Lindsay Hayward

Hayward is work has been produced on three continents, and throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She has also written for The Lasso, Fort Worth Child, The MSU Journal, and the UK Arts Council. Honors include a DFW Critics Choice Award and The Guardian Newspaper Critic’s Choice Honoree. Hayward is the Education Manager for the historic Casa Mañana Theatre as well as a Dramatists Guild member, AEA actor and register V/O talent. She is often double-booked and over-tired.

Hayward is work has been produced on three continents, and throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She has also written for The Lasso, Fort Worth Child, The MSU Journal, and the UK Arts Council. Honors include a DFW Critics Choice Award and The Guardian Newspaper Critic’s Choice Honoree. Hayward is the Education Manager for the historic Casa Mañana Theatre as well as a Dramatists Guild member, AEA actor and register V/O talent. She is often double-booked and over-tired.

Scripts

EAT CROW

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

The year is 1593. In London, it's the hottest summer on record as death stalks the streets. Richard Burbage along with his company of clowns wrestle farce, nonfiction, plague, and puppetry while being visited by one Upstart Crow. All roles are to be performed by six actors of any gender, identity or ethnicity. EAT CROW re-images the Shakespeare's origin myth as a fast-pace farce in a modern twist.

The year is 1593. In London, it's the hottest summer on record as death stalks the streets. Richard Burbage along with his company of clowns wrestle farce, nonfiction, plague, and puppetry while being visited by one Upstart Crow. All roles are to be performed by six actors of any gender, identity or ethnicity. EAT CROW re-images the Shakespeare's origin myth as a fast-pace farce in a modern twist.

Tokoloshe

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Tokoloshe peels away the childish tales to reveal truths that haunt into adulthood. Set in Pre-Apartheid South Africa, this ghost story examines what is lost when freedom is denied. Calling for 3 F-identifying, 1 NG, and 1 M-identifying performer with a run time of 70 minutes; Tokoloshe examines how the familial bonds of the past can too often tie down the future.

Tokoloshe peels away the childish tales to reveal truths that haunt into adulthood. Set in Pre-Apartheid South Africa, this ghost story examines what is lost when freedom is denied. Calling for 3 F-identifying, 1 NG, and 1 M-identifying performer with a run time of 70 minutes; Tokoloshe examines how the familial bonds of the past can too often tie down the future.

Blonde Ambition

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Set in the star dressing of Twentieth Century Fox, Blonde Ambition, studies the true price of fame. This short memory play explores what happens with a living legend is confronted with the more human facets of her persona. Cast calls for 4 identifying F and a single set. Age range is 20’s-40’s. Script length is 33 pages, and run time is 50 minutes.

Set in the star dressing of Twentieth Century Fox, Blonde Ambition, studies the true price of fame. This short memory play explores what happens with a living legend is confronted with the more human facets of her persona. Cast calls for 4 identifying F and a single set. Age range is 20’s-40’s. Script length is 33 pages, and run time is 50 minutes.

VICTIM:Female

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

This short, solo piece examines why women devour true crime. What exactly makes the modern female psyche so ravenous for violence, especially against other women? This dark comedy purges the myths involving femininity and fatality. Calls for 1 F-identifying performer and minimum set.

This short, solo piece examines why women devour true crime. What exactly makes the modern female psyche so ravenous for violence, especially against other women? This dark comedy purges the myths involving femininity and fatality. Calls for 1 F-identifying performer and minimum set.

Shoot to Wound Not Bury Me

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

In a modern American classroom, two students discuss everything from big cats to Manifest Destiny to the constant beep of a school's bell. Only what will happen the final bell tolls?

In a modern American classroom, two students discuss everything from big cats to Manifest Destiny to the constant beep of a school's bell. Only what will happen the final bell tolls?

Fingered

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Late at night, in the bowels of a dive bar's toilet, a bachelorette party takes an unexpected turn towards the demonic. Featuring frenemies and disembodied body parts, Fingered is a darkly comedic journey into personal damnation. Calls for: 3F-Identifying/ 1G-Neutral performers. Running time: 10 mins.

Late at night, in the bowels of a dive bar's toilet, a bachelorette party takes an unexpected turn towards the demonic. Featuring frenemies and disembodied body parts, Fingered is a darkly comedic journey into personal damnation. Calls for: 3F-Identifying/ 1G-Neutral performers. Running time: 10 mins.

SQUEAKERS

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

2 players, one baby. In a game of their own choosing, a pair of competitors face off to challenge oout only themselves, but the rules of game.

2 players, one baby. In a game of their own choosing, a pair of competitors face off to challenge oout only themselves, but the rules of game.

AI Intelligentsia

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Four bots contempt existence, creation, and philosophy with the inter-webs in this short (4 min) work.

Four bots contempt existence, creation, and philosophy with the inter-webs in this short (4 min) work.

The 'D' Means Dog

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

A pair of unlikely admirers meet in a dog park in this short comedy. Love, film appreciation, and acceptance bloom as two pet owners discover a connection.

A pair of unlikely admirers meet in a dog park in this short comedy. Love, film appreciation, and acceptance bloom as two pet owners discover a connection.

Papoose

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Commissioned by Kitchen Dog Theatre and the DFW One-Minute Play Festival, Papoose tells of a modern parental dilemma.

Commissioned by Kitchen Dog Theatre and the DFW One-Minute Play Festival, Papoose tells of a modern parental dilemma.

[INSERT NAME] Has Exited the Game

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

In the online world of digital gaming, what exactly is being hunted? Set in the free-to-play world of DrägonZden, an on-line shooter-survival game where four or more players fight not only zombie reptiles, but also each other. [INSERT NAME] Has Exited the Game explores how digital life can bleed into actual reality. Game Rating M.

In the online world of digital gaming, what exactly is being hunted? Set in the free-to-play world of DrägonZden, an on-line shooter-survival game where four or more players fight not only zombie reptiles, but also each other. [INSERT NAME] Has Exited the Game explores how digital life can bleed into actual reality. Game Rating M.

Attendant

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

After surprise discovery in the Ladies Room during the Twenty-Seventh Annual Academy Awards, a Hollywood hack and a washroom attendant examine the collateral cost of the Hollywood star system. Cast calls for 2 identifying F. Running time: 37 minutes.

After surprise discovery in the Ladies Room during the Twenty-Seventh Annual Academy Awards, a Hollywood hack and a washroom attendant examine the collateral cost of the Hollywood star system. Cast calls for 2 identifying F. Running time: 37 minutes.

Blonde Ambition & Attendant

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

A pair of one acts which explore the darker side of Hollywood's Golden Age. In Blonde Ambition, set in the star dressing of Twentieth Century Fox, studies the true price of fame when a living legend is confronted with the more human facets of her persona. Cast calls for 4 identifying F. Attendant, explores a surprise discovery in the Ladies Room during the Twenty-Seventh Annual Academy Awards. An unlikely...

A pair of one acts which explore the darker side of Hollywood's Golden Age. In Blonde Ambition, set in the star dressing of Twentieth Century Fox, studies the true price of fame when a living legend is confronted with the more human facets of her persona. Cast calls for 4 identifying F. Attendant, explores a surprise discovery in the Ladies Room during the Twenty-Seventh Annual Academy Awards. An unlikely series of events occurs between a Hollywood hack and a washroom attendant when they stumble among a misplaced Oscar. Cast calls for 2 identifying F.

Hand the Sanitizer

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

A short piece for these highly hygiene conscious times. Two persons, one minute. Just add sanitizer.

A short piece for these highly hygiene conscious times. Two persons, one minute. Just add sanitizer.

COLD STONE BUTCH

by Lindsay Hayward

Synopsis

Cold Stone Butch asks how exactly social expectations and imposed identities control us. In equal parts of humor and pathos, this black comedy explores relationships to discover what happens when a soul’s true impulses are revealed? Script length 89 pages with a running time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Simple staging with emphasis on light and sounds cues

Cold Stone Butch asks how exactly social expectations and imposed identities control us. In equal parts of humor and pathos, this black comedy explores relationships to discover what happens when a soul’s true impulses are revealed? Script length 89 pages with a running time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Simple staging with emphasis on light and sounds cues