Donna Warfield

Donna Warfield

Prior to moving to South Florida, I lived in NYC where I both studied and worked as an actress. I also directed and taught acting for several years. I later joined a group of playwrights, actors and directors whose mission was workshopping new plays. They believed that there should be a collaborative effort between the playwright, actors and director throughout the rehearsal period and into performance....
Prior to moving to South Florida, I lived in NYC where I both studied and worked as an actress. I also directed and taught acting for several years. I later joined a group of playwrights, actors and directors whose mission was workshopping new plays. They believed that there should be a collaborative effort between the playwright, actors and director throughout the rehearsal period and into performance. Something, which at that point was not that commonly done. It was thrilling and eye opening to be a participant in the evolution of a play from beginning to end with everyone coming together with the single purpose of birthing a new work. I decided to try my hand at writing and wrote my first play. I realized that all of my experiences on stage and off were invaluable in informing my work. However, life happened and it was only after moving to Florida six years ago that my long-standing, and long-deferred, ambition to really write became a reality. I’ve written more than a dozen plays, which have been produced or had a reading throughout the USA. While playwriting is now my central focus, I continue to perform whenever possible.
I’m a proud member of SAG/AFTRA, The Dramatist Guild, The South Florida League and Miami New Musicals a South Florida writing group.

Plays

  • HOLDING ON by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Sisters, sibling relationship + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Sisters, sibling relationship, dealing with illness, positive thinking, new age, luck, spa visit, fear of loss
    [10 minutes] Two sisters, Bri and Amanda, share a visit to a spa the day before Amanda goes into the hospital for an operation. Bri, the youngest is convinced that if Amanda thinks positive everything go well, while Amanda, the more pragmatic one, wants to prepare Bri for what may happen. Amanda learns a secret that Bri has held for many years and is able to hold her sister and her beliefs in a way she never has.
  • MEET CUTE MEDIUM by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 2
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    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: zoom, dating + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: zoom, dating, psychic medium, speed dating, dating fatigue
    [ten minute] Eliza and Jonas have been coerced by friends to try a new Zoom dating service. The first date involves having coffee together via Zoom with a time limit of ten minutes. They have a rocky start until they are joined by an unexpected guest.
  • ADRIFT by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 8
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: geek culture, work mates + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: geek culture, work mates, raft, phobias, swimming, trapped
    [10 minutes] Two unlikely work mates are stranded on a raft. Getting to shore proves to be more difficult than they expected for both of them.
  • MRS. ALLYSON by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: latin, government + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: latin, government, loss, safety, danger, abuse, courage, family, consequences of violence
    [10 minute]Gabriella, an immigrant from Latin America, in a desperate attempt to save her mother, does something completely out of character. This brings about a series of events that cause Mrs. Allyson, her employer, to open her eyes to what goes on in the world beyond her disconnected version of the truth.
  • LADY IN WAITING by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: affair, jealousy + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: affair, jealousy, mistress, Soulmates, Infidelity Marriage
    [ten minute] An unexpected encounter between a mistress and the wife results in unusual offer and life lesson.
  • THE DOORMAN by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: yoga, looking for long + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: yoga, looking for long, giving up on love, meditation, taking a chance
    [10 minutes] After a sudden breakup Joan decides she is done with men. Martin has to convince her that if she really looked she would see that the right man is front of her.
  • A FERRY TALE by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 5
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    3
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    Genre: romantic comedy
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    Keyword: lost love, Ferry crossing + 3 more
    Genre: romantic comedy
    Keyword: lost love, Ferry crossing, past revisited, unexpected meeting, second chances
    [10 minute] As they board the ferry, both Grace and Peter are looking to put the past behind them on this, their final crossing. Was it happenstance or fate that finally brought them together?
  • TRANSITIONS by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, Transgender + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, Transgender, mother and son, secrets, irish, out of wedlock, high school
    At the tender age of sixteen, Bette defies her family, community and her Catholic faith by choosing to raise her son, Will, as a single teen mom. The boy’s father, Andy, disappears before Will’s birth, leaving Bette heartbroken and clinging to a fantasy of an ideal marriage and family with the headstrong Andy.
    Now, in middle age, Bette’s world is turned upside down when that fantasy becomes a very real...
    At the tender age of sixteen, Bette defies her family, community and her Catholic faith by choosing to raise her son, Will, as a single teen mom. The boy’s father, Andy, disappears before Will’s birth, leaving Bette heartbroken and clinging to a fantasy of an ideal marriage and family with the headstrong Andy.
    Now, in middle age, Bette’s world is turned upside down when that fantasy becomes a very real possibility. Secrets are unearthed and her assumptions are challenged. Andy is not the man she thinks he is, and neither is her son Will.
  • CORK FLOATS! by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: retirement, Italy + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: retirement, Italy, travel, close couples, sedentary life, best friends
    [10 minutes]Sylvia and Stanley are at a crossroad. Stanley is content to sit in his chair reading his paper, while Sylvia yearns to enjoy their retirement and the time they have left. Secrets are revealed as they negotiate a trip to Italy.
  • DISNEY DAY by Donna Warfield
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: fairy tale, scandal + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: fairy tale, scandal, best friends, women helping each other, Disney, Cinderella, snow white
    [10 minutes]Following a surprising local scandal, three friends come together to support each other and find that fairy tales can come true.
  • [20 minute musical] R.S.V.P. - Book by Donna Warfield, Lyrics by Arianna Rose, Music by Aden Kent Ramsey by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 2 more
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    Keyword: musical, Brooklyn Italian-Americans + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, musical, parody/spoof
    Keyword: musical, Brooklyn Italian-Americans, black cowboys, contemporary New York City
    R.S.V.P. – synopsis
    Book by Donna Warfield
    Lyrics by Arianna Rose
    Music by Aden Kent Ramsey

    Gina is still carrying a big torch for her ex-husband, Tony. Convinced he still loves her, she concocts a plan to make him jealous by sending him a fake wedding invitation. Tony, thinking that Gina is inviting him for one last “roll in the hay”, before marrying another man, responds...
    R.S.V.P. – synopsis
    Book by Donna Warfield
    Lyrics by Arianna Rose
    Music by Aden Kent Ramsey

    Gina is still carrying a big torch for her ex-husband, Tony. Convinced he still loves her, she concocts a plan to make him jealous by sending him a fake wedding invitation. Tony, thinking that Gina is inviting him for one last “roll in the hay”, before marrying another man, responds yes to the invitation and a small heart is added. Seeing the heart Gina is convinced Tony still wants her and wants her back. Gina plans a real wedding, hiring Floyd, someone she met in therapy while working through her post divorce depression, as a rent-a-groom, fully expecting Tony to sweep her off her feet and re-marry her. Floyd has his own set of issues and brings Bessie, his emotional support horse, to the wedding. Mona, Gina’s mother, is clueless to what is happening and calms her nerves with Proseco and Xanax. Misinformation and misunderstandings create hilarious mayhem in this madcap farce.

    Song Breakdown:

    1. Everythin’ The Same Like Before (Gina, Mona)
    As Mona struggles to zip Gina into her wedding dress, she berates Gina on all of her choices for her wedding and her groom. Gina defends herself and her actions in this upbeat, manic I Want Song.

    2. Neigh for Me, Nellie (Floyd, Gina, Mona)
    Gina’s rent-a-groom, a Brooklyn wanna-be cowboy, explains how his emotional support horse Nellie has helped him overcome his fear of heights and fear of life. While it serves as Floyd’s I want song, it also lays the groundwork for Floyd and Gina to find actual commonality in their situations and desire to give and receive love.

    3. Boogie On (Tony, Gina)
    Ex-husband Tony shows up to give the bride a good luck kiss and perhaps a bit more. Gina reminds him of their first wedding dance and all that was good between them. A love song in classic disco style.

    4. Ain’t Gonna Be (Tony, Gina, Floyd, Mona)
    All four characters come to grips with the fact that there is not going to be a wedding between anyone today and the plot lines intersect and spectacularly implode.

    5. Neigh for Me Nellie reprise (Gina, Floyd, Tony, Mona)
    A short reprise with a new lyric that establishes that Gina and Floyd are going to ride off into the sunset together on Nellie.
  • PUSHING BUTTONS by Donna Warfield
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: zoom, birthday + 7 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: zoom, birthday, party, cards, smartphones, technology, FaceTime, mother daughter relationship, vanity
    [10 minutes] Evelyn has been told by her doctor that she needs to rest. She insists on having her birthday part but Kaylee, her daughter, forces her to cancel it and offers her an alternative.
  • PUSHING BUTTONS (Covid) by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: elderly, taking care of a parent + 7 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: elderly, taking care of a parent, long term friendships, birthday party, mother daughter relationship, smartphones, zoom, FaceTime, humorous take on technology
    [10 minutes] Evelyn plans to have a birthday party despite the Pandemic. Her daughter, Kaylee, insists she call it off. Kaylee offers her an alternative. What follows is a frustrating lesson in using new technology. A Zoom birthday party!
  • BATMAN AND ROBIN by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: birthday, surprise party + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: birthday, surprise party, Batman, striptease, high school sweetheart, first love, new love
    [10 minutes] Robin's friends are throwing her a surprise birthday party. The biggest surprise ends of being her birthday present. He's long in the tooth for his line of work, but Woody's appearance is a wish come true.
  • FOR I WOULD RIDE WITH YOU UPON THE WINDS by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 1
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    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: stages of grief, moving forward + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: stages of grief, moving forward, loss, Hope, letting go, spirits, the beach, body surfing
    Becca, a lively young spirit, makes a visit to her parents on the second anniversary of her passing.
  • THE MAGIC BOTTLE by Donna Warfield
    Recommendations: 2
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    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: 911, magic + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: 911, magic, plane, towers, mother and son, Female heroine, school teacher, fear, courageous women
    [3 minute monologue] It's 911 and a panicked mother runs to pick up her son. Her son is handed a bottle of magic elixir that promises to keep him safe, a gift from a very wise young teacher.
  • BEING SPECIAL by Donna Warfield
    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: parenting a special needs child, mother and daughter relationship
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: parenting a special needs child, mother and daughter relationship
    [2-3 minute monologue] Pamela has done something very wrong and now needs to convince a police officer that she had a very good reason and avoid a disastrous situation.