James Venhaus

James Venhaus

James Venhaus is a playwright, actor, director and educator. His plays include the award winning plays The Happy Couple, Broken Record, Weird Sisters, and The Temple of Dionysus. He has also written as series of widely produced 10-minute plays including, The First Christmas, Concourse 'E', Santa's Little Helper, Amy's Last Shift, and Three Kings. His plays for young audiences, Romeo and...
James Venhaus is a playwright, actor, director and educator. His plays include the award winning plays The Happy Couple, Broken Record, Weird Sisters, and The Temple of Dionysus. He has also written as series of widely produced 10-minute plays including, The First Christmas, Concourse 'E', Santa's Little Helper, Amy's Last Shift, and Three Kings. His plays for young audiences, Romeo and Juliet at Verona High, A Great Big Deal Over Nothing and The Top Hand of Lone Tree Ranch have been performed in schools and theatres across the country.

His work has been performed off-off Broadway at 13th Street Repertory Company, and in theatres across the country including, Ground Zero Theater Company, Audacity Productions, and Junior Players (Dallas), SUNY Brockport (New York), Killing My Lobster (San Francisco) and Loyola University (New Orleans). He holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Southwestern University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Austin College. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and daughters.

Plays

  • Ugly People by James Venhaus
    Cast: 
    10–13
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    Genre: comedy, satire
    Genre: comedy, satire
    It has been said that “Politics is show business for ugly people”. And never have there been a more ugly time in politics than now. In this new comedy, two candidates for office take two wildly different approaches to their campaigns. Each has help form some of the ugliest people in Washington. "Ugly People" is the show that asks the question, “What if running for office was like a game show, or a...
    It has been said that “Politics is show business for ugly people”. And never have there been a more ugly time in politics than now. In this new comedy, two candidates for office take two wildly different approaches to their campaigns. Each has help form some of the ugliest people in Washington. "Ugly People" is the show that asks the question, “What if running for office was like a game show, or a realty show?” Maybe it already is.
  • Broken Record by James Venhaus
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    If you could go back and play your entire failed relationship over again, would you? Should you? Would it make a difference? Ben and Cynthia's relationship is replayed from its bitter end back to its sweet beginning.
  • The Happy Couple by James Venhaus
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    A young lawyer and his wife return to the house that they rented while he attended law school. A lot has changed in ten years. Squatters now occupy the house and won't let the happy couple leave. By the time the sun comes up, no one's life will be the same.