Rene Zabel

Rene Zabel

Rene Zabel (she/her) holds a BFA in Psychology from University of Arizona Global Campus and graduate studies in Music composition and design for Film and TV from Academy of Art University. She uses her degree frequently in writing her plays, such as Evil Therapy and A Rare Case. Here solo musical, When the Silence Sings, was a finalist in the Rave Theater Festival in 2020 and the 2019 Producer’s Perspective:...
Rene Zabel (she/her) holds a BFA in Psychology from University of Arizona Global Campus and graduate studies in Music composition and design for Film and TV from Academy of Art University. She uses her degree frequently in writing her plays, such as Evil Therapy and A Rare Case. Here solo musical, When the Silence Sings, was a finalist in the Rave Theater Festival in 2020 and the 2019 Producer’s Perspective: Producer’s Pick.


Member of Dramatist Guild
Member of CreateTheater

Plays

  • Lenore: A play with music by Rene Zabel
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: halloween, thriller + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: halloween, thriller, death, ghost story, American Gothic
    On a dark cold, January, Lord Dudley is visited by a mysterious young woman, who claims to know his Father and Grandfather, yet he has never met her. Who is she? How did she travel in the winter without a warm cloak?
  • Evil Therapy by Rene Zabel
    Cast: 
    11
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: magic, spells + 2 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: magic, spells, curses, fairy tale
    Queen Pandora, in her quest for power casts a spell on Princess Aila, Prince Frederick, the Witch, and The Fairy Godmother from the Kingdom. Her daughter, who was just a baby is taken by Queen Serena out of the kingdom, who has cursed Queen Pandora into a mirror. Aurora, now a psychologist swears she will have revenge.
  • Mother Solstice: A New Holiday musical. Book and Lyrics: Rene Zabel, Music: Paul Scherer by Rene Zabel
    Cast: 
    9–20
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    Genre: fantasy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: holiday musical, Strong Female Characters + 2 more
    Genre: fantasy, holiday, musical
    Keyword: holiday musical, Strong Female Characters, Krampus, dark holiday
    Mother Solstice is a story – older than Christmas, Santa and the North Pole. The battle of naughty over nice. Can Mother Solstice win the battle and bring back the holiday cheer needed to save the workshop and Christmas?
  • Deirdre Of The Sorrows: A New Musical Book and Lyrics: Rene Zabel, Music: Jenna Cox-Hadley by Rene Zabel
    Cast: 
    7–20
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 3 more
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    Keyword: Irish mythology, Irish folklore + 2 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, musical, period, tragedy
    Keyword: Irish mythology, Irish folklore, Strong Female Characters, sword fighting
    This modern retailing and re-imagining the legend of Deirdre of the Sorrows, depicts a story of love, jealousy, betrayal, war, and death.
    Deirdre of the Sorrows of a first century Iris legend, told with contemporary Irish music, ala, Once meets River Dance.
    There are strong female characters who sword fight, with opposing themes of love, revenge, loyalty and betrayal.
  • Sixty-nine Kisses by Rene Zabel
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, movement/physical + 1 more
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    Keyword: historical queer characters, play with music + 2 more
    Genre: drama, movement/physical, period
    Keyword: historical queer characters, play with music, Historical play, tango
    CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, MARY "MOLLIE" GARRETT HAY, and MARY PECK were prominent Suffrage and women's rights leaders during the late 1800s until Carrie's death in 1947. Carrie and Mollie were in a relationship which lasted until Mollie's death in 1928. However, Mary and Carrie had a flirtation then a relationship from the day they met. This is the love triangle inspired and based on real...
    CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, MARY "MOLLIE" GARRETT HAY, and MARY PECK were prominent Suffrage and women's rights leaders during the late 1800s until Carrie's death in 1947. Carrie and Mollie were in a relationship which lasted until Mollie's death in 1928. However, Mary and Carrie had a flirtation then a relationship from the day they met. This is the love triangle inspired and based on real letters, set to a tango between the three women over the years, which ends at Mollie's death. This triple tango utilizes underscoring as the three women dance.
  • When The Silence Sings by Rene Zabel
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: biography, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Syria, Islam + 5 more
    Genre: biography, drama, melodrama, musical
    Keyword: Syria, Islam, marriage, transformation, music, singing, voice
    Growing up in an abusive home in rural Oklahoma, a young woman searches for love, faith and her own voice. Her journey spans forty years, four countries and four husbands. She loses everything; her voice, her marriage, even her children. Yet, in her strength, her love for music makes the silence sing.
  • A Rare Case by Rene Zabel
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: female lead, psychological thriller
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: female lead, psychological thriller
    A Rare Case:
    Playwright – Rene Zabel

    Colleen going through the change of life, she knows she is going through something no one else has. She believes she is dying. Nothing seems to help subside the symptoms. In rare cases women have psychotic breaks during menopause. Her symptoms, which proved comical and benign at first are now dark and deadly. Will she be able to combat the demons in her mind?
  • Wait - A monologue by Rene Zabel
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, zoom
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    Keyword: motherhood, growing up + 1 more
    Genre: drama, zoom
    Keyword: motherhood, growing up, mothers and sons
    Monologue: approx 3 min.
    A mother reminisces about her son on his birthday. Time is passing to fast….wait!