Patricia Lynn

Patricia Lynn

PATRICIA LYNN is a NYC-based gothic feminist playwright. She aims to reclaim the traditionalist genre by writing contemporary gothic plays that ask provocative questions about women and society today. She recently won the Emerging Playwrights Competition at the Phillips' Mill Community Association in New Hope, PA. Her other plays have been developed at Triad Stage, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, The Parsnip...
PATRICIA LYNN is a NYC-based gothic feminist playwright. She aims to reclaim the traditionalist genre by writing contemporary gothic plays that ask provocative questions about women and society today. She recently won the Emerging Playwrights Competition at the Phillips' Mill Community Association in New Hope, PA. Her other plays have been developed at Triad Stage, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, The Parsnip Ship, Hunger & Thirst Theatre, and Elephant Room Productions. Patricia has a MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University; she also has an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.

Plays

  • Transylvania (Or The Weekend After Dracula Died) by Patricia Lynn
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: vampires, coping with trauma + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: vampires, coping with trauma, crisis of masculinity, romantic relationships
    After his partner Mina Murray bravely slays the infamous Count Dracula, John Harker is forced to isolate at home for the weekend after exhibiting some disturbing symptoms—symptoms that suggest he might be turning into a monster. Alone with his thoughts, John must revisit what happened to him while he was trapped in Dracula's castle in Transylvania to discover if the iconic vampire did something terrible to...
    After his partner Mina Murray bravely slays the infamous Count Dracula, John Harker is forced to isolate at home for the weekend after exhibiting some disturbing symptoms—symptoms that suggest he might be turning into a monster. Alone with his thoughts, John must revisit what happened to him while he was trapped in Dracula's castle in Transylvania to discover if the iconic vampire did something terrible to him...or if Count Dracula did something wonderful to him—something he wanted all along...
  • The Maid & The Mesmerizer by Patricia Lynn
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: budding romance, hypnotism + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: budding romance, hypnotism, trauma, content warning: rape and consent, tragic love story
    The Great Mesmerizer, an insightful stage hypnotist, is pressured by his manager to add a stereotypical “lovely assistant” to spice up his show. But the zippy, witty woman he hires is anything but a stereotype. And she spices up his life in a very different way than he expected....
    Inspired by the Bronte sisters' epic romance novels, The Maid & The Mesmerizer follows the volatile ups-and-downs...
    The Great Mesmerizer, an insightful stage hypnotist, is pressured by his manager to add a stereotypical “lovely assistant” to spice up his show. But the zippy, witty woman he hires is anything but a stereotype. And she spices up his life in a very different way than he expected....
    Inspired by the Bronte sisters' epic romance novels, The Maid & The Mesmerizer follows the volatile ups-and-downs of a fiery love affair—a sometimes funny, sometimes devastating play that explores the deep trust and safety that can blossom between romantic partners…and how unexpectedly that trust can be shattered.
  • Jekyll by Patricia Lynn
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: strong female roles, adaptation + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: strong female roles, adaptation, vigilante justice, anger, contemporary adaptation, female friendship
    Jane Utterson is horrified when she suspects that her best friend, Jekyll, is secretly conducting highly dangerous medical research. Not only that, Jekyll’s experiment has had some pretty disastrous consequences—the vicious vigilante “Hyde” now terrorizes the Upper West Side, punishing any privileged men who haven’t been held accountable for a past crime...

    As Jane desperately tries to help...
    Jane Utterson is horrified when she suspects that her best friend, Jekyll, is secretly conducting highly dangerous medical research. Not only that, Jekyll’s experiment has had some pretty disastrous consequences—the vicious vigilante “Hyde” now terrorizes the Upper West Side, punishing any privileged men who haven’t been held accountable for a past crime...

    As Jane desperately tries to help Jekyll before it’s too late, she also faces a difficult ethical dilemma. Should she stay silent so Jekyll can complete her groundbreaking experiment? Or should she tell the authorities the truth before someone else gets hurt...even if that someone deserves to be punished by Hyde’s vicious wrath...?
  • SCREWED by Patricia Lynn
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: adaptation, classic mystery
    Genre: adaptation, drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: adaptation, classic mystery
    Loosely inspired by The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, SCREWED follows a determined police officer desperate to solve two particularly unsettling murders. His last hope is Molly, the traumatized governess. But she is just as determined not to reveal what happened to her that night...
  • An Honest Lesson in Self-Defense by Patricia Lynn
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: male/female friendship, Self-Defense + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: male/female friendship, Self-Defense, marriage
    Missy needs to learn self-defense. Fast. By tomorrow night. Before her husband's big, fancy charity ball. Can her brash ex-high-school-sweetheart Carter help her learn how to fight for herself...while she's wearing a lavish ball gown and high heels?
  • A Quarantine Accident by Patricia Lynn
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: coronavirus, feminist + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: coronavirus, feminist, Black comedy, zoom
    During the pandemic, three old friends gather on Zoom to discuss life, relationship, and...hold on, why is there blood in Laura’s hair...?
  • Rescue Gone Wrong by Patricia Lynn
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: vampire
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: vampire
    A thoughtful examination of relationships, intimacy, the female perspective on sexuality, and...vampires?