Michael Gotch

Michael is a founding member of the REP company, the professional resident ensemble at the University of Delaware, where he also teaches. He has directed, written and performed in over 50 productions since its inaugural season. As a writer, his shorter one-act work has been produced or workshopped at Indiana Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project (Indianapolis), Bailiwick Repertory Theatre (Chicago), Westport Country Playhouse (Connecticut), Ashland New Plays Festival (Oregon) as well as at the REP.

Michael is a founding member of the REP company, the professional resident ensemble at the University of Delaware, where he also teaches. He has directed, written and performed in over 50 productions since its inaugural season. As a writer, his shorter one-act work has been produced or workshopped at Indiana Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project (Indianapolis), Bailiwick Repertory Theatre (Chicago), Westport Country Playhouse (Connecticut), Ashland New Plays Festival (Oregon) as well as at the REP.

Scripts

Starter Pistol

by Michael Gotch

4
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
tragedy

Deer season. Somewhere in the dying small-town Midwest of our New America, a loose reimagining of Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis: unsung mother, wife and breadwinner Karen James’ family has enough venison chili to survive the approaching winter. But when a stranger comes to dinner, can they survive the secrets buried in their past, the reckoning to come, and make it to the big MegaBall drawing this particularly...

Deer season. Somewhere in the dying small-town Midwest of our New America, a loose reimagining of Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis: unsung mother, wife and breadwinner Karen James’ family has enough venison chili to survive the approaching winter. But when a stranger comes to dinner, can they survive the secrets buried in their past, the reckoning to come, and make it to the big MegaBall drawing this particularly eventful Friday night?

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Tiny House

by Michael Gotch

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
fantasy,
romantic comedy,
satire,
science fiction

Nick and Sam have grown weary of the political, economic and personal chaos of the world and escape to their new off-grid tiny house, nestled in a forest of giant sequoias. But their piece (and peace) of paradise is soon challenged when a mysterious survivalist, two Renaissance Faire devotees, an exuberant biologist, and Sam’s straight-talking mother join them in the woods for a Fourth of July BBQ...

Nick and Sam have grown weary of the political, economic and personal chaos of the world and escape to their new off-grid tiny house, nestled in a forest of giant sequoias. But their piece (and peace) of paradise is soon challenged when a mysterious survivalist, two Renaissance Faire devotees, an exuberant biologist, and Sam’s straight-talking mother join them in the woods for a Fourth of July BBQ. Recriminations fly and reconciliations are hard-won alongside some literal fireworks in this look at the challenges of being human in our New Age.

"Uproariously funny...Michael Gotch’s TINY HOUSE is acted and directed with sure-footed skill and is both charming and bitingly witty." --Wall Street Journal

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