Reid Pope

Reid Pope

Reid (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and comedian. Despite the last name, Reid is actually very Jewish. B.A. Brown University. MFA NYU Tisch. Member, Dramatists Guild of America. www.reidpope.com | ig: @rpopegram | twit: @rpopetweets

Plays

  • Lesbian Jesus Is Pregnant With Vibes by Reid Pope
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: abortion, centers lgbt character + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: abortion, centers lgbt character, TikTok, rockstar, reproduction rights
    After a tense interview with The New York Times, Lesbian Jesus puts on a diaper and undergoes a medical abortion on a tourbus, shedding her fetal material alongside her exhausted alcoholic Momager and devoted girlfriend (who also works the merch cart). A play where sex sells and is hell.
  • Dox Modern Middle by Reid Pope
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Jewish, Israel + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, faith-based, political
    Keyword: Jewish, Israel, Brooklyn, healing, LGBTQ, drag, sexuality, multimedia, TBT
    Raphaela, a young modern-orthodox Jew, is outed and sent to Israel to "heal".
  • Cuntboy & Dickgirl (or: Biology Play) by Reid Pope
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2–5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: gender, basketball + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: gender, basketball, ocean, animals, biology, trans
    Lila and Max are like superheroes. They play basketball under the sea. And find each other. After time apart.
  • Holocaust Lit! by Reid Pope
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, faith-based, political
    Dr. Rosen has taught Holocaust Literature for over 30 years. This is the worst group of students he’s ever had.
  • Sarah Sits Shiva For Herself by Reid Pope
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: shiva, judaism + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, faith-based
    Keyword: shiva, judaism, Jewish, LGBTQ, women, family, kugel
    Sarah is 27 and dying. She throws a preemptive shiva for herself.