Reid Pope

Reid (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and comedian. B.A. Brown University. MFA NYU. www.reidpope.com | ig: @rpopegram

Reid (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and comedian. B.A. Brown University. MFA NYU. www.reidpope.com | ig: @rpopegram

Scripts

Holocaust Lit!

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

Dr. Rosen has taught Holocaust Literature for over 30 years. This is the worst group of students he’s ever had.

Dr. Rosen has taught Holocaust Literature for over 30 years. This is the worst group of students he’s ever had.

amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

A group of employees work at an eco-obsessed vegan protein bar startup that prides itself on being the only snack made of a bean that contains all 9 essential amino acids (the building blocks of life!). They try to practice what the company preaches: trust your gut! (it’s the second brain, after all). But what if your gut is telling you to cheat, lie, drink, and off yourself?

A group of employees work at an eco-obsessed vegan protein bar startup that prides itself on being the only snack made of a bean that contains all 9 essential amino acids (the building blocks of life!). They try to practice what the company preaches: trust your gut! (it’s the second brain, after all). But what if your gut is telling you to cheat, lie, drink, and off yourself?

Strange Fish

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

On an abandoned basketball court in 2009, two trans kids (who don’t yet have the language for who they are), bond over fish facts, basketball drills, and a shared desire to transform.

On an abandoned basketball court in 2009, two trans kids (who don’t yet have the language for who they are), bond over fish facts, basketball drills, and a shared desire to transform.

Lesbian Jesus Is Pregnant With Vibes

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

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.

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.

Sarah Sits Shiva For Herself

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

Sarah is 27 and dying. She throws a preemptive shiva for herself.

Sarah is 27 and dying. She throws a preemptive shiva for herself.

Dox Modern Middle

by Reid Pope

Synopsis

Raphaela, a young modern-orthodox Jew, is outed and sent to Israel to "heal".

Raphaela, a young modern-orthodox Jew, is outed and sent to Israel to "heal".