Donald Loftus

Donald Loftus

DONALD LOFTUS

PLAYWRIGHT/LIBRETTIST/LYRICIST
233 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
Phone: 646-752-4807
EMAIL: donaldjloftusnyc@gmail.com

Donald Loftus is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist whose work has been presented on stages across America, The United Kingdom, Surathkal, India, and Uppsala, Sweden. He recently won the W. Keith...
DONALD LOFTUS

PLAYWRIGHT/LIBRETTIST/LYRICIST
233 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
Phone: 646-752-4807
EMAIL: donaldjloftusnyc@gmail.com

Donald Loftus is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist whose work has been presented on stages across America, The United Kingdom, Surathkal, India, and Uppsala, Sweden. He recently won the W. Keith Hedrick National Playwriting Award and was named a finalist for the Robert J. Pickering / J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence. In addition, Donald was selected to participate in the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. Donald’s full-length plays (The Springvale Armadillo, Driftwood, Per, and The Archway) all have performances scheduled in 2022 at theatres around the country. Donald has also written the book and lyrics to several musicals (Abbey Victoria, Pollyanna, ‘Round Duffy Square, and Illusion), and his one-acts (Dark Matter, Dress Blues, Eddy & Edna, Tonight at the Stage Door, etc.) have been presented in over 100 play festivals around the country.

Before focusing on playwriting full-time, Donald had a distinguished career in the luxury beauty industry, serving as the U.S. President of several companies (Proctor & Gamble Prestige, Wella’s Cosmopolitan Cosmetics, and Sanofi Beauté). In these roles, he managed the fragrance and cosmetic brands of Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Kenneth Cole, Escada, Burberry, Jason Wu, Christian Lacroix, Tommy Bahama, Anna Sui, and many more.

Donald has served as the Chairman of the Board of The Fashion Group International and The Fragrance Foundation and was a member of the Board of Directors of The Women’s Project Theatre. He has been honored by The American Cancer Society, The March of Dimes, B.R.A.G., The Fragrance Foundation, Fashion Group Int’l, and The Dramatist’s Guild Foundation with a Patron of the Arts Award for his work in helping keep live theatre thriving. He is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of The Dramatists Guild Foundation.


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DONALD LOFTUS
PLAYWRIGHT/LIBRETTIST/LYRICIST

PRODUCTION HISTORY


“EDDY & EDNA”
SMITH & KRAUS
THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2023
SEPTEMBER 2023


“THE ARCHWAY”
THE DEAN PRODUCTIONS
THEATRE COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 2023


“DRESS BLUES”
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
WITH THE HISTORIC ZODIAC PLAYHOUSE
FLORENCE, ALABAMA
MARCH 2023


“EDDY & EDNA”
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
WITH THE HISTORIC ZODIAC PLAYHOUSE
FLORENCE, ALABAMA
MARCH 2023


“DRESS BLUES”
THE WEST MILFORD PLAYERS
WEST MILFORD, NEW JERSEY
MARCH 2023


“THE PICKUP”
PLAYZOOMERS
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FEBRUARY 2023


“THE PICKUP”
CAMINO REAL PLAYHOUSE
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 2023


“THE PICKUP”
THE SANTA CRUZ
ACTORS’ THEATRE
8Tens@8 Festival
THE BEST OF THE REST
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 2023


“THE BROTHER’S GRIN”
DRUNKEN OWL THEATRE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
JANUARY 2023


“THE SISTER’S GRIN”
DRUNKEN OWL THEATRE
JANUARY 2023


“SAY IT ISN’T LOVE”
LITERATURE TODAY
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
JANUARY 2023


“EDDY & EDNA”
THE SANTA CRUZ
ACTORS’ THEATRE
8Tens@8 Festival
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 2023


“PERHAPS A SIDE BAR ON CHRISTMAS”
THE WINTER’S THEATRE COMPANY
10-MINUTE PLAY HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
WINTERS, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 2022

“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE”
THE WINTER’S THEATRE COMPANY
10-MINUTE PLAY HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
WINTERS, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 2022


“EDDY & EDNA”
NEW AMERICAN THEATRE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 2022


“POLLYANNA”
A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK AND LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY ANDREW SUSSMAN
SPRING THEATRE
WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 2022


“GLOWWORMS”
SHOESTRING RADIO THEATRE
KXSF-FM SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2022


“RUBY”
NORTH PARK VAUDEVILLE & CANDY SHOPPE
THE NORTH PARK PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2022


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
JUST WRITE! LAKELAND
LAKELAND, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 2022


“THE WAYLAND QUARTET”
THE LOWELL ARTS THEATRE
LOWELL, MICHIGAN
OCTOBER 2022


“THE WAYLAND QUARTET”
DRAMATICS SOCIETY OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA,
SURATHKAL, INDIA (NITK SURATHKAL).
OCTOBER 2022


“I’LL BE SEEING YOU”
SEATTLE JEWISH THEATER COMPANY
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
OCTOBER 2022


“DRIFTWOOD”
SKYPILOT THEATRE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2022


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
HRC SHOWCASE THEATRE’S
THE W KEITH HEDRICK AWARD
NATIONAL PLAYWRITING CONTEST
HUDSON, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2022


“DRESS BLUES”
PEND OREILLE PLAYERS
NEWPORT, WASHINGTON
AUGUST 2022


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
SE Texas Festival of New Plays
BEAUMONT COMMUNITY PLAYERS
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
AUGUST 2022


“THE WAYLAND QUARTET”
CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE
YUCAIPA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 2022


“THE PICKUP”
THE BARN THEATRE
SOLSTICE SHOWCASE
MONTVILLE, NEW JERSEY
JUNE 2022


“ONE NIGHT AT THE FIDELITY”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MAY 2022


“THE PICKUP”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MAY 2022


“DARK MATTER”
THE WINTER’S THEATRE COMPANY
10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
WINTERS, CALIFORNIA
MAY 2022


“THE WAYLAND QUARTET”
STRANGE RX PRODUCTIONS'
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE PLAY FESTIVAL!
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
MAY 2022


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE
SPRING 2022 ONE ACT FESTIVAL
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 2022


“THE ARCHWAY”
EMERGING ARTIST THEATRE
TADA THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SPRING 2022
VIRUS POSTPONED NOW 2023


“JOEY”
THE WILLIAM INGE
THEATRE FESTIVAL
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS
APRIL 21-23, 2022


“DRIFTWOOD”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
NYC, NY
MARCH 2022


“DARK MATTER”
PLAYZOOMERS
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FEBRUARY 2022


“JOEY”
SOME 1 IS SPEAKING
ROLAND TECH MONOLOGUE SERIES
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
FEBRUARY 2022


“I’LL BE SEEING YOU...”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
NYC, NY
FEBRUARY 2022

“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE MAGNOLIA ARTS CENTER
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
FEBRUARY 2022


“DRESS BLUES”
THE SANTA CRUZ
ACTORS’ THEATRE
8Tens@8 Festival
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 2022


“THE SISTER’S GRIN”
THE PLAYWRIGHT’S ROUND TABLE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 2021


“ONE NIGHT AT THE FIDELITY”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
NYC, NY
DECEMBER 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
SHAKER BRIDGE THEATRE
ENFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
DECEMBER 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE 2021 URBAN WAVES SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
THE OPEN HYDRANT THEATRE
SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2021


“THE PICKUP”
THE PLAYWRIGHT’S ROUND TABLE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 2021


“THE PICKUP”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
NYC, NY
NOVEMBER 2021


“GLOWWORMS”
THE LITTLE FISH THEATRE
SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2021

“PER”
THE DEAN PRODUCTIONS
THEATRE COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE BRIDGE PLAYERS
SMITHVILLE PARK
BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
SEPTEMBER 2021


“JOEY”
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
OF CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
AUGUST 2021


“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE”
PEND OREILLE PLAYERS
NEWPORT, WASHINGTON
AUGUST 2021


“THE BROTHER’S GRIN”
SCRIPTWRITERS & COMPANY
BATH, U.K.
JULY 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
LIGHT UP ETC PODCAST SERIES
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
JULY 2021


“EDDY & EDNA”
THE RHINO THEATRE
POMPTON LAKES, NEW JERSEY
JUNE 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATRE
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA
JUNE 2021


“EDDY AND EDNA”
ANYTIME PLAYERS ENSEMBLE
AN ACTOR’S FUND BENEFIT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
JUNE 2021


“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE”
THE OPEN EYE THEATRE
RADIO BROADCAST
MARGARETVILLE, NEW YORK
MAY 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
SUNY ONEONTA
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY
ONEONTA, NY
MARCH 2021


“AMUSING WILLIE”
SUNY ONEONTA
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY
ONEONTA, NY
MARCH 2021


“DRESS BLUES”
SUNY ONEONTA
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY
ONEONTA, NY
MARCH 2021


“EDDY & EDNA”
SCRIPTWRITERS & CO
BATH, UK
MARCH 2021

“EDDY & EDNA”
THE OLD LIBRARY THEATRE
10TH ANNUAL ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY
FEBRUARY 2021


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE WINTER’S THEATRE COMPANY
10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
WINTERS, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 2021



"THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE”
THEATRE THREE
PORT JEFFERSON, NEW JERSEY
DECEMBER 2020


"THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE”
THE KENTWOOD PLAYERS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 2020


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
ACROSSTOWN THEATRE
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 2020


“AMUSING WILLE”
THE BRIDGE THEATRE
BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
NOVEMBER 2020


“DARK MATTER”
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
UPPSALA, SWEDEN
NOVEMBER 2020


“EDDY & EDNA”
PICCIONE ARTS
THE TALKING IT OUT FESTIVAL
A MENTAL HEALTH FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2020


“DRESS BLUES”
THEATREWORKS
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
FALL 2020


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
ANYTIME PLAYERS ENSEMBLE
AN ACTOR’S FUND BENEFIT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2020


“THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE”
SCRIPTWRITERS & COMPANY
BATH, U.K.
OCTOBER 2020


“THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE”
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
ON-LINE PODCAST
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 2020


“THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE”
PUMPHOUSE PLAYERS
AUTUMN SPOOKTACULAR
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
OCTOBER 2020


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 2020

“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
SCRIBE STAGES
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 2020


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE OPEN-EYE THEATRE
MARGARETVILLE, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2020


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
THE RITZ THEATRE
SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA
JUNE 2020


"TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR"
THE PLAYGROUND EXPERIMENT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
JUNE 2020


“TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR”
VON BRAUN CENTER
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
JUNE 2020


“EDDY & EDNA”
SHOESTRING RADIO THEATRE
SAN FRANCISCO. CA
JUNE 2020


“AMUSING WILLE”
SHOESTRING RADIO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JUNE 2020


“DARK MATTER”
PANGLOSSIAN PRODUCTIONS
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
ITUNES/PODBEAN
SPRING 2020


"TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR"
TAPHOUSE THEATRE'S
‘SHELTER IN PLACE’!
VIRTUAL NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
MAY 2020


“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS…”
PANGLOSSIAN PRODUCTIONS
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
APRIL 2020


“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 2020


“DRESS BLUES”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
JANUARY 2020


“WHEN THE WORLD FALLS…”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACK’S
JANUARY 2020

“DARK MATTER”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
ACTORS THEATRE
NOVEMBER 2019


“DARK MATTER”
SHARON PLAYHOUSE
SHARON, CONNECTICUT
NOVEMBER 2019
“DARK MATTER”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
ACTORS THEATRE
NOVEMBER 2019


“DRESS BLUES”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 2019


“AMUSING WILLIE”
RED EYE 10S FESTIVAL
CHAMBERLAYNE ACTORS THEATRE
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
OCTOBER 2019


“AFTER ALL …
FIVE SHORT PLAYS
BY DONALD LOFTUS”
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
TADA THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
COPPER CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE
GLOBE, ARIZONA
SEPTEMBER 2019


“PER”
LAUGHING PIG THEATRE
MESA, ARIZONA
SEPTEMBER 2019


“DRESS BLUES”
THE WEST T. HILL COMMUNITY THEATRE
DANVILLE, KENTUCKY
SEPTEMBER 2019


“DARK MATTER”
THEATRE OXFORD
Oxford MS
SEPTEMBER 2019



“DRESS BLUES”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
THE MAGNOLIA ARTS CENTER
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
AUGUST 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
DOVER PLAYERS
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO
JULY 2019
“DARK MATTER”
DK DELIGHT PRODUCTIONS
ABACUS ARTS STUDIOS
IN ELEPHANT & CASTLE
LONDON, ENGLAND
JUNE 2019


“DRESS BLUES”
TABLE-TOP PLAY-READERS
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
JUNE 2019


“DARK MATTER”
THEATREWORKS NEW MILFORD
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
JUNE 2019


“MAID TO MEASURE”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MAY 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
620 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
APRIL 2019


“JOEY”
PERFORMING FUSION THEATRE
SOMERVILLE THEATRE FESTIVAL
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
APRIL 2019
“AMUSING WILLIE”
GENEVA THEATRE GUILD
GENEVA, NEW YORK
APRIL 2019


“DARK MATTER”
DGPG'S TAKE TEN 2
THE PLAYERS CLUB
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
APRIL 2019


“THE BROTHER’S GRIN”
RADIO THEATRE PROJECT
620 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
MARCH 2019
“AMUSING WILLIE”
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
TADA THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MARCH 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MARCH 2019


“EDDY & EDNA”
BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY’S
ANNUAL 10 X 10 FESTIVAL
PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
THE SAINT GENESIUS SOCIETY
SAINT MALACHY CHURCH
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2018


“AMUSING WILLIE”
THE WOODSIDE PLAYERS OF QUEENS
EQUITY LIBRARY THEATER OF NEW YORK
ASTORIA, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2018

“POLLYANNA”
A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK AND LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY ANDREW SUSSMAN
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2018


“AMUSING WILLIE”
2018 RED EYE 10S
INTERNATIONAL PLAY FESTIVAL
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD!
WEBSITE: REDEYE10S.COM
OCTOBER 2018


“PER”
THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FOUNDATION
MUSIC HALL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2018

“PER”
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
TADA THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2018


“PER”
DIXON PLACE THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2018


“JOEY”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2018


“WILLIE & THE MUSES”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
JUNE 2018





“EDDY & EDNA”
DGPG’S “TEN BY TEN”
THE PLAYERS CLUB
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MAY 2018


THE BROTHER’S GRIN
TSP’S TAKE TEN
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
APRIL 2018

“IRVING! A TRIBUTE TO IRVING BERLIN”
BOOK BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY MARK YORK
THE ZIEGFELD SOCIETY
LANG HALL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
APRIL 2018


“THE BROTHER’S GRIN”
TSP’S “TAKE TEN”
RYAN’S DAUGHTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MARCH 2018

“MAID TO ORDER”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2017

“EDDY & EDNA”
PLAYS AND PIZZA
LUCKY JACKS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MAY 2017

“THE BROTHER’S GRIN”
VAGABOND THEATRE
TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
SWING 46
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2010





“‘ROUND DUFFY SQUARE”
A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK & LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY MARK YORK
AN EQUITY-STAGED READING
SHETLER THEATRE 54
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2008


“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
AN EQUITY STAGED READING
SHETLER THEATRE 54
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
DECEMBER 2003


“ABBEY VICTORIA!”
BOOK & LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY ANDREW SUSSMAN
THE CAPITOL THEATRE
CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
JUNE 2002


“POLLYANNA”
A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK & LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY ANDREW SUSSMAN
AN EQUITY-STAGED READING
THE LARK THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2001


“ABBEY VICTORIA!”
A NEW MUSICAL
BOOK & LYRICS BY DONALD LOFTUS
MUSIC BY ANDREW SUSSMAN
HUNTER COLLEGE
FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 1999

“THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO”
THE AMERICAN RENEGADE THEATRE
FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS HONOREE
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA
SEPTEMBER 1998





Plays

  • ILLUSION-A New Musical by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    16–30
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    Genre: biography, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: musical, show biz + 3 more
    Genre: biography, drama, musical, period
    Keyword: musical, show biz, show business, contains some LGBTQ characters, bio drama
    “ILLUSION” explores the life of Julian Eltinge, beginning as a young boy in Boston in 1890. The son of a drunken, homophobic, Irish immigrant father and an abused mother, he worked hard and eventually became one of the greatest entertainers in the world attaining the same level of fame and fortune as Charlie Chaplin and Mae West. He even had a Broadway theatre named in his honor, but it all came crashing down...
    “ILLUSION” explores the life of Julian Eltinge, beginning as a young boy in Boston in 1890. The son of a drunken, homophobic, Irish immigrant father and an abused mother, he worked hard and eventually became one of the greatest entertainers in the world attaining the same level of fame and fortune as Charlie Chaplin and Mae West. He even had a Broadway theatre named in his honor, but it all came crashing down in the 1920’s when Hollywood was rocked by numerous notorious scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor, and the alleged rape and murder of Virginia Rappe by movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. These shocking events brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic, and political organizations, and resulted in new restrictions for the film industry. For example, it became illegal for a man to dress as a woman...which is what Mr. Eltinge had built his entire career on. His life touched and enriched the lives of many, particularly women, although he never fully realized the impact he had made. He died nearly penniless after achieving so much. Through it all, he just wanted someone to notice him.
  • THE ARCHWAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    ·
    Keyword: drama, murder mystery + 3 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: drama, murder mystery, deception, revenge, thriller
    Jeffrey, a highly successful senior partner at a prominent Boston law firm, is very close to achieving a life-long dream; being elected the firm’s Chairman of the Board. This dream is suddenly threatened when in the middle of the night, Jeffrey’s long-lost derelict brother, Phillip, breaks into his Beacon Hill townhouse covered in blood. Phillip is in a total panic as he explains to his highly successful...
    Jeffrey, a highly successful senior partner at a prominent Boston law firm, is very close to achieving a life-long dream; being elected the firm’s Chairman of the Board. This dream is suddenly threatened when in the middle of the night, Jeffrey’s long-lost derelict brother, Phillip, breaks into his Beacon Hill townhouse covered in blood. Phillip is in a total panic as he explains to his highly successful brother that he and his girlfriend have just murdered a man. Jeffrey’s first concern is that his the chances of his promotion may be compromised if anyone should find out about the crime. In fact, he needs to not only eliminate all traces of the murder...he must eliminate all traces of his brother and the girlfriend as well. He does what he has to do.
  • DRIFTWOOD...A FULL-LENGTH DRAMA by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8–17
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: full length, mending fences + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: full length, mending fences, dealing with loss, unforgiving sons, neglectful parenting, facing reality
    Daniel Wood, a photographer living in New York City, is forced to face the painful memories of his broken childhood when he returns to his Midwest childhood home at the request of his dying father…whom he never loved. After decades of relentless and largely unexpressed anger, Daniel may finally find the courage to ask the questions that have plagued him since his boyhood. His father, Joesph Wood, may finally...
    Daniel Wood, a photographer living in New York City, is forced to face the painful memories of his broken childhood when he returns to his Midwest childhood home at the request of his dying father…whom he never loved. After decades of relentless and largely unexpressed anger, Daniel may finally find the courage to ask the questions that have plagued him since his boyhood. His father, Joesph Wood, may finally be able to ease the guilt he lives with each day after deserting his wife and son years before. They both may be able to mend some of the fences that were all but destroyed, but the clock is running out and this is clearly their last chance to heal the wounds that have gone unattended for far too many years.
  • PER...A Full Length Drama by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: drama, horror
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    Keyword: full length, Scary + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror
    Keyword: full length, Scary, psycho, psychological, based on a true story
    Sweden 1889. A young man named Per Nilsson (pronounced PEAR) collaborated with his domineering mother in the gruesome murder of his young wife. Per was declared insane and institutionalized at The Konradsberg Lunatic Asylum in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother was found guilty of the murder and beheaded.

    Now he must fight the ghosts who torment him each night in his asylum cell, as he attempts by...
    Sweden 1889. A young man named Per Nilsson (pronounced PEAR) collaborated with his domineering mother in the gruesome murder of his young wife. Per was declared insane and institutionalized at The Konradsberg Lunatic Asylum in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother was found guilty of the murder and beheaded.

    Now he must fight the ghosts who torment him each night in his asylum cell, as he attempts by day to convince his captors, the psychiatrist and his staff, that he is sane and should be released.

    After months of therapy, the psychiatrist is convinced of Per’s sanity. The night before Per is to be released, the ghosts visit him one last time, and we learn that not everything he has revealed in his psychiatric sessions was true. The real villain is not whom we thought. With the final blackout, we are not certain whether or not Per will be released.
  • THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, immersive
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    Keyword: full length, based on a true story + 2 more
    Genre: drama, immersive
    Keyword: full length, based on a true story, pandemic, society’s reaction to disease.
    “The Springvale Armadillo”, is a new play by Donald Loftus, inspired by a true story. A woman locked in an institution for 70 years, suspected of having a disease that never materialized. In 1927, in a small town near New Orleans, a beautiful 17 year-old debutante is diagnosed with a disease that threatens her life and the reputation of her wealthy family name. She is sent away by the family she loves, her...
    “The Springvale Armadillo”, is a new play by Donald Loftus, inspired by a true story. A woman locked in an institution for 70 years, suspected of having a disease that never materialized. In 1927, in a small town near New Orleans, a beautiful 17 year-old debutante is diagnosed with a disease that threatens her life and the reputation of her wealthy family name. She is sent away by the family she loves, her name is changed, and she is forced to spend the rest of her life at a hospital called Springvale. The disease never materializes. Now, 70 years later, Matthew, a troubled, young Boston Globe reporter, has arrived at Springvale to interview Ruby for a human interest story he is writing on the subject of survival. Even today, after 70 years, and hardships and heartbreak beyond imagination, Ruby still maintains the glow and charm of a young debutante; the beauty is still visible.
    During the interviews, a young Ruby appears almost ghost-like and assists in relaying the stories of Ruby's life. As the questions get more and more painful and closer to the bone, Ruby is forced to remember the tragic details of her life..." The play is told in ninety-minutes over and has a cast of four (one man, three women).
  • AFTER ALL-A SCI-FI TRILOGY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6–7
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: full length, futuristic + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof, science fiction
    Keyword: full length, futuristic, 50s sci fi, Bizarre
    The play is actually comprised of three plays with a combined running time of 90 minutes without an intermission:

    PART I: “DARK MATTER” is a short play that starts the trio. (10 MINUTES)
    SYNOPSIS: MARION and PALMER have been married a long time... maybe too long. The couple has been uprooted and the marriage has gone sour. MARION is not happy. PALMER seems better adjusted, but he too...
    The play is actually comprised of three plays with a combined running time of 90 minutes without an intermission:

    PART I: “DARK MATTER” is a short play that starts the trio. (10 MINUTES)
    SYNOPSIS: MARION and PALMER have been married a long time... maybe too long. The couple has been uprooted and the marriage has gone sour. MARION is not happy. PALMER seems better adjusted, but he too wishes it all could be the way it once. Of course, it can’t. “THEY” would never allow it.

    PART II: “MAID TO MEASURE” is the short play that comes next. (10 MINUTES)
    SYNOPSIS: When successful scientist/businessman, DORIAN, agrees to meet with his long lost schoolmate, JAMISON, he has no idea what his old chum has on his mind. DORIAN is soon to learn that his former buddy, whose marriage has apparently soured, is looking for a new wife...but this time he wants her to be “made to
    order”. He’s hoping his nerdy former science class buddy can help.

    PART III: “AFTER ALL” is the third play in the series. (60 MINUTES)
    SYNOPSIS: The lives of two simple-minded nobodies named BUDDY and CHUM get tangled up with a somewhat ditzy housewife named BUNNY and her disgruntled factory worker husband, HARV. In a series of bizarre scenes, they struggle to try to figure it out. , as they struggle to get to sleep. FINALLY...they are all in God’s Waiting Room...(and we are not talking about Florida)... the answers to all of their questions are finally received.
  • ABBEY VICTORIA...A New American Musical by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8–40
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    Genre: comedy, musical
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    Keyword: full length
    Genre: comedy, musical
    Keyword: full length
    HENRIETTA HACKENBUSH, a small town waitress/would-be Broadway star, comes to New York City with her waitress/would-be chorus girl girlfriend, WANDA PICKLES and Wanda’s boyfriend, fry cook and would-be Broadway composer, RUBEN SCHNICKESTEIN to fulfill their dreams. It turns out to be harder than they thought it would be. They meet a number of unusual characters along the way.
  • POLLYANNA...A New American Musical by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    12–40
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    Genre: adaptation, holiday + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, holiday, musical, period, young audiences
    “POLLYANNA” is a heart-warming musical, with a book and lyrics by Donald Loftus and music by Andrew Sussman. It is based on the Eleanor H. Porter classic novel, (now in Public Domain) which tells the story of a young orphan girl who is sent to live with her miserable aunt in a town filled with miserable people. Before long, the energetic and enthusiastic young girl has transformed the community with her...
    “POLLYANNA” is a heart-warming musical, with a book and lyrics by Donald Loftus and music by Andrew Sussman. It is based on the Eleanor H. Porter classic novel, (now in Public Domain) which tells the story of a young orphan girl who is sent to live with her miserable aunt in a town filled with miserable people. Before long, the energetic and enthusiastic young girl has transformed the community with her indomitable will to see the good side of even the worst situations and bring it out for the betterment of all. In the end, when Pollyanna faces her own tragic crisis, the town she worked so hard to save comes to her rescue. This play is perfect for theatres looking for a musical suitable for children or young adults.
  • AMUSING WILLIE...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: SHAKESPEARE’S MUSES ABUSE HIM.
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: SHAKESPEARE’S MUSES ABUSE HIM.
    WILLIE, a British playwright quickly learns that everybody is a critic as he tries to convince his three female muses that his new play about “star-crossed” lovers is terrific! The muses remind him of past works where he ignored their advice, and of the unhappy outcomes each suffered as a result.
  • DARK MATTER- A TEN MINUTE SCI-FI PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 8 more
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    Keyword: 50s sci fi, futuristic + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, horror, mystery/thriller, parody/spoof, period, radio drama, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: 50s sci fi, futuristic, dark comedy, could be done as a spoof of 50’s sci-fi.
    Marion and Palmer have been married a long time. Maybe too long. The marriage
    has gone sour. Marion is not happy. Palmer is happier than he should be. Both wish their life together could return to the way it was, but of course, both know it cannot. “THEY” would never allow it.

    THIS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OXFORD THEATRE...
    Dear Donald,
    I want to thank you for writing such a...
    Marion and Palmer have been married a long time. Maybe too long. The marriage
    has gone sour. Marion is not happy. Palmer is happier than he should be. Both wish their life together could return to the way it was, but of course, both know it cannot. “THEY” would never allow it.

    THIS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OXFORD THEATRE...
    Dear Donald,
    I want to thank you for writing such a great 10 min play and am so thankful to have been the one picked to direct it. It has been a wonderful experience to work with and I am truly grateful. I have to admit, I picked your play because of the title alone, and it wasn't until I got into it with the actors that did I see the many different nuances involved in such a short amount of time. It has everything that I look for in 10min play: comedy, intrigue, thrill, suspense, and wonderment of what happens later; throw that all together with such dark themes of a patriarchal society mixed with happy narcissism and drug addiction, not to mention of putting that in a comic bubble that allows those dark themes to appear so subtly. Then, in addition, you add this hauntingly beautiful Frank Sinatra piece, it just sent me and the cast into a whole new world and a completely different perspective. As a matter of fact, after rehearsing the play for the first, the first read-through, I played that song and we all were just moved. It's like it's a third member of the cast, and I can't get it out of my head. Nice pick, Donald."

    -Davis Jones
    Director
    The Oxford Theatre
    Oxford, MS
  • DRESS BLUES by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: Marital strife, challenges of growing up gay + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: Marital strife, challenges of growing up gay, self-confidence, learning and growing
    Late in the afternoon, on the last Friday of summer, Boston boutique owner, CHRISTOPHER, is trying to finish a sale to wealthy and difficult, MRS. SIMMONS. CHRISTOPHER is a bit anxious as he also needs to “closeup shop” so that he and his partner, NICHOLAS can be on their way to The Cape for the final summer weekend of the year.

    MRS. SIMMONS is trying to decide if she should buy the ill-fitting...
    Late in the afternoon, on the last Friday of summer, Boston boutique owner, CHRISTOPHER, is trying to finish a sale to wealthy and difficult, MRS. SIMMONS. CHRISTOPHER is a bit anxious as he also needs to “closeup shop” so that he and his partner, NICHOLAS can be on their way to The Cape for the final summer weekend of the year.

    MRS. SIMMONS is trying to decide if she should buy the ill-fitting Jean Paul Gaultier frock that she has squeezed herself into, even though she knows it is totally “inappropriate” for a woman her age… and shape.

    NICHOLAS arrives and poses as a sale clerk so that CHRISTOPHER can get the closing paperwork done. Although NICHOLAS doesn’t have the salesman acumen of CHRISTOPHER, he soon learns that MRS SIMMONS only wears jaw-droppingly, inappropriate, too-tight garments in an attempt to save her marriage. She believes her husband is losing interest in her and she feels she is losing the battle.

    NICHOLAS finally convinces her of the importance of remaining true to yourself, of being comfortable in your own skin and of owning who you are with pride. He explains that he learned these lessons while growing up in an environment where he was forced to be someone that he wasn’t. HE gave up who he was just to be accepted. But not anymore!

    In the end MRS. SIMMONS gets more than she could have hoped for when she entered the shop.


  • EDDIE & EDNA...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: mind games, aging
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: mind games, aging
    A husband and wife in their late 70's struggle with issues of an aging mind. What is right and what is wrong...what is real and what is imagined...is entirely up to each member of the audience.
  • THE BROTHER'S GRIN ...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy
    Genre: dark comedy
    THE BROTHER’S GRIN: A two-character, play about two middle-aged brothers. One brother is in serious trouble and comes, as he always does, to his younger sibling for help in the middle of the night. Throughout the first nine minutes it appears to the audience that the troubled brother is an unscrupulous user, with the moral fiber of an alley rat. In the end, the audience discovers it is in fact the “good”...
    THE BROTHER’S GRIN: A two-character, play about two middle-aged brothers. One brother is in serious trouble and comes, as he always does, to his younger sibling for help in the middle of the night. Throughout the first nine minutes it appears to the audience that the troubled brother is an unscrupulous user, with the moral fiber of an alley rat. In the end, the audience discovers it is in fact the “good” brother who has the darker soul.
  • GLOWWORMS by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: Eerie, ghost story + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: Eerie, ghost story, British, elderly, Cockney maid
    An aging, ailing British aging professor tells his caretaker that it will be her last day with him. It needs to be her last day because it is going to be his last day…on Earth. By the time he finishes the story of his sad and lonely life, she understands the decision he has made. She realizes, as he has, that he may only find happiness by taking this step. He will finally be with the woman he was separated from...
    An aging, ailing British aging professor tells his caretaker that it will be her last day with him. It needs to be her last day because it is going to be his last day…on Earth. By the time he finishes the story of his sad and lonely life, she understands the decision he has made. She realizes, as he has, that he may only find happiness by taking this step. He will finally be with the woman he was separated from so many years before. It turns out his love story in fact is a ghost story.
  • “I’LL BE SEEING YOU" by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: period, radio drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: love, World War II + 4 more
    Genre: period, radio drama, romantic comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: love, World War II, devotion, Hope, 1940s, romance
    It’s November 1943. In a small American town, a young girl named JENNY, the waitress at the Trolley Diner, is trying to remain strong as she discusses the future with her boyfriend, JOEY, who has recently joined the U.S. Army and is about to be shipped overseas to join the war effort. JOEY is proud to serve his country and is excited about his upcoming adventure, but he is also looking for some reassurances...
    It’s November 1943. In a small American town, a young girl named JENNY, the waitress at the Trolley Diner, is trying to remain strong as she discusses the future with her boyfriend, JOEY, who has recently joined the U.S. Army and is about to be shipped overseas to join the war effort. JOEY is proud to serve his country and is excited about his upcoming adventure, but he is also looking for some reassurances that JENNY is going to wait for him.
  • JOEY...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, political, tragedy
    “JOEY” tells the story a young man who was separated from his mother at the U.S./Mexico border when he was just slightly more than an infant. Years have passed since the tragic events occurred, but the heartbreaking pain of losing his mother has not subsided. He wonders if it ever will.
  • MAID TO MEASURE...A TEN MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy
    Genre: dark comedy
    When highly successful scientist/businessman, DORIAN, agrees to meet with his long-lost schoolmate, JAMISON, he has no idea what his old chum has on his mind. He is soon to learn that his former buddy, whose marriage has apparently soured, is looking for a new wife...but this time he wants her to be “made to order”. He’s hoping his nerdy former science class buddy can help.
  • RUBY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Guardian Angel, attempted suicide + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: Guardian Angel, attempted suicide, dark comedy, British, London setting.
    ADAM, an uptight and troubled British businessman has his suicide thwarted when an irritating, homeless, Cockney beggar named RUBY interrupts his plan. She saves his life...just like she always has...just like she always will.

    (Cast 1M/1W)
  • THE PICKUP by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: romance, Valentine's Day + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: romance, Valentine's Day, Sexy, seduction, Married
    SYNOPSIS
    She...who appears to be a discontented housewife from Queens, sits alone in a coffee shop...waiting. He...who appears to be a Long Island intimate apparel salesman, arrives with his salesman case and sits at a table near hers. He flirts. She flirts back. They discuss her boring husband, and he convinces her he could make it all better. They agree it may be more comfortable upstairs in his room...
    SYNOPSIS
    She...who appears to be a discontented housewife from Queens, sits alone in a coffee shop...waiting. He...who appears to be a Long Island intimate apparel salesman, arrives with his salesman case and sits at a table near hers. He flirts. She flirts back. They discuss her boring husband, and he convinces her he could make it all better. They agree it may be more comfortable upstairs in his room at the hotel which houses this coffee shop. Suddenly his cell phone rings. It's his mom, the grandmother of their children. They need to come home because the kids are just too unruly for grandma to control. Disappointed, they decide they will try to do their “fantasy night” again on next year’s Valentine’s Day.
  • THE SISTERS GRIN by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: betrayal, good and evil + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: betrayal, good and evil, Sisters, revenge
    “THE SISTER’S GRIN” is a two-character, short play about two middle-aged sisters. ASH, the older, “loser” sister, is in serious trouble…again. Seeking help, she once again, arrives in the middle of the night on the suburban doorstep of her much more successful, younger sister, VAL.

    Throughout most of the play the audience believes that the “loser” sister is an unscrupulous user, with the moral...
    “THE SISTER’S GRIN” is a two-character, short play about two middle-aged sisters. ASH, the older, “loser” sister, is in serious trouble…again. Seeking help, she once again, arrives in the middle of the night on the suburban doorstep of her much more successful, younger sister, VAL.

    Throughout most of the play the audience believes that the “loser” sister is an unscrupulous user, with the moral fiber of an alley rat. In the end, the audience discovers it is in fact the “good” sister who has the darker soul.
  • THEATRICKS...A TEN-MINUTE PLAY by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: show business
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: show business
    It’s very late on the opening night of a Broadway musical theatre bomb. The shows creators, Matt Coleman and Hank Henderson are drowning their sorrows in a Sardi’s-like restaurant in the theatre district as the negative reviews flow in. Hank is ready to throw in the towel, but suddenly they receive an invitation to a breakfast meeting the very next day with Albert King, The King of Broadway, who allegedly has a...
    It’s very late on the opening night of a Broadway musical theatre bomb. The shows creators, Matt Coleman and Hank Henderson are drowning their sorrows in a Sardi’s-like restaurant in the theatre district as the negative reviews flow in. Hank is ready to throw in the towel, but suddenly they receive an invitation to a breakfast meeting the very next day with Albert King, The King of Broadway, who allegedly has a proposal for a new show. They must decide whether the show is to be or not to be.

  • THE WAYLAND NOCTURNE by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: Scary, nightmare + 2 more
    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: Scary, nightmare, halloween, ghost story
    Two childhood buddies who are now on opposite U.S. coasts and have not seen each other in years, wake up terrified. They have both had a horrific nightmare about an incident that happened decades ago in the small hometown that they both had left years ago. The nightmare was sparked by the memories of an incident from their childhood that they will never really be able to forget.
  • TONIGHT AT THE STAGE DOOR by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: coronavirus, struggling actor + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: coronavirus, struggling actor, compassion and community, theatre people, show business, homelessness, pandemic, Broadway
    CHARLIE, the night watchman at the Broadway theatre known as The Broadway Theatre, has fallen asleep in his chair at his post near the stage door. Suddenly, there is a pounding on the exterior of the stage door which startles CHARLIE. The unanticipated visitor is JIMMY, a chorus boy who recently lost his job. JIMMY was in the revival of “West Side Story”, which recently and abruptly closed at The Broadway...
    CHARLIE, the night watchman at the Broadway theatre known as The Broadway Theatre, has fallen asleep in his chair at his post near the stage door. Suddenly, there is a pounding on the exterior of the stage door which startles CHARLIE. The unanticipated visitor is JIMMY, a chorus boy who recently lost his job. JIMMY was in the revival of “West Side Story”, which recently and abruptly closed at The Broadway Theatre due to the coronavirus pandemic. JIMMY explains that he has now been evicted from his apartment as is in a desperate situation. HE turns to CHARLIE for help. We quickly learn that CHARLIE has his own problems.
  • WAYLAND by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: nightmare, horror + 3 more
    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: nightmare, horror, Scary, childhood fear, mystery/thriller
    Four grown men who once, as young boys, had played baseball together on a red brick street known as Wayland Avenue in a small town known as Johnston Hollow, now live in four different major cities across the United States. They never see or speak to each other and they rarely even think of those days back in Johnston Hollow. But suddenly and inexplicably, on this particular night, they are all awakened from a...
    Four grown men who once, as young boys, had played baseball together on a red brick street known as Wayland Avenue in a small town known as Johnston Hollow, now live in four different major cities across the United States. They never see or speak to each other and they rarely even think of those days back in Johnston Hollow. But suddenly and inexplicably, on this particular night, they are all awakened from a nightmare which recalls a memory from their childhood that had terrified them at the time. It still does.
  • “WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE" by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: marriage, older couple + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, romantic comedy
    Keyword: marriage, older couple, long-term marriage
    Buddy and Elaine have been married a long time. Maybe too long. But even so...when she makes an effort to look nice...would it kill him to tell her that she looks nice. Geesh!
  • “THE WAYLAND QUARTET" by Donald Loftus
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: Ten-Minute Play, mystery + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, zoom
    Keyword: Ten-Minute Play, mystery, horror, haunting, nightmare
    Four grown men who once, as young boys, had played baseball together on a red brick street called “Wayland” in a small town called Johnston Hollow, are now in four different major cities across the United States. They never see or speak to each other and they rarely even think of those days back in Johnston Hollow. But suddenly and inexplicably, on this particular night, they are all hit with a horrifying...
    Four grown men who once, as young boys, had played baseball together on a red brick street called “Wayland” in a small town called Johnston Hollow, are now in four different major cities across the United States. They never see or speak to each other and they rarely even think of those days back in Johnston Hollow. But suddenly and inexplicably, on this particular night, they are all hit with a horrifying nightmare which reignites a memory from their childhood that had terrified them at the time. It still does.

    Cast of 4 in their 20’s.