Lee R. Lawing

MFA from the University of South Carolina. Won the Young Playwrights Festival at Wichita State University with full length play Prosperity. Delivering Dad at the DramaRama Festival in San Francisco. A Murder of Crows and Trinkets for Jenkie were part of the WIT Kauai Shorts Festivals and The Chorus Awaits its Cue! was published as part of the anthology Off the Rocks. Most recently Crashing Through Kauai was part of the 37th Annual William Inge Theater Festival in Independence Kansas.

MFA from the University of South Carolina. Won the Young Playwrights Festival at Wichita State University with full length play Prosperity. Delivering Dad at the DramaRama Festival in San Francisco. A Murder of Crows and Trinkets for Jenkie were part of the WIT Kauai Shorts Festivals and The Chorus Awaits its Cue! was published as part of the anthology Off the Rocks. Most recently Crashing Through Kauai was part of the 37th Annual William Inge Theater Festival in Independence Kansas.

Scripts

The UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina, Welcomes You. Not!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina has been burned down. The owner of the Welcome Center hopes that someone will help find out who did it and also perhaps help him build it back before the aliens need it.

The UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina has been burned down. The owner of the Welcome Center hopes that someone will help find out who did it and also perhaps help him build it back before the aliens need it.

Elf is an Elf

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

BILLY awakens to find his elf on a shelf not entirely in the holiday spirit on Christmas Day.

BILLY awakens to find his elf on a shelf not entirely in the holiday spirit on Christmas Day.

Maude Sawyer’s Fountain Has Run Dry (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Cliff has his reasons to want to see a dry fountain run again.

Cliff has his reasons to want to see a dry fountain run again.

Rogue

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

TRIGGER WARNINGS: rape, sexual violence, murder. Cis manhood

Frightened by and inspired by the story of the actor Steve Cochran’s death on board his yacht the Rogue where he died from supposed natural causes surrounded by three women from Mexico he had hired to clean and cook for him during the trip to scout film locations in Costa Rica. Because the women did not know how to sail, they were adrift with his...

TRIGGER WARNINGS: rape, sexual violence, murder. Cis manhood

Frightened by and inspired by the story of the actor Steve Cochran’s death on board his yacht the Rogue where he died from supposed natural causes surrounded by three women from Mexico he had hired to clean and cook for him during the trip to scout film locations in Costa Rica. Because the women did not know how to sail, they were adrift with his dead body for three weeks until the yacht was found in the ocean by Mexican authorities.

More than Just Notes for a Paper

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Phil comes to visit Virginia in her small town of Dixon, Illinois. He’s published a paper on transgender life in rural America and had hoped to be there for Virginia’s daughter’s memorial but due to snowstorm has come after that to offer support and let her know he can remove her daughter’s name from the published piece as Virginia has requested if she still feels strongly about that request.

Phil comes to visit Virginia in her small town of Dixon, Illinois. He’s published a paper on transgender life in rural America and had hoped to be there for Virginia’s daughter’s memorial but due to snowstorm has come after that to offer support and let her know he can remove her daughter’s name from the published piece as Virginia has requested if she still feels strongly about that request.

Tornado Blows Girl Out of Home, but She Sleeps On (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FLORENCE thinks back on being the girl from an awful story.

FLORENCE thinks back on being the girl from an awful story.

I Want a Suit of Disco Balls

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Evan has broken up. Again. He says he’s swearing off men, but a statue at the New York New York Resort and Casino may convince him to change his mind.

Evan has broken up. Again. He says he’s swearing off men, but a statue at the New York New York Resort and Casino may convince him to change his mind.

Somewhere Over the Glory Effect

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two gay men finally hear some good news about rainbows on other planets.

Two gay men finally hear some good news about rainbows on other planets.

Chatter

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Characters are frozen and await direction from the author who is using ChatGPT to create.

Characters are frozen and await direction from the author who is using ChatGPT to create.

Tired of Your Blue State? (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

This southern realtor has a thing or two to say about helping you find your next home to help make the blues go away.

This southern realtor has a thing or two to say about helping you find your next home to help make the blues go away.

Why the Ocean Not?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

At recess, Pearl wants to become a mermaid with their blanket like Coral, Siren and Lane are however, Pearl will have one heck of a time to convince the others to let them join in on the mermaid fun because her towel isn’t like the others.

At recess, Pearl wants to become a mermaid with their blanket like Coral, Siren and Lane are however, Pearl will have one heck of a time to convince the others to let them join in on the mermaid fun because her towel isn’t like the others.

A Swiftlet’s Song (or is that spit in my soup)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FRANCIS and SEATYN are about to collect the nest of the Swiftlet’s for the delicious bird’s nest soup in Vietnam when their efforts are thwarted by DR. BUSTIAN, the self-proclaimed King of Spit.

FRANCIS and SEATYN are about to collect the nest of the Swiftlet’s for the delicious bird’s nest soup in Vietnam when their efforts are thwarted by DR. BUSTIAN, the self-proclaimed King of Spit.

A Little Light

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Andrew is enjoying his newspaper on a park bench under a lamp light toward sunset. Betsy interrupts his calmness when she asks if she may share his bench as it is the best spot in the park to watch the sunsets. He begrudgingly gives into her request and their conversation sheds a little light on a past that Andrew had hoped to forget and Betsy struggled to put behind her.

Andrew is enjoying his newspaper on a park bench under a lamp light toward sunset. Betsy interrupts his calmness when she asks if she may share his bench as it is the best spot in the park to watch the sunsets. He begrudgingly gives into her request and their conversation sheds a little light on a past that Andrew had hoped to forget and Betsy struggled to put behind her.

Name a Cockroach, Get Your Revenge

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

5 minutes --The San Antonio Zoo is letting people name cockroaches of their ex and feed them to the animals on Valentine’s Day. What happens to these poor souls?

5 minutes --The San Antonio Zoo is letting people name cockroaches of their ex and feed them to the animals on Valentine’s Day. What happens to these poor souls?

Sign Thief (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

What’s so bad about a little political sign theft, especially when it helps your side win.

What’s so bad about a little political sign theft, especially when it helps your side win.

Shadow and Light

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

George Platt Lynes takes photos of two Charles before they enter the service in 1943.

George Platt Lynes takes photos of two Charles before they enter the service in 1943.

Trust the Axe

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two couples hurry to spend a gift certificate before it expires at the end of the year at an axe throwing venue.

Two couples hurry to spend a gift certificate before it expires at the end of the year at an axe throwing venue.

Star Witness

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Italy is trying to pass a law to make all of their treasured artworks and monuments available only for the Italian people and everyone else would need to pay a fee to see even a photographic reproduction of said treasures and they are starting with the statue of David. The Defense says that they have a surprise witness who just might be able to sway the court from otherwise putting all of these treasures on...

Italy is trying to pass a law to make all of their treasured artworks and monuments available only for the Italian people and everyone else would need to pay a fee to see even a photographic reproduction of said treasures and they are starting with the statue of David. The Defense says that they have a surprise witness who just might be able to sway the court from otherwise putting all of these treasures on Italian lock-down.

Sleepwalking into Dictatorship

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

An animal control agency moonlighting as a resistant group to round up those pesky sleepwalkers who are taking over the place with their own brand of ignorance.

An animal control agency moonlighting as a resistant group to round up those pesky sleepwalkers who are taking over the place with their own brand of ignorance.

Blackout

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Seattle’s first blackout after the Pearl Harbor attacks. Ethel Chelsvig was the ringleader married to a boiler technician on the USS Destroyer Kane. George Woodley was a longshoreman who also participated in the riot.

Tigger Warnings: Racial slurs

Seattle’s first blackout after the Pearl Harbor attacks. Ethel Chelsvig was the ringleader married to a boiler technician on the USS Destroyer Kane. George Woodley was a longshoreman who also participated in the riot.

Tigger Warnings: Racial slurs

A Girl and Boy Like Mary and Joseph

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A distraught May hurries into a bar on a cold night, having left her abusive father for better chances.

A distraught May hurries into a bar on a cold night, having left her abusive father for better chances.

The Spider Infestation Problem is Mostly Resolved

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The extermination crew is missing one of their members from probably the biggest job they’ve ever done in spider control.

The extermination crew is missing one of their members from probably the biggest job they’ve ever done in spider control.

What’s Good for The Rolling Stones is Good for a Rockette

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Tillie, a retired Rockette, hears about the Rolling Stones touring once again and she gets an idea.

Tillie, a retired Rockette, hears about the Rolling Stones touring once again and she gets an idea.

The Monster Wants to Decorate for Christmas

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Monster wants to decorate for the holidays. The Bride not so much.

The Monster wants to decorate for the holidays. The Bride not so much.

The Yule Lads

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Yule Lads’ mother, Gryla, shows up during the Holiday season to put the family business back in an evil order by bringing Santa whom she wants her lads to kill and eat for dinner that very night.

The Yule Lads’ mother, Gryla, shows up during the Holiday season to put the family business back in an evil order by bringing Santa whom she wants her lads to kill and eat for dinner that very night.

Gáttaþefur Joins the Elf Shelf

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three Elves on a Shelf are doing what they are made to do best, living their best lives by spreading the Christmas cheer when suddenly one of the Yule Lads (GATTAPELFUR which means Door sniffer) visits their happy shelf and gives them a thing or two to think about regarding goodwill and the true reasons of the season . . . . and smoking.

Three Elves on a Shelf are doing what they are made to do best, living their best lives by spreading the Christmas cheer when suddenly one of the Yule Lads (GATTAPELFUR which means Door sniffer) visits their happy shelf and gives them a thing or two to think about regarding goodwill and the true reasons of the season . . . . and smoking.

One Last Christmas

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mark thinks back on all the Santa pics he made with his lover who is no longer here, but memories alone can sometimes keep you company during the harder days of mourning.

Mark thinks back on all the Santa pics he made with his lover who is no longer here, but memories alone can sometimes keep you company during the harder days of mourning.

Jack Saul’s Annual Family Christmas Special

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jack Saul is filming his new Christmas special and is trying to finish it by thanking his audience once again for coming and supporting him when he has a blinding headache and blurts out something very gay and sexually explicit. Seems like Jack has missed a dose of his conversion therapy treatments and his homosexuality is trying to force it's way back into his conscience and threaten his very existence as a...

Jack Saul is filming his new Christmas special and is trying to finish it by thanking his audience once again for coming and supporting him when he has a blinding headache and blurts out something very gay and sexually explicit. Seems like Jack has missed a dose of his conversion therapy treatments and his homosexuality is trying to force it's way back into his conscience and threaten his very existence as a Christian artist.

Cookies for Santa (audio version)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Children leave cookies out for Santa and wait up for him. He arrives just when they are about to give up all hope. Unfortunately, Godzilla shows up at the same time a little cranky after his 1000-year nap.

Children leave cookies out for Santa and wait up for him. He arrives just when they are about to give up all hope. Unfortunately, Godzilla shows up at the same time a little cranky after his 1000-year nap.

To Santa’s Lap We Go!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Young gay lovers, new to each other this year, stand in line to see Santa at the Bellevue Square Mall, Bellevue, Washington to start a tradition.

Young gay lovers, new to each other this year, stand in line to see Santa at the Bellevue Square Mall, Bellevue, Washington to start a tradition.

High Risk Homosexual

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

MAX is talking to his friend as he packs in order to leave and go somewhere that may be a little safer for him as a high risk homosexual.

MAX is talking to his friend as he packs in order to leave and go somewhere that may be a little safer for him as a high risk homosexual.

Clean Up Your Own S*** (an audio play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A brave human reaches out to Godzilla and Mechagodzilla to step up and clean up their own mess after their endless battles.

A brave human reaches out to Godzilla and Mechagodzilla to step up and clean up their own mess after their endless battles.

Touch (for audio)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One man has a freeing moment with a therapist that changes his big but in life forever.

One man has a freeing moment with a therapist that changes his big but in life forever.

Spatchcocking

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two sisters discuss the benefits of spatchcocking the turkey before cooking on Thanksgiving Day which is all fine and well until the turkey shows up missing from the freezer.

Two sisters discuss the benefits of spatchcocking the turkey before cooking on Thanksgiving Day which is all fine and well until the turkey shows up missing from the freezer.

Why Don’t They Turn on Their Porch Light?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ALLIE wonders why a neighbor won’t turn on their porch light on Halloween night as she lives in a neighborhood that is proud to call itself a Halloween Neighborhood. Well, some of them.

ALLIE wonders why a neighbor won’t turn on their porch light on Halloween night as she lives in a neighborhood that is proud to call itself a Halloween Neighborhood. Well, some of them.

Menno Shrunk and His A.I. Parents

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Menno misses his parents so much that he orders new A.I. models but they don’t seem to be the way he remembered them.

Menno misses his parents so much that he orders new A.I. models but they don’t seem to be the way he remembered them.

G and M and George at the Welcome Hotel

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

George and Glenway and Monroe lived together in a ménage à trois at a time when such openness was unheard of and when George's diary is found left open showing the number of times he had sex with either Glenway and Monroe by circling their initial, Glenway sees that Monroe has more circles around his initial than Glenway does his.

George and Glenway and Monroe lived together in a ménage à trois at a time when such openness was unheard of and when George's diary is found left open showing the number of times he had sex with either Glenway and Monroe by circling their initial, Glenway sees that Monroe has more circles around his initial than Glenway does his.

Mr. Kelsey’s Refuge for Wayward Cocks

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ROMAN wants to retire from the porn industry and raise cocks in Kauai, but his partner JEROME isn’t quite ready to make that drastic of a change or give up his Trimix.

Trigger warnings: frank gay sex talk

ROMAN wants to retire from the porn industry and raise cocks in Kauai, but his partner JEROME isn’t quite ready to make that drastic of a change or give up his Trimix.

Trigger warnings: frank gay sex talk

Up, Up and . . . . . Wait, What?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

What happens in a a society where everyone has the same super power, but one individual loses that power?

Prompt provided by Kumu Kahua’s artistic director Harry Wong III for the August 2023 challenge

What happens in a a society where everyone has the same super power, but one individual loses that power?

Prompt provided by Kumu Kahua’s artistic director Harry Wong III for the August 2023 challenge

Alice Roosevelt and the Voodoo Doll

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter Alice planted a voodoo doll in the garden of the White House before her father left for civilian life in 1910. She’d forgotten that little fact until tonight, 80 years later.

Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter Alice planted a voodoo doll in the garden of the White House before her father left for civilian life in 1910. She’d forgotten that little fact until tonight, 80 years later.

Beauty Binds My Soul

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Peter Watson as a wealthy English art collector and benefactor. He funded the literary magazine, Horizon which was edited by his friend Cyril Connolly and started was the principal benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He moved in the same circles as Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, John Craxton, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Cecil Beaton, many of which he help finically. He loved many...

FULL LENGTH: Peter Watson as a wealthy English art collector and benefactor. He funded the literary magazine, Horizon which was edited by his friend Cyril Connolly and started was the principal benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He moved in the same circles as Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, John Craxton, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Cecil Beaton, many of which he help finically. He loved many, but had a hankering for the rough trade of his day.

2 Long Term Dads Looking . . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sometimes finding a son is a little harder than it should be for 2 long term daddies in love trying to make their family grow.

Sometimes finding a son is a little harder than it should be for 2 long term daddies in love trying to make their family grow.

Before the Ash Touches His Lips

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Denham “Denny” Fouts was one of the best kept men in the early part of the 20th Century. A Southern boy who lived off his charm and great beauty until he lost both in his last drugged out days in Rome. This is a story of his final hours after years of an opium addiction that finally got the better of him.

Denham “Denny” Fouts was one of the best kept men in the early part of the 20th Century. A Southern boy who lived off his charm and great beauty until he lost both in his last drugged out days in Rome. This is a story of his final hours after years of an opium addiction that finally got the better of him.

Another Ring in Hell

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Satan is beyond excited about being able to create a new ring in Hell after the real estate developers try to scoop in and buy all the ruined land in Lahaina, Hawaii for dirt cheap.

Satan is beyond excited about being able to create a new ring in Hell after the real estate developers try to scoop in and buy all the ruined land in Lahaina, Hawaii for dirt cheap.

Last Chance for Gas for . . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

When Truman Capote first met Denham Fouts, he had told Truman he would love to move to California and open up a gas station in a place which was the last chance gas for 50 miles. This s fantasy of that station and three of the writers who were inspired by Denny to create pieces that might just might have immortalized the beautiful man.

When Truman Capote first met Denham Fouts, he had told Truman he would love to move to California and open up a gas station in a place which was the last chance gas for 50 miles. This s fantasy of that station and three of the writers who were inspired by Denny to create pieces that might just might have immortalized the beautiful man.

Fanny and Stella and Daddy Marlowe

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Fanny and Stella were the trans lovers of Lord Arthur Pelhan-Clinton in 1871 England. All three of them were arrested for possibly having anal sex at the Strand Theatre and were sent to trail for that “crime.” This is a re-telling of that story.

Fanny and Stella were the trans lovers of Lord Arthur Pelhan-Clinton in 1871 England. All three of them were arrested for possibly having anal sex at the Strand Theatre and were sent to trail for that “crime.” This is a re-telling of that story.

A Richer Understanding

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Chad is unable to continue on with the cave tubing portion of he and his family’s excursion due to his fractured foot. Sometimes a chance encounter can lead to a richer understanding of the world around us.

Chad is unable to continue on with the cave tubing portion of he and his family’s excursion due to his fractured foot. Sometimes a chance encounter can lead to a richer understanding of the world around us.

Nina Le Fay Licensed to Sell Drugs and Poisons

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Nina Le Fay is a witch who wanted to become a pharmacist, but the sisters of her coven were not so keen on that idea at all.

Nina Le Fay is a witch who wanted to become a pharmacist, but the sisters of her coven were not so keen on that idea at all.

Welcome to Mango Creek

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A little town called Mango Creek, Belize, holds a little magic in store for those who happen to be catching the ferry this very morning.

A little town called Mango Creek, Belize, holds a little magic in store for those who happen to be catching the ferry this very morning.

Everyone Calls It Poop Island

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Night herons have ruined their mangrove island and want to move to a new lush one. They soon find out that it won’t be as easy as they think.

Night herons have ruined their mangrove island and want to move to a new lush one. They soon find out that it won’t be as easy as they think.

Sacrifice

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

After visiting the Xunantunich Mayan Ruin in Belize, the Hughes family sits down for dinner at Table Rock Resort to give thanks to the Heavenly Father.

After visiting the Xunantunich Mayan Ruin in Belize, the Hughes family sits down for dinner at Table Rock Resort to give thanks to the Heavenly Father.

Camp Lejeune

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Parks and Retha are stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1960 where the marines and government have been covering up for years that the water there is toxic and may cause cancer or even birth defects-- which Retha and Parks have just found out after the birth of their daughter.

Parks and Retha are stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1960 where the marines and government have been covering up for years that the water there is toxic and may cause cancer or even birth defects-- which Retha and Parks have just found out after the birth of their daughter.

Checkmate

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

IVY is taking her date, ALEC, to the prom. ALEC is the top chess player at high school, just slightly ahead of NOAH and then GREGORY. IVY has dated all three and finally chose ALEC.

Being published by Fresh Words Magazine Special One Minute Comic Plays Anthology titled 'LAAFTRRRRR 2023

IVY is taking her date, ALEC, to the prom. ALEC is the top chess player at high school, just slightly ahead of NOAH and then GREGORY. IVY has dated all three and finally chose ALEC.

Being published by Fresh Words Magazine Special One Minute Comic Plays Anthology titled 'LAAFTRRRRR 2023

Subterfuge

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

In a field that included last-minute entries, and men who wanted to win by any means possible, the 1904 Men’s Olympic Marathon was a little slice of chaos on a course that was chock full of dust from the race official’s cars as they lead the runners and followed them creating a dust bowl of sorts leading to dehydration and hallucination from several of the runners.

In a field that included last-minute entries, and men who wanted to win by any means possible, the 1904 Men’s Olympic Marathon was a little slice of chaos on a course that was chock full of dust from the race official’s cars as they lead the runners and followed them creating a dust bowl of sorts leading to dehydration and hallucination from several of the runners.

Charles Hamilton, a Loving Husband

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Charles Hamilton, one of the first documented female husbands in England is thrown into jail after their wife, Mary, had them arrested. The other men in the jail learn that you're never too old to learn new tricks.

Charles Hamilton, one of the first documented female husbands in England is thrown into jail after their wife, Mary, had them arrested. The other men in the jail learn that you're never too old to learn new tricks.

Am I Still Your Christ? (full length)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

They say that the face of Christ in Michelangelos "The Last Judgement" is the face of his lover and friend Tommaso. This play deals with their relationship and the tribulations and triumphs that they could have possibly gone through if given the opportunity to carry out their love in open and in the public eye.

They say that the face of Christ in Michelangelos "The Last Judgement" is the face of his lover and friend Tommaso. This play deals with their relationship and the tribulations and triumphs that they could have possibly gone through if given the opportunity to carry out their love in open and in the public eye.

Best Mom/Dad in the Entire World

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

You see them everywhere. Online and in the stores. Those tee-shirts for Mother’s or Father’s Day which state that this mom or dad is the number one mom or dad in the entire world. Can there really be two best of anything?

You see them everywhere. Online and in the stores. Those tee-shirts for Mother’s or Father’s Day which state that this mom or dad is the number one mom or dad in the entire world. Can there really be two best of anything?

Hanging by the Balance

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Warren and Lynette face forced evacuation from their home due to impending rock slide that’s set to occur within days. They don't want to leave due to their faith and beliefs. Could there be any more signs that would help them make a different decision?

Warren and Lynette face forced evacuation from their home due to impending rock slide that’s set to occur within days. They don't want to leave due to their faith and beliefs. Could there be any more signs that would help them make a different decision?

Rent Boy, Homeowner (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Robert, a former page of Lord Byron, recounts his defeats and triumphs of how he went from a poor page and rent boy to the fabulous homeowner he is today.

Robert, a former page of Lord Byron, recounts his defeats and triumphs of how he went from a poor page and rent boy to the fabulous homeowner he is today.

Hart Island

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Hart Island used to be dumping ground for all of the unclaimed bodies in New York City. That land is now being used as a public park. What happens if the unclaimed bodies decided to claim a new body to have some identity or continue their own.

Hart Island used to be dumping ground for all of the unclaimed bodies in New York City. That land is now being used as a public park. What happens if the unclaimed bodies decided to claim a new body to have some identity or continue their own.

Easter Bunny

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Aiden’s father has the Easter Bunny trapped in their house and he is hell bent on killing it for breaking and entering his house without his permission.

Aiden’s father has the Easter Bunny trapped in their house and he is hell bent on killing it for breaking and entering his house without his permission.

Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jeremy shows up as his former lover’s apartment to ask him if took out a billboard on Highway 305 that states,“Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell”, but John swears he did not do that.

Jeremy shows up as his former lover’s apartment to ask him if took out a billboard on Highway 305 that states,“Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell”, but John swears he did not do that.

Now Serving Number . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Shouldn’t the process for getting a gun permit be a little harder than it actually is. The line is long and slow at the new Department of Gun Ownership (DOGO), now serving number . . . ...

Shouldn’t the process for getting a gun permit be a little harder than it actually is. The line is long and slow at the new Department of Gun Ownership (DOGO), now serving number . . . ...

Billy and Louie

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

William Haines was the first openly gay star of Hollywood and voted #1 Male Box Office Star of #1 of 1930. But MGM head Louis B. Mayer wanted him out of his studio due to the very things that had made him popular with the audience. Being himself.

William Haines was the first openly gay star of Hollywood and voted #1 Male Box Office Star of #1 of 1930. But MGM head Louis B. Mayer wanted him out of his studio due to the very things that had made him popular with the audience. Being himself.

Electric Teeth (a squirrel’s not-so-tall tale)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The toughest squirrels in the world are on Bainbridge Island and they are ready to prove that point to a capital T (eeth) when they see hanging light bulbs in a homeowner’s back yard that look like a step up from the nuts and berries they have been used to in the not-so-distant past.

The toughest squirrels in the world are on Bainbridge Island and they are ready to prove that point to a capital T (eeth) when they see hanging light bulbs in a homeowner’s back yard that look like a step up from the nuts and berries they have been used to in the not-so-distant past.

1000 Hours Outside

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ARIE’s family wants to start a new tradition of spending 1000 hours outside every year. Sometimes, it takes the guidance of someone a little older and wiser like his grandfather to get him excited for this challenge.

ARIE’s family wants to start a new tradition of spending 1000 hours outside every year. Sometimes, it takes the guidance of someone a little older and wiser like his grandfather to get him excited for this challenge.

Crawl Space

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sammy meets Blaine in the crawl space below their house and discovers something horrific about this space they are both inhabiting.

Sammy meets Blaine in the crawl space below their house and discovers something horrific about this space they are both inhabiting.

One Million Dollar Fetus (the game show)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Marcus is playing the popular game show hosted by God called One Million Dollar Fetus to find out which of three fetuses are actually his.

Marcus is playing the popular game show hosted by God called One Million Dollar Fetus to find out which of three fetuses are actually his.

Blue Light Bathhouse

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Adrian Jansson, brother to the painter Eugene Jansson and also a homosexual like his brother, shows up at Eugene’s lover’s apartment soon after Eugene has passed away to request Eugene’s love letters to Knut to preserve his brother’s legacy.

Adrian Jansson, brother to the painter Eugene Jansson and also a homosexual like his brother, shows up at Eugene’s lover’s apartment soon after Eugene has passed away to request Eugene’s love letters to Knut to preserve his brother’s legacy.

The Happiest Married Couple in Hollywood (the game show)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

There’s a new game show in town hosted by your one and only Wink-Wink Montique called “The Happiest Married Couple in Hollywood” and the winners stand to take home a considerable sum for their charity of choice. Let’s play, shall we?

There’s a new game show in town hosted by your one and only Wink-Wink Montique called “The Happiest Married Couple in Hollywood” and the winners stand to take home a considerable sum for their charity of choice. Let’s play, shall we?

Break My Jaw

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jesse awakens to find Caldwell in his apartment who says he’s there to break Jesse’s jaw per the contract he has signed.

Jesse awakens to find Caldwell in his apartment who says he’s there to break Jesse’s jaw per the contract he has signed.

When the Chaos Started

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three folding lawn chairs are placed on a parade route for the 4th of July Parade 2022 in Highland Park, IL.

Dedicated to Kevin McCarthy and Irina McCarthy and their son Aiden.

Three folding lawn chairs are placed on a parade route for the 4th of July Parade 2022 in Highland Park, IL.

Dedicated to Kevin McCarthy and Irina McCarthy and their son Aiden.

Fall Back

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Trying to escape Daylight Savings Time, two twinks get trapped in twinkhood as they try to pass into the dreaded Standard Time and the even more dreaded adulthood.

Trying to escape Daylight Savings Time, two twinks get trapped in twinkhood as they try to pass into the dreaded Standard Time and the even more dreaded adulthood.

Plants Die by the Foot

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

We’ve all the signs posted, “plants grow by the inch and die by the foot.” Two influencers are about to find out the penalty for crossing those signs at Garden World.

We’ve all the signs posted, “plants grow by the inch and die by the foot.” Two influencers are about to find out the penalty for crossing those signs at Garden World.

They Always Kill the Creature

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

There is an unwritten rule in creature features, that the creature always dies. Rico has other thoughts about the one he’s currently filming in Silver Springs, Florida with a Second Unit from Hollywood

RIP Ricou Browning.

There is an unwritten rule in creature features, that the creature always dies. Rico has other thoughts about the one he’s currently filming in Silver Springs, Florida with a Second Unit from Hollywood

RIP Ricou Browning.

The Extraordinary Evidence Needed for that Extraordinary Claim

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

MILLY and TOM have that evidence. They have the proof.

MILLY and TOM have that evidence. They have the proof.

Celluloid Trench Warfare (an audio play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

James Whale tries to create a more honest portrayal of what Germany had become in the 1930s with his production of the 1937 movie, The Road Back, but he keeps meeting resistance from the studio head and the German consul in Hollywood, Georg Gyssling, whose goal it is, is to make American films viewable for German audiences.

James Whale tries to create a more honest portrayal of what Germany had become in the 1930s with his production of the 1937 movie, The Road Back, but he keeps meeting resistance from the studio head and the German consul in Hollywood, Georg Gyssling, whose goal it is, is to make American films viewable for German audiences.

Oldest Person Alive

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

It seems that the oldest person alive keeps just getting. . . well, older and each year we see a new age that astounds us and makes us think, wow, how is that possible? With the advances of modern medicine and science, it could be that the oldest person alive looks like they're twenty somethings in the future. Ollie Robertson is about to celebrate being the oldest person alive in the world once again until...

It seems that the oldest person alive keeps just getting. . . well, older and each year we see a new age that astounds us and makes us think, wow, how is that possible? With the advances of modern medicine and science, it could be that the oldest person alive looks like they're twenty somethings in the future. Ollie Robertson is about to celebrate being the oldest person alive in the world once again until Jodie Soliz shows up to stake claim to this title. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

A Delicate Hand

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

BRETT, a new museum employee, is assigned to help LUCAS clean the statue of David. Sometimes, it takes a hands-on approach to open hearts and minds.

BRETT, a new museum employee, is assigned to help LUCAS clean the statue of David. Sometimes, it takes a hands-on approach to open hearts and minds.

King Dick and His Two Kept Boys

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

King Dick, recently released from his POW status during the War of 1812 is drumming up business for his boxing lessons for men of a certain persuasion.

King Dick, recently released from his POW status during the War of 1812 is drumming up business for his boxing lessons for men of a certain persuasion.

A Crime Hardly Ever Committed

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

True story about two sailors with the Navy in the 1830s who fell in love on board ship and wanted to be kicked out of service and off the boat where they could go live in Tripoli where they could live together as two men who loved each other.

True story about two sailors with the Navy in the 1830s who fell in love on board ship and wanted to be kicked out of service and off the boat where they could go live in Tripoli where they could live together as two men who loved each other.

Hallmark Platinum Collection

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sometime in the future, the Hallmark Corporation and Church has taken over most of the world with their brand and their conservative ideals. The Platinum Collection offers families the chance to take the plunge into removing their genitalia for a hefty price-tag so that that feel forever in harmony with their supreme leader Uncle Karl who also has cut off his privates to keep the world pure and chaste the way...

Sometime in the future, the Hallmark Corporation and Church has taken over most of the world with their brand and their conservative ideals. The Platinum Collection offers families the chance to take the plunge into removing their genitalia for a hefty price-tag so that that feel forever in harmony with their supreme leader Uncle Karl who also has cut off his privates to keep the world pure and chaste the way Hallmark intended.

How Much More Magical Can It Get?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A child sends a message to Santa in a bottle. Santa finally gets it, 70 years later and makes good its delivery.

A child sends a message to Santa in a bottle. Santa finally gets it, 70 years later and makes good its delivery.

Cookies for Santa

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Children leave cookies out for Santa and wait up for him. He arrives just when they are about to give up all hope. Unfortunately, Godzilla shows up at the same time a little cranky after his 1000-year nap.

R-rated version but G-rated version is attached as well--the same without the salty language.

Children leave cookies out for Santa and wait up for him. He arrives just when they are about to give up all hope. Unfortunately, Godzilla shows up at the same time a little cranky after his 1000-year nap.

R-rated version but G-rated version is attached as well--the same without the salty language.

And They Lived. . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Romeo and Juliet survived the youthful tragic ending only to face another one with the dreaded mid-life crisis.

Romeo and Juliet survived the youthful tragic ending only to face another one with the dreaded mid-life crisis.

I . . . die! I . . . (an audio play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Based upon a true story from 1810 of a black sailor from Boston known only as Wilson who agreed to let the artist Benjamin Robert Haydon pour a full body cast of him as Haydon stated in his dairy that Wilson was the finest specimen of the male body he’d ever seen, except for his face which was too animal-like to be called beautiful or human.

Based upon a true story from 1810 of a black sailor from Boston known only as Wilson who agreed to let the artist Benjamin Robert Haydon pour a full body cast of him as Haydon stated in his dairy that Wilson was the finest specimen of the male body he’d ever seen, except for his face which was too animal-like to be called beautiful or human.

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A few of the dwindling number of humans make their way to the last bit of serenity pool left in Kauai during these post-apocalyptic times where climate crisis has done its worse.

A few of the dwindling number of humans make their way to the last bit of serenity pool left in Kauai during these post-apocalyptic times where climate crisis has done its worse.

A Lesson on Mobs (a junior high school History presentation with sock puppets)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Riker tries to give a junior high school presentation on mobs using socks. It doesn't go according to plan.

Riker tries to give a junior high school presentation on mobs using socks. It doesn't go according to plan.

It's All in the Research

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A gay writer is shocked to find out a gay American artist he admired supported and believed in Hitler’s cause during WWII.

A gay writer is shocked to find out a gay American artist he admired supported and believed in Hitler’s cause during WWII.

Lamia’s Eyes

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lamia, the Greek monster, can remove their eyes at will. They were cursed by Hera to never be able to sleep, but also blessed by Zeus with the ability to take their eyes out. A person arrives for an interview to ghost-write Lamia’s autobiography and may be trying to re-write too much of the story for Lamia’s own tastes.

Lamia, the Greek monster, can remove their eyes at will. They were cursed by Hera to never be able to sleep, but also blessed by Zeus with the ability to take their eyes out. A person arrives for an interview to ghost-write Lamia’s autobiography and may be trying to re-write too much of the story for Lamia’s own tastes.

Half the Battle

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A writer tries to create a masterpiece slash piece of s*** show to get into a ten-minute play festival with the help of a reluctant actor brought in to help brainstorm and act out the creation as it unfolds.

A writer tries to create a masterpiece slash piece of s*** show to get into a ten-minute play festival with the help of a reluctant actor brought in to help brainstorm and act out the creation as it unfolds.

Cupid Retires to Palm Beach, Florida

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

An aging Cupid facing retirement battles Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation by posting flyers of “forbidden” words all around Florida

An aging Cupid facing retirement battles Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation by posting flyers of “forbidden” words all around Florida

Blind (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Makarenko family beat their son’s gay lover to the point that he lost his vision. What could drive a mother to do such a violent act against the man her son said he loved?

The Makarenko family beat their son’s gay lover to the point that he lost his vision. What could drive a mother to do such a violent act against the man her son said he loved?

Drink the Water!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Brody, the apartment complex supervisor, turned a blind eye to the arsenic in the water as instructed by his boss. He now wakes up all alone with his hands tied above his head and a blindfold on and he can only hear the dripping of water.

Brody, the apartment complex supervisor, turned a blind eye to the arsenic in the water as instructed by his boss. He now wakes up all alone with his hands tied above his head and a blindfold on and he can only hear the dripping of water.

1 in 30 million (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A rare lobster is saved from death at a Red Lobster in Hollywood, Florida and shipped up to the Ripley’s Believe it or Not aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A rare lobster is saved from death at a Red Lobster in Hollywood, Florida and shipped up to the Ripley’s Believe it or Not aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Blood Red State (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Courtney Hopkins returns to her home state of North Carolina is arrested at the airport for murder: killing her unborn child with an abortion in Seattle.

Courtney Hopkins returns to her home state of North Carolina is arrested at the airport for murder: killing her unborn child with an abortion in Seattle.

A Special Place in Hell

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: If the Bible were to be believed, most gays would have wound up in that special place in hell reserved for the likes of them. So, if that was true, what if they decided to fight back and gain the freedom they so deserved and also spread the Gay Panic throughout the world. Fantasy come to life in this tale of heroism and of course sexy gay people left and right with a full cast of nothing but gay...

FULL LENGTH: If the Bible were to be believed, most gays would have wound up in that special place in hell reserved for the likes of them. So, if that was true, what if they decided to fight back and gain the freedom they so deserved and also spread the Gay Panic throughout the world. Fantasy come to life in this tale of heroism and of course sexy gay people left and right with a full cast of nothing but gay or closeted gay characters from history who probably didn't wind up in Hell, but still, a guy can plot their escape:

Characters included: KARL HEINRICH ULRICHS, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, ELAGABALUS, HIEROCLES, AURELIUS ZOTICUS, CLYDE TOLSON, MARIE EQUI, HARRIET SPECKART, WILLIAM DORSEY SWANN . POPE BENEDICT IX, J. Edgar Hoover

A Pink Matador

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sidney Franklin lies unconsciously on the floor after his father beat him to that state after he came home spending a weekend with another man in Asbury Park. In and out of this fogginess, he imagines the silent movie actor William (Billy) Haines is helping wash away the blood from his face and body and these two early gay icons discuss things.

Sidney Franklinwas the first American to become a successful...

Sidney Franklin lies unconsciously on the floor after his father beat him to that state after he came home spending a weekend with another man in Asbury Park. In and out of this fogginess, he imagines the silent movie actor William (Billy) Haines is helping wash away the blood from his face and body and these two early gay icons discuss things.

Sidney Franklinwas the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter. He was also gay and Jewish.

William Haines was listed as the top box office draw in America in the early 1930s When he got arrested with another man MGM's Louis B Mayer said he had to choose a sham marriage or his life as a gay man with his partner. Haines chose his partner and was fired from MGM and never made another movie after that.

Black God, White God, Brown God, Yellow God, and Red

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The GODs meet to decide who will sit on the throne for the next 1000 years.

Title inspired by James Baldwin’s book of essays, The Fire Next Time.

The GODs meet to decide who will sit on the throne for the next 1000 years.

Title inspired by James Baldwin’s book of essays, The Fire Next Time.

A Whole World Away In Iran (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A member of the LGBTQIA community discusses just how far away is safe upon reading about the beheadings of Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi in Iran for sodomy.

A member of the LGBTQIA community discusses just how far away is safe upon reading about the beheadings of Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi in Iran for sodomy.

George, My Love

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Dr. William Thornton had wanted to try and resuscitate George Washington after the President died by using lamb’s blood. The family graciously declined that offer and he went back to his house to grieve for his friend in private. Or so we thought.

Dr. William Thornton had wanted to try and resuscitate George Washington after the President died by using lamb’s blood. The family graciously declined that offer and he went back to his house to grieve for his friend in private. Or so we thought.

Witchery

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Teenager Hayley asks her friend Kelly to go see a new cairn she's discovered in the woods around Bainbridge Island, WA, but she learns something about friendship, witches, and the true spirit of the cairn.

Teenager Hayley asks her friend Kelly to go see a new cairn she's discovered in the woods around Bainbridge Island, WA, but she learns something about friendship, witches, and the true spirit of the cairn.

Haydn's Heads

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

This is based on the true story of when the skull of composer Joseph Haydn was finally reunited with his body after 147 years since his death. Grave robbers stole his head in 1807 because they were hired by phrenologists who were trying to prove their theories that geniuses had bigger bumps on their skull then the ordinary human kind.
As the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony that has united Franz Joseph...

This is based on the true story of when the skull of composer Joseph Haydn was finally reunited with his body after 147 years since his death. Grave robbers stole his head in 1807 because they were hired by phrenologists who were trying to prove their theories that geniuses had bigger bumps on their skull then the ordinary human kind.
As the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony that has united Franz Joseph Haydn’s skull to his body comes to an end in 1954, Joseph realizes they did not remove the substitute head that had been used to trick his family and that they two of them will be together for eternity.

Am I Still Your Christ? (ten minutes)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Michelangelo’s former lover Tommaso visits him after he finishes painting “The Last Judgement” to see if the artist has kept a promise made long ago when they were lovers.

Michelangelo’s former lover Tommaso visits him after he finishes painting “The Last Judgement” to see if the artist has kept a promise made long ago when they were lovers.

Eve Addam’s Tearoom

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Eva Kotchever headed a lesbian sex club called “Eve Addam’s Tearoom” in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. The New York City Police Department raided her club and she was arrested on an obscenity charge and deported back to her native Poland where she was sent to Auschwitz for being Jewish and was killed there.

Eva Kotchever headed a lesbian sex club called “Eve Addam’s Tearoom” in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. The New York City Police Department raided her club and she was arrested on an obscenity charge and deported back to her native Poland where she was sent to Auschwitz for being Jewish and was killed there.

Pier and Giuseppe (boys of life)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Boys of life were part of the lower classes in Italy who turned to petty theft and prostitution. The filmmaker Pier Pasolini had a fascination for this lower class of men and had picked Giuseppe up to take him to the beach on November 1, 1975 Giuseppe was eventually charged for Pier’s death, although evidence pointed later that it was members of the mob.

Boys of life were part of the lower classes in Italy who turned to petty theft and prostitution. The filmmaker Pier Pasolini had a fascination for this lower class of men and had picked Giuseppe up to take him to the beach on November 1, 1975 Giuseppe was eventually charged for Pier’s death, although evidence pointed later that it was members of the mob.

theorem

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian filmmaker and writer and who was openly gay in Italy his entire life. He made many enemies with this art, including the communists and the church and on November 2, 1975, he was assassinated. The hustler who admitted to the crime was always thought to be a front for other people and there was talk of three southern Italian mafia who actually did the horrible crime.

theorem...

Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian filmmaker and writer and who was openly gay in Italy his entire life. He made many enemies with this art, including the communists and the church and on November 2, 1975, he was assassinated. The hustler who admitted to the crime was always thought to be a front for other people and there was talk of three southern Italian mafia who actually did the horrible crime.

theorem: a general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths.

This Dump Could Use a Makeover

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A Refugee and his child are bombarded by two influencer’s trying to out influence the other about who would be best to do a make-over of the refugee camp.

A Refugee and his child are bombarded by two influencer’s trying to out influence the other about who would be best to do a make-over of the refugee camp.

Think of the Earth (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A man is arrested for throwing a cake at the Mona Lisa behind glass

A man is arrested for throwing a cake at the Mona Lisa behind glass

Fairy Penguins Unite!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The teen Blue Penguin club of Fairies calling themselves after cans of soda, Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and Sprit, try to set off on a new adventure to bring attention to the environmental destruction of the planet, but Sprite's parents, Glitter and Glue are trying to stop them from leaving and thinks not everyone is into this "Saving the Planet" thing.

The teen Blue Penguin club of Fairies calling themselves after cans of soda, Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper and Sprit, try to set off on a new adventure to bring attention to the environmental destruction of the planet, but Sprite's parents, Glitter and Glue are trying to stop them from leaving and thinks not everyone is into this "Saving the Planet" thing.

Hercules and Cacus finally invite David over for a cocktail

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The statues of Hercules and Cacus finally get the nerve up to ask Michelangelo’s David over for a drink one quiet summer night.

The statues of Hercules and Cacus finally get the nerve up to ask Michelangelo’s David over for a drink one quiet summer night.

Drive Like Your Own Kids Live in This Neighborhood

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three clown friends are having fun one afternoon and then a stranger appears. . .

Three clown friends are having fun one afternoon and then a stranger appears. . .

Heaven Helps the Man

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The other monks at the monastery in Clover, South Carolina, have to get Joey’s mom to come wake him from passing out and exposing himself from celebrating Buddha’s Birthday. Again.

The other monks at the monastery in Clover, South Carolina, have to get Joey’s mom to come wake him from passing out and exposing himself from celebrating Buddha’s Birthday. Again.

Dissident

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One Act; 42 pages What does freedom actually mean, and who is truly free with so many laws binding us to so many things, but what is freedom in a place that doesn't have that much and what does it mean to a person who protests a dictatorship's involvement in a senseless war. Artem finds out what it means to give up fifteen years of their life and that freedom when they protest their country's involvement in a...

One Act; 42 pages What does freedom actually mean, and who is truly free with so many laws binding us to so many things, but what is freedom in a place that doesn't have that much and what does it mean to a person who protests a dictatorship's involvement in a senseless war. Artem finds out what it means to give up fifteen years of their life and that freedom when they protest their country's involvement in a war.

While in prison, Artem finds an old photo in their cell of two people dressed for a costume party from an earlier time and those two characters befriend Artem as they have every other dissident that's occupied their cell. And so begins the countdown of the sentence that Artem received from their passionate action

Thou Shall Not Liest (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

STEVIE worries that they will be fired from their first teaching job out of college at a Christian Community College, because STEVIE is an out of the closet atheist, except at school.

STEVIE worries that they will be fired from their first teaching job out of college at a Christian Community College, because STEVIE is an out of the closet atheist, except at school.

The Sentinel (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Anita tries to stay awake to watch over their husband who is dying of cancer and is in the last moments before hospice care are coming to take over his home care.

Anita tries to stay awake to watch over their husband who is dying of cancer and is in the last moments before hospice care are coming to take over his home care.

Fake and Bake (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

DENVER reaches their boiling point with pretending the world is anything but hopeless and decides to just start running.

DENVER reaches their boiling point with pretending the world is anything but hopeless and decides to just start running.

The Committee (everything that is possible)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The bottom feeders BICOASTIANITY and ONTHEDOWNLOWUPHI Social Media face the committee for their Day of Reckoning to see which one will win to be allowed to still use the platform and which one will have to die.

The bottom feeders BICOASTIANITY and ONTHEDOWNLOWUPHI Social Media face the committee for their Day of Reckoning to see which one will win to be allowed to still use the platform and which one will have to die.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Confesses All

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two Acts: 66 pages. Laura Ingalls Wilder confesses to a reporter on her death bed that the Ingalls family made a deal with the devil to become famous by becoming the Benders, the serial killing family from Kansas back in the 1870s.

Two Acts: 66 pages. Laura Ingalls Wilder confesses to a reporter on her death bed that the Ingalls family made a deal with the devil to become famous by becoming the Benders, the serial killing family from Kansas back in the 1870s.

Damn that Helen of Troy! (A monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

HELENA (wife of Thoas) bemoans the fact that Helen of Troy's husband is calling in a promise made by all of her suiters to come to her rescue if there ever was a need. Thoas has just set sail for the battle and HELENA readies herself to take on all the household responsibilities, wondering why Helen of Troy is receiving all of this attention from all of her suiters who didn't actually win her hand.

HELENA (wife of Thoas) bemoans the fact that Helen of Troy's husband is calling in a promise made by all of her suiters to come to her rescue if there ever was a need. Thoas has just set sail for the battle and HELENA readies herself to take on all the household responsibilities, wondering why Helen of Troy is receiving all of this attention from all of her suiters who didn't actually win her hand.

Rocko the Lion Gets a New Hairdo

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

It's mating season at the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina and three lionesses await the approach of Rocko the male lion who's apparently given himself a new hair cut. Who will he pick as his mate this season?

It's mating season at the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina and three lionesses await the approach of Rocko the male lion who's apparently given himself a new hair cut. Who will he pick as his mate this season?

The Alien Collector

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two aliens wake up from a long night of partying, drinking, maybe having sex and then they are just a little confused when a voice calls out to them and lets them know they’ve been captured by an alien collector but when the collector learns that one is actually human, they want to send the human out the trash tunnel before it contaminates its world.

Two aliens wake up from a long night of partying, drinking, maybe having sex and then they are just a little confused when a voice calls out to them and lets them know they’ve been captured by an alien collector but when the collector learns that one is actually human, they want to send the human out the trash tunnel before it contaminates its world.

The Beauty of Onions and Squids

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One of the models from the BUDDIE18.0 series is having a difficult time mastering the art of crying in order to be the perfect companion for their human. Their trainer Finley has a few ideas.

One of the models from the BUDDIE18.0 series is having a difficult time mastering the art of crying in order to be the perfect companion for their human. Their trainer Finley has a few ideas.

Rooster Poker

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: It's true that you don't always get to choose your own family but in Lance's case, he's travelled to the far away spot of Kauai in hopes of escaping the one he is from. All is peaceful and good until Lance’s older brother Joey wakes him up from a deep sleep one night wanting to play the childhood game that they grew up playing called “Rooster Poker.” Joey also wants to stay after they finish...

FULL LENGTH: It's true that you don't always get to choose your own family but in Lance's case, he's travelled to the far away spot of Kauai in hopes of escaping the one he is from. All is peaceful and good until Lance’s older brother Joey wakes him up from a deep sleep one night wanting to play the childhood game that they grew up playing called “Rooster Poker.” Joey also wants to stay after they finish playing the game, however they both know the game could last overnight, or eternity. Lance begrudgingly allows Joey in and the game does not end for days until their Mom and Dad show up to stop the madness. But something about Mom and Dad is leaving a nagging suspicion that Lance has about he and his brother’s past and their parents. Plus what about their sister Missy who keeps showing herself to both of them but not at the same time, and then there's Bob, an alien with a Dolly Parton wig and southern accent, and what role he plays in all of this. If only Lance could stay up just one night without falling asleep, he thinks he can solve the entire puzzle, including where exactly he and Joey and Missy came from and why exactly are they still with Mom and Dad way after they should be and well, then there's that one game that Bob says they all need to agree about in order to save life as we know it.

Passcode to view recording is: r2&22+fg

Death’s Child Rides a Skateboard (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Death talks to his child and therapist about the future of the family business.

Death talks to his child and therapist about the future of the family business.

Cupid Retires . . . Again! (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Cupid is hanging up his wings once again after this last delivery in Palm Beach, Florida.

Cupid is hanging up his wings once again after this last delivery in Palm Beach, Florida.

The Strange Ones

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Columbia Pictures film The Strange One which opened in 1957 was one of the first films to feature a homosexual character as just another character. Oddly, the title was not about him. This is a play about two sailors who see that film one night while on leave and the events that happen later to them in New York City.

The Columbia Pictures film The Strange One which opened in 1957 was one of the first films to feature a homosexual character as just another character. Oddly, the title was not about him. This is a play about two sailors who see that film one night while on leave and the events that happen later to them in New York City.

Missing: Dick and Jane

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Siblings, C. J. and Baby Creature, face a watershed moment when they lose their pets, Dick and Jane. Again.

Siblings, C. J. and Baby Creature, face a watershed moment when they lose their pets, Dick and Jane. Again.

A Lifetime of Adventure

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lovers George and William have come home from work in Chicago in 1925, stripped down to their skivvies to read Adventure magazine and also take a selfie of themselves. George learns of a friend who was beat up in Water Town and both begin to question what friendship and love really means

Lovers George and William have come home from work in Chicago in 1925, stripped down to their skivvies to read Adventure magazine and also take a selfie of themselves. George learns of a friend who was beat up in Water Town and both begin to question what friendship and love really means

Guys Galore!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Guys Galore! employees are holding a vigil for a former friend and colleague Steve, who died in what would now be considered a hate crime. It all goes fine until Steve’s father shows up.

Guys Galore! employees are holding a vigil for a former friend and colleague Steve, who died in what would now be considered a hate crime. It all goes fine until Steve’s father shows up.

Otto Rahn’s Avenger Squad

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Otto Rahn must commit suicide for the SS for being a homosexual and not being pure. He did this in 1938 so he wouldn't bring shame to the party. The decision he made I can't even begin to fathom, but I feel for this man since reading about him and I admire his bravery for living an open and honest life in Nazi Germany and never apologizing for it. This fantasy is just a way to bring light to this...

FULL LENGTH: Otto Rahn must commit suicide for the SS for being a homosexual and not being pure. He did this in 1938 so he wouldn't bring shame to the party. The decision he made I can't even begin to fathom, but I feel for this man since reading about him and I admire his bravery for living an open and honest life in Nazi Germany and never apologizing for it. This fantasy is just a way to bring light to this not very well known individual who blazed a trail long before I was born. Lucifer, the Light-Bringer, meets Otto in a darkened theater in Germany in the early 1920s to say he's been chosen for a mission and for him to put together a team to help defeat a growing evil in Germany. That evil is Hitler and his secretary Marin whom Hitler lovely refers to as Mommie. Marlene Dietrich helps Otto find members to be on his team besides his two lovers, and those are Josephine Baker and Jesse Owens. Can they get Otto and his lovers ready to face the biggest battle in his life to defeat the ever-growing monster that Hitler and his Mommie are becoming and find solace for the suicide he is forced to commit so that he's not sent to the camps where he witnessed the true horrors of what the SS are all about. Otto knows that he must meet his destiny the way he has met everything else in his life with truth and honesty.

Otto Rahn, Lucifer's Child

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Otto Rahn was one of the inspirations for the character Indiana Jones. He was a German writer, a medievalist, an officer of the SS and researcher into the Grail myths. Otto Rahn was also an open homosexual and probably a Jew. He committed suicide in the winter of 1939 in the Swiss Alps so as not to be sent to a concentration camp.

Otto Rahn was one of the inspirations for the character Indiana Jones. He was a German writer, a medievalist, an officer of the SS and researcher into the Grail myths. Otto Rahn was also an open homosexual and probably a Jew. He committed suicide in the winter of 1939 in the Swiss Alps so as not to be sent to a concentration camp.

this proves it

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Chris and Ken are brothers in the middle of a drunken argument after their mom’s death when one of them offers proof of whom she loved more between them. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes none of them are any help with the outset of grief after someone has passed.

Chris and Ken are brothers in the middle of a drunken argument after their mom’s death when one of them offers proof of whom she loved more between them. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes none of them are any help with the outset of grief after someone has passed.

The Observation

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

We're all being observed in this world for every action and every non-action. Be careful to not find yourself on the wrong side of it all.

We're all being observed in this world for every action and every non-action. Be careful to not find yourself on the wrong side of it all.

Surfboard

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three manus wake up in the middle of the ocean lying on surfboards at the start of a new world. They each are waiting to see which one will be chosen the “first man” of this brand-new creation and in this creation but they will soon be shocked to find out it will be the first nonbinary person as the first person in this new world.

Three manus wake up in the middle of the ocean lying on surfboards at the start of a new world. They each are waiting to see which one will be chosen the “first man” of this brand-new creation and in this creation but they will soon be shocked to find out it will be the first nonbinary person as the first person in this new world.

The Order of Things

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The brother and sisters, Ruth, Warner and Doris are preparing to hold a funeral for the chicken they have to kill for their night's supper. The chicken has gone missing but they have bigger issues they are dealing like their mom who hasn't cried yet over the loss of their younger sister Wilma.

The brother and sisters, Ruth, Warner and Doris are preparing to hold a funeral for the chicken they have to kill for their night's supper. The chicken has gone missing but they have bigger issues they are dealing like their mom who hasn't cried yet over the loss of their younger sister Wilma.

The Idea People

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

MoClips and Enjoi are the idea people getting it done one afternoon as they meet to discuss the next best idea for a drama or comedy.

MoClips and Enjoi are the idea people getting it done one afternoon as they meet to discuss the next best idea for a drama or comedy.

The Little Boy's Idea of Heaven Was This (a Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jesus age 10 goes about his nightly prayers to his Heavenly Father.

Jesus age 10 goes about his nightly prayers to his Heavenly Father.

The Rapture of Understanding (on beholding a five-year old’s face seeing me in The Flagellation of Christ by Andrea Casali at the Cincinnati Public Library, 1950)- A Monologue

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A five year old boy discovers the painting by Andrea Casali in a book from the rare book library at the Cincinnati Public Library in 1950 while his father does his own research.

I was inspired by a photograph of the five year old taken at the library in 1950. He was not looking at this painting, but the picture resonated with me of him looking at the rare book.

A five year old boy discovers the painting by Andrea Casali in a book from the rare book library at the Cincinnati Public Library in 1950 while his father does his own research.

I was inspired by a photograph of the five year old taken at the library in 1950. He was not looking at this painting, but the picture resonated with me of him looking at the rare book.

Happiness, Inc.

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lisa was once one of the Weird Sisters, but she’s changing paths and moving toward the light and a sense of peace. She’s just left a famous doctor’s drug therapy and achieved a state of bliss that’s brought down by her two sisters who come back and say they are not as powerful with her missing from the group.

Lisa was once one of the Weird Sisters, but she’s changing paths and moving toward the light and a sense of peace. She’s just left a famous doctor’s drug therapy and achieved a state of bliss that’s brought down by her two sisters who come back and say they are not as powerful with her missing from the group.

Blindfold

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Doug has planned a surprise part for Steve's birthday. The only thing is Steve doesn't know who or where he is when Doug removes the blindfold and yells surprise.

Doug has planned a surprise part for Steve's birthday. The only thing is Steve doesn't know who or where he is when Doug removes the blindfold and yells surprise.

12 Degrees (a one-minute play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

In the hopefully far far future, Philip and Mark get a surprise on their honeymoon trip to the Big Island, Hawaii--a spike in temperatures that raises the temps to a balmy 12 degrees.

In the hopefully far far future, Philip and Mark get a surprise on their honeymoon trip to the Big Island, Hawaii--a spike in temperatures that raises the temps to a balmy 12 degrees.

Three Missing Pieces (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Shaun sits and works on a puzzle that is missing pieces, something that didn't sit well with their partner who has left Shaun and their relationship at the beginning of the play and makes Shaun wonder about missing pieces and imperfection and the beauty of broken things.

Shaun sits and works on a puzzle that is missing pieces, something that didn't sit well with their partner who has left Shaun and their relationship at the beginning of the play and makes Shaun wonder about missing pieces and imperfection and the beauty of broken things.

Will there be Bradys in the Future (a 1-minute play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One Human Fusion and Two Human Fusion are trying to figure out what to watch in the future

One Human Fusion and Two Human Fusion are trying to figure out what to watch in the future

Bob and Fairy Dance in Heaven

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Bob and Fairy are sitting in Heaven watching the recent events of their family members who are still down on earth. Suddenly they see their son Lee announces he got his full length play into a festival with four others and they want to celebrate this by dancing, but then out comes a tech angel, Damper, who says there has been a technical glitch in the software that allowed them to see their son Lee who is not a...

Bob and Fairy are sitting in Heaven watching the recent events of their family members who are still down on earth. Suddenly they see their son Lee announces he got his full length play into a festival with four others and they want to celebrate this by dancing, but then out comes a tech angel, Damper, who says there has been a technical glitch in the software that allowed them to see their son Lee who is not a Christian and a little gay which is keeping him out of the club.

A Pool Full of Furniture and Dead Rats in the BBQ (just another Christmas tale)--a one minute play

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lance and Anastasia are wrapping gifts for Christmas when their mama blows in with some sad news about their father and change of plans for them during the holidays.

Lance and Anastasia are wrapping gifts for Christmas when their mama blows in with some sad news about their father and change of plans for them during the holidays.

Take My Name Off “The List”

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Veruca Salt, the one and only from the Chocolate Factory Tour fame, shows up in Mr. S. Claus's office to demand her name be taken off "The List." She comes armed with her lawyer slash husband and newly passed data privacy laws that are giving power to the little people.

Veruca Salt, the one and only from the Chocolate Factory Tour fame, shows up in Mr. S. Claus's office to demand her name be taken off "The List." She comes armed with her lawyer slash husband and newly passed data privacy laws that are giving power to the little people.

Trapped in Chop Suey

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two doppelgangers, Marie and Mary, get trapped in Edward Hopper’s painting Chop Suey (painted in 1929) for 100 years. As their 100th New Year’s Eve approaches, will this be the magical night they are released from their curse or do the gods have other plans for them.

Two doppelgangers, Marie and Mary, get trapped in Edward Hopper’s painting Chop Suey (painted in 1929) for 100 years. As their 100th New Year’s Eve approaches, will this be the magical night they are released from their curse or do the gods have other plans for them.

Santa Zoom Bombs

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A not so traditional Santa "Zoom bombs" a holiday party to teach three office-workers the true meaning of the holidays and where Santa gets their reindeer to pull their sleigh each year!

A not so traditional Santa "Zoom bombs" a holiday party to teach three office-workers the true meaning of the holidays and where Santa gets their reindeer to pull their sleigh each year!

The Last White Bastion of Hate Wishes you a Happy Thanksging from their Table to Yours

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The whitest Town council in America tries to film their Thanksgiving message but are interrupted by some who have a different message.

The whitest Town council in America tries to film their Thanksgiving message but are interrupted by some who have a different message.

Mistletoe (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mistel, Becky's childhood holiday decoration recounts a tale of murder and treachery that occurred on Christmas Day.

Mistel, Becky's childhood holiday decoration recounts a tale of murder and treachery that occurred on Christmas Day.

Rose Garden Pardon

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Becky wants to the be the first female turkey to be pardoned during Thanksgiving at the White House. But she has this year's chosen one, her brother Brody, to get through before that happens. Will Brody agree to help her achieve this feat and first for female turkeys or will his misogynistic feelings stand in the way.

Becky wants to the be the first female turkey to be pardoned during Thanksgiving at the White House. But she has this year's chosen one, her brother Brody, to get through before that happens. Will Brody agree to help her achieve this feat and first for female turkeys or will his misogynistic feelings stand in the way.

Introspection

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A police person questions a small child who is a suspect for a murder is that’s been committed. Sometimes the inner child can strike before they become extinguished.

A police person questions a small child who is a suspect for a murder is that’s been committed. Sometimes the inner child can strike before they become extinguished.

Every Mall Santa Deserves a Home

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mall Santas are being let go left and right with the dying of the traditional American malls. Those who are let go are immigrating to the North Pole to try and live at Santa's workshop. With all of the repetitive paperwork and runaround by the head elf in HR, they are starting to feel they will never be allowed in, and decide that a revolt is in order. And it also seems to be perfect timing with Santa's...

Mall Santas are being let go left and right with the dying of the traditional American malls. Those who are let go are immigrating to the North Pole to try and live at Santa's workshop. With all of the repetitive paperwork and runaround by the head elf in HR, they are starting to feel they will never be allowed in, and decide that a revolt is in order. And it also seems to be perfect timing with Santa's mysterious absence and just maybe one of them can assume the Jolly Man's mantle.

Whipping Boy (Person) --he, him, his (they, them, theirs)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Royal family’s Whipping Boy does not want to continue with the business unless he can be what he wants to be and that’s not a boy at all.

The Royal family’s Whipping Boy does not want to continue with the business unless he can be what he wants to be and that’s not a boy at all.

Whipping Boy Person (he, him, his, they, them, theirs)—the monologue

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Royal Family’s whipping boy does not want to continue with the business unless he can be what he wants to be and that’s not a boy at all. Francis speaks to their dad on the day they are to take over the role.

The Royal Family’s whipping boy does not want to continue with the business unless he can be what he wants to be and that’s not a boy at all. Francis speaks to their dad on the day they are to take over the role.

Madness (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Renfield ponders their last moments of their mad life and wonders why are they classified as mad in their world when there seems to be plenty around them that are doing mad things.

Renfield ponders their last moments of their mad life and wonders why are they classified as mad in their world when there seems to be plenty around them that are doing mad things.

Final Girl Convention

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

It’s the latest Final Girl convention where one of the first Final Girls, Buzz, is about to receive the Golden Scream Award. Everything is going to plan until the newest Final Girl wants to have her say.

It’s the latest Final Girl convention where one of the first Final Girls, Buzz, is about to receive the Golden Scream Award. Everything is going to plan until the newest Final Girl wants to have her say.

Beat the Odds, Win Big Prizes!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

On a date at the fair, stuffed dogs Emma and Mr. Doddles sit at the fair and wait for their human prizes to bring them their food, but Radar has a little bone to pick with her date.

On a date at the fair, stuffed dogs Emma and Mr. Doddles sit at the fair and wait for their human prizes to bring them their food, but Radar has a little bone to pick with her date.

Down to the Last Fresh Body (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Tonie, a vampire has captured what seems to be their last fresh body of the Zombie pandemic where food has become more scarce for all monsters alike.

Tonie, a vampire has captured what seems to be their last fresh body of the Zombie pandemic where food has become more scarce for all monsters alike.

Enter . . . but beware

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Employees of the Haunted Barn meet after closing to discuss a rape and murder that occurred back in the 1970s.

Employees of the Haunted Barn meet after closing to discuss a rape and murder that occurred back in the 1970s.

Stalking

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Covid stalks and kills people who never even attended a wedding in Maine.

Covid stalks and kills people who never even attended a wedding in Maine.

Halloween Land, Inc.

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Halloween masks Anime and Frankenstein's Monster hang in the mask aisle at Halloween Land, Inc located in a small town where it's Halloween Day and the store closes in one hour. Will Anime or Frankenstein find the ultimate reward that a mask could achieve and be selected by anyone for the big day or remain on the shelves and their prices slashed in half for the day after sales?

Halloween masks Anime and Frankenstein's Monster hang in the mask aisle at Halloween Land, Inc located in a small town where it's Halloween Day and the store closes in one hour. Will Anime or Frankenstein find the ultimate reward that a mask could achieve and be selected by anyone for the big day or remain on the shelves and their prices slashed in half for the day after sales?

Ghosts on Vacation

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Boo and Kasper are starting another vacation to take a break from their scaring, but Boo turns to Kasper with a very important question about happiness and if they are.

Boo and Kasper are starting another vacation to take a break from their scaring, but Boo turns to Kasper with a very important question about happiness and if they are.

Weird Brewing

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Weird Sisters are trying to finish up their history-making brew when the bat interrupts them to get back something they've stolen from them. Their fur.

The Weird Sisters are trying to finish up their history-making brew when the bat interrupts them to get back something they've stolen from them. Their fur.

Check-in at the Clown Motel

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Donald Trump has died and its punishment is having to check into the Clown Motel in Hell. The Clowns there are not really taking a liking to it. Is there way to get it transferred to another motel in Hell or is that code written in blood so thick that it can't ever be changed to allow for guest transfers?

Donald Trump has died and its punishment is having to check into the Clown Motel in Hell. The Clowns there are not really taking a liking to it. Is there way to get it transferred to another motel in Hell or is that code written in blood so thick that it can't ever be changed to allow for guest transfers?

Hobgoblin Troop Meeting 602

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Hobgoblins miss their perceived rightful place in the Halloween canon. They've nearly been forgotten. Davenport, a Confidence Man, brings hope to this fading creature of lore in the guise of a female hobgoblin who offers a way to for survival if they would only agree to allow females into the all male troop.

The Hobgoblins miss their perceived rightful place in the Halloween canon. They've nearly been forgotten. Davenport, a Confidence Man, brings hope to this fading creature of lore in the guise of a female hobgoblin who offers a way to for survival if they would only agree to allow females into the all male troop.

Bull Street*

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

*Bull Street is the name of the street in Columbia where the South Carolina State Hospital is located.

The play concerns Asima’s dream that she is having one night a year after her friend Casper drowned in the Columbia floods of 2015.

*Bull Street is the name of the street in Columbia where the South Carolina State Hospital is located.

The play concerns Asima’s dream that she is having one night a year after her friend Casper drowned in the Columbia floods of 2015.

The Cow Will Feed with the Bear

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three gay people dress up as cows for a Cape Cod costume party and show in 1950, but they go off book by telling the story of their friend who was killed and whose death would classify now as a hate crime.

Three gay people dress up as cows for a Cape Cod costume party and show in 1950, but they go off book by telling the story of their friend who was killed and whose death would classify now as a hate crime.

Hide and Seek

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Our first love usually is a pet or a toy and no toy deserves to be left behind. Mr. Bunny shows up on his owner' doorstep 60 years after being left during a game of hide and seek, but Phyllis doesn't remember him and has a very decided fear of all thing bunny due to her husband who was a Furry.

Our first love usually is a pet or a toy and no toy deserves to be left behind. Mr. Bunny shows up on his owner' doorstep 60 years after being left during a game of hide and seek, but Phyllis doesn't remember him and has a very decided fear of all thing bunny due to her husband who was a Furry.

Hostage

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Inspired by a headline: Woman saves parrot, is bitten, holds it hostage

Inspired by a headline: Woman saves parrot, is bitten, holds it hostage

Sock Monkey, Serial Killer

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Matt comes home drunk one night to find his roommate Bill dead on the floor with a knife in his back and a sock monkey on the couch.

Matt comes home drunk one night to find his roommate Bill dead on the floor with a knife in his back and a sock monkey on the couch.

Ona Judge (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A trapper heading to Canada brings Ona Judge, a former slave of George Washington who escaped to New Hamphsire in the late 1790s, the newspaper that shows that the first president has died.

A trapper heading to Canada brings Ona Judge, a former slave of George Washington who escaped to New Hamphsire in the late 1790s, the newspaper that shows that the first president has died.

Spa Treatment for Margie (A One-Minute Play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Margie, a fish from 375 million years ago, goes away from her rock she shares with Dipstick and Cogwheel, two male fish. Her spa treatment works wonders.

Margie, a fish from 375 million years ago, goes away from her rock she shares with Dipstick and Cogwheel, two male fish. Her spa treatment works wonders.

God Chooses Arkansas

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

An Arkansas fan and an Oral Roberts University fan pray to God that their perspective teams win the game in this March Madness Sweet Sixteen game. When God actually shows up at the game, how far will each of them go to make this happen?

An Arkansas fan and an Oral Roberts University fan pray to God that their perspective teams win the game in this March Madness Sweet Sixteen game. When God actually shows up at the game, how far will each of them go to make this happen?

Bite (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Alice comes home after another kill and is trying to decide what to watch on Hulu with her accomplice in crime, a pair of dentures made out of Jack The Ripper's teeth.

Alice comes home after another kill and is trying to decide what to watch on Hulu with her accomplice in crime, a pair of dentures made out of Jack The Ripper's teeth.

Meme Therapy

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A black meme goes to see her creator, an asshole of a white man to get him to change her into something that will be for good.

A black meme goes to see her creator, an asshole of a white man to get him to change her into something that will be for good.

Major Serious Fucking Diet (a Mother's Day monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Reese is trying to be strict about her diet before her and her partner's trip to Maui at the end of the month, but it seems that there may be an issue with remaining on it during Mother's Day 2021.

Reese is trying to be strict about her diet before her and her partner's trip to Maui at the end of the month, but it seems that there may be an issue with remaining on it during Mother's Day 2021.

Monsieur and de Choisy

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Philippe (Monsieur), brother to Louis XIV, played with girls during his childhood and teen years and could play with de Choisy because his mother dressed him like one.

Philippe (Monsieur), brother to Louis XIV, played with girls during his childhood and teen years and could play with de Choisy because his mother dressed him like one.

The Unused Mask Support Group

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The C.D.C declared on April 28, 2021 that humans can go without their masks outdoors. A D-Day of sorts for Discard Day. Some masks may not be ready for this change and lack of need for them.

The C.D.C declared on April 28, 2021 that humans can go without their masks outdoors. A D-Day of sorts for Discard Day. Some masks may not be ready for this change and lack of need for them.

Judas and Jesus (a Love Story)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Two Hander: After their auditions for a new gay play on Broadway and Judas and Jesus as a couple, Anthony and Parker are chosen for the title roles, however when a darker edge splits what bond they had at the beginning and takes a much violent path, both are put into survival mode with very little netting beneath.
Inspired by a photo from Pasolini's film "The Gospel According to St. Matthew"...

ONE ACT: Two Hander: After their auditions for a new gay play on Broadway and Judas and Jesus as a couple, Anthony and Parker are chosen for the title roles, however when a darker edge splits what bond they had at the beginning and takes a much violent path, both are put into survival mode with very little netting beneath.
Inspired by a photo from Pasolini's film "The Gospel According to St. Matthew"

Trigger Warnings: frank sexual dialogue, murder, violence

Hot for Jesus

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Christianity if spreading like wildfire in 1872 on earth as it is in heaven, I mean, the universe. Jesus has converted two aliens from the outer realms and they are making a pit-stop to be baptized in Demise, Kansas on the 4th of July 1872, but Douglas, the Preacher, and last living resident in the town, has a very important question for J. C. that he is dying to know the answer to: Why did Jesus never come to...

Christianity if spreading like wildfire in 1872 on earth as it is in heaven, I mean, the universe. Jesus has converted two aliens from the outer realms and they are making a pit-stop to be baptized in Demise, Kansas on the 4th of July 1872, but Douglas, the Preacher, and last living resident in the town, has a very important question for J. C. that he is dying to know the answer to: Why did Jesus never come to visit him like he has the aliens.

"The Leaf"

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

George and Edward once again are asked to put "The Leaf" back up on the statue of David 's genitalia before Prince Albert and Queen Victoria come to visit, but when "The Leaf" breaks, they have to think of another way to preserve the Queen's modesty.

George and Edward once again are asked to put "The Leaf" back up on the statue of David 's genitalia before Prince Albert and Queen Victoria come to visit, but when "The Leaf" breaks, they have to think of another way to preserve the Queen's modesty.

Lucy Explains Freedom to Ruby During a National Dog Show

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lucy the dog, a mixed-breed rescue, explains freedom to the new rescue in the house, Ruby as they watch a national dog show.

Lucy the dog, a mixed-breed rescue, explains freedom to the new rescue in the house, Ruby as they watch a national dog show.

Stark

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Caroline Putman sits with new black colleague Hope at the Sallie Holley school to discuss the upcoming year's curriculum when Hope opens up to Caroline about her new "friend" she's met at the college.

Caroline Putman sits with new black colleague Hope at the Sallie Holley school to discuss the upcoming year's curriculum when Hope opens up to Caroline about her new "friend" she's met at the college.

Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum (The world’s historic first so-called gay couple)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The painted tomb figures Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum discuss their claim to fame as the worlds first documented historic gay couple.

The painted tomb figures Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum discuss their claim to fame as the worlds first documented historic gay couple.

Where Did Joey Go?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Joey, a character on the daytime soap opera "Search for Love" fights with his on-screen parents and runs upstairs and slams the door. Joey finds that they are trapped in another dimension with other characters who were written off their shows and now are trying to get back to another show through a different door. In this world is Riley a teen character from "Midnight in St. Charles." Joey and...

ONE ACT: Joey, a character on the daytime soap opera "Search for Love" fights with his on-screen parents and runs upstairs and slams the door. Joey finds that they are trapped in another dimension with other characters who were written off their shows and now are trying to get back to another show through a different door. In this world is Riley a teen character from "Midnight in St. Charles." Joey and Riley end up spending 30 years plus in this dimension. One of them does. The other keeps getting back in through a door that really belongs the other character and a character can only take so much abuse before snapping.

Mr. Brown Came Back with Mr. Black (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Dr. Seus story says that Mr. Brown went away with Mr. Black and then Brown came back with Mr. Black, but their story ends there, or so we are lead to believe. Mrs. Brown has a continuation to that rhyme, proving sometimes children's stories don't have a happy ending for everyone.

The Dr. Seus story says that Mr. Brown went away with Mr. Black and then Brown came back with Mr. Black, but their story ends there, or so we are lead to believe. Mrs. Brown has a continuation to that rhyme, proving sometimes children's stories don't have a happy ending for everyone.

Love as Sexy as SSN Code 404.345

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Clint gets cold feet on his wedding day with Troy, but it's not just the fact they are marrying to beat the system so Clint get get Troy's Social Security when Troy passes, but he's having cold feet about his decision for he and Troy to wear thongs in front of his Mom at their wedding.

Clint gets cold feet on his wedding day with Troy, but it's not just the fact they are marrying to beat the system so Clint get get Troy's Social Security when Troy passes, but he's having cold feet about his decision for he and Troy to wear thongs in front of his Mom at their wedding.

Lorelle's God Awful Tables

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Some losers from Lorelle’s past come to wedding number three to remember and make amends. These include husband number one, Brody, now opening gay and who has never found love again until the reception with Lorelle’s first cousin Shane who was always out. Also included in the mix is Lorelle other cousin, Merelynne and her aunt, Jenkie, and also one of Lorelle’s former best friends that she has...

ONE ACT: Some losers from Lorelle’s past come to wedding number three to remember and make amends. These include husband number one, Brody, now opening gay and who has never found love again until the reception with Lorelle’s first cousin Shane who was always out. Also included in the mix is Lorelle other cousin, Merelynne and her aunt, Jenkie, and also one of Lorelle’s former best friends that she has collected and discarded over the years. They refer to their table at the reception as “the losers table” where Lorelle has put them all just out of spite and also to have them as far away from the Bridal table as possible Bring on the Southern hospitality.

See Billy Flog

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Daddy Michael and his Boy, Jake, just moved to Carefree, Arizona for retirement, but Jake runs into Billy who doesn't want him to play in his dungeon playroom at all. What's a Boy to do?

Daddy Michael and his Boy, Jake, just moved to Carefree, Arizona for retirement, but Jake runs into Billy who doesn't want him to play in his dungeon playroom at all. What's a Boy to do?

The Kiss

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Chip comes to visit a former flame Tony who tried to make him his with a wonderful and beautiful first kiss, but Young Chip ran away. Sometimes the universe will listen and give you a second chance if you just stop running.

Chip comes to visit a former flame Tony who tried to make him his with a wonderful and beautiful first kiss, but Young Chip ran away. Sometimes the universe will listen and give you a second chance if you just stop running.

A Year In . . . Zoom Etiquette Management

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

April starts her session with those zoom callers who have been forced to take this zoom etiquette management by their perspective companies.

April starts her session with those zoom callers who have been forced to take this zoom etiquette management by their perspective companies.

A Southern Manner

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTGH: TWO HANDER: After her partner Sarah dies, Annie moves back to the Augusta, Georgia to open a B&B in Sarah's house there that her father had built for her. Her father also built an identical house next door for Sarah's sister Jennie Lynn. This at a time when Sarah had been married to a man. Sarah then came out and moved away and met Annie. This is about the dying of one set ideals and the...

FULL LENGTGH: TWO HANDER: After her partner Sarah dies, Annie moves back to the Augusta, Georgia to open a B&B in Sarah's house there that her father had built for her. Her father also built an identical house next door for Sarah's sister Jennie Lynn. This at a time when Sarah had been married to a man. Sarah then came out and moved away and met Annie. This is about the dying of one set ideals and the emergence of new ones. This is before the US legalized Gay Marriage, so Annie's fight is when some people looked down on said partnerships as not fully legal or true if the Bible didn't seal the deal.

The Hand That Rules the World

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH TWO HANDER: A reimagining of the last dinner Emperor Nero Augustus shared with his mother Agrippina before having her killed. The Hand the Rules the World, turns the struggle for power and redemption on its head. August’s and Pina’s confrontation showcases the conflicts between CEO and the common employee, rich and poor, and mother and son. Echoing the Robert Frost poem, Fire and Ice, Act One is...

FULL LENGTH TWO HANDER: A reimagining of the last dinner Emperor Nero Augustus shared with his mother Agrippina before having her killed. The Hand the Rules the World, turns the struggle for power and redemption on its head. August’s and Pina’s confrontation showcases the conflicts between CEO and the common employee, rich and poor, and mother and son. Echoing the Robert Frost poem, Fire and Ice, Act One is set in the 1970s in a high-rise in a downtown metropolis as an invading army pummels it with gunfire and bombs. Act Two is set in the present day far removed at a country estate, although the narrative is seamless despite the change in setting.

Solar System Walk of Fame (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Farout, a planetoid, once the most distant point in the Solar System, reads in the paper that the title that used to belong to Farout has been lost to a new piece of space junk.

Farout, a planetoid, once the most distant point in the Solar System, reads in the paper that the title that used to belong to Farout has been lost to a new piece of space junk.

Love, Gore and Truman (those two disgusting fags)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Gore Vidal and and Truman Capote sit at their new jobs as gate keepers of who gets into Heaven or not. Lee Radziwill enters trying to make yet another attempt at this, but has she shown enough remorse for her slanderous quote to columnist Liz Smith where she said: “Oh, Liz, why do we care; they’re just a couple of fags. They’re disgusting”

Gore Vidal and and Truman Capote sit at their new jobs as gate keepers of who gets into Heaven or not. Lee Radziwill enters trying to make yet another attempt at this, but has she shown enough remorse for her slanderous quote to columnist Liz Smith where she said: “Oh, Liz, why do we care; they’re just a couple of fags. They’re disgusting”

the loser gods club

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Lucy (known throughout time as Lucifer) is part of the loser gods club in the underworld, but she's really upset with the way her brother God rewrote her to be a man down through history. She and a few other losers decide to head back to earth to right quite a few wrongs.

FULL LENGTH: Lucy (known throughout time as Lucifer) is part of the loser gods club in the underworld, but she's really upset with the way her brother God rewrote her to be a man down through history. She and a few other losers decide to head back to earth to right quite a few wrongs.

King James Version 2.0

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: The Queen of the Witches Hecate, or Taylor as she likes to be called these days, has a mission for three African American gay and/or bi male witches, Piers, Galveston, and Cromwell. She wants them to go back into time to 1608 to Stuart England and take King James Daemonologie, and replace it with the King James Version of the Bible so that his book of witchcraft will come down through the ages as...

FULL LENGTH: The Queen of the Witches Hecate, or Taylor as she likes to be called these days, has a mission for three African American gay and/or bi male witches, Piers, Galveston, and Cromwell. She wants them to go back into time to 1608 to Stuart England and take King James Daemonologie, and replace it with the King James Version of the Bible so that his book of witchcraft will come down through the ages as the book of choice by everyone, freeing witches at last from their dark shadows. God is also sending down three angels, Hortense, Hulga and Hope, to help put a stop to this plan. The witches discover King James has some vacancies to fill in his retinue of King’s Men. They find Christopher Marlowe still alive, having faked his death so he could just serve the King in the dungeons, while writing all the plays for William Shakespeare who also happens to be one of the King’s men. We then find that Anne, the queen of England and bride of James, was kidnapped by pirates before her arrival to Scotland and went missing for many months before James went to fetch her on his own. But the witches recognize at once that it wasn’t pirates who captured Anne but space aliens who have sent her down to live among the common people to observe them.

Ganymede

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Ganymede asks Zeus to make him mortal again, but Hermes the trickster, pretends to be CEO of Black Marble Throne, Inc. when Ganymede comes calling to make this request. He winds up earth but not nearly as mortal as he had thought he would be. But since he doesn’t realize this , he begins a new adventure to find love and a career of his choosing —exercising that delicious of all deliciousness: Free...

FULL LENGTH: Ganymede asks Zeus to make him mortal again, but Hermes the trickster, pretends to be CEO of Black Marble Throne, Inc. when Ganymede comes calling to make this request. He winds up earth but not nearly as mortal as he had thought he would be. But since he doesn’t realize this , he begins a new adventure to find love and a career of his choosing —exercising that delicious of all deliciousness: Free Will.

by the love of aliens

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Michael, Mark and Liam wake up and think they may have been abducted by aliens, but it turns out to be far darker than that as they realize the club they were attending was attacked by a mass shooter and one of them has lost their life as the other two come to terms with this loss and horror.

ONE ACT: Michael, Mark and Liam wake up and think they may have been abducted by aliens, but it turns out to be far darker than that as they realize the club they were attending was attacked by a mass shooter and one of them has lost their life as the other two come to terms with this loss and horror.

The Mummies with the Golden Tongues

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mummy 1 has a golden tongue, Mummy 2 just mud. Who will be asked to participate in the naming ceremony?

Mummy 1 has a golden tongue, Mummy 2 just mud. Who will be asked to participate in the naming ceremony?

Evolution

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

In a distant future or perhaps alien planet, Fragen and Emblem call each other. Fragen is carrying their child and Emblem is off fighting a war that they both hope will soon be over, because even as much as the world evolves it seems that war and battles will always get in the way of new families.

In a distant future or perhaps alien planet, Fragen and Emblem call each other. Fragen is carrying their child and Emblem is off fighting a war that they both hope will soon be over, because even as much as the world evolves it seems that war and battles will always get in the way of new families.

Gall-lee (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Michael reflect back on his love of Gomer Pyle after Jim Nabors passing November 30, 2017

Michael reflect back on his love of Gomer Pyle after Jim Nabors passing November 30, 2017

Rammer Auction: A Shove It In Abduction

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Steve and Adam wake up in darkness and seem to be recovering from a slight hang over from the night before when Pete informs him he won them in a charity Leatherman auction in West Hollywood and is trying to bring them around to consciousness before letting them leave.

Steve and Adam wake up in darkness and seem to be recovering from a slight hang over from the night before when Pete informs him he won them in a charity Leatherman auction in West Hollywood and is trying to bring them around to consciousness before letting them leave.

There, in the UK

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Four survivors from an ever-morphing virus find refuge in an abandoned theater one winter night

Four survivors from an ever-morphing virus find refuge in an abandoned theater one winter night

Is this the Casting Call for Cock-Sucker's Hall?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Three actors meet at a casting call for the new musical about the 1890s gay brothel Paresis Hall in New York City, but when two learn the reason for the third's desire to be cast, they decide to set aside their ambitions and help this new actor get into his first show.

Three actors meet at a casting call for the new musical about the 1890s gay brothel Paresis Hall in New York City, but when two learn the reason for the third's desire to be cast, they decide to set aside their ambitions and help this new actor get into his first show.

A Widow Walks into a Bar

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A Widow Walks into a Bar, but the Priest, Clown and Whore are not happy with her being added to the roster, but she is determined to prove her worth.

A Widow Walks into a Bar, but the Priest, Clown and Whore are not happy with her being added to the roster, but she is determined to prove her worth.

The Laws of Kami

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Izanami and Izanagi stand at the beginning of creation but Izanami, just a woman, keeps speaking first and messing up things,

Izanami and Izanagi stand at the beginning of creation but Izanami, just a woman, keeps speaking first and messing up things,

beautiful places, smiling faces

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

An Alien family must decide on the things they can take with them on the train out of the state of South Carolina for not fitting the state’s values.

An Alien family must decide on the things they can take with them on the train out of the state of South Carolina for not fitting the state’s values.

Ganymede and Hebe Play Pat-a-Cake

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Ganymede and Hebe play pat-a-cake to bake a special birthday cake for Ganymede for his mortal birthday. He does have one wish to make.

Ganymede and Hebe play pat-a-cake to bake a special birthday cake for Ganymede for his mortal birthday. He does have one wish to make.

Socially Distant Bear (a Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Markie a stuffed bear sits out front of a Paris restaurant where he's being used to keep diners social apart from one another.

Markie a stuffed bear sits out front of a Paris restaurant where he's being used to keep diners social apart from one another.

Where are your wings, brother?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lance Zooms his brother Barry to ask him why he's not showing his wings during these turbulent times? Inspired by the paining "Two Men With Butterfly Wings" by Yannis Tsarouchis

Lance Zooms his brother Barry to ask him why he's not showing his wings during these turbulent times? Inspired by the paining "Two Men With Butterfly Wings" by Yannis Tsarouchis

Second Serves

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Friends from college do a Zoom call to check in on their gay badminton group and who is going to host the next tournament. One member of the group is missing from the call due to an offensive Tweet.

Friends from college do a Zoom call to check in on their gay badminton group and who is going to host the next tournament. One member of the group is missing from the call due to an offensive Tweet.

Rickey and Lance Reenact Scenes of History for Gay Zoomers

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Rickey and Lance have a zoom show where they reenact historic events and topics. Each has never met in person but are a new couple in the time of Covid and everything looks rosy till a caller's questions come in between them on one of their shows.

Rickey and Lance have a zoom show where they reenact historic events and topics. Each has never met in person but are a new couple in the time of Covid and everything looks rosy till a caller's questions come in between them on one of their shows.

Gorky Park

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Russian winter was a mild one in 2020 and a plastic polar bear at Gorky Park asks for a favor from a passerby to be set free so she can seek cooler weather and climes.

The Russian winter was a mild one in 2020 and a plastic polar bear at Gorky Park asks for a favor from a passerby to be set free so she can seek cooler weather and climes.

Universal Drag Ball

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: After watching the pre-code movie "Dancing Lady" with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, gods Shiva and Terpsichore decide to host a a new Universal Drag Ball and bring in beings from all over the galaxies and time to participate. Also in the mix is the gay emcee, Gene Malin, from the late 1920s and early 1930s "Pansy Craze" of New York and Hollywood.

ONE ACT: After watching the pre-code movie "Dancing Lady" with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, gods Shiva and Terpsichore decide to host a a new Universal Drag Ball and bring in beings from all over the galaxies and time to participate. Also in the mix is the gay emcee, Gene Malin, from the late 1920s and early 1930s "Pansy Craze" of New York and Hollywood.

Alien Lovers and Friends Anonymous

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Billie, Laddie, Jackie and Kelly are about to start another meeting of ALF (Alien Lovers and Friends) Anonymous, when they notice Joey has been taken and apparently from the very room they are gathered in.  As they come to terms with their disappointment at not being taken once again they strive to piece together last night's events, and figure out why those church bells don't sound as church-like as they should...

Billie, Laddie, Jackie and Kelly are about to start another meeting of ALF (Alien Lovers and Friends) Anonymous, when they notice Joey has been taken and apparently from the very room they are gathered in.  As they come to terms with their disappointment at not being taken once again they strive to piece together last night's events, and figure out why those church bells don't sound as church-like as they should.

Zoom Exposure

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mitch and Tony start a Zoom call to reenact old sports games together, but they are soon interrupted by Zoom Bombers Rob and Barry who thought the Slack Channel #tight ends up the line was for a gay jack-off-club.

Mitch and Tony start a Zoom call to reenact old sports games together, but they are soon interrupted by Zoom Bombers Rob and Barry who thought the Slack Channel #tight ends up the line was for a gay jack-off-club.

Zoom Revenge

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The bullied get their comeuppance with this Zoom Heather-esque play.

So proud that this play was included in the recent Smith & Kraus publication " Laughter is the Best Medicine" which was curated by the talented playwright Debbie Lamedman!!! Read her work!

The bullied get their comeuppance with this Zoom Heather-esque play.

So proud that this play was included in the recent Smith & Kraus publication " Laughter is the Best Medicine" which was curated by the talented playwright Debbie Lamedman!!! Read her work!

I Don't Look Like a Deer (a monlogue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Brenda Lovvinggood recalls the last words of a manicurist who was determined to get closer to an alligator to take its picture. This after breaking the self-quarantine rules in place.

Brenda Lovvinggood recalls the last words of a manicurist who was determined to get closer to an alligator to take its picture. This after breaking the self-quarantine rules in place.

Window (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Peter has to clean apartment windows vs. the office buildings he likes doing.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Peter has to clean apartment windows vs. the office buildings he likes doing.

Happy Barefoot Day, Comrade!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

On the May Day celebration, Comrade #4 finds an old tattered pamphlet announcing the way things used to be in the world once upon a time.

On the May Day celebration, Comrade #4 finds an old tattered pamphlet announcing the way things used to be in the world once upon a time.

The Transport

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: It is the first transport after the shelter in place rules have been lifted in this new normal. Lucy, the dog, is being transported to Seattle from Houston as part of the transport with new driver, Shane, who has a little bit of something he's been hiding from the other two drivers, Ricky and Tony. Shane tries to connect with the other two drivers with his tales of historic evil done to gay people as he...

ONE ACT: It is the first transport after the shelter in place rules have been lifted in this new normal. Lucy, the dog, is being transported to Seattle from Houston as part of the transport with new driver, Shane, who has a little bit of something he's been hiding from the other two drivers, Ricky and Tony. Shane tries to connect with the other two drivers with his tales of historic evil done to gay people as he feels that with them all being gay or transexual, they should know this history to better understand all the pain and suffereing they have endured as people.  But they seem to be more interested in Shane's own past and his own history and also trying to figure what is his connection to Lucy? They seem to have a strong bond other than just driver and rescue animal.  

Mother Nature Cleans Up (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mother Nature swears this will be the last time she cleans up after her filthy family members.

Mother Nature swears this will be the last time she cleans up after her filthy family members.

Be a Man (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Parker Miller takes his last breaths at a San Francisco Assisted Living Facility where he's dying from COVID-19. He thinks back on his life and what it meant to be a gay man.

Parker Miller takes his last breaths at a San Francisco Assisted Living Facility where he's dying from COVID-19. He thinks back on his life and what it meant to be a gay man.

Set Your Human Phasers to Stunned

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

It is the year 2021, and Ian would like to finally perform his one man show “Set Your Human Phasers to Stunned” for his grandparents remotely. His boyfriend, Clinton, also has a mission of his own. Even if the world has changed to a pandemic state, love still finds a way in to soothe the troubled soul.

It is the year 2021, and Ian would like to finally perform his one man show “Set Your Human Phasers to Stunned” for his grandparents remotely. His boyfriend, Clinton, also has a mission of his own. Even if the world has changed to a pandemic state, love still finds a way in to soothe the troubled soul.

Madam Zoorosky Sees All

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The evil Dr. Mindbenderling devises a plot to get the prized electric plant back from Madam Zoorosky.

The evil Dr. Mindbenderling devises a plot to get the prized electric plant back from Madam Zoorosky.

Covid-69 minus 68 (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Shane bemoans the fact that he broke up at a bad time.

Shane bemoans the fact that he broke up at a bad time.

Evil Anonymous

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Snow White's once evil stepmother comes clean about a few things.

Snow White's once evil stepmother comes clean about a few things.

Evil Anonymous (The Zoom Version)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Snow White's once evil stepmother comes clean about a few things over Zoom.

Snow White's once evil stepmother comes clean about a few things over Zoom.

The Problematic Lot of Lot's Wife (A One-Minute Play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lot's Wife (Edith) wants to stay in Sodom with her girlfriend Rachael, but Lot wants nothing of that.

Lot's Wife (Edith) wants to stay in Sodom with her girlfriend Rachael, but Lot wants nothing of that.

Flagellants, Inc

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Brother and sister, Billy and Marty Flaggel, are sitting pretty, with what feels to be a sure win. Their parents are trying to broker a merger in one of the far away Stans with another Flagellant company, But the phone call is not what they expect, and surely they did not think that Bob, their Face of their Company's Uniweb, would have anything to contribute since he's a mute and once frozen Neanderthal that...

Brother and sister, Billy and Marty Flaggel, are sitting pretty, with what feels to be a sure win. Their parents are trying to broker a merger in one of the far away Stans with another Flagellant company, But the phone call is not what they expect, and surely they did not think that Bob, their Face of their Company's Uniweb, would have anything to contribute since he's a mute and once frozen Neanderthal that was unthawed and bought by the Flaggels to be their face of an ever growing business. But sometimes the wordless have a lot to offer to help cure the world of the latest pandemic.

A Crossing

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Heather C finds waking up each day more difficult than she had ever imagined. Her first thought each day is "Oh, I Woke up" and she finds it disappointing that she did. Joey L has the same thought but his is much more inspirational even after his wife's death. A chance Lyft encounter on the Seattle ferry brings them both together at a time that proves most fortunate.

Heather C finds waking up each day more difficult than she had ever imagined. Her first thought each day is "Oh, I Woke up" and she finds it disappointing that she did. Joey L has the same thought but his is much more inspirational even after his wife's death. A chance Lyft encounter on the Seattle ferry brings them both together at a time that proves most fortunate.

Bride of Bigfoot

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sherry Darvas went on a trek into the woods one day in 1976 to find out the truth about Bigfoot. What she discovered left her with no reaction when asked about it except to scream. Forty years later, reporter, Ed Gaston, is seeking to find out her truth so he can let the rest of the world know that it wasn't a hoax.

Sherry Darvas went on a trek into the woods one day in 1976 to find out the truth about Bigfoot. What she discovered left her with no reaction when asked about it except to scream. Forty years later, reporter, Ed Gaston, is seeking to find out her truth so he can let the rest of the world know that it wasn't a hoax.

Lady Liberty is Losing Her Vision (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lady Liberty waits in a doctor's office for the shots that will help her retinal dystrophy from progressing too fast.

Lady Liberty waits in a doctor's office for the shots that will help her retinal dystrophy from progressing too fast.

Every Decapitation Serves a Purpose (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Youth Monologue: THURSDAY BUGATTI stands up in front of her 8th Grade Class to give her "What I'd like to be when I grow up" speech.

Youth Monologue: THURSDAY BUGATTI stands up in front of her 8th Grade Class to give her "What I'd like to be when I grow up" speech.

Zombie Barbie (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Zombie Barbie tries to get a good burp going after finishing off her Cabbage Patch Kid

Zombie Barbie tries to get a good burp going after finishing off her Cabbage Patch Kid

Into the White

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Take a journey Into the White, a two act play that explores the inner turmoil, plight, and hopes of six passengers trapped in a train on a snow covered mountain in Washington State in 1910. Inspired by the Wellington Train Disaster, Into the White presents a journey of these men and women who question the purpose of life and look for an existential freedom of mind and place.

FULL LENGTH: Take a journey Into the White, a two act play that explores the inner turmoil, plight, and hopes of six passengers trapped in a train on a snow covered mountain in Washington State in 1910. Inspired by the Wellington Train Disaster, Into the White presents a journey of these men and women who question the purpose of life and look for an existential freedom of mind and place.

Hand of the Desert (A One Minute Play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One Traveler intends to commit suicide at the large-scale hand sculpture Mana del Desierto by sculptor Mario Irarrázabal located in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Another Traveler has other ideas.

One Traveler intends to commit suicide at the large-scale hand sculpture Mana del Desierto by sculptor Mario Irarrázabal located in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Another Traveler has other ideas.

Eternal Caress

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One stormy night in 1900 in her home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Felicia Warrington confronts the ghost of her dead lover Anna whose visitation reawakens Felicia's madness around her malevolent and murderous acts of the past.

One stormy night in 1900 in her home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Felicia Warrington confronts the ghost of her dead lover Anna whose visitation reawakens Felicia's madness around her malevolent and murderous acts of the past.

Never Closer Than Three Feet

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Play written as part of the 365 Women a Year Project

MGM star Norma Shearer poses for some portraits taken by studio head photographer Ruth Harriet Louise after completing the last day of shooting of Norma's first sound film in 1929. Norma would like them to be a little more sexy than typical, but Ruth is not having any of it.

Play written as part of the 365 Women a Year Project

MGM star Norma Shearer poses for some portraits taken by studio head photographer Ruth Harriet Louise after completing the last day of shooting of Norma's first sound film in 1929. Norma would like them to be a little more sexy than typical, but Ruth is not having any of it.

Kilikatkat Can’t Add to the Story

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Writer, and witch Circe Williams, tries to create a new masterpiece with the help of her minions/piggies, Kilikatkat and Crabby Hotcakes-all about an armless, and mute, paper umbrella un-folder who one day witnesses a horrific event that the person can't post on social media much to that person’s dreaded despair. A fit of writer’s rage moves Circe to mute both minions and strike out on her own only to have...

Writer, and witch Circe Williams, tries to create a new masterpiece with the help of her minions/piggies, Kilikatkat and Crabby Hotcakes-all about an armless, and mute, paper umbrella un-folder who one day witnesses a horrific event that the person can't post on social media much to that person’s dreaded despair. A fit of writer’s rage moves Circe to mute both minions and strike out on her own only to have them track her down for their own type of revenge.

To Cast a Red Hue

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

When Mary, Queen of Scots traveled to France to await her marriage to the future king of France, Frances II, she traveled with her own court. Four of those young girls were also named Mary, and were from some of the noblest families in Scotland at the time: Beaton, Seton, Fleming and Livingston.

When Mary, Queen of Scots traveled to France to await her marriage to the future king of France, Frances II, she traveled with her own court. Four of those young girls were also named Mary, and were from some of the noblest families in Scotland at the time: Beaton, Seton, Fleming and Livingston.

A Sense of Columns (A Fairy Tale with Twinks and Bears)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Blind Felix agrees to meet a new date off the Grindr app at a designated setting between the fifth and sixth column to see if his new Bear is all that he's cracked up to be. Turns out he isn't and is more Bear than Felix had hoped for. Will his friends be able to save him in the end?

Blind Felix agrees to meet a new date off the Grindr app at a designated setting between the fifth and sixth column to see if his new Bear is all that he's cracked up to be. Turns out he isn't and is more Bear than Felix had hoped for. Will his friends be able to save him in the end?

A Sense of Stardom (a Monologue for Mr. Microphone)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mr. Microphone sits in a bar in his 40th year and checks out the new Mic in town.

Mr. Microphone sits in a bar in his 40th year and checks out the new Mic in town.

A Sense of Success

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

MIT graduate Benjamin is bringing his new finance Sunny home to meet his kooky, artistic parents, Ben and Margie. Will the smell coming from the living room table bring them closer together or tear them further apart?

MIT graduate Benjamin is bringing his new finance Sunny home to meet his kooky, artistic parents, Ben and Margie. Will the smell coming from the living room table bring them closer together or tear them further apart?

Happy Doppelgänger Day!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mike wakes up on his and Ben's anniversary to wish his love just that, but will the disclosure of an indiscretion with a guy in Steampunk attire put an end to the happy couple's celebration?

Mike wakes up on his and Ben's anniversary to wish his love just that, but will the disclosure of an indiscretion with a guy in Steampunk attire put an end to the happy couple's celebration?

Victor Noir (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Victor Noir comes clean about his very important role as a fertility symbol in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Victor Noir comes clean about his very important role as a fertility symbol in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Bless You

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

On a midnight crossing on the Staten Island ferry, Gus tries to tell his possible new "item" Sam the main reason he can't hear "Bless You" after he sneezes.

On a midnight crossing on the Staten Island ferry, Gus tries to tell his possible new "item" Sam the main reason he can't hear "Bless You" after he sneezes.

The Great Gay Wall Talent Show

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A group of gay immigrants are coming in droves to the The Great Gay Wall Talent Show being held at the US-Mexico Border. With harsh judges and even harsher conditions all around, will any of these individual and talented people make it through to the winner's circle?

A group of gay immigrants are coming in droves to the The Great Gay Wall Talent Show being held at the US-Mexico Border. With harsh judges and even harsher conditions all around, will any of these individual and talented people make it through to the winner's circle?

Alien Lovers and Friends

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: The UFO enthusiast group “Alien Lovers and Friends” is not sure why their next alien visit isn’t happening as scheduled just outside Lebanon, Kansas at the marker for the geographic center of the contiguous United State. There are some among them who feel that perhaps the stone of communication was switched for a fake one but who among them would jeopardize their possible ascension into the mother ship...

ONE ACT: The UFO enthusiast group “Alien Lovers and Friends” is not sure why their next alien visit isn’t happening as scheduled just outside Lebanon, Kansas at the marker for the geographic center of the contiguous United State. There are some among them who feel that perhaps the stone of communication was switched for a fake one but who among them would jeopardize their possible ascension into the mother ship?

Play was inspired by the painting Flatlined by Jessica Fridrich for the Know Theater's Artist and Playwrights Festival for 2018

Unfrozen (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Asa sits at the Cryonics Institute in the post-thawing room to adjust to being unfrozen again, but sadly Asa's hand puppet Mr. K won't wake up.

Asa sits at the Cryonics Institute in the post-thawing room to adjust to being unfrozen again, but sadly Asa's hand puppet Mr. K won't wake up.

You All, Dammit!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mel and Sam are rehearsing a new play by X-Xavier Mission about the great Chinese warrior Fu Hao when Sam slips in a Y’all once again and blames it on the Southern Accenting that appears in all of Mission plays no matter the setting. But then X-Xavier Mission appears and says the Accenting comes from not ever paying homage to his/her birthplace, Pumpkintown, South Carolina. Re-writes are given out as he/she...

Mel and Sam are rehearsing a new play by X-Xavier Mission about the great Chinese warrior Fu Hao when Sam slips in a Y’all once again and blames it on the Southern Accenting that appears in all of Mission plays no matter the setting. But then X-Xavier Mission appears and says the Accenting comes from not ever paying homage to his/her birthplace, Pumpkintown, South Carolina. Re-writes are given out as he/she tries to make amends for all the wrongs caused by this Southern Accenting by updating the new play on the spot to hopefully cleanse this issue once and for all.

End Tyranny Today! Join the Drone Fighting Chicks!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A hummingbird applies to be a part of the drone fighting eagles in France by showing he's got the right amount of heart.

A hummingbird applies to be a part of the drone fighting eagles in France by showing he's got the right amount of heart.

Alvivi (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Alvivi Men’s Summer Sequin Sleeveless Slim Fitted Vest Fashion Tank Top T-Shirt Clubwear has a story to tell just like every piece of high fashion out there.

Alvivi Men’s Summer Sequin Sleeveless Slim Fitted Vest Fashion Tank Top T-Shirt Clubwear has a story to tell just like every piece of high fashion out there.

Dinky & the Dancing Bear

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Theodore Roethke suffered a heart attack and drowned in a swimming pool on August 1, 1963 while staying with his friends the Bloedels. This play is a conversation between the Dancing Bear which was one of Roethke's nicknames and Dinky, a mythical creature in a Roethke poem of the same name.

Theodore Roethke suffered a heart attack and drowned in a swimming pool on August 1, 1963 while staying with his friends the Bloedels. This play is a conversation between the Dancing Bear which was one of Roethke's nicknames and Dinky, a mythical creature in a Roethke poem of the same name.

Red Roof (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lelei, a Pacific Islander woman who works at the front desk of the Red Roof Inn near the airport in Seattle, checks out a lone customer early one morning.

Lelei, a Pacific Islander woman who works at the front desk of the Red Roof Inn near the airport in Seattle, checks out a lone customer early one morning.

Bird Song

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Parker Lowman visits his second cousin Deborah to find some understanding about her mother Birdie's suicide.

Parker Lowman visits his second cousin Deborah to find some understanding about her mother Birdie's suicide.

Fairy Noodle at the Ferry Noodle House (a Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Fairy Noodle talks about his need to become a super hero to fight the evil Ru-Bard in the Attapakee's garden. Won't you please help him by buying the Phad Kee Mao infused with Sweet, Sweet Basil which will make you sneeze and possibly toss your used brown paper napkin to the floor (snot-infused, of course), as this makes the best super hero cape.

Fairy Noodle talks about his need to become a super hero to fight the evil Ru-Bard in the Attapakee's garden. Won't you please help him by buying the Phad Kee Mao infused with Sweet, Sweet Basil which will make you sneeze and possibly toss your used brown paper napkin to the floor (snot-infused, of course), as this makes the best super hero cape.

Connie Williams, Pez Slayer

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Connie Williams has been troubled with three years running with what people try to tell her are allergies, but allergies in November? Connie figures out it's demons and she's also figured out how to capture them and to win the battle once and for all against them and the person who cast shade on her house in the first place.

Connie Williams has been troubled with three years running with what people try to tell her are allergies, but allergies in November? Connie figures out it's demons and she's also figured out how to capture them and to win the battle once and for all against them and the person who cast shade on her house in the first place.

God Awful Table (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Merelynne Hopkins reflects back on everything that led up to her sitting at the door at her cousin's wedding asking people to sign the guest book as they come in for the reception.

Merelynne Hopkins reflects back on everything that led up to her sitting at the door at her cousin's wedding asking people to sign the guest book as they come in for the reception.

A Medal for Oslo

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The library in Oslo, North Dakota is up for the Medal of Distinction from the "Library Journal of . . . . " for a small town with the population of 2750-3000, but will the birth of octuplets by one of the townspeople derail the proud town from receiving the award?

The library in Oslo, North Dakota is up for the Medal of Distinction from the "Library Journal of . . . . " for a small town with the population of 2750-3000, but will the birth of octuplets by one of the townspeople derail the proud town from receiving the award?

Marie Antoinette (and the Cost of Living)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Two Hander: An African American Marie Antoinette spends her last day in jail reflecting with her jailer about her life as a Queen.

This is an older play that was performed at a Seattle festival called The Great Zap Dodd.

ONE ACT: Two Hander: An African American Marie Antoinette spends her last day in jail reflecting with her jailer about her life as a Queen.

This is an older play that was performed at a Seattle festival called The Great Zap Dodd.

Ghost Hunting 101

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

While touring the Rose Hill Plantation, Joey and Marigale decide to stay behind after the tour ends to see the little known Crow Girl ghost which haunts the place, at least according to a book they found on such things But it turns out the Crow Girl is a little more than they bargained for when she does appear.

While touring the Rose Hill Plantation, Joey and Marigale decide to stay behind after the tour ends to see the little known Crow Girl ghost which haunts the place, at least according to a book they found on such things But it turns out the Crow Girl is a little more than they bargained for when she does appear.

Delivering Dad

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Three brothers, in 1996, take their father's ashes back to his special spot he wanted to rest for eternity.

FULL LENGTH: Three brothers, in 1996, take their father's ashes back to his special spot he wanted to rest for eternity.

Storm Eye Closing

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

BREAKUIN2 and FLASHMONKEY try to take down the legend KILLINMESOFTLIE in the Fortnite app, but KILLINMESOFTLIE shows what becomes a legend most.

BREAKUIN2 and FLASHMONKEY try to take down the legend KILLINMESOFTLIE in the Fortnite app, but KILLINMESOFTLIE shows what becomes a legend most.

Crashing Through Kauai

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Jenkie Moser has come to Kauai in the early 1980s after her husband’s death to start anew and to find a purpose. Before the play begins she has met young Aaron Wood. Aaron is dealing with the probability of death at a young age and finding someone who will help him as he nears the end is of utmost importance. Set in the McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery in Hanapepe, Hawaii, Jenkie and Aaron meet one...

ONE ACT: Jenkie Moser has come to Kauai in the early 1980s after her husband’s death to start anew and to find a purpose. Before the play begins she has met young Aaron Wood. Aaron is dealing with the probability of death at a young age and finding someone who will help him as he nears the end is of utmost importance. Set in the McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery in Hanapepe, Hawaii, Jenkie and Aaron meet one sunny day to clean up the cemetery with the help of a recruit named Brody, who Aaron met stealing money from the Hindu temple on the island. As the play progresses, we meet Memory Taloo, who stumbles upon the cemetery by accident and soon remembers who Jenkie is and the purpose that Jenkie has staked for herself in the terrifying new world of the late 1980s. A cautionary tale of just how important love is, Crashing Through Kauai brings to life a small moment in 1987 that although so specific in place and time, is universal of just how fragile the world is that we live in.

A Murder of Crows

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A Murder of Crows provides a glimpse into the lives of a couple as they discover that sometimes the little things do matter especially when one of them is struggling to remember them. Set in the kitchen of Caroline and Aaron as they prepare a pot of soup on a winter day, the play mixes a little of the macabre and a dash of humor to show what the bond of love can provide at those times in life when it is...

A Murder of Crows provides a glimpse into the lives of a couple as they discover that sometimes the little things do matter especially when one of them is struggling to remember them. Set in the kitchen of Caroline and Aaron as they prepare a pot of soup on a winter day, the play mixes a little of the macabre and a dash of humor to show what the bond of love can provide at those times in life when it is unfairly tasked.

The Chorus Awaits Its Cue!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Billie, Laddie and Joey, the Chorus of a new gay production of Macbeth, sneak a smoke break during one of the performance. As they discuss the pretty awful production they find themselves in, they discover, through all things a yogurt lid, that perhaps they are involved in something more magical after all.

Billie, Laddie and Joey, the Chorus of a new gay production of Macbeth, sneak a smoke break during one of the performance. As they discuss the pretty awful production they find themselves in, they discover, through all things a yogurt lid, that perhaps they are involved in something more magical after all.

A Pageant Fit for the Baby J

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

It’s 1984 and Mary, Doris, Retha and Fairy convene on Retha’s front porch to plan the best Christmas pageant yet for their small church. Having been chosen again to direct by the Preacher’s wife June who lives across the street, Retha holds the first meeting on her front porch. But there is precious little time to waste what with the distraction of June’s husband Preacher Henry and his carrying-on with his so...

It’s 1984 and Mary, Doris, Retha and Fairy convene on Retha’s front porch to plan the best Christmas pageant yet for their small church. Having been chosen again to direct by the Preacher’s wife June who lives across the street, Retha holds the first meeting on her front porch. But there is precious little time to waste what with the distraction of June’s husband Preacher Henry and his carrying-on with his so-called cousin Bertha just across the yard and some liberal interpretations of the Bible by her friends, can Retha pull off this small feat of a repeat success for Christmas?

Waiting for Tipper

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Boris, Gus and John are sitting around a fire at what appears to be an assisted living facility waiting on their friend Tipper to get there with her chair, but when she arrives without one, which of the boys will give his up for the new addition around the fire? A sentimental journey to a place by the fire for any pet lovers.

Boris, Gus and John are sitting around a fire at what appears to be an assisted living facility waiting on their friend Tipper to get there with her chair, but when she arrives without one, which of the boys will give his up for the new addition around the fire? A sentimental journey to a place by the fire for any pet lovers.

Unspoken (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Play inspired by Cole Porter’s breaking of his friendship with Monty “The Beard” Woolley over several reasons, but one of them being Woolley’s affair with his handyman who happened to be African-American.

Play inspired by Cole Porter’s breaking of his friendship with Monty “The Beard” Woolley over several reasons, but one of them being Woolley’s affair with his handyman who happened to be African-American.

Turning Japanese [one minute play]

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Leigh Ann tries to explain to her new boss at the Ryobi Power Tool Plant why she came to work in an Antebellum dress.

Leigh Ann tries to explain to her new boss at the Ryobi Power Tool Plant why she came to work in an Antebellum dress.

Mid-Year

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Connie, Doug, Heather and Philip all show up for a meeting at a conference room they’ve never seen and with a person of whom they’ve never heard. When this mysterious person shows up, she informs them that due to budget cuts they will be playing musical chairs for their mid-year review to see which of them gets to keep her or his job.

Connie, Doug, Heather and Philip all show up for a meeting at a conference room they’ve never seen and with a person of whom they’ve never heard. When this mysterious person shows up, she informs them that due to budget cuts they will be playing musical chairs for their mid-year review to see which of them gets to keep her or his job.

Protect the Plate

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Barrett asks Jeremy to meet him in the middle of a baseball field one early June morning in Bend, Oregon before the start of their sons' baseball tournament. Seems Barrett cannot really get over the "fling" he and Jeremy had the previous year and wants some sort of retribution for the pain he still feels over the entire affair.

Barrett asks Jeremy to meet him in the middle of a baseball field one early June morning in Bend, Oregon before the start of their sons' baseball tournament. Seems Barrett cannot really get over the "fling" he and Jeremy had the previous year and wants some sort of retribution for the pain he still feels over the entire affair.

Bless

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Inspired by the Blessings in Arizona, 92 year old Martha Bless shoots her son when she thinks she overhears he and his girlfriend Hope plotting to send her to an assisted living home. A drama played out in three monologues.

Inspired by the Blessings in Arizona, 92 year old Martha Bless shoots her son when she thinks she overhears he and his girlfriend Hope plotting to send her to an assisted living home. A drama played out in three monologues.

Just on the Other Side (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

On July 4th, 2018, deported veteran Ricardo Manuel Aguado stands by the US-Mexican border fence at Playas de Tijuana and reflects back on his life. Monologue inspired by photographs by Justin Sullivan for Getty Images News.

On July 4th, 2018, deported veteran Ricardo Manuel Aguado stands by the US-Mexican border fence at Playas de Tijuana and reflects back on his life. Monologue inspired by photographs by Justin Sullivan for Getty Images News.

Woody’s Pawn ‘N Gun Shop/Art Gallery

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

What drove the townspeople of Buffalo, South Carolina to revolt against the Woody’s Pawn ‘N Gun Shop? It seems an art installation by trans artist Augusta Winds titled "Heaven and Hell" might be the reason. With the town at the door, what can seemingly save our dynamic trio if not clowns?

What drove the townspeople of Buffalo, South Carolina to revolt against the Woody’s Pawn ‘N Gun Shop? It seems an art installation by trans artist Augusta Winds titled "Heaven and Hell" might be the reason. With the town at the door, what can seemingly save our dynamic trio if not clowns?

Alice Takes the 41 (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Alice, a drunk homeless woman with her life in bags, steps onto the 41 for a ride in downtown Seattle one afternoon during rush hour traffic.

Alice, a drunk homeless woman with her life in bags, steps onto the 41 for a ride in downtown Seattle one afternoon during rush hour traffic.

Liberty . . . or Something (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Wendy reflects back on why she's sitting on the top of the replica of the Statue of Liberty at the New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 4 2018.

Wendy reflects back on why she's sitting on the top of the replica of the Statue of Liberty at the New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 4 2018.

Beautiful Man

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Beautiful Man seems to start at the end of a one-night stand with Chris and David found in a darkened hotel room. However, it turns out to be an anniversary ritual for the two as they celebrate another year together, albeit with some strings attached.

Beautiful Man seems to start at the end of a one-night stand with Chris and David found in a darkened hotel room. However, it turns out to be an anniversary ritual for the two as they celebrate another year together, albeit with some strings attached.

The Man Who Wears a Bonnet (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Kelly reflects on the reason he wears a bonnet.

Kelly reflects on the reason he wears a bonnet.

Emily Dickinson Talks to God, Now (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Fredericka Barnes comes back from her neighbor Emily's funeral to reflect on how much this woman knew about life despite the fact that she rarely left her home.

Fredericka Barnes comes back from her neighbor Emily's funeral to reflect on how much this woman knew about life despite the fact that she rarely left her home.

Hail, Scotch Broom!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Newly crowned Scotch Broom Festival Queen Jenny Lynne Phillips gets a call from the Festival's new committee. This self-appointed group seem to have ideas for the weed which may put Jenny Lynne's title in jeopardy.

Newly crowned Scotch Broom Festival Queen Jenny Lynne Phillips gets a call from the Festival's new committee. This self-appointed group seem to have ideas for the weed which may put Jenny Lynne's title in jeopardy.

Not Funny in North Carolina (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jackie Beery wants to create something universal for the masses which begins with a theme of sugar, but upon reflection, takes on a much more universal bent about love won and lost, and oh yes, stress-eating, so there's that.

Jackie Beery wants to create something universal for the masses which begins with a theme of sugar, but upon reflection, takes on a much more universal bent about love won and lost, and oh yes, stress-eating, so there's that.

Zombie Hurricane (Tempest in a Teacup)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Billie, Laddie and Joey are all in a new gay production of The Tempest called Zombie Hurricane, but not all is perfect as they await news of financial backing from some kind soul. Will it come through in time to keep the show running as well as their summer stock careers or will all perish much like the titular storm without ever seeing one paying customer?

Billie, Laddie and Joey are all in a new gay production of The Tempest called Zombie Hurricane, but not all is perfect as they await news of financial backing from some kind soul. Will it come through in time to keep the show running as well as their summer stock careers or will all perish much like the titular storm without ever seeing one paying customer?

Trinkets for Jenkie

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Trinkets for Jenkie concerns two sons who have come to help their mother say goodbye to their childhood home. Jenkie Williams has lost her husband, and now her house, but she has gained a new following and hobby---crows. They have been flocking to her house and leaving mementoes of yesterday and a hope for tomorrow.

Trinkets for Jenkie concerns two sons who have come to help their mother say goodbye to their childhood home. Jenkie Williams has lost her husband, and now her house, but she has gained a new following and hobby---crows. They have been flocking to her house and leaving mementoes of yesterday and a hope for tomorrow.

Double-blind

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Patrick and Ross sign up for the same double-blind study for a test drug that is supposed to heighten one's amorous capabilities. This in the little city of Greenville, South Carolina. However, their study is cut short by the winter storm Jonas and they have to take refuge at a Best Western. As the storm rages around them they realize that the storm that was supposed to blow through in a day might be...

ONE ACT: Patrick and Ross sign up for the same double-blind study for a test drug that is supposed to heighten one's amorous capabilities. This in the little city of Greenville, South Carolina. However, their study is cut short by the winter storm Jonas and they have to take refuge at a Best Western. As the storm rages around them they realize that the storm that was supposed to blow through in a day might be something more apocalyptic than they had ever imagined. A comedy about love and second chances and a rift on the current state of our dependencies on pharmaceuticals, Double-blind plays out over the few days that Jonas and Patrick and Ross all share in the supposed sunny south.

Murder at the Dionysus

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Murder at the Dionysus is a dark mystery inspired by the Blood Tragedies of the Renaissance in the theatrical style of Thomas Kyd or Christopher Marlowe and influenced greatly by German Expressionist art. This play explores the dark side of love, power, innocence and sophistication. The setting is Paris in 1914, but the characters could be off the streets of any big city at any time in history.

FULL LENGTH: Murder at the Dionysus is a dark mystery inspired by the Blood Tragedies of the Renaissance in the theatrical style of Thomas Kyd or Christopher Marlowe and influenced greatly by German Expressionist art. This play explores the dark side of love, power, innocence and sophistication. The setting is Paris in 1914, but the characters could be off the streets of any big city at any time in history.

God's Glory

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Seems like the saintly and newly achieved centenarian, Glory Dove, of the local Greenville, South Carolina televangelism show Save-A-Lots Power Hour has just one tiny secret that is about to be exposed on the national television show Find Your Root. Senator Brewster from New York is coming to South Carolina to meet his birth mother who, as it turns out, was a Ziegfeld Follie before the days of...

FULL LENGTH: Seems like the saintly and newly achieved centenarian, Glory Dove, of the local Greenville, South Carolina televangelism show Save-A-Lots Power Hour has just one tiny secret that is about to be exposed on the national television show Find Your Root. Senator Brewster from New York is coming to South Carolina to meet his birth mother who, as it turns out, was a Ziegfeld Follie before the days of spreading the gospel with her other children. The Senator is traveling with Find Your Root host and creator Ben Spears and the senator’s personal assistant Carol Burgess. Siblings Brother Saul and Sister Ruth Dove will do anything to prevent this past transgression of their mother from being exposed in this farcical concoction of religion, politics and family.

Sun Devil

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

In a close-by future state, one Husky Fan is all set for the kick-off at the Husky-Sun Devils football game, but then a Sun Devil Fan wades into unceremoniously into the dog pound. With his girl puppet in hand.

Inspired by actual events at a recent Husky-Sun Devil game where a father and daughter Sun Devil fans were sparring with the Husky Fans around them although not with the language used in the play.

In a close-by future state, one Husky Fan is all set for the kick-off at the Husky-Sun Devils football game, but then a Sun Devil Fan wades into unceremoniously into the dog pound. With his girl puppet in hand.

Inspired by actual events at a recent Husky-Sun Devil game where a father and daughter Sun Devil fans were sparring with the Husky Fans around them although not with the language used in the play.

Bug Chaser (Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Daniel tries to explain his sexual fetish to a new trick.

Daniel tries to explain his sexual fetish to a new trick.

Riders, Alert!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Freddie Acevedo wakes up every morning in terror about the future, but somehow this loop has become reality for the man in his late sixties who is tethered to another man Dahl Moser every time he wakes. These two have learned to exist in this future where the world is less populated but still a dangerous place. Dahl wakes up every night to sleep walk and ride the bus with his wife who is no longer...

ONE ACT: Freddie Acevedo wakes up every morning in terror about the future, but somehow this loop has become reality for the man in his late sixties who is tethered to another man Dahl Moser every time he wakes. These two have learned to exist in this future where the world is less populated but still a dangerous place. Dahl wakes up every night to sleep walk and ride the bus with his wife who is no longer alive, but sadly Dahl’s memories are clouded, and Leah never existed and he’s forgotten in is disillusions that Freddie and he were the couple in question when these nightly reminiscences begin. When the young man Bear Merrick stumbles across them one day their world is forever changed as Bear tries to push his way into their circle. Riders, Alert is as much a tale of survival as much as a love story between two men who have learned that even when all around you is taken away, there’s that undying cord of friendship and trust that can make you whole again.

I see this as nightmare that Freddie is having because his husband Dahl has Alzheimer's.

Two Candles (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

This play was written for the Code Red/Faith Project, Shootings in Houses of Worship (1999-2018), and was written as a response to the shooting on May 18, 2001 at the Greater Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY. This play is dedicated to Mary Ann Turner.

This play was written for the Code Red/Faith Project, Shootings in Houses of Worship (1999-2018), and was written as a response to the shooting on May 18, 2001 at the Greater Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY. This play is dedicated to Mary Ann Turner.

Lazy Bear Winery (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

August decides to indulge his fondness for sweet wines at the Lazy Bear Winery in Pickens, South Carolina in honor of his deceased husband. As he sits and reflects, he ends up coming out to the winery's owner.

August decides to indulge his fondness for sweet wines at the Lazy Bear Winery in Pickens, South Carolina in honor of his deceased husband. As he sits and reflects, he ends up coming out to the winery's owner.

Stone the Evil

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Waymo Corporation decided to hold its test drives of its driverless cars/vans in Chandler, Arizona. Not every citizen was happy about this.

Waymo Corporation decided to hold its test drives of its driverless cars/vans in Chandler, Arizona. Not every citizen was happy about this.

Where Did All the Bed Bugs Go?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Will and Betty check into a Motel 6 where they are spending the night to participate in a big Confederate Reenactment Festival in Union, South Carolina ,but Samantha’s confession leads them down a rabbit hole of coupledom self-evaluation.

Will and Betty check into a Motel 6 where they are spending the night to participate in a big Confederate Reenactment Festival in Union, South Carolina ,but Samantha’s confession leads them down a rabbit hole of coupledom self-evaluation.

Mina's Wake

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

V. comes to pay his respect at Mina's wake being held in a bar.

V. comes to pay his respect at Mina's wake being held in a bar.

Alexa, Play My Favorite LP

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Ben comes home from a hard day of tug-boating and just wants to relax with Alexa, but she now speaks Chinese which is throwing off his afternoon chi just a tad.

Ben comes home from a hard day of tug-boating and just wants to relax with Alexa, but she now speaks Chinese which is throwing off his afternoon chi just a tad.

When Windmills Attack!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

When Windmills attack the near the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass in the San Bernadino Mountains, Maddie is determined to put things right with her Godzilla Fan Club friends once she takes care of a little personal business on the home front with her Mom and Dad.

When Windmills attack the near the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass in the San Bernadino Mountains, Maddie is determined to put things right with her Godzilla Fan Club friends once she takes care of a little personal business on the home front with her Mom and Dad.

Rock, Paper . . . What?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Karen and Ben, two of the last people left on earth, are interrupted in their game of Rock, Paper Scissors, by their captor, Blue, a whale.

Inspired by an illustration by Peter Anthony Stults

Karen and Ben, two of the last people left on earth, are interrupted in their game of Rock, Paper Scissors, by their captor, Blue, a whale.

Inspired by an illustration by Peter Anthony Stults

Measured Life

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Couple Ben and Mike deal with Mike's new struggle in their life, dementia. Having survived the one health terror thirty years prior, they now prepare for battle again.

Couple Ben and Mike deal with Mike's new struggle in their life, dementia. Having survived the one health terror thirty years prior, they now prepare for battle again.

Bare Necessities

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Bare Necessities club members Dana, Michael and Spencer are having a high ole time in the swinging 1970s. As the rental ship, Argosy cruises around the Puget Sound, Dana and her lover Spencer sneak downstairs for a little extra fun at a Halloween party were the nudists members have all agreed to go as zombies. Will Spencer’s declaration of love spoil the party for Dana and her husband Michael or could his...

Bare Necessities club members Dana, Michael and Spencer are having a high ole time in the swinging 1970s. As the rental ship, Argosy cruises around the Puget Sound, Dana and her lover Spencer sneak downstairs for a little extra fun at a Halloween party were the nudists members have all agreed to go as zombies. Will Spencer’s declaration of love spoil the party for Dana and her husband Michael or could his proposal turn into Dana’s salvation?

A Knock at the Door (A one minute play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

NIck and Blaine fight to keep their child being taken from them.

NIck and Blaine fight to keep their child being taken from them.

It is I, Seagull (a Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Valentina Tereshkova (the Seagull) is the first woman in space and on June 19, 1963, is in the last day of her Vostok 6 mission.

Valentina Tereshkova (the Seagull) is the first woman in space and on June 19, 1963, is in the last day of her Vostok 6 mission.

Onward Andrew Christian Soldiers (Living Gay in Pocatello)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Matt has met the love of his life in Andrew and he is everything he could possibly want in a man—a Christian, country-loving, and a man who loves Pocatello as much as he does. But there is one caveat. Andrew wants Matt to come out as the gay man he is to his Dad and the town he loves so much. Will this request derail another of Matt’s relationships before it can really start, or will Matt seize the day and...

Matt has met the love of his life in Andrew and he is everything he could possibly want in a man—a Christian, country-loving, and a man who loves Pocatello as much as he does. But there is one caveat. Andrew wants Matt to come out as the gay man he is to his Dad and the town he loves so much. Will this request derail another of Matt’s relationships before it can really start, or will Matt seize the day and face the truth that has long been buried within?

"the rest of your life"

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Shane fell asleep at the wheel of the car he was driving home from his high school graduation party and killed two men jogging in the early morning light in Washington state. He now faces sleepless days and nights and endless guilt that he can't erase from his mind.

Shane fell asleep at the wheel of the car he was driving home from his high school graduation party and killed two men jogging in the early morning light in Washington state. He now faces sleepless days and nights and endless guilt that he can't erase from his mind.

Short List

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Candice, Jordan and Lindsey are all discussing the mysterious piece of art that has appeared at the 9th Grade Junior High Art show when they suddenly find out it belongs to Candice's mother Tiffany who has found a loophole to allow her entry. Will this late entry into the show drive a spike between mother and daughter, or will the real talent of the family be exposed at last?

Candice, Jordan and Lindsey are all discussing the mysterious piece of art that has appeared at the 9th Grade Junior High Art show when they suddenly find out it belongs to Candice's mother Tiffany who has found a loophole to allow her entry. Will this late entry into the show drive a spike between mother and daughter, or will the real talent of the family be exposed at last?

Awakening at Colonial Creek

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sherry Davis as come to Colonial Creek campground to scatter her husband's ashes, but will her confession derail the final act before it starts?

Sherry Davis as come to Colonial Creek campground to scatter her husband's ashes, but will her confession derail the final act before it starts?

The Mr. Rogers Dildo Club

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Blaine, Laddie and Joey play an old drinking game, but are a little pissed that the group's founder has called it quits to get married.

Blaine, Laddie and Joey play an old drinking game, but are a little pissed that the group's founder has called it quits to get married.

Peckish

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Matt meets Jenny on a hot July night in a clearing of the trees by Lake Norman after meeting on the boat earlier in the day. What seems like a typical, and innocent encounter of love, soon turns other-worldly as Matt learns just how hungry Jenny is and who's going to be dessert at the holiday feast.

Matt meets Jenny on a hot July night in a clearing of the trees by Lake Norman after meeting on the boat earlier in the day. What seems like a typical, and innocent encounter of love, soon turns other-worldly as Matt learns just how hungry Jenny is and who's going to be dessert at the holiday feast.

Room Full of Indians (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Teacher Beth Saunders reflects on her Social media post of her elementary class wearing Native American Headdresses for Thanksgiving.

Teacher Beth Saunders reflects on her Social media post of her elementary class wearing Native American Headdresses for Thanksgiving.

The Cult of the Blessed

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Adam, Mora and Horatio try to outdo each other in how blessed each feels and is until their competition is interrupted by co worker Suzzy who is not playing the game.

Adam, Mora and Horatio try to outdo each other in how blessed each feels and is until their competition is interrupted by co worker Suzzy who is not playing the game.

Project Code -[No Room at the Inn]

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

God sends word to four angels about helping with a new project called "No Room at the Inn." When they all gather, they discover what the plan is, and the devastating effects it might have on a lot of them.

God sends word to four angels about helping with a new project called "No Room at the Inn." When they all gather, they discover what the plan is, and the devastating effects it might have on a lot of them.

Grindr Bots Make the Best Boyfriends

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Seth is visited by three Grindr Bot Boyfriends one summer night, all asking for money. A horrible and crazy take on Dickens' A Christmas Story -all pun intended

Seth is visited by three Grindr Bot Boyfriends one summer night, all asking for money. A horrible and crazy take on Dickens' A Christmas Story -all pun intended

Tappuri (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One man explains his obsession with overweight Japanese women.

One man explains his obsession with overweight Japanese women.

The Sister Portal

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Retha reaches back through the Sister Portal to bring her youngest sister through, but Fairy doesn't want to come.

Retha reaches back through the Sister Portal to bring her youngest sister through, but Fairy doesn't want to come.

Captured (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One night during a storm, Lisa Paun traps something in her Igloo Cooler that's been haunting her dreams for years.

One night during a storm, Lisa Paun traps something in her Igloo Cooler that's been haunting her dreams for years.

A Mask Worn Like That Could Kill You (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Ginnie gets an email at work saying one of the pictures in her photo collection shows the model wearing his mask upside down.

Ginnie gets an email at work saying one of the pictures in her photo collection shows the model wearing his mask upside down.

Punt

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A woman awaits her Lyft driver Punt to pick her up on a dark and stormy night at an inn in the middle of nowhere.

A woman awaits her Lyft driver Punt to pick her up on a dark and stormy night at an inn in the middle of nowhere.

America

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

There is a lore among UFO enthusiasts about “Black-eyed Children” who can only speak one or two sentences and cause technical devices to go haywire when they are near. They also have solid black eyes. Would we be welcoming to them in America? Play is set during the Fourth of July fireworks one summer night in Seattle.

There is a lore among UFO enthusiasts about “Black-eyed Children” who can only speak one or two sentences and cause technical devices to go haywire when they are near. They also have solid black eyes. Would we be welcoming to them in America? Play is set during the Fourth of July fireworks one summer night in Seattle.

Visible Invisibles

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The visible invisible people hold a break out room before their monthly meeting to see if a new member has what it takes to become a new member.

The visible invisible people hold a break out room before their monthly meeting to see if a new member has what it takes to become a new member.

. . . eye, tongue, and heart . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Isis wanders the darkened wilderness looking for the body parts of Osiris after Set murdered and dismembered his body. She happens upon an eye.

Isis wanders the darkened wilderness looking for the body parts of Osiris after Set murdered and dismembered his body. She happens upon an eye.

Zoom Stare-Down Marathon

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Wanda, Scott and Robbie all make it to the final round of the Zoom Stare-Down Marathon, only to have their dreams dashed by Bob and his damn eyes

Wanda, Scott and Robbie all make it to the final round of the Zoom Stare-Down Marathon, only to have their dreams dashed by Bob and his damn eyes

In Memory Of . . .

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Blaine meets closeted politician Milfred on a park bench for a hot encounter that turns deadly.

Blaine meets closeted politician Milfred on a park bench for a hot encounter that turns deadly.

Handmaiden of God

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Susan uses a hypnotist to help her fiancé Brad snap out of his thinking he is Handmaiden of God, Tina.

Susan uses a hypnotist to help her fiancé Brad snap out of his thinking he is Handmaiden of God, Tina.

Zoom Exhaustion

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

August and Dave call into the hotline for Zoom Exhaustion only to find out they can't leave the hotline.

August and Dave call into the hotline for Zoom Exhaustion only to find out they can't leave the hotline.

Blood Spilled

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Gaius Cassius Parmensis, the last surviving assassin that killed Caesar, tries to finish his great new epic Brustus 2 before the Romans come to kill him and he won't let a little thing like a dry ink well prevent him from completing his masterpiece.

Gaius Cassius Parmensis, the last surviving assassin that killed Caesar, tries to finish his great new epic Brustus 2 before the Romans come to kill him and he won't let a little thing like a dry ink well prevent him from completing his masterpiece.

Weepers

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two widowers board a train at the same time.

Two widowers board a train at the same time.

Godawful Art (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Melvyn looks at the painting that Melvyn's wife's sister painted during a "break-through" moment.

Melvyn looks at the painting that Melvyn's wife's sister painted during a "break-through" moment.

Oscar Wilde in a Sling (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Oscar Wilde is participating in the After Life Haunted House during the Halloween season, but Oscar's a little miffed at being asked to be in a sling in his room of horror.

Oscar Wilde is participating in the After Life Haunted House during the Halloween season, but Oscar's a little miffed at being asked to be in a sling in his room of horror.

Unforeseen (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Shane fell asleep at the wheel of the car he was driving home from his high school graduation party and killed two men jogging in the early morning light in Washington state. He now faces sleepless days and nights and endless guilt that he can't erase from his mind.

Shane fell asleep at the wheel of the car he was driving home from his high school graduation party and killed two men jogging in the early morning light in Washington state. He now faces sleepless days and nights and endless guilt that he can't erase from his mind.

When the Cocktail Magic is Gone

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Sam and Richard hit a wall with their cocktail hour and wonder if that's the end of things.

Sam and Richard hit a wall with their cocktail hour and wonder if that's the end of things.

Mourning on a Train

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

D. Addams boards a train where he finds M. Stevens mourning the same man as he is.

D. Addams boards a train where he finds M. Stevens mourning the same man as he is.

Rickey walks James around their new neighborhood

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Rickey Facetimes his husband James in Florida from their new home in the Pacific Northwest to do a virtual tour of the neighborhood.

Part of the Walking plays which were compiled by Claudia Haas.

Rickey Facetimes his husband James in Florida from their new home in the Pacific Northwest to do a virtual tour of the neighborhood.

Part of the Walking plays which were compiled by Claudia Haas.

Not Hefty Enough (One Minute Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Michael's boyfriend breaks up with him, telling him he's not hefty enough.

Michael's boyfriend breaks up with him, telling him he's not hefty enough.

Damn that Helen of Troy! (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Helena, the wife of Thoas, King of Aetolia, discusses her husband's departure to fulfill a promise made twenty years ago because he was one of Helen of Troy's many suitors who did not win her hand.

Helena, the wife of Thoas, King of Aetolia, discusses her husband's departure to fulfill a promise made twenty years ago because he was one of Helen of Troy's many suitors who did not win her hand.

Your Dad is a Superhero! Right.

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Cole and Arie discover a Thong in the dryer and it turns out to belong to their Dad who says he's a superhero and that is part of his costume.

Cole and Arie discover a Thong in the dryer and it turns out to belong to their Dad who says he's a superhero and that is part of his costume.

I Want to be a Gerber Baby (A Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Riley comes to a photographer's studio to take some pictures to try to encourage Gerber to choose them as a Gerber Baby even as an adult.

Riley comes to a photographer's studio to take some pictures to try to encourage Gerber to choose them as a Gerber Baby even as an adult.

you shit, you shave, you sleep (a One-Minuted play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Michael and David learn from a powerful source the end of the world is occurring. What to do, what to do.

Title comes from the James Baldwin novel Above My Head.

Michael and David learn from a powerful source the end of the world is occurring. What to do, what to do.

Title comes from the James Baldwin novel Above My Head.

Gorgeous Steve (a 1-Minute Monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Mark and Dirk's friends call their painter "Gorgeous Steve" and it makes Steve start to think about some things

Mark and Dirk's friends call their painter "Gorgeous Steve" and it makes Steve start to think about some things

Passion Play, Eureka Springs (a one-minute play)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Passion Play is being produced once again in Eureka Springs, but this time there's a alternate universe ending for Jesus's resurrection .

The Passion Play is being produced once again in Eureka Springs, but this time there's a alternate universe ending for Jesus's resurrection .

The Science of it All (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

The Monster awaits the creation of his new bride through the miracle of science

The Monster awaits the creation of his new bride through the miracle of science

Welcome to Sodomy Heaven (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Richard Cornish was hanged for Sodomy in 1624 in the Virginia Colony. He know welcomes the 8th trillion member to their heaven!

Richard Cornish was hanged for Sodomy in 1624 in the Virginia Colony. He know welcomes the 8th trillion member to their heaven!

Three Billy Bears’ Scruff

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

TROLL, the legend, is at a gay bar drinking and trying to pick up someone before last call.

triggers: sex talk and actions

TROLL, the legend, is at a gay bar drinking and trying to pick up someone before last call.

triggers: sex talk and actions

For Project Information Call (A monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

We see them along the road sides and on every construction site signs that say “For Project Information Call,” but has anyone ever called?

We see them along the road sides and on every construction site signs that say “For Project Information Call,” but has anyone ever called?

A Love Discovered Just in Time

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Two young men who work as bellhops at a hotel in France wake up in one of the hotel bathtubs together on the morning that France declares they are entering WWII.

Two young men who work as bellhops at a hotel in France wake up in one of the hotel bathtubs together on the morning that France declares they are entering WWII.

Swine Vs. Jesus, H or no H, Christ

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Upon coming back to gather up His flock, Jesus is apprehended by the new World Police to be thrown into jail due to a warrant out for his arrest by the owner of the swine who Jesus used to put a few demons into and make them crazy and kill themselves by running over a ledge and into the sea, leaving the herder out of his way to make a living.

Upon coming back to gather up His flock, Jesus is apprehended by the new World Police to be thrown into jail due to a warrant out for his arrest by the owner of the swine who Jesus used to put a few demons into and make them crazy and kill themselves by running over a ledge and into the sea, leaving the herder out of his way to make a living.

The Last Robot Standing (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A robot remembers the world after the penguins have died and the robot’s world just becomes warmer until their last beep emits from them as they drown in the warming seas.

A robot remembers the world after the penguins have died and the robot’s world just becomes warmer until their last beep emits from them as they drown in the warming seas.

Sixty Miles on Horseback (a monologue)

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Jane is exhausted as she has been riding for a few hours and is closing in on our goal of reaching the doctor, Ephraim McDowell, who is to perform what will be the first successful oophorectomy in history. JANE looks by appearance to be in the last days of a pregnancy, but it is ovarian cyst, and she sits on a saddle with her stomach resting on it as she rides for what will hopefully be a miracle.

Jane is exhausted as she has been riding for a few hours and is closing in on our goal of reaching the doctor, Ephraim McDowell, who is to perform what will be the first successful oophorectomy in history. JANE looks by appearance to be in the last days of a pregnancy, but it is ovarian cyst, and she sits on a saddle with her stomach resting on it as she rides for what will hopefully be a miracle.

The Blue Fire

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lisa who lives in public housing with her two children, Alex and Anna, reads her children a bedtime story on on a January night where a fire swept through the building and people died of carbon monoxide poisoning because there were no detectors required in the complex.

Lisa who lives in public housing with her two children, Alex and Anna, reads her children a bedtime story on on a January night where a fire swept through the building and people died of carbon monoxide poisoning because there were no detectors required in the complex.

Slow. Slower, You Idiot!

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

One midnight, those little green SLOW sign people plot a mission to overthrow those that they have been manufactured to protect. Will one interloper be able to stop them before they can succeed?

One midnight, those little green SLOW sign people plot a mission to overthrow those that they have been manufactured to protect. Will one interloper be able to stop them before they can succeed?

Deadliest Intersection in Idaho

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Always just one crash away . . . .

Always just one crash away . . . .

Paint Night

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Paint Night is a tradition on Bainbridge Island, WA where some of the kids will paint the names of the graduating seniors on this given night. Three seniors fight to stay alive from something that’s killing those who had their name painted.

Paint Night is a tradition on Bainbridge Island, WA where some of the kids will paint the names of the graduating seniors on this given night. Three seniors fight to stay alive from something that’s killing those who had their name painted.

What's Up Pig?

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

BOB invites B.B. WOLF in to discuss business.

BOB invites B.B. WOLF in to discuss business.

Vacation Dew

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Vacation Dew Number 7 has the potential to change the world forever for the tired and poor yearning for vacations that they can’t afford. Until now.

Vacation Dew Number 7 has the potential to change the world forever for the tired and poor yearning for vacations that they can’t afford. Until now.

Nature or Nurture

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Krampus and Santa find out they’ve both been seeing the same therapist.

Krampus and Santa find out they’ve both been seeing the same therapist.

Four Hearts (salted caramel lattes) A monologue

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

Lydia thinks back on her morning as she cleans up a thrown latte on the grocery store floor.

Lydia thinks back on her morning as she cleans up a thrown latte on the grocery store floor.

A Conversation You Might Have

by Lee R. Lawing

Synopsis

A group of friends discuss what is best to do after a friend’s son has died.

A group of friends discuss what is best to do after a friend’s son has died.