Amy Drake

Amy Drake

Amy Drake is a member of the League of Professional Theater Women, an Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild of America, former Board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights, and a member of The TheaterMakers Studio. Selected for an Off-Broadway residency of her play, Somewhere I Can Scream, at The Players Theater in spring 2020. Appeared in the regional Emmy-winning episode of Columbus...
Amy Drake is a member of the League of Professional Theater Women, an Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild of America, former Board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights, and a member of The TheaterMakers Studio. Selected for an Off-Broadway residency of her play, Somewhere I Can Scream, at The Players Theater in spring 2020. Appeared in the regional Emmy-winning episode of Columbus Neighborhoods. Her play Eyes Like Opaque Gems won Most Popular Play in the MITF Short Play Lab. Won Best Director award from Theatre Roundtable Columbus. Education includes playwriting at Kenyon College Summer Program, Yale Writers’ Workshop, and creative writing in the Cambridge University International Programme.

Plays

  • SOMEWHERE I CAN SCREAM by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10–16
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: murder, Olympics + 1 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: murder, Olympics, Snook
    This play is based upon the 1929 Hix-Snook murder trial in which an Olympic gold medalist turned college professor was on trial for the murder of his medical student lover. It deals with incidents of police brutality and a possible miscarriage of justice. These issues are just as relevant today as they were during the actual investigation.
  • THE TRIALS OF ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA by Amy Drake
    Cast: 
    13–20
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: saint, miracle + 1 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, period
    Keyword: saint, miracle, supernatural
    A 13th century Italian farm girl grows up to bear the son of a nobleman. After her lover is killed, Margaret arrives at a friary and experience religious visions. She, and a friar fall in love, she becomes a nun, and founds a hospital. Centuries after death, Margaret still lies in state, appearing as if she is just sleeping.
  • RIFE'S REVOLUTION by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    16–20
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    Genre: drama, period
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    Keyword: morality, science
    Genre: drama, period
    Keyword: morality, science
    A scientist may have unlocked the secret to curing cancer, the establishment is trying to halt his research. His most ardent supporter is his Chinese-American wife, who is stricken with the disease. Will he prevail and be able to save his wife? Will he find something deeper within himself?
  • ALEXANDER THE GREAT: IN LOVE AND WAR by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: Alexander the Great, History + 1 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, period, tragedy
    Keyword: Alexander the Great, History, Greek tragedy
    ALEXANDER THE GREAT is a One-Act Play about the personal relationships and challenges of a monarch in the Ancient Greek world, where lives were guided by the revelations of Oracles and sexuality was balanced against obligations to produce an heir.
  • MODEL BEHAVIOR by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: women, fashion + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: women, fashion, appearance
    MODEL BEHAVIOR is a 10 Minute Play about two mannequins, one size zero and her new partner, a “real” size 14, who debate their place in the modern retail clothing industry.
  • A MATTER OF TASTE by Amy Drake
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 2 more
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    Keyword: Sex, couple + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: Sex, couple, family dinner
    When a couple prepare dinner for the fiancé's family things heat up in the kitchen.
  • SEANCE YOU LOVE ME by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: biography, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Gustav Mahler, Eusapia Palladino + 1 more
    Genre: biography, comedy, period
    Keyword: Gustav Mahler, Eusapia Palladino, seance
    Composer/conductor Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, attend a New York séance led by famed medium Eusapia Palladino. What will be revealed?
  • ELIZABETHAN PROGRESS by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    17–26
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    Genre: comedy, period + 1 more
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    Keyword: English history
    Genre: comedy, period, satire
    Keyword: English history
    Queen Elizabeth I makes a tour of the countryside. What intrigue and discoveries will be made by her courtiers along the way?
  • EYES LIKE OPAQUE GEMS by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 1 more
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    Keyword: Gustav Mahler, New York dinner party
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, period
    Keyword: Gustav Mahler, New York dinner party
    Based upon a New York dinner party attended by composer/conductor Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, where they encounter a tragic figure from the art world.
  • CHECK OUT THE VIEW by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Staycation, vacation + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Staycation, vacation, New York, virtual reality, technology
    The Staycation is all the rage. Websites ranging from Real Simple, to Living Well, to the Huffington Post offer advice and suggestions for making the most of exploring your home town. My Ten-Minute Play, CHECK OUT THE VIEW, takes a comedic look at one couple’s decision to spend their hard earned vacation time taking a dive into Virtual Reality from the comfort of their living room.
  • UBU ROI REDUX by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8–10
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, experimental, political, satire
    Keyword: LGBTQ
    A take-of on UBU ROI written for the Paula Vogel 2018 Bake-Off
  • GOD BLESS PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY by Amy Drake
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, political + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, political, satire
    Two career women engage in a lively debate about the women's movement in America. Will they need a referee? Phyllis Schlafly was a champion for the state-at-home mom, however, Schlafly herself was a constitutional attorney who studied at Radcliffe/Harvard. A delicious irony.
  • NYC SHOPPERS PARADISE by Amy Drake
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy
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    Keyword: food, market + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: food, market, manipulation
    While three customers wait in line at an upscale Manhattan grocery store strange occurrences make them question the company's motives.