Pearl Moore

Pearl Moore

Once upon a time, there was a knight (playwright) named Pearl Moore. Pearl grew up in a very small town, Cana, with only her imagination to play with. Pearl was gifted with the talent of her mighty sword (her laptop), where she would weirdly write fanfictions of the Penguins of Madagascar and poorly written novels about dystopian worlds (showcasing her love of Katniss Everdeen). Before becoming part of the...
Once upon a time, there was a knight (playwright) named Pearl Moore. Pearl grew up in a very small town, Cana, with only her imagination to play with. Pearl was gifted with the talent of her mighty sword (her laptop), where she would weirdly write fanfictions of the Penguins of Madagascar and poorly written novels about dystopian worlds (showcasing her love of Katniss Everdeen). Before becoming part of the guild (an MFA in Playwriting at SIU Carbondale) Pearl was in a troupe (BFA in Acting and a minor in Creative Writing at Emory and Henry College). This guild and troupe led her to many distant realms. Pearl’s play, Pretty, was read at The Barter Theatre’s College Playwright Festival, and at The Rita Theatre at UW-Parkside’s FreshInk. Pearl’s play, Picket Fences, had a Zoom production at Emory & Henry College. Pearl has her upcoming play, A Shore of Abundance, being read at The Sauk’s Plays-In-Development 2022.




Plays

  • Murphy's Law of Pretenders by Pearl Moore
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: toxic friendships, whimsical + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: toxic friendships, whimsical, Women centered, great roles for young adult actors, contains LGBTQ characters, alternate endings
    Murphy, Gia, Sophie, and Riley once were BFFs come back for their school reunion and get sucked into their childhood dress-up chest. Chaos ensues.

  • A Shore of Abundance by Pearl Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: pirate, female pirates + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, young audiences
    Keyword: pirate, female pirates, sword fighting, maladaptive daydreaming, mermaid, silly rap battle, Sea shanty
    Eleanor is fed up with the pressures of her family and her future. Desperate to escape her reality, Eleanor creates a world in which she is the captain of her own ship – a pirate ship to be exact with sword fights, a mermaid who raps, and a dangerous sea witch who has her pirate father wrapped in her tentacles. So, grab a sword and maybe some rum as we hop on board ‘A Shore of Abundance!’
  • Pretty by Pearl Moore
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, mother and daughter + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, mother and daughter, pretty is is what pretty does, beauty standards, eating disorders, mirror, Non-Binary
    Looks are everything to Sage and Madeline’s mother, Sylvia. The two sisters learned from a young age that how they looked matter more to their mother than how they acted. This shaped what they ate, what they wore, and how they were seen by potential suitors. Sylvia wants only what’s best for her two girls, but now that they are grown, she doesn’t have as much control as she used too. Both sisters are finding...
    Looks are everything to Sage and Madeline’s mother, Sylvia. The two sisters learned from a young age that how they looked matter more to their mother than how they acted. This shaped what they ate, what they wore, and how they were seen by potential suitors. Sylvia wants only what’s best for her two girls, but now that they are grown, she doesn’t have as much control as she used too. Both sisters are finding that honesty may be the best policy, but at what cost?
  • Goodnight Sweet Prince by Pearl Moore
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 3 more
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    Keyword: Hamlet, Horatio + 7 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, drama, movement/physical, tragedy
    Keyword: Hamlet, Horatio, gay, William Shakespeare, hamlet adaptation, sword fighting, LGBTQ character, ghosts, Fortinbras
    What if there was more to the ending of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and what if it was Horatio's journey we saw?
  • Sidewalks in Cana by Pearl Moore
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: appalachia, rural + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: appalachia, rural, the south, mother daughter relationships, Appalachian culture
    When famous Hollywood actress, Opal Bailey, commits suicide after releasing a tell-all book about her family’s secrets and scandals, everyone is on the hunt to find out who is to blame for Opal’s death. Enter Quinn Adler who thinks finding out what happened to Opal Bailey is her big chance to launch her journalist career.
  • Inconvenience by Pearl Moore
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, movement/physical
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    Keyword: sexual harassment, sexual abuse + 4 more
    Genre: drama, movement/physical
    Keyword: sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, metoo, trigger warning
    Evie is changing her major right as she's finishing up her first semester of junior year. With this sudden change, it has one of her professors worried about her decision and future, but she's determined to move on to a major that's better suited for her. Her new advisor, Professor Carmen, is just as worried about her, but for different reasons. Evie doesn't want anyone to worry she just...
    Evie is changing her major right as she's finishing up her first semester of junior year. With this sudden change, it has one of her professors worried about her decision and future, but she's determined to move on to a major that's better suited for her. Her new advisor, Professor Carmen, is just as worried about her, but for different reasons. Evie doesn't want anyone to worry she just wants to move on.

    *****TRIGGER WARNING: The following script has depictions of sexual assault, and mentions of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and rape. **********