James Eychaner

James Eychaner

After a career in technical writing, customer service, nonprofit management, and state government, I'm a new playwright. I am published in Smith & Kraus' Best Ten Minute Plays of 2019. I have been read by South Puget Sound Community College and staged by the Seattle Playwrights Salon. When I am not writing, I like to travel. I am a Member of the Dramatists Guild.

Plays

  • A Senior Center Organ Recital by James Eychaner
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: internet, smart phones + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: internet, smart phones, old men, roles for seniors
    Four old men sit around a table with smart phones, mis-diagnosing their ailments on the Internet. Does Bob die at the end?
  • Fire Out of Season by James Eychaner
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: climate change, environment + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: climate change, environment, forest fires, homelessness
    A climate change play. An environmental lawyer and land developer are negotiating terms of a private lease of public lands. At play are rare habitats, the financial future of both the lawyer's environmental nonprofit and developer's company, as well as the home of the property caretaker. A forest fire makes all negotiations moot and elicits deeply personal reactions.
  • Widow's Harvest by James Eychaner
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    After retiring from and selling the family timber business, the widow Elizabeth prepares to walk the Camino de Santiago, penance demanded of her by her late husband. Of her three daughters, one agrees to accompany her. All must deal with health-related issues, from drug addiction to a near-fatal stroke. Loosely based on King Lear.
  • One Fine All Hallows Eve by James Eychaner
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: halloween, compassion + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, holiday
    Keyword: halloween, compassion, police, old man
    A widower is confronted by a policewoman for being in a cemetery after closing on Halloween. The widower is keeping a promise to his late wife. The policewoman has a rare opportunity to show compassion.