the most dangerous race in sports. Five teams, four legs, no rules. (Okay, there are a few rules.) The winner? Fame, fortune, and commercial sponsorship deals. The losers? Shame, relegation, and possible loss of life! It's Wacky Races meets The Cannonball Run meets It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World meets Star Wars pod...It's the 50th Annual Space Race 5000 and the whole galaxy is tuned in to watch the most dangerous race in sports. Five teams, four legs, no rules. (Okay, there are a few rules.) The winner? Fame, fortune, and commercial sponsorship deals. The losers? Shame, relegation, and possible loss of life! It's Wacky Races meets The Cannonball Run meets It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World meets Star Wars pod racing, all in a wonderful SportsCenter-like presentation!HOW TO LEAVE by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 5 more·Keyword: Relationships, divorce + 8 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, melodrama, radio drama, romantic comedy, zoomKeyword: Relationships, divorce, gay, marriage, weddings, journalism, retail, musician, photography, theatre“Do you want to move in with me?”
“Will you marry me?”
“Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
“I want a divorce.”
Four people, four moments in a romantic relationship, four tough decisions, four monologues. A young actor coming down from a breakup contemplates the cost of his career of moving in with his dashing director. A photographer stuck working at a...“Do you want to move in with me?”
“Will you marry me?”
“Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
“I want a divorce.”
Four people, four moments in a romantic relationship, four tough decisions, four monologues. A young actor coming down from a breakup contemplates the cost of his career of moving in with his dashing director. A photographer stuck working at a department store considers a marriage proposal from the high school sweetheart who may not be the right one for her. A washed-up singer reflects on the disaster of his first marriage just seconds away from his second. A failed writer’s struggle with depression threatens to ruin the one good thing in her life—her wife.
[Co-written by Kiki Penoyer]NATURAL by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:6Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more·Keyword: LGBTQ, gay + 6 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, dramaKeyword: LGBTQ, gay, internet, dating, erotic, sex work, bookstore, polyamoryWhen a gay man realizes he may be straighter than he thought, six urbanites -- bookstore clerks, bloggers, baristas, bartenders, and businessmen -- unravel messy lives of retail hell, online erotica, and crises of sexual identity.
Art and Theo met in French class and seem to be very happy together. But while Theo sorts through his relationship with a persistent coworker, and his best friend Chloe...When a gay man realizes he may be straighter than he thought, six urbanites -- bookstore clerks, bloggers, baristas, bartenders, and businessmen -- unravel messy lives of retail hell, online erotica, and crises of sexual identity.
Art and Theo met in French class and seem to be very happy together. But while Theo sorts through his relationship with a persistent coworker, and his best friend Chloe tries to reconcile her on- and offline reputations, Art finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a woman, Samantha. Alliances shift, friendships crumble, and mistakes are made in this black comedy set in a world of grays.Wheels of a Dream by Marcus Gorman
Recommendations: 1··Cast:5Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 7 more·Keyword: Railroad, transcontinental + 8 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, farce, horror, parody/spoof, political, satire, science fictionKeyword: Railroad, transcontinental, trains, satire, Dystopia, Pacific Northwest, America, 19th century America, industry, capitalismA children's theatre troupe recounts the violent history of the American transcontinental railroad.Diamonds by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:3–4Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more·Keyword: baseball, MLB + 3 moreGenre: comedy, drama, romantic comedyKeyword: baseball, MLB, romance, love, proposalWhat are they really talking about on the pitcher's mound?Doctor Guts by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 5 more·Keyword: infomercial, surgery + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, horror, parody/spoof, political, satireKeyword: infomercial, surgery, class warfare, income inequality, splatter, healthcareAn infomercial for an organ-harvesting companySaddle Up! by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:4Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 4 more·Keyword: Wild West, Old West + 7 moreGenre: comedy, fable/folktale, parody/spoof, period, political, satireKeyword: Wild West, Old West, Western, horses, Native Americans, colonialism, Cavalry, John Wayne, militaryA U.S. Cavalry horse becomes a conscientious objector to settler colonialismLaying Down Roots by Marcus Gorman
Recommendations: 1··Cast:4Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 2 more·Keyword: science, mad scientist + 6 moreGenre: comedy, parody/spoof, political, science fictionKeyword: science, mad scientist, 1950s sitcom, rhubarb, fish, botany, genetic engineering, genetic farmingSearching for a cure for her wife's illness, a scientist accidentally turns her into a rhubarbLesbian, P.I. by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:5–6Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 3 more·Keyword: noir, detective + 2 moreGenre: comedy, mystery/thriller, parody/spoof, period, radio dramaKeyword: noir, detective, LGBTQ, gay and lesbianIn this hard-boiled detective drama, our heroine is a no-nonsense private eye who always gets her woman. A mysterious and alluring dame sets her on the trail of a clever cat burglar, and our PI gets more than she bargained for as she finds herself drawn into the strip club underworld... and ever closer into the arms of the dame.Because by Marcus Gorman
·Cast:1Genre: drama·Keyword: teenagers, mental illness + 7 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: teenagers, mental illness, dive bar, music, addiction, Seattle, juvenile, juvie, rehabilitationA teenage woman standing outside a Capitol Hill dive bar talks of music, her troubled past, and her uneasy family life.