Evan Baughfman

At a talent show, Contestant 16 recites the alphabet backwards.

Father and son have an interesting conversation about superheroes and their powers.

A man takes his niece on a trip to a strawberry field*, in order for him to re-live a happy childhood memory.

*This play is inspired by the following songs from The Beatles:

“When I’m Sixty-Four”
“Strawberry Fields Forever”
“Eleanor Rigby”
“Here Comes the Sun”

FULL SCRIPT available at Heuer Publishing (https://www.hitplays.com/)

In this humorous adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's twisted short story, "The Cask of Amontillado", a man takes revenge upon an old friend by walling him up alive inside an underground tomb.

At a T-Ball baseball game, two dads argue about the best way to raise their kids.

Craig has concerns about his wife’s online shopping habits.

A veteran teacher returns to her school site in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

John stands at home plate, the skills of Hall of Fame baseball player, Babe Ruth, Downloaded into his brain. John has a single at-bat to decide the fate of his future…

On the Staten Island Ferry, a woman finds the man she’s been looking for…after following his scent for miles and miles across New York City.

Two friends have a staring contest to determine who'll pay for the next round of beers at the bar.

FULL SCRIPT available at Heuer Publishing (https://www.hitplays.com/)

Two bookworms discuss the merits of consuming literary “Classics.”

A zombie wonders why brains are the only thing on the undead menu.

A couple attends a fancy restaurant for a romantic meal. Only, things do not go quite as planned…

[RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN “SPOOKY ANTHOLOGY ‘23” BY DRAMATIC CHAOS PRODUCTIONS]

Two friends meet inside a dark attic to complete a dangerous supernatural task.

Nate tries to convince his wife, Marissa, to let him go hunting for Bigfoot alongside former Major League Baseball player, Jose Canseco*.
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*inspired by Canseco’s actual Tweets, posted in early 2019

Romeo must decide how to best handle his angry adversary, Tybalt.

*NOW AVAILABLE ON THE “THEATRICAL SHENANIGANS” PODCAST!*

The setting is a cabin in the woods on a rainy night. Resolution had gotten away from Conflict for a time, but now Conflict is back, and Resolution’s old foe is ready to wreak havoc on the world once again. Using humor, drama, and suspense, CONFLICT/RESOLUTION personifies these two important story elements, generating audience members’ opinions about the necessity of each in the real world.

A dinosaur struggles to share a recent discovery with their friend.

While sitting in a car late at night, a young couple hears alarming news on the radio.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PRODUCED ON “THE UGLY RADIO” PODCAST - SEASON 4 EPISODE 7!]

A brother and sister share an unforgettable meal as they “dine in the dark,” eating strange dishes at a restaurant in complete, all-consuming darkness.

A father receives some surprising artwork from his son.

A very short play about sharing a simple kindness with others.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 2023 ISSUE OF "FLEAS ON THE DOG" MAGAZINE - ISSUE #14]

Suffering from writer’s block, Edgar Allan Poe struggles to enjoy a day at the circus with his wife, Virginia, until he discovers the perfect way to end his new detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."

A resurrected mummy argues with his wife, a modern-day woman, because she no longer wants him to practice an Ancient Egyptian custom: getting paid for his manual labor with beer.

FULL SCRIPT available at Next Stage Press (https://nextstagepress.com/)

Sometime in the not-too-distant future, inside the headquarters of an American school district, District representative Dr. Quell meets with Katherine and Clarissa Clemons, the mother and older sister of troublemaking student, Abraham. The District is fed up with the boy’s misbehavior. No consequence they have ever given the boy has deterred or changed his
mischievous ways. New policy adopted by the District dictates that rebellious students who do not respond well to traditional behavioral interventions must be publicly humiliated with the letter “F” “laserbranded” onto their faces. Clarissa argues with Dr. Quell that this is an unacceptable consequence for Abraham—it will ruin his self-esteem forever—but Katherine begins to side with the school district…

The untold, shocking story behind the infamous Black Dahlia murder.

Who killed Elizabeth Short, and why?

A pair of foxes enjoys a peaceful morning on a sandy beach. Then, a coyote comes along…

FULL SCRIPT available at Next Stage Press (https://nextstagepress.com/)

A trio of high school girls sneaks into a R-rated movie, and each one’s moral character is challenged by the experience.

In this mash-up of iconic 80’s films and characters, adult Ferris Bueller searches the Overlook Hotel for his missing wife, Sloane, and their friend, Alex Owens. This script/parody is inspired by the following 80's films:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Shining
Flashdance

A six-year-old student brings a homemade book to school, in response to the empty shelves in her classroom.

A ghost and a still-living man strike up a conversation on a theater stage.

Santa Claus, behaving very strangely, visits a house in the dead of night.

A superhero’s captors plan to reveal his true identity to the world.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 2023 VOLUME OF "THE REDLANDS REVIEW" LITERARY MAGAZINE]

A first-grader says “good night” to the various members of her family.

A couple receives a mysterious package on the morning of their wedding anniversary.

A woman listens—and responds—to an absurd radio advertisement.

Movie monsters protest/strike against being put into exceedingly inferior sequels.

At a murder scene, two police officers work the case.

In this unconventional melodrama, a Brachiosaurus struggles to adjust after her long neck is reduced by a rival’s dark magic.

The coronavirus mutates into a surprising new strain...

In this mash-up of iconic Christmas films and characters, a distressed Clark Griswold stands at the edge of his roof, while his wife, Ellen, and Detective Martin Riggs do their best to talk him down. This holiday script/parody is inspired by the following Christmas-set films:

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Lethal Weapon
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Christmas Story

A humorous, family-friendly take on the Story of Noah.*

*This is one of my very first plays, written when I was 16 years old, and performed at my church! It's interesting to go back and examine my playwriting origins!

FULL SCRIPT available at YouthPLAYS (https://www.youthplays.com/)

Superheroine group A.W.S.U.M. (Amazing Women Saving Untold Millions) searches for new members after eighty percent of the original team is killed in an attack by villainess Suprema. Five unique young women attend the tryout, each ready to compete for a spot in the group, but a shocking plot is afoot (well, shocking for a comedy!): one of the recruits is actually a spy for Suprema, sent to kill the others and put an end to A.W.S.U.M. once and for all...

Ned has some shocking news for fellow crossing guard, Aubrey: a child was struck and killed by a car outside the school where they work. And it may have been Ned’s fault…

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY LEFT COAST PUBLISHING IN ONE OF THEIR ANTHOLOGIES, "SCREAMING QUEENS."]

In a movie theater, lonely thirtysomething-year-old Glenn meets the man of his dreams in the moments before a film starts. However, there is more to this “meet cute” scenario than meets the eye...

On December 25th, Chris receives a peculiar birthday gift from Lucy.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 2022 ISSUE OF "NIGHT PICNIC PRESS" MAGAZINE]

Late one night, a fed-up librarian stops a masked figure from putting something strange inside the library book drop.

In this monologue, an Asian giant hornet (murder hornet) shares its thoughts about humans' irrational fear of its species.

Wendy’s old friend, Arlo, isn’t properly dressed for the summer season, and his reasons why might surprise you…

Club-owner Teddy is accused of workplace discrimination by Drake, a bartender, but are the accusations completely unfounded?

Dr. Insano’s assistant, Jack, critiques the doctor’s design of a steam-powered killing machine.

Cole has just died, and now he must meet with Liv, a “Judge” who looks at selected
footage from his life, to determine if he should go to Heaven or suffer an eternity of
eternal damnation.

*NOW AVAILABLE ON THE “ON AND OFF THEATRE WORKSHOP” PODCAST!*

[THIS PLAY HAS ALSO BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE OF "NIGHT PICNIC PRESS" MAGAZINE]

Two cats, buried in a pet cemetery, discuss how they got there… and what might be on the horizon for each of them.

A brave princess enters the Cave of Fire to stop the hellacious beast that has ravaged her kingdom.

Stephen cautions his older brother, Dean, against opening an umbrella indoors. Bad things happen.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF "MINI PLAYS" MAGAZINE]

Dylan comes across - and must decide what to do with- an old, forgotten T-shirt.

At her tea party, Oona rejects all of her friend's ideas during their playtime together.

[THIS SCRIPT HAS ALSO BEEN ADAPTED INTO AN AUDIO PLAY ON THE “GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT” PODCAST!]

[ALSO, PUBLISHED IN THE ANTHOLOGY, “GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT: YEAR THREE”!]

Surprises await audience members at a mysterious “Open Mic” performance.

Left off Noah’s Ark, two unicorns argue over their plight...and Scrabble.

In this murder mystery dinner script, a group of literary characters gathers for an important meeting inside a school library. They are here to protest the Librarian’s decision to replace their stories with newer books. However, when the Librarian is found dead, the plot thickens…because someone in the room is responsible for the crime!

Read on to see if you can figure out whodunnit!

A police officer and a camera crew await the arrival of an escaped circus elephant.

[This play is based on an August 1994 incident in Honolulu, Hawai’i]

A mom, annoyed with her son’s behavior during COVID-19 quarantine, has come up with a plan to get her teenager up off his butt.

FULL SCRIPT available at Heuer Publishing (https://www.hitplays.com/)

To spread awareness about his endangered species, Percy Pangolin wants to make a viral video with the help of his friend, Amanda Panda.

A father unwraps a birthday gift from his family.

On a winter trip to the Bahamas, two pigs meet a very friendly(?) wolf.

Two marsupial friends have an important after-hours discussion at the zoo.

On their second honeymoon, Husband and Wife hide in a dark room from the Orctopus, a hungry monster created in a mad experiment...The beast is on a rampage, picking off tourists like seals, hunting the couple. Only one of them has the smarts to get out of the room alive...

THIS PLAY IS PERFECT FOR ONLINE READINGS/PERFORMANCES!!!

On their second honeymoon, Husband and Wife hide in a dark room from the Orctopus, a hungry monster created in a mad experiment...The beast is on a rampage, picking off tourists like seals, hunting the couple. Only one of them has the smarts to get out of the room alive...

Two friends discuss the effects they might have on the undead during a zombie apocalypse.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN "Shhh! Breathe Slow! - an anthology of One Minute Horror Plays - Vol. 1"]

Major League Baseball introduces macabre new rules to make the game more exciting to viewers.

The results are in… Who is the father of Charlotte the stingray’s children?

[inspired by global news coverage of a peculiar stingray pregnancy in February 2024]

A woman makes a late-night visit to her brother to share a dark, disturbing secret.

On her way to a Halloween party, Jess has a horrifying Uber ride.

Tim’s possessed by a demon. But Tim isn’t cooperating, so the demon wants out.

On their first date, Andrew asks Selene not to finish her meal. The reason why might surprise you...

Two demons play Ouija and connect with an otherwordly entity.

On the morning of an important college exam, Megan seeks some last-minute encouragement from her boyfriend, Ty.

Bex jogs along an outdoor track and becomes frustrated when Erin passes her by…because Erin is showing off by running around the thing backwards.

At a park, a desperate young man asks a stranger for a rather unique favor: to turn the bench he is sitting on back into his mother.

After Christmas decorations are up, a married couple contends with an arachnid found inside their home.

A woman tests “positive” on an at-home test. But probably not in the way that you’re thinking...

FULL SCRIPT available at YouthPLAYS (https://www.youthplays.com/)

Sprout, a pet guinea pig, has a cozy but boring life. She wonders what life would be like as someone else. When her person, Ashley, leaves a window wide open one day, Sprout escapes the comfort of home and explores the outdoors. Along the way, she meets a variety of creatures—many of who long to be someone else themselves…

Over breakfast, Ethan attempts to get Michelle to feel better after a rough start to her day.

*written in honor of playwright and friend, Matthew Weaver, for his 40th bday

Inside a demolished city, two gigantic monsters argue about the importance of living peacefully on Earth with human beings.

A husband and wife imagine what the future holds for their superpowered toddler.

In the not-so-distant future, strangers Tom and Gwen await the arrival of a strange spider-filled
storm.

It's Christmas morning down in the sewer, and teenage mutant ninja turtledove Raphaela isn't feeling very festive this year. However, Donatella, her sister, might have just the thing to put a smile on Raphaela's beak...

*this play is inspired by the "two turtledoves" from the "12 Days of Christmas"

Strangers, Grant and Theresa, sit next to each other on rollercoaster, QuikStryke. However, this
is no ordinary coaster. It is designed to kill its riders, unhappy individuals who have paid for the
opportunity to die in a state of euphoria. As the ride’s rockets charge, Grant and Theresa make a
connection in their final moments of life.

An idea forms. It impresses—then frustrates—its creator, the Writer.

Two friends, Kim and Candace, have a terrifyingly immersive experience with their virtual-reality headsets.

The North Pole. Christmas Eve. Bloodthirsty birds are beaking… er… wreaking havoc. Trapped inside Santa’s workshop are not-so-jolly Saint Nick, Mrs. Claus, and a pair of elves. Will any of them survive to see another holiday…?

[this play is inspired in part by Alfred Hitchcock’s film, “The Birds”]

FULL SCRIPT available at Next Stage Press (https://nextstagepress.com/)

To “impress” her followers on social media, Xavia, a teenage girl, sneaks into the morgue to participate in “The Dodo Challenge,” an online dare to take a selfie next to a dead body. Unfortunately for Xavia, a dissatisfied spirit follows her home…

In this murder mystery dinner theatre script, former students return to Zachary Morris Middle School STEAM Magnet to participate in the 25th Annual Spelling Bee Competition. However, once the bee begins, one of the contestants dies under suspicious circumstances. And someone in the room is responsible for the crime!

Read on to see if you can figure out whodunnit!

The final two jellybeans in a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans must decide if they should eat the deceased piece of candy left behind with them.

A lion tries to convince a man and a woman to let him marry their daughter. A re-telling of Aesop’s fable…

Two kids find a lost puppy and return it to its home. But things are not quite as they seem…

This is not your average winter holiday play! Jack loves Halloween. He loves dressing up and scaring people. He does this for practically every holiday…except Christmas. Jack hates Christmas, since December 25th was the day his mother died.

Jack locks himself in his bedroom on Christmas Day, refusing to speak with his dad or his older brother, Johnny. This does not stop Johnny from leaving a gift at Jack’s door. However, Jack does not unwrap the gift until the day after Christmas.
Inside the gift box is a “magic” candy cane. When Jack licks the candy cane three times as instructed, a ghost appears, ready to “resurrect” three of Jack’s gifts from happier Christmas pasts. This is the Ghost of Christmas Presents, after all... (Not to be confused with the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Christmas Carol, this isn’t.)

FULL SCRIPT available at Heuer Publishing (https://www.hitplays.com/)

A couple of students sneak into their school’s auditorium… and make a shocking discovery while exploring the mostly-empty stage.

A mother uses extreme measures to make sure her kids stop bickering and start getting along.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 2022 ISSUE OF "CANYON VOICES" MAGAZINE]

Scorpion needs help crossing a river and asks Frog for assistance.

Two elves decide to fight back against their boss, the tyrannical Santa Jr.

In this reimagining of a “Wolf Man origin story”… Monstrous secrets are revealed
to a pair of astronauts as they approach their long-awaited destination: the Red Planet, Mars.

After being bitten by a mosquito, Gordon doesn't feel very well, so he visits the doctor to see if anything can be done about his ailment.

It’s Christmas night. A family gathers to tell ghost stories around the fireplace.

Happy-go-lucky Merry attempts to cheer up her pal, Sam, who’s sad about an unconventional Halloween.

On their second date, a couple goes for a hike along a scenic trail. They soon discover they aren’t alone in the woods...

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE 2023 EDITION OF SMITH & KRAUS "BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS"]

In the middle of the woods, two trees converse with a man who’s camping nearby.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 2023 ISSUE OF "LITERATURE TODAY" MAGAZINE]

After breaking a vase in the dining room, a teenage boy faces discipline from his mother.

Shark attack survivor, Rodney Fox, meets a hungry beast under the sea.

A married couple investigates what has flown into their outdoor bug zapper.

FULL SCRIPT available at Heuer Publishing (https://www.hitplays.com/)

A teenage girl steps in to prevent the tragic ending of "Romeo and Juliet".

While visiting their parents’ new home, Brandon and Sara hike along a trail in the nearby woods.
However, the siblings soon find themselves caught in the middle of a blizzard with seemingly no
way out of the storm.

[THIS PLAY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2023 ISSUE OF "LITERATURE TODAY" MAGAZINE]

Things take a turn when Alex “pops the Question” to Hayden.

Inside a movie theater, two friends discuss werewolf movies—specifically, the ones made 42 years ago, in 1981.

A husband and wife accept a unique challenge: spend the night inside an indoor children’s playground in order to win a free birthday party for each of their kids.