Dominica Plummer

Dominica Plummer

Dominica Plummer's plays include The Jinx which was a finalist for the 2018 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. The Jinx appears in a collection of baseball plays entitled Extra Innings: Ten Short Plays About Baseball (Next Stage Press, October 2022). Other plays are The Assignment (co-written with Austen Janna Borg) which was a finalist for the 2019 Parish Players TENS Festival in Thetford, VT;...
Dominica Plummer's plays include The Jinx which was a finalist for the 2018 Midwest Dramatists Conference in Kansas City. The Jinx appears in a collection of baseball plays entitled Extra Innings: Ten Short Plays About Baseball (Next Stage Press, October 2022). Other plays are The Assignment (co-written with Austen Janna Borg) which was a finalist for the 2019 Parish Players TENS Festival in Thetford, VT; and a one act play The Roommate (Colorado College, 2022). Dominica's first full length play ANTWERP 1658 about playwright and philosopher Margaret Cavendish was long listed for the Royal Shakespeare Company's #37PlaysProject in 2023. Dominica is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama in the United States, and an alumna of John Retallack’s 2021-22 Oxford Playwriting in Oxford, UK. She divides her time between London, New York and Vermont.

Plays

  • The Roommate by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: risk, Covid-19 + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, satire
    Keyword: risk, Covid-19, pandemic, roommates, board games, life insurance, virus, college actors
    One act. Steph is looking for a new roommate. She’s happy to take anyone at a time of social distancing and decreased mobility. So when the overly friendly Vida turns up on her doorstep, Steph invites her in. Things get complicated when Steph’s boyfriend Jeff arrives unexpectedly, despite quarantine. Soon, he and Vida are “bonding” over probability distributions and stochastic modeling. Desperate to hold on to...
    One act. Steph is looking for a new roommate. She’s happy to take anyone at a time of social distancing and decreased mobility. So when the overly friendly Vida turns up on her doorstep, Steph invites her in. Things get complicated when Steph’s boyfriend Jeff arrives unexpectedly, despite quarantine. Soon, he and Vida are “bonding” over probability distributions and stochastic modeling. Desperate to hold on to a new source of income, Steph agrees to a game of Risk where winner takes all. What could possibly go wrong?
  • The Lady With A Laptop by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: dark comedy, holiday + 2 more
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    Keyword: flying, explosives + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, holiday, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: flying, explosives, laptops, federal agencies, horror, hookups
    JAZZ is flying economy class on the redeye, and trying to sleep. But the antics of MARTHA, the Lady With The Laptop, are keeping him awake. What seems like a casual encounter between strangers on a plane turns into something quite unexpected, and with explosive revelations.

    Written for Playwrights Thriving Horror Bake Off Plays 2023
  • Cäterwäul by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: high school drama, high school musicians + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, farce, young audiences
    Keyword: high school drama, high school musicians, Death Metal, punk rock, winter storm, goth, Vermont
    Short. It’s the Battle of the Bands Night at the fictitious Amityville High in Vermont — a time honored tradition when high school seniors show their proud families (and their teachers) what they can do with music. On this particular night, the weather has decided that music deserves a break. The show has been canceled. Only problem is, no one has told the infamous death metal band CÄTERWÄUL, who are currently...
    Short. It’s the Battle of the Bands Night at the fictitious Amityville High in Vermont — a time honored tradition when high school seniors show their proud families (and their teachers) what they can do with music. On this particular night, the weather has decided that music deserves a break. The show has been canceled. Only problem is, no one has told the infamous death metal band CÄTERWÄUL, who are currently hiding out in the band room. They are hiding out because they are one, crucial, band member short, and there is a heated debate going on what to do about it.

    Written for the Playwrights Thriving 2022 Secret Santa Title Exchange.
    Title gifted by the equally gifted Scott Sickles. Scott's plays are on NPX.
  • Jet Lag by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 6 more
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    Keyword: jet lag, London + 8 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, period, political, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: jet lag, London, archeology, pandemic, History, horror, votes for women, historians, carrier pigeons, railway station
    Short. Another pandemic play. Sophy, an archeologist, has just flown nonstop from Los Angeles to London. Something is not quite right about the London she has arrived in. She also has a bad conscience about the way she filled in the passenger locator form for the UK government before she left LA. She meets Eddie on the platform of a deserted train station. Soon she is wondering when she is, and why the streets are empty.
  • sixty ton angel falls to the earth by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: fantasy, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: Donald Rumsfeld, death + 6 more
    Genre: fantasy, horror, political, satire
    Keyword: Donald Rumsfeld, death, Grim Reaper, morality play, Iraq war, Torture, Weapons of mass destruction, angel
    Morality play. Death has finally come for Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense, and one of the chief architects of the Iraq War in 2003. But Rumsfeld is not going into the wild blue yonder without a fight. Death may finally have met a match.

    Written for Playwrights Thriving Genre shorts, July 2021.
  • Lunch by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: post pandemic, lion + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: post pandemic, lion, zoo, lunch, adult women best friends
    Short. A post pandemic play. Rose and Ally, accompanied by Rose's seven year old son, Leo, are going for lunch at the zoo. Leo is lion mad, so where else do they hang out but the lion enclosure? But before Rose, Ally and Leo can eat, they've got to wait for the lions to have their lunch first. Only problem is, what's on the menu?

    Written for Playwrights Thriving February 2021 Food themed shorts
  • Marcus and Sextus Take A Bloody Walk Around London by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 16
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Roman legionaries, City of London + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: Roman legionaries, City of London, ghosts, blood, walking plays
    Short. Marcus and Sextus, ghostly Roman legionaries, have been marooned in London for a couple of millennia. Marcus is desperate to return to Rome, but first he has to locate a mysterious stone he lost one drunken night circa AD 60 in the City of London.

    Written as a "walking play" for a collection curated by Claudia Haas. You can find Claudia's plays on NPX at: https://...
    Short. Marcus and Sextus, ghostly Roman legionaries, have been marooned in London for a couple of millennia. Marcus is desperate to return to Rome, but first he has to locate a mysterious stone he lost one drunken night circa AD 60 in the City of London.

    Written as a "walking play" for a collection curated by Claudia Haas. You can find Claudia's plays on NPX at: https://newplayexchange.org/users/948/claudia-haas
  • Eucalyptus Drops, Cobblestone Alleyways, Sodium Pentathol and You by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: time travel, talking cat + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, fantasy, period, science fiction
    Keyword: time travel, talking cat, historian, London history, graduate student, college actors
    Short. Thomas Venner, a deeply religious leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men (and a few Women) has won an unexpected victory against the troops of the recently restored King Charles the Second. Convinced that the End of Days is near, and that King Jesus is about to take his earthly throne, Venner takes a moment in a cobblestoned alleyway in the City of London. A time traveling historian and a talking ginger tom...
    Short. Thomas Venner, a deeply religious leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men (and a few Women) has won an unexpected victory against the troops of the recently restored King Charles the Second. Convinced that the End of Days is near, and that King Jesus is about to take his earthly throne, Venner takes a moment in a cobblestoned alleyway in the City of London. A time traveling historian and a talking ginger tom cat are waiting for him.

    Written for the Playwrights Thriving 2020 Secret Santa Title Exchange.
    Title gifted by the equally gifted Scott Sickles. Scott's plays are on NPX.
  • The Language Bear by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 12
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    Cast: 
    1–3
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    Genre: drama, holiday + 2 more
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    Keyword: parents, bad dreams + 5 more
    Genre: drama, holiday, horror, zoom
    Keyword: parents, bad dreams, halloween, Bear, child, horror, murder
    Short. Three year old Poppy is having trouble sleeping. She knows she's too old to go into her parents' bedroom and wake them, so she's brought an imaginary friend to help sort out the problem that's keeping her awake.
  • The Green Bullet by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: farm, hops + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: farm, hops, military, British Army, Iraq, PTSD, emotional disability
    Short. Sarah is getting ready to replant her grandpa’s old hop garden. She is interrupted by Matt, a former friend who has come to make amends for something he did in the past.
  • Interview with a Dinosaur by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 4 more
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    Keyword: dinosaurs, cloning + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof, satire, science fiction, young audiences
    Keyword: dinosaurs, cloning, science, journalists, adoptive parents, only child
    Short. An ordinary family sits down to an ordinary dinner, only to be interrupted by a muck-raking journalist.
  • The Assignment (written with Austen Janna Borg) by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: school, military + 6 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, period, political, tragedy, young audiences
    Keyword: school, military, 9/11, heroes, D-Day, World War II, FDNY, chess
    Short. Tasha has been given the assignment of interviewing a local hero about 9-11, and she’s found Monty’s name on Google. But Monty refuses to talk about that day, and only after Tasha explains that she has to get an ‘A’ on this assignment, does Monty finally relent. In the ensuing revelations, Tasha discovers the story of not one, but two heroes, and Monty finds a friend he can talk to about the past.
  • Yarn and Anarchy — a Christmas play by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: chemistry, gifts + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, holiday, horror, political, satire
    Keyword: chemistry, gifts, professor, veterans, christmas, Santa, Bomb, knitting
    Short. Ex-chemistry professor Samantha makes gifts with a difference, which is why, one Christmas Eve, Santa comes visiting for one of her custom made surprises. But this is one sinister Saint Nick with a hidden agenda, so how can Samantha avoid being part of his nefarious plans?
  • The Jinx by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: baseball, love + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: baseball, love, jinx, friendship, selfies, sports, bad luck
    Short. Diehard Red Sox fan Joe meets the girl of his dreams. He introduces her to his best friend Mike at a game. Mike discovers that Gracie has a terrible secret. He tells Joe that he is going to have to make a choice: the Sox or his girl. Either way, Joe’s choice threatens to break his heart.

    Rights to this play can be requested from Next Stage Press at
    https://www.nextstagepress.com/extra-innings/
  • Love Potion Not So Fine by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Sex, chemistry + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, parody/spoof, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: Sex, chemistry, lab experiments, venture capital, love, British English
    Short. Dusty and Tim are on the brink of launching a major new discovery in the field of "intimate relations" -- but have they invented this chemistry breakthrough for love, or money?
  • Second Honeymoon by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, holiday
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    Keyword: honeymoon, Skegness + 4 more
    Genre: drama, holiday
    Keyword: honeymoon, Skegness, fish and chips, Spain, British English, regional accent
    Short. Jack and Mary are planning a second honeymoon. Jack would like to return to the seaside town where they enjoyed their first -- but Mary hankers to visit a very different location. Can Mary convince Jack to consider a trip that doesn't include fish and chips, soccer, and a pint at the pub around the corner?
  • Taking Flight by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, zoom
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    Keyword: domestic violence, best friends + 2 more
    Genre: drama, zoom
    Keyword: domestic violence, best friends, teddy bear, escape
    Short. Ruby needs to leave Jason. Nora is trying to help her. Will Ruby go through with it? And can she leave Mr. Bear behind as well?
  • The Cool Go Kart -- a monologue by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, radio drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: go kart, boys + 5 more
    Genre: drama, radio drama, young audiences
    Keyword: go kart, boys, rivalry, mother, mother's boyfriend, Mad Max, American English
    A young boy is about to race his go kart against his rival Alex -- who always gets the cool stuff.

  • Vermont Farmer -- a monologue by Dominica Plummer
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: biography, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Vermont, farmers + 4 more
    Genre: biography, drama, radio drama
    Keyword: Vermont, farmers, hardscrabble life, burial grounds, American English, Vermont accent (regional)
    A neighbor reminisces about Fred, a Vermont farmer.