Maggie Goscinski

Maggie Goscinski is a New York native living and writing plays and short stories on the rocky coast of Maine. Her plays have been produced by Panglossian Productions in 2021, University of Arkansas in 2020, and Point Park University in 2019. She has written stories such as ‘Apology to a Sea Bird’, ‘Albert’s Dignity’, ‘Not Even the Moon’, and plays such as ‘A Collection of Things We Forgot to Say’, ‘Food for Monarchs’ and ‘A Good Kind of Dying’. She lives with her partner Matt and son Ian.

Maggie Goscinski is a New York native living and writing plays and short stories on the rocky coast of Maine. Her plays have been produced by Panglossian Productions in 2021, University of Arkansas in 2020, and Point Park University in 2019. She has written stories such as ‘Apology to a Sea Bird’, ‘Albert’s Dignity’, ‘Not Even the Moon’, and plays such as ‘A Collection of Things We Forgot to Say’, ‘Food for Monarchs’ and ‘A Good Kind of Dying’. She lives with her partner Matt and son Ian.

Scripts

A Good Kind of Dying

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

10 MIN: Temple and Join sneak away from the party to sit in front of the ocean. Conversation flows and they find themselves glad that they did.

10 MIN: Temple and Join sneak away from the party to sit in front of the ocean. Conversation flows and they find themselves glad that they did.

Airplane Ride

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

10 MINUTE PLAY: Dan is sleepy. Logan is almost always talking so much. A sweet, short play about two people who love each other.

10 MINUTE PLAY: Dan is sleepy. Logan is almost always talking so much. A sweet, short play about two people who love each other.

Last Words for a Person

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

10MIN This is a play about two people who wanted a baby and got one, but only temporarily. Then it’s a play about last words, and how we view the steadfast people in our lives.

10MIN This is a play about two people who wanted a baby and got one, but only temporarily. Then it’s a play about last words, and how we view the steadfast people in our lives.

Food for Monarchs

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: A beautiful examination of loneliness and connection. It is ultimately about how we do, and do not, care for one another.

Maurice just wants to plant milkweed and get to know his son, but he’s interrupted by the neighbor kid, Benedict, his own past mistakes, and an anonymous letter-writer who tears them up by the roots. Cora is a woman with a cause, but there are some problems even a strongly...

FULL LENGTH: A beautiful examination of loneliness and connection. It is ultimately about how we do, and do not, care for one another.

Maurice just wants to plant milkweed and get to know his son, but he’s interrupted by the neighbor kid, Benedict, his own past mistakes, and an anonymous letter-writer who tears them up by the roots. Cora is a woman with a cause, but there are some problems even a strongly worded letter can’t solve.

The Feeling of Leaving/Staying

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

ONE MINUTE PLAY: A phone-call and a misunderstood feeling, a moment differently absorbed in one page.

ONE MINUTE PLAY: A phone-call and a misunderstood feeling, a moment differently absorbed in one page.

A Collection of Things We Forgot to Say

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

ONE ACT PLAY: ‘Don’t you think there is always something unspoken between two people?’

-Tennessee Williams

ONE ACT PLAY: ‘Don’t you think there is always something unspoken between two people?’

-Tennessee Williams

Death to Poe

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

ONE ACT: Liam, an intern working at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx, is thrilled when two reporters ask to speak with him about the death of Poe. What he doesn’t realize is that they aren’t interested in his facts, they’re interested in writing their own.

ONE ACT: Liam, an intern working at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx, is thrilled when two reporters ask to speak with him about the death of Poe. What he doesn’t realize is that they aren’t interested in his facts, they’re interested in writing their own.

Still Love Me?

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

10 MIN. SHORT: Three relationships, all shattered beyond repair, leave behind the shell-shocked remnants of people, sitting on a stage, asking if they’re still lovable, if they’re still loved, now.

10 MIN. SHORT: Three relationships, all shattered beyond repair, leave behind the shell-shocked remnants of people, sitting on a stage, asking if they’re still lovable, if they’re still loved, now.

Columbus: A Musical for Children

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

In this biographical musical for children, the audience meets renowned explorer Christopher Columbus....and hears the real story.

SCRIPT and LYRICS by Maggie Goscinski
MUSIC by Christian Stevens

In this biographical musical for children, the audience meets renowned explorer Christopher Columbus....and hears the real story.

SCRIPT and LYRICS by Maggie Goscinski
MUSIC by Christian Stevens

Jane Goodall: A Play for Children

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

Jane proves that by working hard and focusing on her dreams she can accomplish anything in this biographical tale for children.

Jane proves that by working hard and focusing on her dreams she can accomplish anything in this biographical tale for children.

The Gift of the Magi

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

The classic Christmas story retold in this short play adaptation.

The classic Christmas story retold in this short play adaptation.

Doing You a Favor

by Maggie Goscinski

Synopsis

She hates her job and she'd die to prove it.

She hates her job and she'd die to prove it.