Greg Lam

Greg Lam

Greg Lam is a playwright, screenwriter, podcaster and board game designer who lives in the Bay Area. He is the co-founder of the Asian-American Playwright Collective, a member of The Pulp Stage Writer's Room, Playground SF, and the administrator of The Pear Theatre's Playwright Guild.

His full-length epic LAST SHIP TO PROXIMA CENTAURI premiered digitally at Kitchen Dog Theater in March...
Greg Lam is a playwright, screenwriter, podcaster and board game designer who lives in the Bay Area. He is the co-founder of the Asian-American Playwright Collective, a member of The Pulp Stage Writer's Room, Playground SF, and the administrator of The Pear Theatre's Playwright Guild.

His full-length epic LAST SHIP TO PROXIMA CENTAURI premiered digitally at Kitchen Dog Theater in March 2021 and onstage at Portland Stage Co. in March 2022 after winning the Clauder Competition. His full-length play REPOSSESSED received its world premiere at Theatre Conspiracy in 2018. His satiric serial play series TREACHERY ISLAND premiered at The Pulp Stage in 2023. CHAPLIN & KEATON ON THE SET OF LIMELIGHT will premiere at The Pear Theatre in 2024.

In 2019, he was named a fellow in the Dramatic Arts by the Mass Cultural Council and the inaugural Pao Fellow of the Company One PlayLab.

Greg was a member of the 2016 Company One PlayLab Unit for the development of Boston area playwrights. His works have been produced by Company One, Fresh Ink Theatre, Pork Filled Productions, The Depot, The Boston Theatre Marathon, Open Theatre Project, Post Meridian Radio Theatre, Other World Theatre Paragon Festival, theatre@first, Navigators Theater, Fantastic.Z, Project Y, The Hive Collective, Culture Park, Silverthorne Theatre, The Pulp Stage, Ixion Theatre Ensemble, Eagle and Beaver Ensemble, 4th Street Theatre, Midwest Dramatists Conference, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Tiny Theatre, Pear Theatre, Wishing Wind Creations, Revolution Shakespeare, The Best of All Possible Podcast, Baldwin Wallace University, and others. In 2021 he curated a 39 play series called Sci-Fi Summer Shorts by Tiny Theatre. You can see works of his that have been filmed at https://tinyurl.com/greglam.

Greg writes, largely, full-length epics which combine grinding moral quandaries with science fiction, short plays that are comic romps, and one-minute plays which are incredibly depressing.

Greg is the co-creator of the "Boston Podcast Players" podcast (bostonpodcastplayers.com) Boston's virtual podcast stage for new works by local playwrights.

For more about Greg, see https://greglam.wixsite.com/home.

Greg's Amazon writer's page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Greg-Lam/author/B07481H41C
Greg's Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4762920.Greg_Lam
Greg's page on Broadway Play Publishing: https://www.broadwayplaypublishing.com/authors/greg-lam/

Plays

  • Last Ship to Proxima Centauri by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 20
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Escape from Earth + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Escape from Earth, Sinofuturism, space colonization, immigration, Illegal Interstellar Aliens, multilingual, chinese, Spanish, Footnotes
    FULL-LENGTH: The Earth has become uninhabitable. The last escape ship from Earth (Seattle, to be exact) arrives to its new home planet centuries after all the others. The pilots are not prepared for what they find there.

    LAST SHIP TO PROXIMA CENTAURI asks us to examine 21st Century America through the lens of futurist neo-colonialism, 2000 years after the end of Must See TV.

    NOTE:...
    FULL-LENGTH: The Earth has become uninhabitable. The last escape ship from Earth (Seattle, to be exact) arrives to its new home planet centuries after all the others. The pilots are not prepared for what they find there.

    LAST SHIP TO PROXIMA CENTAURI asks us to examine 21st Century America through the lens of futurist neo-colonialism, 2000 years after the end of Must See TV.

    NOTE: There is a version adapted to Zoom readings as well as the stage script. Inquire with author.

    The full script is available at https://www.broadwayplaypublishing.com/the-plays/last-ship-to-proxima-centauri/. You may also request a perusal copy at greg.lam.writing@gmail.com.

    A 20 page sample is available on NPX.
  • Repossessed by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    7–9
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, identity + 7 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, identity, The Mind and Society, implanted memories, false personas, Manufactured Reality, Buying and selling minds and bodies, unconventional marriage, black mirror
    FULL LENGTH - What would happen to our world if anyone could choose to remix and rewrite their memories and personalities?

    Rich and Gretchen seem to have the ideal marriage, until they learn that it was manufactured by a mysterious biotech company which installed it into their brains. Because they can no longer afford this service, the company must repossess their improvements.

    ...
    FULL LENGTH - What would happen to our world if anyone could choose to remix and rewrite their memories and personalities?

    Rich and Gretchen seem to have the ideal marriage, until they learn that it was manufactured by a mysterious biotech company which installed it into their brains. Because they can no longer afford this service, the company must repossess their improvements.

    REPOSSESSED explores questions of identity, morality, and authenticity amidst a world of rapidly changing technology and the ethics that come with it.

    REPOSSESSED is published by Broadway Play Publishing in paperback and electronic versions. (https://www.broadwayplaypublishing.com/the-plays/repossessed/) Perusal copies available upon request to author. A 20 page sample is available on NPX.

    Full audio production available in Podcast form by The Parsnip Ship: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-parsnip-ship/e/63173050

    Hear an excerpt of the play with playwright interview here: https://www.bostonpodcastplayers.com/bpp-season1/
  • Chaplin & Keaton on the Set of Limelight by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: film, charlie chaplin + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, pantomime, period, political
    Keyword: film, charlie chaplin, Buster Keaton, Oona Chaplin, Limelight, Politics and Art, The Tramp, Stone Face, Claire Bloom
    FULL LENGTH - What would it be like to witness two geniuses at work?

    Silent Comedy legends Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton worked together only once, on Chaplin's last movie before being exiled from the United States. For the deeply autobiographical Limelight, Chaplin cast the down on his luck Keaton to play a small part in his nostalgic story of an old comedian doing one last performance...
    FULL LENGTH - What would it be like to witness two geniuses at work?

    Silent Comedy legends Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton worked together only once, on Chaplin's last movie before being exiled from the United States. For the deeply autobiographical Limelight, Chaplin cast the down on his luck Keaton to play a small part in his nostalgic story of an old comedian doing one last performance. This play imagines what it might have been like on that set while exploring the lives of these two titans of cinema.

    CHAPLIN AND KEATON ON THE SET OF LIMELIGHT explores the tension between the desire to entertain and the need to fight for a greater world in politically dangerous times. What responsibilities does an artist have beyond bringing a smile to the face of an audience?
  • Frankenstein: Unbound by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    7–12
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 3 more
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    Keyword: adaptation, Frankenstein + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, drama, horror, science fiction
    Keyword: adaptation, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, science fiction, ai, space travel, horror
    FULL-LENGTH COLLABORATION - Co-written by Robin Booth, Bridgette Dutta Portman, Leah Halper, Greg Lam, and Sophia Naylor. Edited by Sinjin Jones. Inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus".

    A free adaptation of Mary Shelley's seminal classic horror story. This version takes the monster tale from the 1800’s to the modern day to the farthest reaches of space.
  • Treachery Island: A Serial Play by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    4–8
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, reality show + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof, radio drama, satire, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, reality show, apocalypse, parody, survivor, aliens
    A SERIAL SERIES OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS: The participants of a competitive reality show similar to but legally distinct from "Survivor" are recording the finale on a secluded island when news of a catastrophic event reaches them. Now, on this remote island, this reality show cast and crew are forced to actually survive.

    TREACHERY ISLAND is a series of short satirical plays written for the...
    A SERIAL SERIES OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS: The participants of a competitive reality show similar to but legally distinct from "Survivor" are recording the finale on a secluded island when news of a catastrophic event reaches them. Now, on this remote island, this reality show cast and crew are forced to actually survive.

    TREACHERY ISLAND is a series of short satirical plays written for the dialogue-only format of The Pulp Stage in Portland, OR (Dialogue only, no props, costumes, or actions). A delicious mashup of reality TV, backstage drama, and science fiction.
  • Interventions by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 25
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, time travel + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, time travel, LGBTQ, marriage proposal, interruption, intervention, hiking
    10 MINUTE- A couple on a hike find their special plans interrupted by a succession of time travelers, each with a different message from the future.

    INTERVENTIONS is a funny, fast paced romp about time travel, romance, and the consequences of decisions. Because time travel is hard, but parenting is harder.
  • The Santa Thing by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, Santa + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, zoom
    Keyword: christmas, Santa, Homecoming, presents, holiday, comedy, LGBT, belief
    10 MINUTE - Taylor is excited to bring her girlfriend home to meet her folks for Christmas. There's just one thing that they need to talk about beforehand. The Santa thing.

    THE SANTA THING is a fun holiday homecoming comedy for people who never stopped believing
  • K’Plekh Rranmawr Demands Your Attention by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Alien nonsense language, curtain speech from hell + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: Alien nonsense language, curtain speech from hell, Land Acknowledgement
    10 MINUTE - K’Plekh Rranmawr Demands Your Attention!!!
  • The Street Has I's by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: Sesame Street, noir + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller, satire
    Keyword: Sesame Street, noir, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Zoe, mystery, Rocco
    TEN-MINUTE: Noir meets The Street. Everyone knows that sunny days cast dark shadows. Everyone has enemies, even seemingly harmless pet rocks. Can The Street's grouchiest trashcan residing detective find out what happened to Rocky in time for it to host the Rock Music Festival? Or will he come afoul of The Street's little red monster power broker? This play brought to you by the letter "I", for "Investigation".
  • Juliet's Post Credits Scene by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Horatio, parody, Post-Credits Scene, Hamlet, Cinematic Universes
    10 MINUTE - As Act 5 nears it's close, and Juliet prepares to meet her fate, a mysterious stranger appears with a startling revelation that will change everything.

    A take on Shakespeare that's ready for its own universe.
  • Gung Hay Fat Choy by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: holiday play, Chinese New Year + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, young audiences
    Keyword: holiday play, Chinese New Year, lunar new year, presents
    TEN MINUTE - In the first day back at school after their holiday break, the kids learn that there are more gift receiving options if they just broaden their horizons.

    A lighthearted play about our different holiday traditions.
  • This Year by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 16
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, 2020 + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, political, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, 2020, zombies, Traffic jam, pandemic, wildfires, Los Angeles
    10 MINUTE - 2020. Plague. Riots. Fires. Getting to work on time.
  • Life in the Hard Drive by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: experimental, science fiction + 1 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, prison + 4 more
    Genre: experimental, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, prison, virtual reality, horror, simulation, Crime and Punishment
    10 MINUTE - Vincent must decide on whether or not to serve his prison sentence using a new, experimental method.
  • It Came From The Public Domain by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, alien abduction + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, parody/spoof, radio drama, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, alien abduction, podcast, Classic Literature, Frankenstein, Oedipus Rex, A Christmas Carol
    10 Minute Podcast Script - An alien marauder abducts a college professor and insists that he (or she) explain works of classic literature or else the alien invasion will begin in earnest. A series of script for an ongoing podcast about classic literature and alien invasion.

    Episode 1: Frankenstein
    Episode 2: A Christmas Carol
    Episode 3: Oedipus Rex
  • The Ones Who Adapt by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, alien invasion + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, alien invasion, Mind Parasites, 1990's, environmental
    10-MINUTE: Alien creatures invade Earth and begin the distasteful task of assimilating with the locals. They might be interdimensional coldblooded spineless parasites, but they have standards.

    A version of this was originally written for the LA RHONDA project by Wishing Wind Creations
  • A Housewarming in Hor'ton by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: Horror tropes, housewarming
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, horror
    Keyword: Horror tropes, housewarming
    TEN MINUTE - A couple prepare for their first housewarming party at their new house. They are not prepared for the type of neighbors that arrive. A spooky tale of hospitality, horror and hors d'oeuvres.
  • Chair and Bike Make a Date by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, zoom
    Genre: comedy, zoom
    TEN-MINUTE - An exercise bike tells the neighboring office chair what it really thinks of it, before it's too late.
  • The COVIDs of March by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: Covid-19, zoom + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, experimental, political, zoom
    Keyword: Covid-19, zoom, Project Y, coronavirus, google doc
    FULL LENGTH - DAWN and ALYSSA are both Freshman college students who are in a long distance relationship with one another. DAWN is at the University of Washington in Seattle. ALYSSA is at NYU. They talk to each other via video chat. They talk about the things that a young couple a bit uncertain in their feelings might talk about long distance.

    They don’t know that within a week the entire world...
    FULL LENGTH - DAWN and ALYSSA are both Freshman college students who are in a long distance relationship with one another. DAWN is at the University of Washington in Seattle. ALYSSA is at NYU. They talk to each other via video chat. They talk about the things that a young couple a bit uncertain in their feelings might talk about long distance.

    They don’t know that within a week the entire world will turn upside down.

    Written collaboratively by Nate Beyer, Caitlin Cieri, Katie Doyle, Ken Green, Scott Kremer, Donald Loftus, Colleen Porter, and Irene L. Pynn via a 3 hour, 10 minute google doc session and performed via Zoom five hours after the beginning of writing. Proposed and overseen by Greg Lam

  • The Trouble With Maisie by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, movement/physical
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    Keyword: ventriloquism, family + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, movement/physical
    Keyword: ventriloquism, family, puppets, undefined
    10 MINUTE - The relationship of two siblings is threatened by the reappearance of an obnoxious ventriloquist's dummy named Maisie. Co-authored by Walt McGough.

    THE TROUBLE WITH MAISIE is an outrageous look at the perils of relationships, familial, human, and otherwise.
  • Dudes by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Dude, Footnotes
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Dude, Footnotes
    TEN MINUTE PLAY

    Dude
  • When Jesus Drops By For Tea by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based
    Genre: comedy, faith-based
    10 MINUTE - A couple is unprepared when the Son of God drops by for tea.
  • In the Woods by the Tracks by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: serial killer, Chainsaws + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror
    Keyword: serial killer, Chainsaws, Plungers
    10 Minute - Abigail and Gunnar are going on a walk through the woods on a first date. In a clearing in the woods, they both unveil a dark secret to each other.
  • Naked Are The Molerats by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Naked Molerats
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Naked Molerats
    10-MINUTE- A pair of naked molerats discuss their place in the colony over a lovely snack.
  • Flirtle by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 1 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Wordle + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Wordle, Dating App, satire, internet culture
    10-MINUTE - When the daily word game you're obsessed with matches you up with another single who scores the same as you did.
  • Crossover Fiction by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: fantasy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, fiction and reality + 2 more
    Genre: fantasy, horror, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, fiction and reality, Psychic Cyborg Alien Detective, supervillain
    10 MINUTE - A sci-fi heroine takes a journey into a strange new world... Earth!

    CROSSOVER FICTION is a 10 minute Sci-Fi romp which asks what happens when the ulimate barrier is breached, the boundary between fiction and reality.
  • Golden Record by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: science fiction
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    Keyword: Alien nonsense language, Black Box Sci-Fi + 5 more
    Genre: science fiction
    Keyword: Alien nonsense language, Black Box Sci-Fi, aliens, Golden Record, Voyager, NASA, Footnotes
    10 MINUTE - Two friends have their day interrupted by the sudden arrival of an alien object.
  • Stick and Move by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: first date, restaurant + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: first date, restaurant, fight
    10 MINUTE - A couple on their first date learn that when the date is on, it's always good to have someone in your corner.

    STICK AND MOVE is a fast and funny 10 minute play about the dating scene. It's rough out there, so keep your guard up.

    This play is now published. Please see the published script link for a copy.
  • The Fallout by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Cuban Missile Crisis, marriage + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, horror, period
    Keyword: Cuban Missile Crisis, marriage, bomb shelter, The Music Man, Alternate history
    10 MINUTE - In 1962, a couple feverishly pack to escape a coming doom- When a knock on the door is heard. They prepare themselves for the worst, but it turns out it's just their neighbors who haven't seen the evening paper... yet.

    THE FALLOUT is a 10 minute character driven comedy/drama commissioned, conceived, written and performed within 24 hours as part of the 2016 Fresh Ink Mad...
    10 MINUTE - In 1962, a couple feverishly pack to escape a coming doom- When a knock on the door is heard. They prepare themselves for the worst, but it turns out it's just their neighbors who haven't seen the evening paper... yet.

    THE FALLOUT is a 10 minute character driven comedy/drama commissioned, conceived, written and performed within 24 hours as part of the 2016 Fresh Ink Mad Dash, co-written by Dylan Charles. It's a play where an incoming disaster reveals another personal disaster hidden from sight.
  • Interview With a Gorgon by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, Medusa + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, Medusa, Gorgons, Classic
    TEN MINUTE - Medusa tells a Scribe her side of her story. INTERVIEW WITH A GORGON is a dramatic reimagination of the Medusa myth which goes beyond her frightening mask.

    Developmental draft.
  • Escape From Dimension Hillary by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Hillary Clinton + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, Hillary Clinton, alternate reality, parallel dimensions
    10 MINUTE PLAY: A quarantining couple find a pair of dimension hopping refugees who crash land in their living room. A Zoom sci-fi comedy in which we learn the grass is not always greener on the other side of reality.
  • Delivery by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, political + 1 more
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    Keyword: Quarantine, essential workers + 2 more
    Genre: drama, political, zoom
    Keyword: Quarantine, essential workers, Asian American, Covid-19
    10 MINUTE - A takeout food delivery during quarantine leads to a heated exchange between delivery guy and homeowner.
  • It's Personal by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: sharks, JAWS + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: sharks, JAWS, revenge
    TEN MINUTE - A denizen of the sea sets out to gain revenge for wrongs done to his family. His friend doesn't think that's a good idea.
  • The Bleachers by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 1 more
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    Keyword: baseball, Boston Red Sox + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama
    Keyword: baseball, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, 1920's
    10-MINUTE - In 1920's Boston, two gents sit in the stands at Fenway Park. The game isn't going their way, but the two friends have more to discuss.
  • With Great Power by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: fantasy, radio drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: superhero, cable news
    Genre: fantasy, radio drama, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: superhero, cable news
    10-MINUTE: A superhero goes onto a cable news show to defend their rather proactive actions.
  • The Product Is For Sale by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: Informercials, absurd + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, experimental, horror, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Informercials, absurd, capitalism
    10 MINUTE:
    The Product Is For Sale
    You Will Buy This Product
    Do Not Ask Any Questions
    Our Operators Are Standing By
  • The Short Cut by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: new year's eve, sci-fi + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, holiday, horror, radio drama, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: new year's eve, sci-fi, audio play, horror, street safety and gender
    10-MINUTE: A couple argues on New Year's Eve about each other's differing perceptions of the dangers around them, and the responsibility they expect from one another. A short cut through a park brings a test of these issues.
  • Lightly Touch Your Heart by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Dim Sum, food + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Dim Sum, food, chinese food, Food Carts, Asian American
    A suite of bite-sized plays about dim sum.
  • The Boy Who Drew Cats by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: Japanese folktale, cats + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, fable/folktale, fantasy, young audiences
    Keyword: Japanese folktale, cats, storytelling, asian
    10 MINUTE - An adaptation of a Japanese folk tale about a boy traveling who likes to draw cats when he finds himself alone in a strange house... with walls begging to be drawn upon.
  • The Line by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: afterlife
    Genre: dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: afterlife
    10 MINUTE: People wait in a very long line that doesn't move for a very long time. We find out why.
  • The Dowry of Princess Talia by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 4 more
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    Keyword: fairy tale, storybook + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, farce, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: fairy tale, storybook, fractured fairy tale
    ONE ACT - A sweet but hapless and dimwitted suitor wants to win the hand of the feisty and intelligent Princess Talia, and so he must complete several daunting quests. He has no chance, unless the resourceful princess gives him a hand without his knowledge.
    THE DOWRY OF PRINCESS TALIA is a sly and irreverent 20 minute children's play for children of all ages that takes old tales and turns them topsy...
    ONE ACT - A sweet but hapless and dimwitted suitor wants to win the hand of the feisty and intelligent Princess Talia, and so he must complete several daunting quests. He has no chance, unless the resourceful princess gives him a hand without his knowledge.
    THE DOWRY OF PRINCESS TALIA is a sly and irreverent 20 minute children's play for children of all ages that takes old tales and turns them topsy turvy. It is a fractured fairy tale featuring gentle giants, woebegone witches, and dragons who'd rather play than spit fire.
  • Happy Daughter by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Asian American, Iowa + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Asian American, Iowa, karaoke
    10 MINUTE - An Asian-American woman living in Iowa has to entertain her mother and her mother's new very loud and very Caucasian boyfriend who are coming for a visit.
    HAPPY DAUGHTER is a witty and frazzled 10 minute meditation about the rocky relationship between the generations of Asian-American women in America.
  • October by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Boston Red Sox, sports + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Boston Red Sox, sports, baseball, fans, fandom, superstition, Chicago Cubs
    15 MINUTE - Red Sox fans watching an important playoff game must watch their every move lest their actions bring back luck to their team. OCTOBER is a 15 minute comedy examining the irrational rational belief that comes with being a sports fan.

    Note: This play was based on the 2004 Red Sox. There is also an updated version of this play adapted to the 2016 Cubs' season.
  • Given Away by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: gay marriage, proposal + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: gay marriage, proposal, Mother-in-Law problems
    10 MINUTE - A woman is thrown for a loop when she asks her girlfriend's mother for permission to marry her daughter. She discovers that her future mother-in-law is not quite as progressive as she had assumed.
    GIVEN AWAY is a sly and barbed 10 minute comedy exploring the hidden depths of people you assume to be on your side.
  • The Ruins by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi
    10 MINUTE - Two explorers sift through the ruins of a failed civilization: Earth's.
  • Building Worlds - A Collection of 10-Minute Science Fiction Plays by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–9
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, comedy + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Black Box Sci-Fi, comedy, Collection, time travel, zombie apocalypse, alternate universe, alien invaders, aliens, COVID, virtual reality
    COLLECTION OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS - Interdimensional visitors. Zombie Invasions. Alien Worlds. Time Travel. BUILDING WORLDS is a collection of seven 10-minute science fiction plays by Greg Lam. Plays include Golden Record, The Big Crossover, The Ones Who Adapt, Life in the Hard Drive, The Product is For Sale, This Year, and Interventions.

    The plays in this collection have been produced by theatres...
    COLLECTION OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS - Interdimensional visitors. Zombie Invasions. Alien Worlds. Time Travel. BUILDING WORLDS is a collection of seven 10-minute science fiction plays by Greg Lam. Plays include Golden Record, The Big Crossover, The Ones Who Adapt, Life in the Hard Drive, The Product is For Sale, This Year, and Interventions.

    The plays in this collection have been produced by theatres including The Pulp Stage, Other World Theatre, Pork Filled Productions, Wishing Wind Creations, AND Theatre Co., Boston Theatre Marathon, Asian-American Playwright Collective, Brisk LA Festival, Pork Filled Productions, and many more.
  • Introspections - A Collection of 10-Minute Plays by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    6–7
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: time travel, ventriloquism + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: time travel, ventriloquism, Boxing, Naked Molerats, Santa Claus, Chicago Cubs, superstition
    COLLECTION OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS - Eight 10 minute plays by Greg Lam collected into one volume suitable for a full-length showcase.

    Eight short, funny, touching, weird, and surprising short plays that have been produced around the world. Featuring ventriloquists, household furniture, large social rodents, boxing cornermen, Santa believers, and superstitious baseball fans.

    THE TROUBLE...
    COLLECTION OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS - Eight 10 minute plays by Greg Lam collected into one volume suitable for a full-length showcase.

    Eight short, funny, touching, weird, and surprising short plays that have been produced around the world. Featuring ventriloquists, household furniture, large social rodents, boxing cornermen, Santa believers, and superstitious baseball fans.

    THE TROUBLE WITH MAISIE (co-written by Walt McGough), WHEN JESUS DROPS BY FOR TEA, THE SANTA THING, STICK AND MOVE, INTERVENTIONS, CHAIR AND BIKE MAKE A DATE, NAKED ARE THE MOLERATS, and GAME SEVEN
  • Howls of Despair - A Mini Collection of Depressing One Minute Plays by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: one minute, Collection + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror
    Keyword: one minute, Collection, despair
    MINI-COLLECTION: For some reason, whenever I have occasion to write a one-minute play, they almost invariably turn out to be the among the most depressing things I’ve ever written. There are nine of them so far included in this mini-collection. Read them if you dare if you need a good kick in the teeth. Read my 10 minute plays for something more fun and lighthearted.

    The Plays & Corresponding...
    MINI-COLLECTION: For some reason, whenever I have occasion to write a one-minute play, they almost invariably turn out to be the among the most depressing things I’ve ever written. There are nine of them so far included in this mini-collection. Read them if you dare if you need a good kick in the teeth. Read my 10 minute plays for something more fun and lighthearted.

    The Plays & Corresponding Levels of Despair:
    1. The Award Winning Movie About a Normal White Person Who Observed Something Bad Happen to Someone Else and Who Feels Kind of Bad About It (Despair level: 3.5/5)
    2. My Friend Audrey (3/5)
    3. My Life With the Box (3/5)
    4. The Last Position (5/5)
    5. What Happens When You Research Practically Anything in This Country (5/5)
    6. One Minute Complaint (2/5)
    7. Seven Ten (3/5)
    8. Stage Whispers (3/5)
    9. Disorientation (5/5)
  • What Happens When You Research Practically Anything In This Country by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: SPOILER: IT'S RACISM
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: SPOILER: IT'S RACISM
    ONE MINUTE - Basically what the title says
  • The Last Position by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: resistance
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: resistance
    ONE-MINUTE: Two people are kneeling. Hands behind their head. They talk about how they came to be there.
  • One Minute Complaint by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: Play Submission Requirements
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: Play Submission Requirements
    ONE MINUTE - A playwright laments about play submission requirements.

    The similarity of this and any actual submission opportunity is purely coincidental
  • Seven Ten by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: bowling
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: bowling
    ONE MINUTE - Two pins and a ball psyche themselves up for their inevitable confrontation.
  • My Life With The Box by Greg Lam
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, experimental
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    Keyword: Affairs with cardboard boxes
    Genre: comedy, experimental
    Keyword: Affairs with cardboard boxes
    ONE MINUTE - A woman undergoes an entire relationship with a box in one minute.
  • THE AWARD WINNING MOVIE ABOUT A NORMAL WHITE PERSON WHO OBSERVED A GREAT INJUSTICE HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND WHO FEELS KIND OF BAD ABOUT IT by Greg Lam
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
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    Keyword: Academy Awards, Oscar Bait
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Academy Awards, Oscar Bait
    ONE MINUTE - In which the movie designed to win awards wins an award.