10-MINUTE PLAY: Dave and Destiny meet on a street and struggle to discover why they recognize each other. Are they crazy? Have they met before? Is there a deeper connection? Perhaps all three.
Note: UK and Canadian adaptations with regional reference are also available.

“A Dave With Destiny... subverts the cliches of opposites attracting and the cliche of dreams foretelling someone’s love life in a way that’s sweet and funny." - Richard Sanford, Columbus Underground. https://www.columbusunderground.com/big-gamble-in-madlabs-2018-theatre-roulette-rs1

10-MINUTE PLAY: A two-character, workplace comedy with a sci-fi twist. An employee, introduced to the minutia and machinations of a new job, discovers the fantastical and philosophical truths about deadlines, duties, and the destiny of mankind.

Winner, 2020 Shakespeare in the 'Burg One-Act Playwright Competition

Friends, Ron and Suzie, meet 3 times across 60 years, exploring poetry, geometry, friendship, romance, and other complicated things.

10-MINUTE PLAY: Four women in Heaven try to perfect their pitch, convincing God to include their planet, Earth, in the big plans.

An attempt at the world’s most beautiful first date teeters precariously between amazing and annoying.

10-MINUTE PLAY: Ella sets out to prove that her best friend, Ana, is still in love with an ex-girlfriend. Wordplay, romance, and smoothies ensue.

Gay Shorts II 2018 Review: "Florida-based playwright Ken Preuss has concocted a wordplay-inspired confection, Ava, that explores the idea that you express your subconscious interest in another person if his or her name appears frequently in your vocabulary." (http://artsfuse.org/170948/theater-review-gay-shorts-part-2-we-are-family/)

A young woman breaks a mirror and is offered options by an agent in charge of dispensing the bad luck. Will she spread the bad luck across 7 years or take it all in one lump sum?

A young man tries to impress a girl by making her laugh on their blind date. Things go horribly and comically awry. (Gender of either character could be changed if desired.)

In this dark comedy, a mother with cancer returns to the family beach house with her twenty-something daughters hoping to share some final reflections and revelations.

In interlocking scenes, two couples try to piece together their crumbing puzzle of a relationship.

On the one-year anniversary of a government shutdown, two members of a theatre company rendezvous in their shuttered theatre.

WINNER: Best Overall Production, Beth Marshall presents Play-in-a-Day 2016

Three people meet outside of a nightclub closed after a tragedy.
Music, friendship, and hope emerge.
Along with a few jokes.


"a tiny gem of musical magic realism" (https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/beth-marshalls-annual-play-in-a-day-event-is-dedicated-to-pulse/Content?oid=2532704)

Two isolated characters connect by phone to discuss feeling disconnected from their partners, leading to a surprise resolution.

*Winner: Best Play, Beth Marshall Presents: Play-in-a-Day 2015, Orlando Fl.

A boy scout’s public project has unexpected political and comical repercussions leading to simultaneous recruitment from the army, a college, and a talent agency.

*Review: ‘Fringe POP [Performance over Projection]’ at Capital Fringe (Washington DC) - by Nicole Hertvik on October 7, 2016 - "The strongest play of the bunch, this story of a young man who accidentally becomes an internet sensation fits perfectly into the theme of what is public and what is private." (https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/10/07/review-fringe-pop-performance-projection-capital-fringe/)

On Halloween night, the anniversary of a loved one’s death, members of a family deal with love and loss in different ways

Matt attempts to buy a gift for his girlfriend, Katie, while an unexpected visitor brings extraordinary news that may alter his decision... and his future. (1 female role is a silent walk-on on final page.)

* "The Gift of the Matt-Guy," is a wonderfully plotted short play that has Matt visited by iterations of his future self as he tries to decide what Christmas gift to buy for his girlfriend. All his choices seem to lead to dismal futures, but a twist ending leaves everything delightfully explained. The writing here is the star. ("http://theaterreview.com/index.php?productionurl=5001&maindata=proddetail)

An unexpected guest sends an online family birthday celebration off the rails, changing everyone involved.

An author attending an online meeting of her critique circle discovers some unexpected and unethical similarities between her writing and that of her peers.

A young woman breaks a mirror and is offered options by an online agent in charge of dispensing the 7 years of bad luck. Will she spread the bad luck across 7 years or take it all in one lump sum?

A young man tries to impress a girl by making her laugh on their online blind date. Things go horribly and comically awry. (Gender of either character could be changed if desired.)

Wren and her Aunt Robin text and talk about Wren’s very recent ex-boyfriend.

Lilly records a video diary recounting how the quarantine transformed her epic romance into an epic fail. Her sister, Rose, chimes in with comedic commentary.

(A UK Version of this script is also available.)

Justin is too shy to reveal his feelings for new girl, Katie. Luckily - or perhaps unluckily - his best friend Scott offers some advice. Can notebook mix-ups, drama club auditions, and stories of misunderstood robots, possibly lead to a happy ending?
(NOTE: This play for high school and middle school students is also available as a Ten-Minute play.)

An unexpected guest sends an online family Christmas gathering off the rails, changing everyone involved.

Two friends debate fate as a phone app claims to show images of their faces 2 minutes in the future.

College student Emma’s plan for a quiet night reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS is interrupted by her new roommate, Dawn.

Elementary school buddies, Suzie and Ronnie, discuss “like” letters written to crushes.