Hadley Shipley

I prefer (they/them) or rotating pronouns. If you don't work with trans people, you don't work with me.
I'm a queer playwright/actor/director/artist from Orlando, FL, currently living in Dallas, TX.
BFA in Theatre from SMU. Grew up at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre (forever grateful to TYC).
If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email!
[email protected]

I prefer (they/them) or rotating pronouns. If you don't work with trans people, you don't work with me.
I'm a queer playwright/actor/director/artist from Orlando, FL, currently living in Dallas, TX.
BFA in Theatre from SMU. Grew up at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre (forever grateful to TYC).
If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email!
[email protected]

Scripts

Camp Contrition

by Hadley Shipley

1
Cast Size
6—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
horror,
mystery/thriller,
romantic comedy,
science fiction

Four campers attend Camp Contrition for Girls as part of a special focus cabin struggling with ‘godly womanhood and sexuality,’ only to discover eggs that don’t hatch, cocoons that don’t open, and an odd form of flower-based vomit that all point to something more concerning under the carefully curated image of summer camp. If their two cagey camp counselors aren’t giving straight answers, achieving the coveted...

Four campers attend Camp Contrition for Girls as part of a special focus cabin struggling with ‘godly womanhood and sexuality,’ only to discover eggs that don’t hatch, cocoons that don’t open, and an odd form of flower-based vomit that all point to something more concerning under the carefully curated image of summer camp. If their two cagey camp counselors aren’t giving straight answers, achieving the coveted rank of Violet Camper seems to be the only option for these four queer outsiders.

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A Conversation Between Deer and Headlights

by Hadley Shipley

3
Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

After an alleged accident, the two parties involved - Deer and Headlights - sit down to have a civil discussion.
An allegory for Sexual Assault.

After an alleged accident, the two parties involved - Deer and Headlights - sit down to have a civil discussion.
An allegory for Sexual Assault.

People Seeds

by Hadley Shipley

Cast Size
4—12
Genre
dark comedy,
horror

Adam and Eve, Mary and Joseph, and two normal ass people stuck all dealing with a similar problem.
A play told in triptych about pregnancy (and abortion) through a genderqueer lens.
This play deals heavily with Abortion, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Gender, Religion, Faith, Spirituality, Sexism, and a whole lot of messy topics.

Adam and Eve, Mary and Joseph, and two normal ass people stuck all dealing with a similar problem.
A play told in triptych about pregnancy (and abortion) through a genderqueer lens.
This play deals heavily with Abortion, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Gender, Religion, Faith, Spirituality, Sexism, and a whole lot of messy topics.

Wraith: A Post-Traumatic Spirit Drama

by Hadley Shipley

Cast Size
6—7
Genre
dark comedy

After her rapist dies under somewhat questionable circumstances, Lily’s past comes back to haunt her and her loved ones - more in the literal sense than the figurative. A tragicomedy dealing with themes of PTSD, sexual violence, gender, sexuality, transphobia, spirituality, religion, life, death.

After her rapist dies under somewhat questionable circumstances, Lily’s past comes back to haunt her and her loved ones - more in the literal sense than the figurative. A tragicomedy dealing with themes of PTSD, sexual violence, gender, sexuality, transphobia, spirituality, religion, life, death.