Michael Hagins

A Black World War II fighter pilot crash-lands in 1944 France, and is saved by a French farmgirl. Unable to speak each other's language, they must endure together locked away in her war-ravaged basement as the tide of war looms closer.

Published via Next Stage Press

A white police officer is trapped in a warehouse during an increasingly violent protest with a scared Black teen and a disgruntled schoolteacher.

Michael Hagins, NYC Playwright and Actor, tells us the story of his struggle as a black man through the mouth of charismatic, white actor Michael Rehse. Rehse will Mikesplain how difficult is is to be a black man in America today. A one man show, with two actors.

A Shakespeare version of The Princess Bride! The fair maiden Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck, but she is forlorn since her true love Westley has died at sea. Before she can make it to her ill-fated wedding day, three thieves and a man in black will change everything, and be proof that true love conquers all.

The cult classic film now becomes Shakespearean, as the love story of the ages is adapted for the stage. The story involves Johnny the businessman dealing with the betrayal of his wife Lisa and his best friend Mark.

Six strangers cast away as undesirables are left in a bunker to die, forcing them to find some way to survive as the walls close in around them and desperation turns to violence.

The Senator Speaks touches on a myriad of today’s troubling issues in American Society, from reproductive rights to gun control. This play tells the story of Republican senator Calvin Shepherd, who is working to grow in his political career, but one morning just before a keynote speech to the NRA, a school shooting takes place only miles from where he lives, which brings to light many dark secrets and pits the whole family against each other, all while social media does its circus.

An African-American Republican senator and his family are directly affected by a school shooting in their southern city of residence.

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm come to the modern age to tell five of their stories, each with a modern twist.

We see Hansel and Gretel told as a manga tale, The White Snake told as a raunchy slapstick comedy, Rumpelstiltskin told as a film noir, Rapunzel as a spy action flick and Little Red Riding Hood as a horror movie. Will these stories still hold up?

The Long Rail North focuses on Private Thomas Morgan who leaves his regiment to rescue a little girl named Molly Barnes from her plantation, ripped apart and set ablaze by a nearby battle. Taking her on one of the few remaining working trains, Thomas risks everything to protect her from both Union and Confederate armies, pursuing them both with merciless determination.

S.U.N. in the U.S.A. tells the dark and angry history of how white voices have been speaking for black people since the dawn of our nation, and the damage silence can cause a community. We follow the story of the Everyman BLACK, who struggles to find his voice and place in the United States as he travels through an ever-changing yet sadly familiar time.

5 people are locked in a room with 4 weapons on a table, and only 1 way out. Who will survive the Vengeance Room?

A lonely hitman turns to the dangerous world of online dating to find love.

A look at three particular cars stuck in traffic on a very hot Memorial Day.

A husband has an affair with a mysterious woman while on a business trip to Orlando.

A swordsman defends the honor of his wife against a rude cad.

A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare play Timon of Athens, where African-American philanthropist Timon Jackson has spent his life giving back to his community, but finds himself homeless and alone when those he loved and trusted refuse to help him in his time of need.

A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale, where Alvin Leontes, Jr. has accused his wife Hermione of cheating, and how it rips apart the city of Savannah and the island country of Bermuda.

A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare play All's Well That End Well, where Endswell Country Club member Bertram Baynard will do ANYTHING to not be connected to poor medical student Helena Norton, even so far as traveling to South Carolina for spring break.

A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare play Coriolanus, this tells the story of Marc Caius, a police chief who is elected police commissioner, and the troubles that come with being prejudiced towards certain groups while still trying to serve and protect.

Five college football players at the NFL Draft await their chance to be someone special.

A modern re-telling of Sophocles' Oedipus King, the play tells the rise and fall of Mayor Edward King, whose past comes back to hurt him through the media's relentless scrutiny.

The timeless Dickensian classic has been reimagined for 2020, broadcasting live over Zoom. Ebenezer Scrooge is as miserly and miserable as ever...until several ghosts visit him, with the hopes of helping him discover the true meaning of Christmas.

The precursor to the original Star Wars trilogy is given the Shakespeare treatment, as Jyn Erso must choose a side when her father is forced to build a new and dangerous weapon for the Empire.

The horror movie classic gets twisted into Shakespeare, as Laurie Strode must keep herself and her friends safe from the evil murderer Michael Myers, all while Doctor Loomis rushes to protect her.

A new type of Swashbuckling Christmas show! Follow the adventures of little girl Dandreanna, who seeks revenge from Mistress Stuyvesant and her minions for murdering her father on Christmas morning.

A man takes his dog for a walk and tells him what life is really all about.

Two henchmen on guard duty await their fate at the hands of a spy...maybe?

4 friends all deal with a day where they must confront racism in many forms.

Created for Westfield State University, Massachusetts

Meeting online, a single mom and a delivery man bond over some unconventional ideas.

A recently divorced mom meets a new date on Zoom

A doctor tests out a new cure on a subject, but the results are not good.

After a protest turns violent, two cops interrogate a stranger janitor who may have something more going on.

A lonely man finds friendship and love in the newest app of his new cell phone.

The wife of a soldier has had enough of his drunken, brawling ways.

An imprisoned lord will do anything to escape the guillotine...even somehow get past the one guard who brings him his lunch.

2 lowly barmaids fight for the attention of an arrogant -and rich- lord.

A young heroine comes to avenge the death of her sister by defeating the evil boss and her bodyguard.

A Brothers Grimm take gets the anime treatment, as the brother and sister duo are cast off by their father and stepmother, and must fend for themselves in the woods. They chance upon a lowly cottage in the glade, however, and a new adventure awaits them...

The Brothers Grimm weave a funny and hilarious take on the obscure story of a servant who eats a white snake and learns he can talk to animals.

Based on the Brothers Grimm tale, a hard-boiled detective is hired to save the queen of the land from a mischievous little troll.

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale tells the story of Rapunzel, the long haired girl in the tower, being saved by a dashing spy codenamed...The Prince

A squire continues the quest of her fallen master to save the lovely Princess Hotness.

An office temp receives her new assignment: an unknown company whose employees are addicted to coffee. And the more she finds out, the more she worries she won't make it out of there with her timesheet signed, and also her life.

A businessman hires an escort for the night, only to be surprised by who shows up at his door.

A couple is afraid of what's in the washroom...and the bathroom...and the kitchen...

A couple must hide their dear one from a determined guard who is set on taking her away.