Sharon is drunk in a bar in New York. Mel, a stranger, comes to her rescue when she falls off her bar stool. Sharon is very turned on by the reserved Mel. Soon they realize they attended the same Junior High School. As the two talk they soon realise they have a great deal in commo

Harold hasn't seen his father in a number of years. His father is quite ill so he decides to visit him in the hospital. The two men are obviously very uncomfortable with each other, But then something highly unusual happens.

Tim tells a terrifying life and death experience he had with a close friend

Ted and Tom are sitting on a bench in a park at dusk. They are there on an assignment. As they kill time, a secret is revealed that will have a tremendous impact on their future relationship.
It recently received the "Premio - Primer Premio Del Juez"-JUDGES AWARD FIRST PRIZE in the Like Family (Al Igual Que La Familia) play Festival in Barcelona, Spain

It's 4 AM in the small weightlifting room of a gym. George and Harold are working out. George engages Harold in conversation. As they get to know each other George makes a very strange request of Harold. Harold doesn't know what to make of it. George persists in his request. As the play continues we discover who George, Harold and soon Gloria really are and -- and what their relationship is to one another
"Like Edward Albee mixed with Tennessee Williams"- Josh Kimert, literary manager, Gower Street Players

HE approaches a lady on a bench. SHE is waiting for a bus. HE is carrying a large filled trash bag. SHE is carrying a small trash bag. He asks if she wouldn't mind if he join her on the bench. SHE politely lets him know that it's fine. As they sit and talk, waiting for the bus, we start learning a great deal about both of them and their lives and how much and how little they have in common.
10 minute play

HE is walking down Ninth Avenue in New York City when he hears a pay phone ring. He answers it and on the other end is the voice a very seductive lady. The play begins when the HE and SHE are actually sitting in her apartment. Their conversation starts out playful and a bit seductive when something happens that changes the tone dramatically. The play was RECENTLY OPTIONED BY DOUBLE J PRODUCTIONS TO BE MADE INTO A FULL LEGNTH FILM!The play originally starred James Gandolphini and Susan Aston. There have been over 35 productions in the U.S. and Europe. I've listed only a few.

Marla and Helene, two older gay woman are staying at an assisted living facility. Marla, who recently suffered a stroke is very unhappy being there. Helene, is a loving supportive friend. They talk about what their lives were like before they moved into the assisted living facility. And then something changes both of their lives

One night, Helen, an unhappily married woman hears a gentle knocking at her door. When she opens the door she is shocked to see her new next door neighbor, Hal. The most shocking thing about him is that he’s less than two inches

Winner of the ARTS AND LETTERS AWARD IN DRAMA. There have been some murders in Ceils building and she is terrified. Her abusive husband is of little consolation to her. Only her only friend Fran tries to help her as she sinks deeply into despair. Ceil has a secret life that no one knows about. Who the murderer is and why the murder occurred is the main focus of the play,

Ethan is a war veteran who lives life on his own terms (Written in verse. Part of the monologue Play, Tourists Of the Mindfield.) Selected to be in the Talking Horse Monologue Competition.

It's three in the morning. Edna Kaplan is sitting by the window drinking tea. Her husband, Mort, wakes up and sees her sitting there. The more he inquires why she's up so early, the more annoyed she gets. Finally, frustrated, Mort gets up, makes some tea for himself, returns and decides to confront her. Secrets are revealed that may threaten their relationship. The play has received over 40 productions in the U.S. I've listed only a few.

A playwrights group. The PLAYWRIGHT is seated in the center with his mouth duct taped as the harsh comments about his new play fly by. What's he thinking as they criticize his play.

It is a cold winter night in an apartment in Greenwich Village in 1985. It’s 3 in the morning. Nat is awake looking out the living room window, lost in thought. His partner Joe enters from the bedroom to ask him what’s wrong. As the two talk we discover the painful events that are keeping Nat up.

Two men have sex at a rest area near a highway. We get to know about why they decided to go there and what their fantasies are. An Actors Theater of Louisville finalist

A series of monologues (and songs) that that place in and around a piano bar. The original production starred and was directed by Andre DeShields. It also starred Helen Hanft and Susan Aston, among others. Choreography was by Wayne Cilento.

A man, convinced that the world is coming to an end runs from his home to Times Square. There he sees crowds of people as terrified as him. He ducks into Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, where he runs down into the basement. There he sees another woman.

ABOUT A BENCH, A TABLE AND TWO CHAIRS (In development!)
A collection of 5 short gay plays plus 2 additional, optional plays. The collection has not had a professional production, the individual short plays that make up the collection have all had productions, won playwriting competitions and some have been published in "Best Short Plays of the Year" anthologies. They run the gamut from dramatic to serio-comedic, to comedic. The only set that is needed to produce this evening of shorts is a bench, a table and two chairs.
Each play has a small cast, 2 at the least, 4 at the most (in the last one). The same actors can work in multiple plays.
BACKGROUND/PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION OF PLAYS
DITMAS
Published in "THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS OF 2017" (Smith and Kraus Publishers)
Productions
Presently over 30 productions including most recently:
Pick of the Vine 2018 (Little Fish Theater Company)
Le Theatre de rue Grignon, Marseilles, France
AND (Artistic New Directions) in An Eclectic Evening of Shorts X: Boxers and Shorts)
Nylon Fusion Theater Company
Part of the Village Playwrights "Gay Pride and Prejudice" Festival (Staged reading)

"You've written an exquisite play, an "instant classic". I hope this play gets many, many productions"
- Steven Elwood, Producer

“Really a lovely play. It is a smart, beautifully crafted two hander. Congrats on all the success.”
Tony Phelan-- Executive Producer (Director and Writer)- Grey’s Anatomy, Madame Secretary, Law and Order (Trial By Jury) and (Creator) of Doubt

“An instant classic, a gem. You say more in 10 pages than many playwrights say in an entire full length. Beautifully drawn characters."
Rick Howard, Literary manager, Dramaturge

SECOND TIERS
Published in 2012 The BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS FOR TWO OR THREE ACTORS (Smith and Kraus Publishers)
Productions
Winner, Best Short Play- After Folsom Play Festival, Berlin, Germany
The Workshop Theater Company, You Are Here Festival, New York
Heroes and Villains Play Festival/ (Aka- This is Where I Live Now Staged Reading/Urban Stages, NYC)



AFTER
Published in 2011- THE BEST 10 MINUTE PLAYS FOR TWO OR THREE ACTORS (Smith and Kraus)
Productions
(aka AND THEN) The Gallery Players, Brooklyn NY
Workshop Theater Company (Cold Snaps Short Play Festival)
Village Playwrights- Reinventing Family Play Festival


THE LAST KEY
Production, Gallery Players, Brooklyn New York
Part of the “Gay Pride Plays, 2018, festival, Village Playwrights


MAKING MERRY BI THE FERRY
Gallery Players, Black Box Festival, Brooklyn, New York
Part of the Valentines Gay, Romance Our Way, festival, Village Playwrights


2 additional (optional) plays that you can add to the evening if you wish. Some of the readings/workshops included them, others didn’t.

UNFAMILIAR FACES
Finalist: Actor’s Theater of Louisville (Heideman)
Winner, "Best Short Play" After Folsom Short Play Festival, Berlin, Germany,
"Honorable Mention", Trinity Church Playwriting Competition
Productions
Circle East (West Bank Café)
Workshop Theater Company,
Part of the Articulate Theater Company event, “Circling Back, A Celebration of Circle Rep”

THE KINDNESS OF ENEMIES
Schonefeld Theater, Berlin, Germany (Die Gute der Feinde)
Winner, best short play (Staged reading)
Lama Theater Company, New York (Staged Reading)