Recommended by Philip Kaplan

  • Philip Kaplan: Ghosts

    A tense well plotted mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the surprise ending.

    A tense well plotted mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the surprise ending.

  • Philip Kaplan: INVISIBLE - A ZOOM Play

    A fun play with a pointed message, as a teacher tries to give a zoom lesson with unexpected results. Makes great use of the Zoom platform.

    A fun play with a pointed message, as a teacher tries to give a zoom lesson with unexpected results. Makes great use of the Zoom platform.

  • Philip Kaplan: Whole Against the Sky (Full Length)

    A gripping family drama. Jack and Linda’s mother is about to be re-married and they have reluctantly returned home for the wedding. Each was wounded by their family. Jack, never felt accepted as a gay man and his mother remains aloof. In the second act Jack’s mother tries to make amends in a clumsy way with disastrous results. The characters are vivid, the dialog is sharp and funny, and play illustrates how hard it is to know each other, especially if you’re in the same family.

    A gripping family drama. Jack and Linda’s mother is about to be re-married and they have reluctantly returned home for the wedding. Each was wounded by their family. Jack, never felt accepted as a gay man and his mother remains aloof. In the second act Jack’s mother tries to make amends in a clumsy way with disastrous results. The characters are vivid, the dialog is sharp and funny, and play illustrates how hard it is to know each other, especially if you’re in the same family.

  • Philip Kaplan: Fucking Ice

    A poignant piece about the fragility of life as three people gather to celebrate a tragic anniversary. The characterizations are sharp, it’s well plotted and paced, and is touching.

    A poignant piece about the fragility of life as three people gather to celebrate a tragic anniversary. The characterizations are sharp, it’s well plotted and paced, and is touching.

  • Philip Kaplan: The Interview

    A brilliant piece that shows what’s really going on in a job interview. It manages to be both laugh out loud funny and very pointed all at the same time.

    A brilliant piece that shows what’s really going on in a job interview. It manages to be both laugh out loud funny and very pointed all at the same time.

  • Philip Kaplan: A Conversation About Mom

    A touching two hander about Walter trying to make up with his son, Jeremy. Walter left his wife with devastating consequences, and it’s time to atone. The play is well plotted and the characters are distinct and sympathetic.

    A touching two hander about Walter trying to make up with his son, Jeremy. Walter left his wife with devastating consequences, and it’s time to atone. The play is well plotted and the characters are distinct and sympathetic.

  • Philip Kaplan: LIE LIKE A RUG

    A laugh out loud comedy that continually surprises. Snappy dialogue, vivid characters and a big question. Don't underachievers deserve respect too?

    A laugh out loud comedy that continually surprises. Snappy dialogue, vivid characters and a big question. Don't underachievers deserve respect too?

  • Philip Kaplan: A Dance Card

    Courtship/romance/relations all economically shown in dance and rhyme. Incredibly theatrical, this begs to be staged.

    Courtship/romance/relations all economically shown in dance and rhyme. Incredibly theatrical, this begs to be staged.

  • Philip Kaplan: 1,077 (The Shooter Play)

    This is an amazing and unsettling play about the mind of a school shooter. In a twist on a Christmas Carol, John, a potential shooter, is shown what leads up to the shooting, the industry that encourages shootings, and the effects. While covering many sides of the issue of guns, the play never verse into stereotype, focusing on a character.

    This is an amazing and unsettling play about the mind of a school shooter. In a twist on a Christmas Carol, John, a potential shooter, is shown what leads up to the shooting, the industry that encourages shootings, and the effects. While covering many sides of the issue of guns, the play never verse into stereotype, focusing on a character.

  • Philip Kaplan: Witch Way Is Up - a ten minute play

    A very funny take on a squabbling witches coven. Great characters, great plot, and it made me laugh.

    A very funny take on a squabbling witches coven. Great characters, great plot, and it made me laugh.