Daniel Gee Husson

Daniel Gee Husson

Daniel Gee Husson is a playwright, dramaturg, director, and founder of the On and Off Theatre Workshop. He received two MLitts, in Playwriting & Dramaturgy in 2018 and Creative Writing in 2019, from the University of Glasgow. Recent dramaturgy and directing credits include work with Short Attention Span Theatre, Stage to Page – Glasgow, Page2Stage – Edinburgh, and Elfie Picket Theatre. His play BENEATH...
Daniel Gee Husson is a playwright, dramaturg, director, and founder of the On and Off Theatre Workshop. He received two MLitts, in Playwriting & Dramaturgy in 2018 and Creative Writing in 2019, from the University of Glasgow. Recent dramaturgy and directing credits include work with Short Attention Span Theatre, Stage to Page – Glasgow, Page2Stage – Edinburgh, and Elfie Picket Theatre. His play BENEATH premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 and an excerpt of his play The Puddle Play was produced by In Motion Theatre Company as part of a night of staged readings in February 2019. As a reaction to the world we live in, his writing veers into the absurd.

Plays

  • Beneath by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: climate, climate catastrophe + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: climate, climate catastrophe, climate change, absurd, absurdism
    BENEATH is an eco-absurdist piece dealing with the aftereffects of inaction on global climate catastrophe. Four people (Tess, Jo, Kris, and Dani) have made it to a refuge underwater after the world has flooded. As alarm bells sound, they are forced to figure out their options and alliances.
  • The Puddle Play by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 7 more
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    Keyword: absurdist, climate change
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: absurdist, climate change
    Three companions try to figure out what happened to their friend that jumped into a puddle and disappeared.
  • Not at This Address by Daniel Gee Husson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: absurdism, post-apocalyptic
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, tragedy
    Keyword: absurdism, post-apocalyptic
    In a post-apocalyptic setting, two characters, Zed and Why, come together to make a home. Using familiar 1950s sitcom language, they try to find comfort in their interaction. A postcard comes through the door, throwing their already fragile world into chaos.
  • The Bingo Hall Gets Torn Down by Daniel Gee Husson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Trina plays for the "Biggest. Jackpot. Ever." on the last night at the local bingo hall in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Four Meals in Marfa by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: jail, prison + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, political, satire
    Keyword: jail, prison, crime, Crime and Punishment, war on drugs, Politics, satire
    Garreth spends a night in the Presidio County Jail in Marfa, Texas, with Charlie, a self-described murderer, and Jonathan, a suspected wife beater.
  • Hudson Square by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Drugs, addiction + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Drugs, addiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, Alcohol, alcoholism, family, dysfunction
    Drugdealer Jack tries to help his friend Tom detox while juggling business, family, and his personal life.
  • The Play About War by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, political + 1 more
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    Keyword: war, prison + 2 more
    Genre: drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: war, prison, jail, hostage
    A student, a photojournalist, and a spy are captured and tortured by the rebel forces in an unknown conflict.
  • Seven Cigarettes by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Cellmates talk about life in and out of prison.
  • Midnight Underground by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Two university students (one American, one English) and a policeman meet in a tube station in London after the last train has left the station. Over a few nights they become friendly and go out for drinks in the hopes of getting the policeman a date with a bartender he's attracted to.
  • Interrogation, or Q&A by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, mystery/thriller
    A character, A, is questioned by an offstage interrogator, Q, regarding an incident in the mountains.
  • The Corner by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental
    Two men meet on a corner and argue over cigarettes.
  • Music Man by Daniel Gee Husson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Three coworkers in adjoining cubicles get a very annoying song stuck in their heads. It's up to the boss to help them get it out.
  • The Pitch by Daniel Gee Husson
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Two friends wait for their turn to join a pickup soccer game. One of them wants to write a new television show based in the Twin Cities.