Eli Effinger-Weintraub

Eli Effinger-Weintraub

Eli Effinger-Weintraub is the author of THE CROWN OF THE HOLLY QUEEN, GIRL GUMSHOE & DETECTIVE DAD, MAMA DEATH AT THE DOOR, PARA BELLUM, UNIT LLT, and BRITTLE THINGS. You may have seen their work via Gadfly Theatre, Theatre Unbound, Little Lifeboats, Freshwater Theatre, Buffalo United Artists, Left Coast Theatre, StageQ, and the Midwest Dramatists Center. Eli is a queer, Reclaiming-tradition witch who...
Eli Effinger-Weintraub is the author of THE CROWN OF THE HOLLY QUEEN, GIRL GUMSHOE & DETECTIVE DAD, MAMA DEATH AT THE DOOR, PARA BELLUM, UNIT LLT, and BRITTLE THINGS. You may have seen their work via Gadfly Theatre, Theatre Unbound, Little Lifeboats, Freshwater Theatre, Buffalo United Artists, Left Coast Theatre, StageQ, and the Midwest Dramatists Center. Eli is a queer, Reclaiming-tradition witch who delights in the timelessness and fleetingness of theater. They live with their spouse, artist/designer Leora Effinger-Weintraub, and two water buffalo disguised as cats. Catch Eli's twitterings @tangelroot_eli

Plays

  • Unit LLT by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: automatons, women's suffrage + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale, period, science fiction
    Keyword: automatons, women's suffrage, lilith, LGBTQ, Steampunk
    On the first day, Elihu created automata. Male and female he created them, even though everyone knows automata don't actually have genders. Lilith, the female automata, is given as an assistant to Elihu's wife Sarah. Instead of housework, Sarah introduces Lilith to the world of women's suffrage, equal rights, and subversive mechanicals. When Elihu tries to put another automaton, Adam, in charge...
    On the first day, Elihu created automata. Male and female he created them, even though everyone knows automata don't actually have genders. Lilith, the female automata, is given as an assistant to Elihu's wife Sarah. Instead of housework, Sarah introduces Lilith to the world of women's suffrage, equal rights, and subversive mechanicals. When Elihu tries to put another automaton, Adam, in charge of Lilith, she must choose between living in Paradise as only half herself or taking her chances on the unknown world outside.
  • Never Too Old by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: coming out, questions + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: coming out, questions, parent-child relationships, LGBTQ
    Fifty and recently divorced from his wife, Troy reconnects with old friend Evan and gets much more than he bargained for. Which is to say, he gets an unexpected date and a panicked exploration of his sexuality while he hides from Evan by the restaurant bathroom.
  • Follow the Lady by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: sex toys, parent-child relationships + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: sex toys, parent-child relationships, college, LGBTQ
    Why is Midge shoplifting from the Dillard's? Why is there a vibrator in the backpack Sam found at Goodwill? Are Midge and Sam the pawns of fate, the masters of their own bodies, or the hapless victims of Midge's mother Clarissa?
  • Wingman by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: parent-child relationships, bar + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: parent-child relationships, bar, bartender, matchmaking, LGBTQ, comedy
    Deb, still smarting from a breakup, should know better than to take her mother Marian to the local lesbian bar. But Marian's insistent, and she seems sincere, so, what could it hurt? Too bad Deb hasn't anticipated Marian taking over as queen of the bar stool and playing yenta for her poor, single daughter.
  • TRU by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: bowling, artificial intelligence + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: bowling, artificial intelligence, homophobia, LGBTQ
    Jackie was kicked off her bowling team in disgrace. Now another team member's farming accident has given her a second chance. While the others on the team want to play fair, Jackie's determined to win at any cost, up to and including befriending the bowling alley's scoring AI, TRU. And if friendship doesn't work... there's always hacking.
  • Leader of the PAC by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, parody/spoof
    What was the leader of the pack doing at the candy store, anyway? Why, engaging today's youth in the democratic process and raising funds for political candidates who will consider young people's voices, of course. Sure is a shame that candy store's a front for organized crime.