Mary Beth McNulty

Mary Beth McNulty is a Vermont-based educator and co-founder of the playwrights’ theatre, Complications Company. Recent works include a performance of a panto, The Gingerbread Scamp; her commissioned play, The Suffragist Reenactment Society, across Vermont; Making Babies and The Mayor’s Dead Dog with the Valley Players, VT; Banana Gun, with the Magnetic Theatre Company, NC; and development of her full-length plays, Fixed Point and The Lost Tale, with Little Candle Productions, Los Angeles.

Mary Beth McNulty is a Vermont-based educator and co-founder of the playwrights’ theatre, Complications Company. Recent works include a performance of a panto, The Gingerbread Scamp; her commissioned play, The Suffragist Reenactment Society, across Vermont; Making Babies and The Mayor’s Dead Dog with the Valley Players, VT; Banana Gun, with the Magnetic Theatre Company, NC; and development of her full-length plays, Fixed Point and The Lost Tale, with Little Candle Productions, Los Angeles.

Scripts

Banana Gun

by Mary Beth McNulty

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Cast Size
4—6
Genre
comedy,
farce

Molly explores the benefits and limits of her new superhero powers in this short comedy about gun violence.

Molly explores the benefits and limits of her new superhero powers in this short comedy about gun violence.

Frowny Face Emoji

by Mary Beth McNulty

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Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy

An office community comes together when their co-worker returns to work after a tragedy.

An office community comes together when their co-worker returns to work after a tragedy.

The Mayor's Dead Dog

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
experimental

After a tragic car accident, two sisters try to reconnect.

After a tragic car accident, two sisters try to reconnect.

Scalies

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
fantasy,
science fiction

Two architectural drawings consider their place in the world.

Two architectural drawings consider their place in the world.

Doe

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
fantasy,
science fiction

Two people wake to discover they have no memory of how they arrived together in a morgue.

Two people wake to discover they have no memory of how they arrived together in a morgue.

Making Babies

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
movement/physical,
romantic comedy,
science fiction,
young audiences

A knocked up mosquito considers her life as a soon-to-be mom with her baby daddy.

A knocked up mosquito considers her life as a soon-to-be mom with her baby daddy.

Chasing Olivia Through the Jungle

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama,
political

A mother reunites with her kidnapped daughter as an adult.

A mother reunites with her kidnapped daughter as an adult.

Dingoes Ate Your Baby

by Mary Beth McNulty

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Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy

Roz and Ted handle Roz's post-partum depression by pretending they've kidnapped their new baby.

Roz and Ted handle Roz's post-partum depression by pretending they've kidnapped their new baby.

Ifs and Oughts

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy

Part break-up play, part philosophical debate, Jack and Amy consider canceling their wedding in this comedy. Ifs and oughts, potato, potahto, will they call the whole thing off?

Part break-up play, part philosophical debate, Jack and Amy consider canceling their wedding in this comedy. Ifs and oughts, potato, potahto, will they call the whole thing off?

Baggage

by Mary Beth McNulty

Cast Size
15—30
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
movement/physical,
young audiences

Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the New England Drama Festival, this play for young audiences presents the realistic stories of kids in the foster care system. Blending comedy and drama, the play is a fantasy with a lot that's "all too real." Can easily incorporate details from your own state's foster system.

"Structurally akin to A Chorus Line, the emotional heart of Baggage lies within the...

Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the New England Drama Festival, this play for young audiences presents the realistic stories of kids in the foster care system. Blending comedy and drama, the play is a fantasy with a lot that's "all too real." Can easily incorporate details from your own state's foster system.

"Structurally akin to A Chorus Line, the emotional heart of Baggage lies within the honestly drawn snapshots of
character." Reviewed by Joshua Clarke, Broadway Baby

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