Rachael Murray

Rachael Murray

New work-focused director who also writes and devises.

Plays

  • Better Angels by Rachael Murray
    Recommendations: 4
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    Genre: dark comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: motherhood, Parenting + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: motherhood, Parenting, reincarnation, supernatural, nature vs. nurture, Therapy
    Parenting is never easy, but it’s especially hard when you’re afraid of your own kid. Phyl and Jeannie are new moms, and the stress of parenting little Gracie is getting to them both. When the couple is totally blindsided by a problem with their daughter not found in any parenting book or mommy blog, their doubts and insecurities begin to surface. They pay a visit to a child psychiatrist and unexpectedly find...
    Parenting is never easy, but it’s especially hard when you’re afraid of your own kid. Phyl and Jeannie are new moms, and the stress of parenting little Gracie is getting to them both. When the couple is totally blindsided by a problem with their daughter not found in any parenting book or mommy blog, their doubts and insecurities begin to surface. They pay a visit to a child psychiatrist and unexpectedly find themselves in a therapy session of their own.
  • 2-lane by Rachael Murray
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Politics, 2020 Presidential Election + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: Politics, 2020 Presidential Election, democracy, road trip, midwest, weddings, family, conservatives vs liberals, pandemic COVID 19, The Coordinates Project
    A New York couple are lost in middle-of-no-where Missouri--or possibly Illinois--on a drive back from the Wedding from Hell during the Election from Hell in the Year from Hell. During their trip, Kacee and Joey must stave off an annoying sense of impending doom as they wade through tribalism, family ties, and the futility of civic discourse....all in the hopes of finding truth, justice, and the American Way....
    A New York couple are lost in middle-of-no-where Missouri--or possibly Illinois--on a drive back from the Wedding from Hell during the Election from Hell in the Year from Hell. During their trip, Kacee and Joey must stave off an annoying sense of impending doom as they wade through tribalism, family ties, and the futility of civic discourse....all in the hopes of finding truth, justice, and the American Way.


    Written as part of The Coordinates Project, organized by Justin Guidroz. Playwrights are given a random set of coordinates. The coordinates that inspired this play were 37.38783, -89.13351.
  • the fear of missing out by Rachael Murray
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: friends, lovers + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: friends, lovers, fear, fomo, millennial angst, sex comedy, nonverbal, Threesomes, modern comedy of manners, nostalgia
    When a series of three sometimes-inebriated, sometimes-sober threesomes occur within a friend group, the relationship dynamics seismically shift and change. Three is company; two is none; and one is….? Amidst all the chaos and existential dread, one thing’s for sure: No one wants to miss out in this Millennial Sex Comedy-of-Manners.

Recommended by Rachael Murray

  • Clara Thomas Bailey by Caridad Svich
    29 Dec. 2020
    “ Wow. This got me in my feelings so deeply. The writing does an incredible job of capturing the mind's eye at work, and the anxiety induced by modern life and living. I can't wait to re-read, and then see it in full production some day. ”
  • Focus: A Zoom Play by Daniel Prillaman
    29 Dec. 2020
    “ A ton of fun! Makes good use of the Zoom medium. Kooky, silly, and scary. Really interesting characters and world-building that is both specific enough for understanding and vague enough for interpretation and mystery. ”
  • AN ESTUARY by Nick Malakhow
    29 Dec. 2020
    “ Really loved the way Malakhow weaves together a plot that leads you to believe you know where it's going, and then you don't! Intriguing, mysterious, funny, sad, and has a lot of heart. ”
  • Clasp by Toby Malone
    23 Nov. 2020
    “ Perfectly captures our newly-developed collective tension between fearing touch, and longing for it. Skillfully done, rendered simply and honestly. ”