Maizy Broderick Scarpa

(she/they/any pronouns) began life in theatre as an eight year old with a bowl cut playing Tiny Tim to Larry Linville's Scrooge. As a grown-up, her plays have been performed across the US, in opera houses, blackboxes, converted churches, and everything in between. Recently, a bilingual production of their dramedy "ADULTS" (National Women's Theatre Fringe) was named among The Best Of Triangle Theatre by Byron Woods alongside works by Annie Baker, Tom Stoppard, Robert O'Hara, and Lynn Nottage.

Companies Maizy has collaborated with include Barrington Stage Company, Shakespeare & Co, Berkshire Theatre Group, The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Hubbard Hall, Opera House Arts, Pauline Productions, Pittsfield Shakespeare, Hamptons Shakespeare, Nutshell Playhouse, Sandcastle Theatre Co, SUNY...

(she/they/any pronouns) began life in theatre as an eight year old with a bowl cut playing Tiny Tim to Larry Linville's Scrooge. As a grown-up, her plays have been performed across the US, in opera houses, blackboxes, converted churches, and everything in between. Recently, a bilingual production of their dramedy "ADULTS" (National Women's Theatre Fringe) was named among The Best Of Triangle Theatre by Byron Woods alongside works by Annie Baker, Tom Stoppard, Robert O'Hara, and Lynn Nottage.

Companies Maizy has collaborated with include Barrington Stage Company, Shakespeare & Co, Berkshire Theatre Group, The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Hubbard Hall, Opera House Arts, Pauline Productions, Pittsfield Shakespeare, Hamptons Shakespeare, Nutshell Playhouse, Sandcastle Theatre Co, SUNY Geneseo's Blackfriars, and NYU Tisch's Experimental Theatre Wing. INTERNATIONALLY: Länsteatern på Gotland, Vastmanlands Teater, Kulturhuset Spira (Sweden); Le Chapeau Rouge (France).

A proud member of the Dramatists Guild, she holds a BFA from NYU/Tisch and serves as Director of Community Engagement for WAM Theatre in Massachusetts.

Maizy was born in a bathtub. The rhythm of children's books frequently leaks into her work, sometimes even on purpose.

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Scripts

A PLAY WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

4
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
drama,
experimental,
movement/physical,
romantic comedy

It’s best friends Maura and Anna last summer together before Anna leaves for college.
In the absence of iconic adventures, they hatch a plan for Maura to finally have her first kiss with the help of their friend Pete. But when it doesn't roll out as planned, Maura is left with half-formed questions about who she is and what she wants––a things her otherwise abundant vocabulary can’t quite pin down. As summer...

It’s best friends Maura and Anna last summer together before Anna leaves for college.
In the absence of iconic adventures, they hatch a plan for Maura to finally have her first kiss with the help of their friend Pete. But when it doesn't roll out as planned, Maura is left with half-formed questions about who she is and what she wants––a things her otherwise abundant vocabulary can’t quite pin down. As summer draws to a close, Maura and Anna's cousin Jack form a connection that Maura can't quite explain; Anna and Maura confront the rattling prospect of life outside each other’s company; and all of them must face the difference between what they think they want, and what they actually do.

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ADULTS (a play for radio & stage)

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

1
Cast Size
3—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
radio drama

In the wake of their mother's death, two middle-aged sisters navigate feelings, friendship, and funeral logistics. Like anyone who has loved, lost, and/or "had it up to here" with family, this dramedy asks: "Who are you supposed to call when someone dies?" "Was it my fault?" "Are you wearing my shirt again?!"

Overachiever Maggie––who has just arrived expecting a normal visit––pivots into planning mode, making...

In the wake of their mother's death, two middle-aged sisters navigate feelings, friendship, and funeral logistics. Like anyone who has loved, lost, and/or "had it up to here" with family, this dramedy asks: "Who are you supposed to call when someone dies?" "Was it my fault?" "Are you wearing my shirt again?!"

Overachiever Maggie––who has just arrived expecting a normal visit––pivots into planning mode, making breakfast and to-do lists at breakneck speed. Her younger sister, by contrast, slows to a catatonic halt. (Bookish Jo is not afraid to feel her feelings––and as Mom's primary caretaker, she has a lot of them!) In real-time and through flashbacks, the sisters grapple with their relationship with each other, their larger-than-life mother, and themselves. Will the bond that's tethered them since childhood survive the seismic shift?

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ADULTS (short stage version)

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy

In the wake of their mother's death, two middle-aged sisters navigate feelings, friendship, and funeral logistics. Like anyone who has loved, lost, and/or "had it up to here" with family, this dramedy asks: "Who are you supposed to call when someone dies?" "Was it my fault?" "Are you wearing my shirt again?!"

Overachiever Maggie––who has just arrived expecting a normal visit––pivots into planning mode, making...

In the wake of their mother's death, two middle-aged sisters navigate feelings, friendship, and funeral logistics. Like anyone who has loved, lost, and/or "had it up to here" with family, this dramedy asks: "Who are you supposed to call when someone dies?" "Was it my fault?" "Are you wearing my shirt again?!"

Overachiever Maggie––who has just arrived expecting a normal visit––pivots into planning mode, making breakfast and to-do lists at breakneck speed. Her younger sister, by contrast, slows to a catatonic halt. (Bookish Jo is not afraid to feel her feelings––and as Mom's primary caretaker, she has a lot of them!) In real-time and through flashbacks, the sisters grapple with their relationship with each other, their larger-than-life mother, and themselves. Will the bond that's tethered them since childhood survive the seismic shift?

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PANDORA SHAKES THINGS UP: A Myth Inverse

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

3
Cast Size
6
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
fable/folktale,
political,
verse

A Greek myth re-written in verse, inverse, and set in an abstinence-only high school.

A Greek myth re-written in verse, inverse, and set in an abstinence-only high school.

CIRQUE du DISMAY: A Fairly Short Play

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Cast Size
3—4
Genre
comedy,
commedia dell'arte,
movement/physical,
political

A mime, a clown, and a person who hasn't figured out their "thing" yet are faced with a big decision when the city bans street performance.

A mime, a clown, and a person who hasn't figured out their "thing" yet are faced with a big decision when the city bans street performance.

AND EAT IT TOO

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
romantic comedy

As Lily Lopez prepares to compete in the County Fair pie-eating contest, an unexpected rendez-vous forces her to face her anxieties, potentially eating too many pies in the process.

As Lily Lopez prepares to compete in the County Fair pie-eating contest, an unexpected rendez-vous forces her to face her anxieties, potentially eating too many pies in the process.

STRANGE NEW PLANET: A Live Book-On-Tape

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Cast Size
3
Genre
adventure,
experimental,
movement/physical,
radio drama

An trunk falls into a Walmart parking-lot. An alien emerges. What do you do when you don't know the rules? How can a creature learn to live on this strange new planet?

An trunk falls into a Walmart parking-lot. An alien emerges. What do you do when you don't know the rules? How can a creature learn to live on this strange new planet?

WAYWARD HOME: A Musical Folktale

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama,
fable/folktale,
musical

In this epic retelling of the Noah's Ark story, three storytellers untangle an tale of love and loss, and ask "How do you keep going when the world turns upside down?"

story by Maizy Broderick Scarpa & Clara Strauch
book by Maizy Broderick Scarpa
music by Clara Strauch

In this epic retelling of the Noah's Ark story, three storytellers untangle an tale of love and loss, and ask "How do you keep going when the world turns upside down?"

story by Maizy Broderick Scarpa & Clara Strauch
book by Maizy Broderick Scarpa
music by Clara Strauch

ADULTS – bilingual [Spanish-English] version

by Maizy Broderick Scarpa

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
translation

After the death of their mother, two sisters work through their grief by reconciling past experiences and reflecting on how their mother affected their lives. Originally written in English and partially translated into Spanish, the play is given a new bilingual interpretation. Spanish Translations by Natalie Payán, Paloma Sierra, and Yaitza JZ Marrero.

After the death of their mother, two sisters work through their grief by reconciling past experiences and reflecting on how their mother affected their lives. Originally written in English and partially translated into Spanish, the play is given a new bilingual interpretation. Spanish Translations by Natalie Payán, Paloma Sierra, and Yaitza JZ Marrero.