Craig Martin

Craig Martin

Craig Martin is a playwright, practicing artist, illustrator, mural painter, actor, presenter, and podcaster (ART TAP, @ArtTapPodcast) living in Indiana. After a career in visual art and gallery management, he has taken to acting and writing.

Plays

  • SHErmit by Craig Martin
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: social isolation, media influencer + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: social isolation, media influencer, hermit
    10 MINUTE - A media influencer, turned reclusive in light of a global pandemic, rages against the inconvenience of an unmasked delivery man. She then has a chance to address him when he reaches out from a safe distance to join in her SHErmit discussion.
  • Muskrat's Ducat by Craig Martin
    Recommendations: 1
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    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: high school reunion, contemporary myth + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, farce, satire
    Keyword: high school reunion, contemporary myth, storytelling
    10 MINUTE - An irreverent story of high school friends on a mythmaking journey through their old hometown. Lamenting the loss of the school they attended, with the exception of the only part left standing, the entrance facade, they recount the real and imagined history of the town. This leads them to the timeless story of a local river dweller, a rumored time-traveler named Muskrat and his search for a mythic ducat horde.
  • House Colors by Craig Martin
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: family home, spirits + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: family home, spirits, magical realism, mural, Art and Painting, neighborhood
    (seeking workshop) FULL LENGTH - Greg has returned to his longtime family home to prepare it for sale but finds that the lasting presence of family, and their impact in the community, are hard to ignore. An impromptu and growing art project on the side of the house only seems to complicate matters. But between advice from an irreverent college buddy, concerns from his anxious ex-wife, and the piqued interests...
    (seeking workshop) FULL LENGTH - Greg has returned to his longtime family home to prepare it for sale but finds that the lasting presence of family, and their impact in the community, are hard to ignore. An impromptu and growing art project on the side of the house only seems to complicate matters. But between advice from an irreverent college buddy, concerns from his anxious ex-wife, and the piqued interests of an interconnected neighborhood, Greg must realize the special place the house and his artwork hold for those around him, both the present and the departed.
  • Weeping Toad by Craig Martin
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: grandfather, grandson + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale
    Keyword: grandfather, grandson, family memory, fable, storytelling, secret animal, Barking Spiders
    10 MINUTE - Seated alongside a small creek behind his house, Grandpa and grandson have a quiet conversation at twilight. Grandpa shares tidbits of wisdom and background on his departed wife, to share her lasting presence with the boy. And Grandpa introduces the boy to his evening companion, the elusive and also-mourning Weeping Toad.
  • Fun House Debt by Craig Martin
    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: sibling rivalry, funhouse + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, holiday
    Keyword: sibling rivalry, funhouse, emotional baggage, family dinner, mother and adult children
    10 MINUTE - When Irene and Mark have Thanksgiving at their mother's house, the recent publication of Mark's book, based upon an incident from their childhood, brings up old tensions and sibling resentments.