Uncle Walt by
A disgruntled former Disney animator and his deadbeat brother steal the frozen head of the company's legendary founder with plans to hold it for ransom. However, the not-quite-dead Walt has other plans...
Andrew Rosdail
Andrew Rosdail
Andrew Rosdail is an actor, playwright, author, and occasional director. He was born in Iowa and has been bouncing around the country ever since, though he's currently landed in Minneapolis, MN. He has a BA in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing from Waldorf College (now University) in Forest City, Iowa and an MA in Theatre Arts from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. His work has been...
Andrew Rosdail is an actor, playwright, author, and occasional director. He was born in Iowa and has been bouncing around the country ever since, though he's currently landed in Minneapolis, MN. He has a BA in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing from Waldorf College (now University) in Forest City, Iowa and an MA in Theatre Arts from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. His work has been presented by Eastern Michigan University, Sad Tire Theatre, Pink Banana Theatre, Brazen Theatre, and Gadfly Theatre. He is the founder and head of the World Crime League, an indie theatre production company in the Twin Cities.
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Plays
So Jesus Christ Walks into a Bar... by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more·Keyword: end of the world, Jesus + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasyKeyword: end of the world, Jesus, armageddon, hell, the end of the world, existential questioningIt is the end of the world. A bartender and a patron are holed up at a bar, waiting for it all to get over with. They soon find themselves joined by an unexpected visitor: the son of God, Jesus Christ. However, he does not necessarily have good things to say...
Shooting Father Christmas by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more·Keyword: christmas, Santa Claus + 6 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, holiday, tragedyKeyword: christmas, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving, Macy's Parade, abandonment, sniper, holiday, imaginary characterA disturbed young man decides to assassinate Santa Claus during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeWe Were Only Henchmen by Andrew Rosdail
Recommendations: 1··Cast:4Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more·Keyword: comic books, superhero + 3 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, science fictionKeyword: comic books, superhero, supervillain, crime, antiheroAfter hours, two henchmen kick back and discuss their past jobs working for some of the city's most nefarious super villains. A night of relaxation takes a turn, however, when they bear witness to a dark secret involving one of the city's biggest heroes.Belong Dead by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:2Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more·Keyword: mortality, death + 5 moreGenre: adaptation, drama, horror, science fictionKeyword: mortality, death, what we leave behind, Frankenstein, domestic violence, immortality, Frankenstein's MonsterDr. Frankenstein made a monster. Later, the monster desired a mate. Now, it is the 21st century and both monster and bride struggle with their borrowed immortality and what we leave behind.Put Ice On It by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy·Keyword: jealousy, Tonya Harding + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedyKeyword: jealousy, Tonya Harding, violence, competition, abuse, ice skatingA jaded figure skater enlists her boyfriend to take out her biggest competitor in an ice skating competition. However, she isn’t quite convinced that the deed has been done.Writer's Block. by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3–4Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: writer's block, absurdism + 3 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, mystery/thrillerKeyword: writer's block, absurdism, swashbuckling, hallucinations, captivityAli (AKA Alvin) Miller is the author of the very successful Incredible Adventures of Don Juan Casanova series of books, but has not written a thing in years. Now, she is being held prisoner by an unknown party, in an unspecified location, forced to write a new novel in an undesignated period of time. If she fails to meet this deadline, she will be shot. As time ticks by, the line between fantasy and reality...Ali (AKA Alvin) Miller is the author of the very successful Incredible Adventures of Don Juan Casanova series of books, but has not written a thing in years. Now, she is being held prisoner by an unknown party, in an unspecified location, forced to write a new novel in an undesignated period of time. If she fails to meet this deadline, she will be shot. As time ticks by, the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur, as she comes face to face with Don Juan Casanova himself...Spilled Dictators by Andrew Rosdail
Recommendations: 1··Cast:3Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more·Keyword: totalitarianism, dictatorship + 2 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, political, satire, tragedyKeyword: totalitarianism, dictatorship, interrogation, absurdismIn an unidentified totalitarian country after the death of its leader, a man finds himself in an interrogation room without any idea why he is there.Collared by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:4–5Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: dead-end job, dumb criminals + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, mystery/thrillerKeyword: dead-end job, dumb criminals, infidelity, private investigator, Chuck E Cheese, dark comedySomething other than “fun fun fun” is happening at the Funhouse. Hank French goes to the Funhouse—a poor man’s Chuck E. Cheese restaurant—to arrange the murder of his wife. Afterwards, he finds himself having a gun pulled on him by his waiter—who has been hired by Hank’s wife—taken outside, handcuffed to a dumpster, and forced to wear an electric shock collar until the restaurant closes for the night. Meanwhile...Something other than “fun fun fun” is happening at the Funhouse. Hank French goes to the Funhouse—a poor man’s Chuck E. Cheese restaurant—to arrange the murder of his wife. Afterwards, he finds himself having a gun pulled on him by his waiter—who has been hired by Hank’s wife—taken outside, handcuffed to a dumpster, and forced to wear an electric shock collar until the restaurant closes for the night. Meanwhile, Funhouse assistant manager Erika puts a desperate plan into action so that she can finally break free from her dead end job.The Way I Grieve by Andrew Rosdail
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: comedy, drama·Keyword: Mourning, death + 5 moreGenre: comedy, dramaKeyword: Mourning, death, family tragedy, Sisters, dramedy, arson, death of parentsSitting on the side of a hill in the middle of the night, two sisters reminisce about how they handle the loss of family, each with a dramatically different method of dealing with it.I Will Wait by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: woman scorned, revengeGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, periodKeyword: woman scorned, revengeThirteen years have passed since Madeline "Mad Maddie" Quinn was left at the altar by her fiance Dylan, who stole her dowry and fled the country. Now, hearing word that Dylan will be returning to see to his ailing mother, Madeline sits atop a cliff, awaiting his return, armed with a rifle. As she waits, she meets a younger woman named Fiona who has come to the clifftop for her own reasonsThe Richest Man in the Cemetery by Andrew Rosdail
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: adaptation, dark comedy + 3 more·Keyword: holiday, A Christmas Carol + 4 moreGenre: adaptation, dark comedy, drama, holiday, periodKeyword: holiday, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, gravedigger, christmas, ClassicTwo gravediggers stand at the grave of Ebeneezer Scrooge and discuss the fate of the most generous man in LondonLot's Wife by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more·Keyword: Bible, judeo-christian mythology + 1 moreGenre: adaptation, comedy, experimental, faith-based, fantasy, parody/spoof, periodKeyword: Bible, judeo-christian mythology, absurdismSeveral months have passed since Lot and his daughters fled the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah...along with the pillar of salt that his wife has become, or did she? Lot's wife has finally caught up with her family and has some words for her husband.Uncle Walt (Hour Version) by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more·Keyword: sibling rivalry, Walt Disney + 5 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, horror, period, science fictionKeyword: sibling rivalry, Walt Disney, cartoons, brothers, dark comedy, Disneyland, absurd violenceA disgruntled former Disney animator and his deadbeat brother steal the frozen head of the company's legendary founder with plans to hold it for ransom. However, the not-quite-dead Walt has other plans...
This is an abridged version of the script, meant to run just under an hour.A Single Dollar by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:4Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more·Keyword: multiverse, parallel universe + 4 moreGenre: comedy, fantasy, science fictionKeyword: multiverse, parallel universe, dimensions, get rich quick schemes, comic fantasy, sci-fi comedyKyle is ready to retire at 32 years old and all it took was an inter-dimensional portal located in his mini-fridge.Wisp by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, drama + 4 more·Keyword: existence, one minute play + 4 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedyKeyword: existence, one minute play, identity crisis, Existential Crisis, awkward encounters, death and dyingA stranger encounters a woman and ponders his existence.The Further Adventures of Jackie Paper by Andrew Rosdail
Recommendations: 2··Cast:3Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more·Keyword: loss of innocence, dragon + 3 moreGenre: adaptation, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, tragedyKeyword: loss of innocence, dragon, disillusionment, growing up, fantasy and realityA world-weary drifter returns to the beach of his youth in his search for his childhood friend, a magic dragon.Fortified by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more·Keyword: pandemic, sickness + 7 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, horror, science fiction, tragedyKeyword: pandemic, sickness, Survival, doomsday prepper, disease, epidemic, breakdown of society, plague, outbreakIn the midst of a global pandemic, a rich man and his best friend are holed up in his mansion as the world goes to hell outside.War of the Welles by Andrew Rosdail
·Cast:3Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more·Keyword: war of the worlds, Hoax + 6 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, period, science fictionKeyword: war of the worlds, Hoax, Orson Welles, 1940s Hollywood, old time radio, halloween, CITIZEN KANE, 1930sAfter being fooled by the 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds, a man vows vengeance on the man responsible for the hoax: Orson Welles. A few years later, when Welles comes to town to promote his new movie Citizen Kane, he finds his chance at hand.