Joshua Fardon

JOSHUA FARDON (he/him/his)’s plays have been produced in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere. One Acts produced at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Toronto Fringe, Pigs Do Fly, Sacred Fools, Saturn and Vine, The Secret Rose, Slap n' Tickle, Stevedore, and the Yale Cabaret. He is a three-time O'Neill semifinalist. As a composer, Josh scored the movie Adopt a Sailor and wrote scores for Ruth Margraff’s Stadium Devildare, Ken Roht’s The Birds and his own A Cult Musical. He sold a pilot to Miramax Television. He was the voice of Luke Skywalker in the Lucasfilm/Highbridge Audio NPR production of Return of the Jedi. A graduate of Northwestern University and the acting department of the Yale School of Drama; a member of the Writers Guild of America-East, the...

JOSHUA FARDON (he/him/his)’s plays have been produced in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere. One Acts produced at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Toronto Fringe, Pigs Do Fly, Sacred Fools, Saturn and Vine, The Secret Rose, Slap n' Tickle, Stevedore, and the Yale Cabaret. He is a three-time O'Neill semifinalist. As a composer, Josh scored the movie Adopt a Sailor and wrote scores for Ruth Margraff’s Stadium Devildare, Ken Roht’s The Birds and his own A Cult Musical. He sold a pilot to Miramax Television. He was the voice of Luke Skywalker in the Lucasfilm/Highbridge Audio NPR production of Return of the Jedi. A graduate of Northwestern University and the acting department of the Yale School of Drama; a member of the Writers Guild of America-East, the Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA and AEA, the Creative Director of Naked Angels' Tuesdays@9 Chicago, and a Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright.

Scripts

Sadie Hurtz

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A troubled writer wants to finish her first play but her deceased father's secrets and a psychic, postcard-writing doll stand in her way.

A troubled writer wants to finish her first play but her deceased father's secrets and a psychic, postcard-writing doll stand in her way.

The Burning of Kenneth Carrion

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Twenty years ago, Ken Carrion was accused of murdering his sister by setting her on fire. A reporter for a True Crime website struggles to separate memory from truth as she and Ken relive the events of the past.

Twenty years ago, Ken Carrion was accused of murdering his sister by setting her on fire. A reporter for a True Crime website struggles to separate memory from truth as she and Ken relive the events of the past.

Vortigern - A True Story

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A late 18th Century teenager fools the London literary establishment into believing his play is the work of William Shakespeare.

Based on one of the greatest hoaxes in literary history.

A late 18th Century teenager fools the London literary establishment into believing his play is the work of William Shakespeare.

Based on one of the greatest hoaxes in literary history.

The Dove

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

An aging couple decides to play a dangeorus game with the truth.

An aging couple decides to play a dangeorus game with the truth.

A Cult Musical

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Bob has finally met the partner of his dreams, Gale. But Gale's a member of a dangerous cult. Bob's attempts to rescue Gale are thwarted by the cult members and their charismatic leader.

Bob has finally met the partner of his dreams, Gale. But Gale's a member of a dangerous cult. Bob's attempts to rescue Gale are thwarted by the cult members and their charismatic leader.

1 = 0

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

An unemployed divorced theoretical mathematician has an online relationship with a man claiming to be a refugee. When the relationship goes offline, the math gets fuzzier. 1= 0 is about the tenuousness of reality, how desperate we are to feel love and how much we're willing to deny to find it.

An unemployed divorced theoretical mathematician has an online relationship with a man claiming to be a refugee. When the relationship goes offline, the math gets fuzzier. 1= 0 is about the tenuousness of reality, how desperate we are to feel love and how much we're willing to deny to find it.

David?

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

It's 3:00 AM. You're exhausted, you're alone, there's a plague raging outside, your estranged mother's in the hospital. The phone rings. Could be a wrong number. Could be everything's wrong.

It's 3:00 AM. You're exhausted, you're alone, there's a plague raging outside, your estranged mother's in the hospital. The phone rings. Could be a wrong number. Could be everything's wrong.

Transcendence Theory

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Elizabeth rings mathematician Kevin’s doorbell and announces she’s a Facebook friend. Kevin has no memory of her – but that doesn’t stop the manic, determined and highly disturbed Elizabeth from changing the course of his life.

Elizabeth rings mathematician Kevin’s doorbell and announces she’s a Facebook friend. Kevin has no memory of her – but that doesn’t stop the manic, determined and highly disturbed Elizabeth from changing the course of his life.

Unity

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A monologue. Belinda addresses her class, tries to reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics and has a nervous breakdown. All in 347 words.

A monologue. Belinda addresses her class, tries to reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics and has a nervous breakdown. All in 347 words.

Julia Arbuck

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

The great acting teacher Julia Arbuck is the victim of a gruesome crime. When the police dismiss it as a suicide, her students try to solve the mystery surrounding her death.

The great acting teacher Julia Arbuck is the victim of a gruesome crime. When the police dismiss it as a suicide, her students try to solve the mystery surrounding her death.

The Condition

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

As Dr. Kick examines her, it becomes apparent that Ruthie can't remember the purpose of the clinical study she's undergoing. It doesn't help that Dr. Kick's questions grow increasingly invasive and personal, even breaking boundaries of logic and time.

As Dr. Kick examines her, it becomes apparent that Ruthie can't remember the purpose of the clinical study she's undergoing. It doesn't help that Dr. Kick's questions grow increasingly invasive and personal, even breaking boundaries of logic and time.

Shake

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A recovering alcoholic, his unhinged best friend, his actress girlfriend and her enigmatic female lover contend with the challenges presented by a post-9/11 environment. Shake happens backwards, exploring from hindsight the influences that profound loss, unassailable hope and unrelenting denial can have on a deeply troubled yet caring group of people.

A recovering alcoholic, his unhinged best friend, his actress girlfriend and her enigmatic female lover contend with the challenges presented by a post-9/11 environment. Shake happens backwards, exploring from hindsight the influences that profound loss, unassailable hope and unrelenting denial can have on a deeply troubled yet caring group of people.

Soon, My Angel

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Mary and John's quietly toxic relationship is all but ruined by a truth-telling Angel.

Mary and John's quietly toxic relationship is all but ruined by a truth-telling Angel.

Blanks

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Are Pat and Sandy joking?

Are Pat and Sandy joking?

Air B&B

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A guy who leases his apartment during the Coronavirus epidemic finds he might be getting more than he bargained for.

A guy who leases his apartment during the Coronavirus epidemic finds he might be getting more than he bargained for.

A Painting of a Dog

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

Jane and Eric's marriage has been plagued by money problems, failed attempts at pregnancy, a lost dog and the sexting affair Jane has been having with her assistant Lucy's boyfriend. When Lucy discovers the truth, the consequences threaten to ruin all of their lives.

Jane and Eric's marriage has been plagued by money problems, failed attempts at pregnancy, a lost dog and the sexting affair Jane has been having with her assistant Lucy's boyfriend. When Lucy discovers the truth, the consequences threaten to ruin all of their lives.

Separation Anxiety

by Joshua Fardon

Synopsis

A couple attempts to lure their pregnant neighbor into a ritual in which they commemorate the death of their son.

A couple attempts to lure their pregnant neighbor into a ritual in which they commemorate the death of their son.