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FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 10.1.24)
Aboard Calico Jack’s pirate ship, Andy & Mark are drawn to each other through mutual attraction, shared trauma, and a love of games, especially Marco Polo. They meet in a closet to hook up, but discover that they have been hiding a dangerous secret: they’re actually... Anne Bonny & Mary Read. This revelation forces them to carry on a genderqueer love story in the shadows - Anne, exploring her bisexuality for the first time & Mary, discovering that they’re trans. As they are chased and haunted by a myriad of men including JACK (the polyamorous gender-questioning captain), JAMES (Anne’s ex-husband), CHAD (a mysterious crewmate who knows too much), THE GOVERNOR (a pirate hunter with a lengthy body count), & REVEREND THOMAS (a Reverend who doesn’t like pirates… or trans people), Anne & Mary must become their truest selves before their inevitable capture and ensuing demise.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 10.30.24)
The night before the opening of Mount Vernon’s community production of OUR TOWN, Sabrina, is trying to rehearse at home after she was burned by her (now missing) science teacher during a failed experiment that left her with a cross-shaped scar and death threats due to an ongoing lawsuit. In quick succession, Sabrina is visited by her “friend” Kimberly, her crush Willow, and her bully (and teacher’s daughter) Kelly. The tension boils over between the girls as secrets are revealed. A shocking revelation about where their teacher is leads to three deaths and an escape to Grover’s Corners.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 5.24.23)
Social media influencers Shay, Teegan, and Paige are selected for an exclusive retreat at a new Spahn Ranch with the mega-popular, Charlie. SWAY, a queer, psycho-thriller comedy, dives into the fetishization of bodies & cults, the toxicity of the mental health industry, and the exploitation of the need for human connection on social media.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 10.11.24)
Alison is a country singer turned mega pop star, who struggles to make friends... until she meets Marina, a fledging indie pop musician and one of Alison's biggest fans. After reaching a career peak, Alison’s career is under intense scrutiny after a popular podcast makes some accusations about her private life. As midnights become Alison & Marina’s afternoons, a concert of Alison’s Eras dissects parasocial relationships, queerbaiting, AI/deepfakes, and the impact of financial success on friendships.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 5.10.24)
Six young conservatives run the Danville, OH Lions Club and the Danville Lions Club Raccoon Dinner, the largest fundraiser in the town. However, this year’s Dinner is on the chopping block. An Alex Jones-type figure warns that the Lions Club is in trouble. At every turn, their paranoia is seemingly justified: stolen money, failed leadership, lies, scams by a local minister, and their missing member has been missing because he won the Million Dollar “Jab Lottery,” taking the money for himself. Meanwhile, the Danville Raccoons Club faces a potential Insurrection following some dubious election results. After catching heat for sacrificing numerous raccoon children, they must also find the mole amongst them.

CONTENT WARNING: Gun Violence, Transphobic Language

10 MINUTE (Draft as of 8.7.24)
Top 30 Finalist for 49th Annual Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival

When a horrible adult softball league displaces Clay & Cher from their favorite baseball field in Central Park, Cher comes up with a plan for taking their territory back.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 9.29.23)
Last night, Stacy and Mia were strangers, grinding on each other in the dark in the basement of some gross frat house. The next morning, they’re shocked to find out that they were randomly assigned roommates for their Sophomore year. Over the fall semester, Stacy and Mia try to avoid falling into something deeper, but without anywhere to really go in rural Ohio, they can’t help themselves. Through the use of text, movement, and music, STACY & MIA investigates the titular characters' relationship with class and codependence. When there aren’t even 120 square feet to go around, what could boundaries possibly look like? STACY & MIA asks whether it’s possible not to air your dirty laundry when you’re literally living in it.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 9.1.23)
Maya, the only Latina wrestler in Trailblazer Championship Wrestling, has been dreaming of winning her first-ever TCW Championship for her entire life. Over the span of one night, Maya must face her white girlfriend, her white rival, her white boss, and the commercialization of acceptable racism in route to finally achieving her dream. No Mercy explores women's wrestling, legacy, family, queerness, being mixed-race, and cultural identity.

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as 7.1.24)
Five apprentices at a high-profile regional theater known for developing new plays are finally thrown a bone after working for a year. They get a coveted production slot in the summer season after one of the apprentices scores a commission from Hasbro to write a Power Rangers-based play. On the day of opening, the arrival of a Hasbro executive, a double-booked venue, cell phones that never stop ringing, and another awkward encounter with the Artistic Director Lindsay in their housing causes the day to head into a tailspin as emotional distress that has been repressed rises to the surface: dying parents, panic attacks, body issues, food scarcity, economic anxiety, and sexual tension. THE COMMAND CENTER explores how theater isolates people, how theater creates community, and how the theater industry… and Power Rangers exploit young people.

ONE ACT (Draft as of 11.5.23)
Five seniors await their final audition at a small university in Ohio. In the holding room, they rehearse for Midsummer, wait for lunch, and ask some hard questions. The Holding Room looks at the pressure that students deal with as they audition for college - financially, mentally, and socially.

Created & Developed by Enid Brain, Ludmila Brito, Stephanie Fongheiser, Talia Frank-Stempel, Daniel Kunkel, Alizae Powell, Danielle Truss, & SMJ

FULL-LENGTH (Draft as of 5.7.23)
Five former teens stars are invited back for a Disney+ reunion special and the pilot for the reboot of the show they made famous, Dating Academy. However, through s'mores, script readings, identical twins, and an ominous church set, they discover that something more sinister (and exploitative) may be awaiting them.

MIME MUSICAL (Draft as of 3.10.24)
Book & Lyrics by SMJ / Music & Lyrics by Natalie Myrick / Original Music by Sarah Flaim

Catherine, the talented principal dancer at ABT, and Shawn, a non-binary and overweight mime, are thrust into each other's lives after an insane audition. In the wake of personal tragedies and lingering doubts, Catherine and Shawn search for their inner beauty and how to make a connection in a cluttered and overly talkative world.

MUSICAL (Draft as of 2.26.24)
Book & Lyrics by SMJ / Music & Lyrics by Natalie Myrick

Rae is a person you can describe as a “disgruntled content factory.” Writing, producing, recording, she has fallen into a dark decline after a series of huge (seemingly life-changing) rejections and days upon days of being unable to do anything except watch YouTube. Armed with a camera, a timer, an audience, and their instrument, Rae has two hours to decide whether to give up on creating or not. I'm Fine Though explores our personalities when we are alone & online, how we interact with an audience, our mind, our body, & our music, and the desperate need to be famous.

MUSICAL (Draft as of 1.23.24)
Book by SMJ / Music & Lyrics by Maggie Marie Rodgers / Directed & Developed with Rebecca Wahls

Hetty, Selina, Caroline, and Penelope reunite at their high school choir teacher's cabin in the woods, which she has left to the group in her will. A giant hole opens up in the floor, and relationships are tested as these four old friends slip in and out of time as they revisit their past selves in order to shape the future of their group.

A MONOLOGUE
oh no. jaime messed up and has to hold themself accountable. they mean it this time.

A fan who paid $250 to a convention for "exclusive access" to their favorite superhero gets more than they bargained for...

cj is an influencer. unfortunately, this is the end of her channel.

She's got a lot of thoughts based on her recent wedding.

Based on the old US government propaganda video of the same name, the 1956 Wilton, NH Duck and Cover Club invite The President via handwritten letter to visit them to quell their fears of an impending nuclear attack.

10 MINUTES (Draft as of 2.1.24)
With rent due, roommates Kara & Erica look to jump-start their acting careers after their holiday jobs end.

10 MINUTES (Draft as of 11.17.23)
Jordan and Jim are hired by the Mayor of NYC to keep watch of the Great Lawn during the late nights. However, the enemy they are trying to ward off might be too overwhelming

10-MINUTE ZOOM PLAY
Kayleigh is in Nebraska. Jude is in NYC.
It's Sunday night. It's time to get the week started on a high note.