CABFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN is a journey through eight short stories of extraordinary things happening to ordinary people. A couple who wake up to find the script of the play that they are in, a psychic can only see two minutes into the future, a woman receives a rented boyfriend, a man finds a cabdriver perched on his bed -- and more.

Specially edited for High School Students to perform.

DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING is eight short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations. There's death and kissing, superheroes and Chinese food, and a lot of surprises.

"remarkable for the diversity and originality of its subject matter, notable for its sense of humor and laudable for its generally humanist stance. The pieces are as consistently dissimilar as they are consistently entertaining, which makes the evening that much more of a wonder, incorporating everything from straight-on madcap to aw-shucks sweetness... I'm betting you'll take at least a little something — on top of the laughter — from all of them. It's a tremendous evening of little theater."
Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun (Washington State)

An evening of eight funny horror plays:
The Interview: These days you have to fight to get a job.
A Fit Of Pique: Some women must suffer for their beauty.
A Case Of Anxiety: It’s dangerous to worry all the time.
The Folks: The things your parents tell you stick with you for a lifetime.
Plato’s Cave - Have you ever wondered if there’s more to life? Don’t.
Holly And Herbie And Walter And Waffles: Morality is difficult when you’re in a cage.
Salt In The Wound: Superstition is there for a reason.
Misfortune: Barry gets some disturbing news with his Kung Pao Chicken.

In this version of Hamlet, a lot of the characters turn out to be women in disguise. They realize if they don't step in, the whole thing is going to end in tragedy. With women now in charge, it's Shakespeare's famous play, but funnier and less murder-y.

An evening of short works that can all be performed in a Park.

A man has the unique ability to pick up coins in a fountain and tell peoples wishes. A new father is taking his baby to the park for a little fresh air and a little panic. A young lady would like you to know she’s not homeless -- she’s a birthday party. A man is preaching to a crowd, but his girlfriend has a message of her own. And more!

A collection of eight plays and one monologue for all women casts. Characters feature women receiving dire predictions, insects trapped in a jar, college roommates with different outlooks, sisters facing death, diners facing murder, as well as crazed stalkers, crayons and cows. A fun evening perfect for an all-girls school.

A desk in kindergarten can be a battlefield when the crayons come to life.

"...the stronger one being The Big Picture, where each crayon in the box worries about being used up by their artist. It drives home the sentiment that your life as an individual is important, but what you leave behind among all of the lives you touch will shine on long after you are gone."
-- Anne Evans, Columbus Underground (Columbus, OH)

A perfectly ordinary man goes on the cab ride of his life. How will he know when he's arrived?

"...the writing is crisp, the action is fast-paced... this rollicking, uplifting comedy is the perfect way to end the evening"
Shirle Gottlieb, Long Beach Press-Telegram

Ron is looking for a little human contact but gets more than he ordered.

"some fascinating psychological material"
-- J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus

Social media prevents them from socializing

Wendy hears voices. Unfortunately, everyone else can hear them too.

A gun control play. Three gun-owners don't *want* to use their guns. God forbid!

Murder, Cannibalism -- it's all just a day in the life for four Hamsters in this Comedy Horror Radio Play.

A Psychiatrist gets a patient with an unusual condition - she can't stop laughing. Is everything suddenly funny, or is she hysterical?

Job interviews are hard, especially during a Zombie Apocalypse

Some things can be reduced to numbers. Some can't.

"...Top among them are... "LA, 8 A.M.," Mark Harvey Levine's devastating, sublimely imagined seize-the-day sonata ideal for a post Sept. 11, 2001 world."
-- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

A new father is taking his baby to the park for a little fresh air, and a little panic.

The story of how they invented Commedia, by accident, on a Wednesday afternoon.

When the quarantine is over, you can look at the fish again.

In the near distant future, we'll need to wear gloves, masks and stay six feet apart to feel safe. And do a few other things also...

Arthur is giving his wife a present of his latest invention. A bio-engineered young neanderthal girl. She can help around the house...

Liebowitz feels a little weird having a Christmas tree. It's even weirder when the tree starts talking.

A single sentence uttered at a party years ago splits off into five possible outcomes. But which one really happened?

Someone threatens to throw themself off of a freeway overpass, causing a massive traffic jam on the 10 freeway.

"solid, thought-provoking storytelling"
-- Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun

Passed Hordes is a play about perception, connection, and the importance of really good hors d'oeuvres.

"My vote for the best piece of the night, though, would be for "Passed Hordes," an ingenious little charmer by noted Los Angeles one-act playwright Mark Harvey Levine"
-- Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun

A familiar story told from a slightly more bovine point of view.

"Totally unexpected, and utterly charming."
-- Malcolm Fordham, The Courier Herald (Dublin, GA)

A married couple becomes possessed by television in this play, designed as a tour de force for the actors.

"Director Anthony Galleran and especially actors Christina Martinez and Jeremy Gable all deserve some kind of golden, shiny, award thingy for taking on Remote, a crazy-paced piece in which a couch-potato couple suddenly becomes possessed by TV soundbites whenever one holds the clicker. The rapid-fire delivery breaking up normal conversation just screams lockjaw for them—and a blast for the audience."
-- Stacy Davies, the OC Weekly, Orange County, California

What do you do when you find out you're a minor character in your own story?

David and Tina are getting ready to go to their adult daughter's house for dinner. David's elderly father, Arthur, seems to be "not all there" anymore. So where is he?

"a multilayered meditation on savoring each moment."
-- Jay Weitz, Columbus Alive

A single moment in time, seen from many angles.

"Mark Harvey Levine...is certainly a heartening find. His plays are... smart, humane, funny, and indicate a terrific sense of theatrical craft. Just as sweet and original is Shades... a neatly impressionistic take on human relationships."
-- Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you're dating a Deity.

Have you been ignored, insulted, discarded all your life? You may be a Superhero.

"A touching riff on personal fear"
Wenzel Jones, Backstage West

"Levine moves beyond ample laughs to make a poignant point about the everyday courage to be yourself."
Michael Grossberg, Columbus Dispatch

Recess never ends.

Over a series of ten picnics, a young man comes to terms with his parents and his life.

"The most enchanting and gorgeously structured play is Mark Harvey Levine’s Ten Picnics, which in just a few minutes twists and turns through the years at a single spot in space...both poignant and funny, and always grounded in observation of real life."
--Margaret Quamme, The Columbus Dispatch

"...a tender homage to the family and the circle of life that drives it...This is an intelligent script, gracefully handled. "
-- John Quinn, EncoreMichigan.com

Four women in different stages of their lives grapple with memory, motherhood and all the *things* that bedevil them.

Christmas is nearly ruined when Uncle Charlie sings (like a canary), spilling the beans on the one secret about Santa you never ever tell.

"simply divine"
-- Tom Alvarez, Indianapolis Examiner

Murray Baum wishes Hanukkah was just as big as Christmas -- and learns to be careful what you wish for as he runs through a mashup of every Christmas special ever

Relationships are deep and mysterious, like the sea. Fortunately, there is a place in Mobile, Alabama, where you can take A Walk In The Ocean.

"These tender moments are well observed...melancholy snapshots of nice guys as their women move on"
Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post (Washington, DC)

Scott has the unique ability to pick up coins in a fountain and tell peoples wishes. But it's ruining his life.

Danny may, or may not, be a Zombie.

In a pandemic, when you're forced to work from home, there's a few things that can bring comfort.

Two adventurers go searching for the Loch Ness Monster.

A character misses their loved one... and so imagines them on a train.

"the play that everybody talked about every night"
-- Rebecca Cook, quoted in The Insider

An English Language lesson turns into a totally different kind of lesson.

Nathan just wants a little more time with Helen.

This is what WOULD happen...

A couple at a restaurant decide the rest of their lives together.

"laugh out loud funny"
-- H.G.Welch, Red Pub (Houston, TX)

During a pandemic, a class of middle school students try to valiently carry on with their History Class Report.

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you're dating a Deity.

Recess never ends.

A very silly little piece where two announcers do the play by play... of a play.

"Another highlight was Two Minute Warning... The absurdness of it... garnered lots of laughs from the audience."
--Anne Evans, Columbus Underground

Morgan is always late.