Rachel Bublitz

Rachel Bublitz

Rachel Bublitz is an award winning and internationally produced playwright known for telling stories about women, and creating exciting new work for young performers. She received the prestigious Will Glickman Award for the best premiere play in the San Francisco Bay Area for her full-length RIPPED, produced at Z Space. In 2015 she was recognized as the top emerging female playwright in the Bay Area, receiving...
Rachel Bublitz is an award winning and internationally produced playwright known for telling stories about women, and creating exciting new work for young performers. She received the prestigious Will Glickman Award for the best premiere play in the San Francisco Bay Area for her full-length RIPPED, produced at Z Space. In 2015 she was recognized as the top emerging female playwright in the Bay Area, receiving the June Anne Baker Prize. Other plays include BURST (World Premiere coming soon to Alleyway Theatre, and a finalist for the National New Play Showcase) and FUNNY, LIKE AN ABORTION (semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival).

Rachel moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2016, where she found a wealth of new theaters and artists to collaborate with. She’s received multiple readings with Salt Lake Acting Company (RIPPED, BURST, and LET'S FIX ANDY) and joined the Plan-B Lab. In Park City, Rachel’s had three commissioned works from the Egyptian YouTheatre, where she is the resident playwright. Rachel has also had the pleasure of working in Ogden, at Good Company Theatre, where the Utah Premiere of RIPPED took place.

Her published plays include: RIPPED (Original Works Publishing), THE NIGHT WITCHES (Dramatic Publishing), BIZ TOWN (Playscripts), and THE BOOK WOMEN (Stage Partners). She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. When she isn’t writing, she’s watching her two kids dominate at water polo. For more visit: RachelBublitz.com.

Plays

  • Ripped by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 36
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: rape, date rape + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: rape, date rape, rape culture, sexual assault, consent
    FULL LENGTH: Lucy goes to college. Lucy brings mace. No need for Lucy to actually use it, right? But something happened that wasn’t supposed to happen. Or did it? Oh well, Lucy must be having that quintessential college experience: drinking, boys, and being completely decimated by the people she trusts.
  • Funny, Like An Abortion by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: women's rights, abortion + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, movement/physical, science fiction
    Keyword: women's rights, abortion, futuristic, juggling, physical comedy, dark comedy, Dystopia
    FULL LENGTH: Monroe finds herself knocked up, and since abortions are illegal in the United States, she throws a surprise abortion party with her best friend Jade. Monroe prepares over twenty at home abortion options for them to sort through, neither will walk away until they select the best of all of these terrible options. But that's not all! Come on down for juggling, a tap dancing number, and a...
    FULL LENGTH: Monroe finds herself knocked up, and since abortions are illegal in the United States, she throws a surprise abortion party with her best friend Jade. Monroe prepares over twenty at home abortion options for them to sort through, neither will walk away until they select the best of all of these terrible options. But that's not all! Come on down for juggling, a tap dancing number, and a horrific view at what our future may hold. A comedic two-hander in one scene.
  • Burst by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 15
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: technology, start-ups + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: technology, start-ups, gender roles, Silicon Valley, women in STEM, environment, plastic
    FULL LENGTH: Sarah Boyd is an extraordinary human being. Not only did she build her company from scratch using nothing but willpower and fortitude, she also sits on the precipice of truly saving this planet. Because on top of being one of the fastest growing tech companies in history, Tactix, with Sarah at its helm, will usher this planet into the post-plastic era. A time where we need not worry or fret over...
    FULL LENGTH: Sarah Boyd is an extraordinary human being. Not only did she build her company from scratch using nothing but willpower and fortitude, she also sits on the precipice of truly saving this planet. Because on top of being one of the fastest growing tech companies in history, Tactix, with Sarah at its helm, will usher this planet into the post-plastic era. A time where we need not worry or fret over the great destruction being done to our world from this non-biodegradable foe. With her eyes steady on her next round of funding, Sarah must persevere through a late night interview with a particularly tough reporter, a lawsuit aimed at a person from her past, and the waffling of her CTO. It's a heavy load, and Sarah knows that she is the only one great enough to bear it.
  • Let's Fix Andy by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Body image, friendship + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Body image, friendship, coming of middle age, Men
    Finalist: Playwright Foundation's Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 2018

    FULL LENGTH: Andy’s best friends, Logan, Marcus, and George, decide it’s time they step in after he’s been dumped by his long time girlfriend, to snap him out of his funk. Each armed with their own idea of what Andy needs, they drag him to the gym, the bar, and the woods. They can’t lose another friend. A play about...
    Finalist: Playwright Foundation's Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 2018

    FULL LENGTH: Andy’s best friends, Logan, Marcus, and George, decide it’s time they step in after he’s been dumped by his long time girlfriend, to snap him out of his funk. Each armed with their own idea of what Andy needs, they drag him to the gym, the bar, and the woods. They can’t lose another friend. A play about friendship, body image, and feelings… Even the feelings we tell ourselves not to feel.
  • Tip Top Triangle by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: Pyramid Scheme, cult + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: Pyramid Scheme, cult, church, women, girl boss, fire
    (Full length. Early development.)

    A
    game,
    a business,
    a book reading.
    A scare-the-fudge-out-
    of-you cult. Brainwashing.
    Pyramid screaming and power
    playing. A huge heaping side of girl-
    bossing. 1,000 scrunchies. No, more. An
    adult woman's weight in scrunchies. Leeches.
    Judgment. Sub-urban mommy “I remove all the skin...
    (Full length. Early development.)

    A
    game,
    a business,
    a book reading.
    A scare-the-fudge-out-
    of-you cult. Brainwashing.
    Pyramid screaming and power
    playing. A huge heaping side of girl-
    bossing. 1,000 scrunchies. No, more. An
    adult woman's weight in scrunchies. Leeches.
    Judgment. Sub-urban mommy “I remove all the skin
    off of grapes, why don’t you?” level of judgment. A ghost?
    No. A spirit? No. We’re too afraid to ask. Something. And fire.
    We must not forget to tell you about the fire. So much fire. Fistfuls of
    fire. Buckets of fire. A literal garage on fire. Bring marshmallows. Bring hot
    dogs. Bring cash. Bring blank checks. Bring credit cards. Bring your retirement fund.
    Now, sit back. Grab a lawn chair, preferably not from the garage. Let’s sit and watch it all burn.
  • The Night Witches by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    9–11
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    Genre: drama, period
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    Keyword: History, Russia + 4 more
    Genre: drama, period
    Keyword: History, Russia, soviet, World War II, high school, college
    FULL LENGTH (approximately 80 minutes): The Night Witches, of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, flew in planes made of canvas and wood, and dropped their bombs on their German enemy every fifteen minutes through the night to keep them from sleeping. They were constantly being shuffled and moved to perform new duties; mechanics would become navigators, navigators would become pilots, and pilots would become...
    FULL LENGTH (approximately 80 minutes): The Night Witches, of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, flew in planes made of canvas and wood, and dropped their bombs on their German enemy every fifteen minutes through the night to keep them from sleeping. They were constantly being shuffled and moved to perform new duties; mechanics would become navigators, navigators would become pilots, and pilots would become commanders. Nina and Vera have just finished their training as navigators and are moments away from their first combat mission. As they fight their nerves, the women around them use different means of bolstering their spirits, some more successfully than others. But when the time comes, ready or not, to the sky they must go. However, tonight is different than any night they’ve faced before; their enemy has employed a new tactic taking them completely by surprise. Using movement, song, and lyrically styled dialogue we follow these brave women through one fateful evening during the war.

    *35 minute version available!
    *60 minute version available!
    *Both of the shorter versions of the play have a smaller cast of 9.
  • My Body by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 36
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: women's rights, Farce + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: women's rights, Farce, Reproductive Rights, choice
    TEN MINUTE: In a world in which men are no longer trusted to make decisions concerning their own bodies, women hold all of the cards.
  • Really Adult by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 18
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: growing up, adult
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: growing up, adult
    Finalist: Actor's Theatre of Louisville's Heideman Award, 2017

    TEN MINUTE: Julie would love to have a great first day working the Customer Service desk at Target, but maybe not as much as flirting with Frank, the employee assigned to train her. As the two discuss a possible date their personal lives become more and more clear, which leads to awkward territory.
  • Cheerleaders VS Aliens by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    20
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction + 1 more
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    Keyword: cheerleading, aliens + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction, young audiences
    Keyword: cheerleading, aliens, girl power, high school
    FULL LENGTH: When aliens invade a small town and abduct the high school football team to steal their brain jelly, no one steps up to save them. Not any parents, not the principal, not the police, not the fire department, not the governor, not even the marines. Thankfully there’s one last group no one ever thought of as heroic, and they’re ready and able to kick some alien butt. That’s right, the cheerleaders....
    FULL LENGTH: When aliens invade a small town and abduct the high school football team to steal their brain jelly, no one steps up to save them. Not any parents, not the principal, not the police, not the fire department, not the governor, not even the marines. Thankfully there’s one last group no one ever thought of as heroic, and they’re ready and able to kick some alien butt. That’s right, the cheerleaders. Led by science-fiction enthusiast and self proclaimed mega nerd Gilda, the Greenville High School Cheerleading Squad uses rhymes, cartwheels, glitter, and a fun-ton of tin foil to save the day.
  • Reading Babar in 2070 by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, political
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    Keyword: environment, elephant + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, political
    Keyword: environment, elephant, mass extinction
    Award: PlayGround's June Anne Baker Prize for top Emerging Bay Area Female Playwright, 2015

    TEN MINUTE: In the slightly distant future, a little girl discovers the high price of unchecked human development and story time will never be the same.
  • Codename: White Mouse by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 1 more
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    Keyword: women in World War II, spy + 2 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama
    Keyword: women in World War II, spy, History, Nancy Wake
    FULL LENGTH: When the Germans invade France, Nancy, a rich socialite house wife, isn’t able to sit back and do nothing. Despite her husband's objections, she gets involved with the resistance. For Nancy it’s a slippery slope and soon she graduates from delivering letters to breaking men out of concentration camps. Forced to flee the country with the Gestapo and Vichy on her heals, she is lead to safety...
    FULL LENGTH: When the Germans invade France, Nancy, a rich socialite house wife, isn’t able to sit back and do nothing. Despite her husband's objections, she gets involved with the resistance. For Nancy it’s a slippery slope and soon she graduates from delivering letters to breaking men out of concentration camps. Forced to flee the country with the Gestapo and Vichy on her heals, she is lead to safety over the Pyrenees Mountains. Nancy, however, isn’t satisfied with a quiet life back in England and requests quickly to be sent back into the fight. After training, the SOE drop Nancy back into France and into one of the Marquis camps, a guerrilla group of Frenchmen still fighting the Germans.

    Surviving in a male dominated world, Nancy’s motivations are constantly called into question, forcing her to make the men see her as a person capable of great things and not just an object of desire. At the end of the war though, when France is finally free, the audience and Nancy learn just how much she sacrificed by fighting for what she believes in.
  • Mommy Dances With The Devil by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: witch, stay-at-home mom + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror
    Keyword: witch, stay-at-home mom, mommy group
    FULL LENGTH, early development: After moving across the country, Laurel, the mother of a young child, is desperate to make a friend beyond her cheerio-throwing, Barney-obsessed baby and her over-worked, rarely-home husband, which leads her to jump for a spot in a mommy group with a mysterious reputation. Laurel is cemented in the group before she learns of their devious agenda and is forced to either shut up...
    FULL LENGTH, early development: After moving across the country, Laurel, the mother of a young child, is desperate to make a friend beyond her cheerio-throwing, Barney-obsessed baby and her over-worked, rarely-home husband, which leads her to jump for a spot in a mommy group with a mysterious reputation. Laurel is cemented in the group before she learns of their devious agenda and is forced to either shut up and join suit, or burn their coven to the ground.
  • Of Serpents & Sea Spray by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adventure, fable/folktale + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, fable/folktale, fantasy
    FULL LENGTH: OF SERPENTS AND SEA SPRAY, tells the story of an orphan named Iro who is the subject of ridicule by other children and punishment by uncaring foster parents. During one of her many tours through solitary confinement in the closet, Iro’s imagination brings the her with a mission: find Pegasus. On her quest, taking with her only books and her imaginary friend Annika, Iro hides herself on an ocean...
    FULL LENGTH: OF SERPENTS AND SEA SPRAY, tells the story of an orphan named Iro who is the subject of ridicule by other children and punishment by uncaring foster parents. During one of her many tours through solitary confinement in the closet, Iro’s imagination brings the her with a mission: find Pegasus. On her quest, taking with her only books and her imaginary friend Annika, Iro hides herself on an ocean liner, joins a circus, and has many other adventures... and along the way finds the truth about the death of her parents.
  • Mom's Ham by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    6–7
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy
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    Keyword: christmas, family + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy
    Keyword: christmas, family, loss, dealing with loss, grief
    TEN MINUTE: A ten-minute adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MOM’S HAM follows a woman’s desperate attempt to make a perfect Christmas feast in honor of her mother’s recent passing.
  • Lean In With Liz! by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, political
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    Keyword: women's history, parenthood + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, political
    Keyword: women's history, parenthood, stay-at-home mom
    TEN MINUTE: A new mom fights with her 13 year-old self about going back to work or staying home longer with the new baby.
  • Employee of the Month by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: workplace sexism, everyday sexism
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: workplace sexism, everyday sexism
    TEN MINUTE: A disagreement over what employee of the month Jordan should wear in her honorary photo for the company website is made complicated by the presence of her teenage daughter and every day sexism.
  • Swallowed by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: climate change, rising sea levels + 4 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: climate change, rising sea levels, protest, scientists, storm, hurricane
    Finalist: City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting, City Theatre, 2018

    TEN MINUTE: Three young scientists film their own destruction in an attempt to wake up to the world to the reality of climate change.
  • The Garden by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: gentrification, racism + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: gentrification, racism, gardening
    TEN MINUTE: While beautifying their neighborhood with a community garden, Lauren and Rose make an unsettling discovery that brings up the racism and elitism that gentrification is so often entrenched in.
  • The Final Debate by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: gun control, gun violence + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: gun control, gun violence, school shooting, high school, debate, gun debate
    TEN-MINUTE: While preparing for their annual debate in front of the whole school, Jaime and Courtlin receive devastating news.
  • The Red Truck, a monologue by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: rape, assault + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: rape, assault, female, metoo
    A woman tries to define a terrible situation through a past experience.
  • Toxic by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Toxic Masculinity, gender roles + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Toxic Masculinity, gender roles, friendship, football
    ONE ACT: Football is life, and boys are men in this twenty minute one act about gender roles. Chris is having a day the worst day of his young life, he’s been dumped by his girlfriend, and is possibly kicked off the football team, when he accidentally hits a raccoon. When he discovers the animal is dead everything proves too much and Chris falls to pieces, which prompts Brandon, his best friend and most true...
    ONE ACT: Football is life, and boys are men in this twenty minute one act about gender roles. Chris is having a day the worst day of his young life, he’s been dumped by his girlfriend, and is possibly kicked off the football team, when he accidentally hits a raccoon. When he discovers the animal is dead everything proves too much and Chris falls to pieces, which prompts Brandon, his best friend and most true worshiper, to follow suit. Because if the star of your life isn’t a star, what does that make you? Toxic is a fast ride about status, masculinity, and how people are and are not allowed to behave.
  • Break Room by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: blackmail, statutory rape + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: blackmail, statutory rape, coming of age, consent
    ONE ACT: The evening spirals out of control for Luke and Chloe, as the two try desperately to hold onto one another as their situation changes. Luke, an almost thirty year old assistant manager at Target, has put together a celebration for his co-worker and girlfriend, Chloe, who happens to still be in high school. Unfortunately, what’s good news for Luke devastates Chloe, and she lashes out with the only...
    ONE ACT: The evening spirals out of control for Luke and Chloe, as the two try desperately to hold onto one another as their situation changes. Luke, an almost thirty year old assistant manager at Target, has put together a celebration for his co-worker and girlfriend, Chloe, who happens to still be in high school. Unfortunately, what’s good news for Luke devastates Chloe, and she lashes out with the only weapon she has until a new balance can be reached between them. Break Room is one continuous scene with two characters.
  • Presenting: Super Cat & Reptile Robot In The Tremendous Tickle Trouble by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: sleepover, elementary school + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: sleepover, elementary school, comedy, close friendship, imagination, superhero
    ONE ACT, early development: On the brink of the most wonderful/awesome/amazing sleep-over in recorded history two friends grapple with who gets to call the shots and how to tell someone tickling just isn't your thing.
  • Clever Catherine by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: fairy tale
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fable/folktale, young audiences
    Keyword: fairy tale
    ONE ACT: In the midst of his daily chores, Farmer comes across a beautiful golden mortar and decides, despite his daughter Catherine’s warnings, to present it the King as a gift. When the King asks for a golden pestle to match, in the same manner that Catherine had warned he would, the Farmer is understandably upset. When the King learns that Catherine had predicted his statement exactly he gives Farmer another...
    ONE ACT: In the midst of his daily chores, Farmer comes across a beautiful golden mortar and decides, despite his daughter Catherine’s warnings, to present it the King as a gift. When the King asks for a golden pestle to match, in the same manner that Catherine had warned he would, the Farmer is understandably upset. When the King learns that Catherine had predicted his statement exactly he gives Farmer another riddle for her. After a series of riddles go back and forth between the King and Catherine, the King decides to marry this clever girl. Soon he finds out though, that if you marry a clever girl, you get a clever Queen, when Catherine cannot help but meddle in the affairs of state. Now Catherine must use all her wits to save her marriage and prove to the King that he needs her to help him run the kingdom.
  • Much Ado About Mathletes by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: math, girls + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: math, girls, high school, Shakespearean, Shakespeare
    ONE ACT: An all-girls mathletes team (that ponders in iambic pentameter) is shaken to its core when it's asked to do the unthinkable... Let a boy join their team.
  • No Talking Allowed! by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    6–11
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 1 more
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    Keyword: puppets, kids
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy
    Keyword: puppets, kids
    TEN MINUTE: Adapted from an African folk story, NO TALKING ALLOWED follows Jordan through a day of stressful tests and unexpected talking companions.
  • I Said Run. by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: horror
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    Keyword: friendship, monster + 5 more
    Genre: horror
    Keyword: friendship, monster, horror, thriller, young women, growth, changing relationships
    TEN MINUTE: Shadow, Ivy, and Dolores have gathered together to snap their friend Mara out of whatever funk she's been in. Sadly, it might be the last thing they ever do.
  • The Elves by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: dark comedy, holiday
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    Keyword: christmas, Santa Claus + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, holiday
    Keyword: christmas, Santa Claus, cannibalism, elves, dark holiday, rhymes
    TEN MINUTE: In this dark 10-minute Christmas play, there's a reason kids don't come back from the North Pole, and it isn't the frost bite, it's the forever-rhyming blood thirsty elves. Doesn't matter if you're naughty or nice, they will get you.
  • Oy, Oy, Oy, Merry Christmas! by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, holiday
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    Keyword: christmas, Jewish + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday
    Keyword: christmas, Jewish, Santa Claus
    TEN MINUTE: The time has come for Moeshe to fill in his grand daughter, Sarah, on their family’s greatest secret and ask her to join in the cause. The fate of the Jewish people is on the line… If only he could get her to stop laughing at him.
  • How Gretchen Stole Christmas by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, family + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, holiday
    Keyword: christmas, family, Suess-inspired, teen angst
    TEN MINUTE: A Seuss-inspired Christmas comedy about a teenage runaway and her selfish return home for the holidays.
  • The Red House Monster by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: fantasy, horror
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    Keyword: monster, horror + 5 more
    Genre: fantasy, horror
    Keyword: monster, horror, spirits, heroes, mythology, new mythology, creepy
    ONE ACT: The story of Hannah Gold, a young lady living on an island off the coast of Massachusetts in the late 1800s, and the night that changed her life. Filled with small town lore, haunted houses, spirits, monsters, pistols, pie, and mysteries, it is a play that will keep you guessing just what is in the Red House, and who, in fact, you should be afraid of.

    Inspired by the myth of Geryon and...
    ONE ACT: The story of Hannah Gold, a young lady living on an island off the coast of Massachusetts in the late 1800s, and the night that changed her life. Filled with small town lore, haunted houses, spirits, monsters, pistols, pie, and mysteries, it is a play that will keep you guessing just what is in the Red House, and who, in fact, you should be afraid of.

    Inspired by the myth of Geryon and Hercules, and Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."
  • Blue, a monologue by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Jewish, 2016 presidential election
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Jewish, 2016 presidential election
    A woman grapples with the 2016 election and her Jewish heritage.
  • Red Days by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 35
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: coming of age, global warming + 2 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: coming of age, global warming, mother and daughter, environment
    FULL LENGTH, early development: As the air quality in Salt Lake climbs to crisis levels, we follow Dianna through four seasons, trying to balance school, her running team, and pursuing her passion. But as she nears the end of her senior year, she's forced to decide if her running dream truly belongs to her, or if it's more her mother's, while around her the serious effects of the air quality...
    FULL LENGTH, early development: As the air quality in Salt Lake climbs to crisis levels, we follow Dianna through four seasons, trying to balance school, her running team, and pursuing her passion. But as she nears the end of her senior year, she's forced to decide if her running dream truly belongs to her, or if it's more her mother's, while around her the serious effects of the air quality wreak havoc on those athletes who dare breath hard in the open air.
  • Biz Town by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8–36
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: detective, middle school + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: detective, middle school, high school, comedy, detective noir, flexible cast, large cast, comedy noir
    ONE ACT (60 minutes): An in-class adult-life simulation goes very wrong after students throw the rules out and turn to lying, cheating, stealing, and kidnapping to one up their classmates. The bottom line is that the kid with the most heart points gets to pick the toppings for their pizza party, and that's too good a prize to not go dirty for. One Detective tries to uncover the criminals and set the town...
    ONE ACT (60 minutes): An in-class adult-life simulation goes very wrong after students throw the rules out and turn to lying, cheating, stealing, and kidnapping to one up their classmates. The bottom line is that the kid with the most heart points gets to pick the toppings for their pizza party, and that's too good a prize to not go dirty for. One Detective tries to uncover the criminals and set the town on a better path, but maybe Biz Town just can't play nice. Maybe it's just not built that way.
  • Blood & Sequins by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    13
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: murder mystery, prom + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: murder mystery, prom, colleges and high schools, murder, comedy, young performers, prom night
    FULL LENGTH: When the most popular kids from Salem High School find themselves in an abandoned mansion on prom night, it doesn't take them long to realize they've been caught in an elaborate revenge prank. But things move from annoying to terrifying when a girl drops dead from a poisoned Capri Sun. Locked in, they're forced to figure out who among them is the killer, or end up just as much a...
    FULL LENGTH: When the most popular kids from Salem High School find themselves in an abandoned mansion on prom night, it doesn't take them long to realize they've been caught in an elaborate revenge prank. But things move from annoying to terrifying when a girl drops dead from a poisoned Capri Sun. Locked in, they're forced to figure out who among them is the killer, or end up just as much a goner. A night to remember? More like a night they won't ever be able to forget.
  • Ursa Major & the Last Bear on Earth by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: fable/folktale, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: environmental, extinction + 8 more
    Genre: fable/folktale, fantasy, radio drama, young audiences
    Keyword: environmental, extinction, radio play, climate change, tya, myth, stars, bears, high school, middle school
    One-act radio play (early development): Deforestation, fires, trapping, and poaching are putting bears into extinction. A representative of each bear species is sent North to report on their specific situation and to devise a plan for survival.
  • The Book Women by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    7–30
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama
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    Keyword: Historic, Great Depression + 3 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama
    Keyword: Historic, Great Depression, horses, librarians, library
    In the midst of the Great Depression, in a community crushed by the collapse of coal, and isolated by the very mountains they call home, a group of determined librarians take to their horses to reach the people of Eastern Kentucky. With a dedication equal to the US Postal Service, these “Book Women'' deliver more than the books and magazines they carry in their saddlebags. They bring hope. They bring...
    In the midst of the Great Depression, in a community crushed by the collapse of coal, and isolated by the very mountains they call home, a group of determined librarians take to their horses to reach the people of Eastern Kentucky. With a dedication equal to the US Postal Service, these “Book Women'' deliver more than the books and magazines they carry in their saddlebags. They bring hope. They bring dreams. They bring the promise that if we support one another, tomorrow will be better.
  • Warm The Bones by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: holiday, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, holiday party + 7 more
    Genre: holiday, horror, young audiences
    Keyword: christmas, holiday party, ghosts, teens, girls, ghost story, spooky, Haunted House, Teen girls
    Old friends Carol and Holly are excited to celebrate Christmas like they always do, with cookies and Will Ferrell, but this year is different. Carol now lives across town in a creepy old house, and she's invited new people in on their fun. Between fights over telling Christmas Ghost stories and how to properly decorate a sugar cookie, the girls find out more about the house and its history than they bargained for.
  • Operation Chicken Takeover by Rachel Bublitz
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, pets + 8 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: comedy, pets, Chickens, cats, dancing, virtual play, zoom, tya, young performers, plays for young audiences
    They've been planning for months. They trust their intel. It's now or never. The chickens of the backyard WILL be taking over the house, at the most opportune time- when the people aren't home. But two cats from the inside are warned of the attack. Will the cats muster the bravery to stop the chickens? Or will everyone, inside the house and out, live under the feathered rule of General Snowflake...
    They've been planning for months. They trust their intel. It's now or never. The chickens of the backyard WILL be taking over the house, at the most opportune time- when the people aren't home. But two cats from the inside are warned of the attack. Will the cats muster the bravery to stop the chickens? Or will everyone, inside the house and out, live under the feathered rule of General Snowflake?

    (No pets were harmed in the making of this play.)
  • Ghost House by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    35–50
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: ghosts, zoom + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, horror, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: ghosts, zoom, digital, funny, one act, middle school, high school
    Bane and Corse have a quiet life of checkers, watching live-things out the window, and the occasional thrill of spooking when kids wander willingly into their house. And, as luck would have it, little live-things DO slink in tonight. Gray and their pals are hoping to gain bragging rights by making it a full night in this, the hauntedest of all haunted houses. The spooking gets doubled when Royal, Gray's...
    Bane and Corse have a quiet life of checkers, watching live-things out the window, and the occasional thrill of spooking when kids wander willingly into their house. And, as luck would have it, little live-things DO slink in tonight. Gray and their pals are hoping to gain bragging rights by making it a full night in this, the hauntedest of all haunted houses. The spooking gets doubled when Royal, Gray's older sibling joins the fun, hoping to scare Gray and company out of their wits. But Bane and Corse have that covered, which Royal and the rest of the kids realize all too late! A silly, spooky play written to be performed digitally.
  • The Summer I Howled by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    16–25
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, horror + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, horror, young audiences
    Keyword: comedy, horror, werewolves, camp, teenagers, friendship, coming of age, large cast, monsters
    FULL LENGTH (early development): Welcome to Camp Gray Pine where campers spend weeks breathing in fresh air, soaking up nature, and learn the importance of friendship, healthy competition, and curing ancient curses. When seasoned camper Woolf wanders into the woods with new-kid Mike past curfew on the first night of camp, neither of them realize they’re walking under a full moon, or what is creeping near them...
    FULL LENGTH (early development): Welcome to Camp Gray Pine where campers spend weeks breathing in fresh air, soaking up nature, and learn the importance of friendship, healthy competition, and curing ancient curses. When seasoned camper Woolf wanders into the woods with new-kid Mike past curfew on the first night of camp, neither of them realize they’re walking under a full moon, or what is creeping near them in the trees, until it’s too late. Woolf is bit forcing her friends to drop everything and find the witch rumored to live in these woods. But things get even stranger as more and more campers seem to be suffering from a very different curse. From werewolves to witches to fairies sparkling in the moonlight, something is happening at Camp Gray Pine, and Woolf and her friends are the camp's last hope to get to the bottom of it and, hopefully, save the summer. Pull up a log and lean close to the campfire, some stories are just better with s’mores.
  • The Great Salt Film by Rachel Bublitz
    Cast: 
    7–12
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: environmental, great salt lake + 5 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
    Keyword: environmental, great salt lake, teen performers, competition length, one-act, folk story, flexible cast
    ONE ACT: The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Without massive changes in water usage it could be dry within five years, which would set off a series of massive environmental disasters for the entire region. Teens across the state of Utah have been asked to make a film about the Great Salt Lake and enter it into the Great Salt Film Competition to raise awareness. One group of friends is divided by their approach to...
    ONE ACT: The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Without massive changes in water usage it could be dry within five years, which would set off a series of massive environmental disasters for the entire region. Teens across the state of Utah have been asked to make a film about the Great Salt Lake and enter it into the Great Salt Film Competition to raise awareness. One group of friends is divided by their approach to the subject, and that's when they see a lone figure carrying a bright red bucket.