Cole Hunter Dzubak

80 PAGES. Inspired by the idea of the Nine Layers of Hell, "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here" follows the lives of nine individuals who end up in the nine different layers of Hell. By seeing their final moments, once they arrive in Hell, it is up to us to decide if they truly deserved their fate.

86 PAGES. After suffering the tragic loss of his father, Adam looks for help form his girlfriend and his childhood imaginary friends, but he soon finds that he can't get help from both.

7 PAGES. Two parents discuss the sentiments in buying a doll for their daughter in the months following her funeral.
This play was written for the Code Red Playwrights, based on the events of 5/24/2022 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Dedicated to Tess Marie, 10.

The Code Red Playwrights pieces are available for readings and performances royalty-free. For more information, please visit https://coderedplaywrights.wixsite.com/website

8 PAGES. James gets mad at his roommate Evan after he leaves the window open and it gets frozen stuck, but a chilly draft is the least of their worries as this one inconvenience brings more drastic issues to light.

15 PAGES. The Captain needs a last second replacement for his crew, but perhaps his sailing superstitions will keep him from hiring the best choice for the job.

5 PAGES. Foster wakes up buried alive with nothing but a voice recorder in their pocket.

5 PAGES. Jessie is home alone when an unknown number gives her a call, a scene she is all-too familiar with.

12 PAGES. Salem is bullied every year by two neighborhood bullies, but eating a mystic candy bar changes everything when a demon appears.

35 PAGES. After suffering the tragic loss of his father, Adam looks for help form his girlfriend and his childhood imaginary friends, but he soon finds that he can't get help from both.

4 PAGES. A couple's alarm is "All Star" by Smash Mouth, but not everyone wakes up feeling like an all star.

24 PAGES. The ever elusive Mothman has plagued Point Pleasant, West Virginia since the 1960s. While its existence is debated, these three vignettes, based off the truth of a select few, go on to help you determine whether or not you are a believer.

10 PAGES. Victor and Ethan end up in a waiting room waiting to be let in to the audition room for a production of "Waiting for Godot."

19 PAGES. Inspired by true events, "Basic Training" follows Harold and his journey through 15 weeks of basic training in preparation for his deployment in World War II.

This show was made in partnership with the Live Forever Project, and organization dedicated to preserving the lives of our community members through live art.

5 PAGES. All PJ wants is a whopper, that's all.

14 PAGES. In a future where America requires everyone to take a month long quarantine in order to stop the Corona Virus from coming back, a couple get a visit from a friend who was believed to have disappeared at the beginning of COVID back in 2020.

12 PAGES. Danny is waiting at a new coffee shop for their blind date, but once their date arrives, they soon realize that their first date may be their last.

7 PAGES. You know those scenes when the guy puts a necklace around a girl, it can't be that easy right? There's no way it's that easy.

15 PAGES. Jordan is closing up the zoo for the day after hosting a new bat exhibit but is interrupted by a vampire lord wanting to set his bat friends free!

8 PAGES. Mark is at a low point in his life right now, and must rely on a figment of his imagination to help him muster the courage to get out of bed this morning.

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12 PAGES. A modern retelling of the Grimm Fairy Tale "Hansel and Great," Hanson and Greta spend the week at their grandma's house, but soon discover that something is off with grandma.

10 PAGES. Zain is young ghost who haunts a theatre and likes to keep to himself, but when some older kids come in and begin to fight, Zain soon discovers he can do more than just haunt the theatre.

8 PAGES. After surviving an active school shooting, Hope spends time in therapy as she works her way up to wanting to go back to school, but with second amendment activists guarding the front door, she has to face that her inner struggles aren't the only demons she'll face in life.

10 PAGES. Cole and his family move into a brand new home, but shortly after, he begins to have his very first experience with the paranormal.

9 PAGES. Bree finds an imaginary friend that lives in the mirror that only she seems to be able to see.

9 PAGES: Based on events that happened to the playwright, Cole and his younger sister learn about their great grandma's passing.

4 PAGES. Cole is volunteering with his high school tech crew, and he's the first person there, or is he?

12 PAGES. Based on true events that happened to the playwright. Cole and Max discuss the possibility of their dorm room being haunted.

4 PAGES. Skylar has a lot of questions about how Bigfoot celebrates Christmas, but Dad is a little preoccupied with an unannounced visitor.

16 PAGES. Ryan has a last-second Christmas wish to ask Santa and plans to stay up all night to ask him, but things take a turn when a robber dressed as Santa comes through the window.

4 PAGES. Kay wakes up in the middle of the night, her girlfriend, Jessie, and their dog, Twisty, are no where to be found. The only clue is a mysterious "thud" coming from the kitchen.

26 PAGES. Ray has just started their new job after graduating from school and is now part of a government workforce run by a new utopian dictatorship called the Fly on the Wall. Their training for the first week: a new work crush, unethical forms of punishment, and learning the truth about the rebellion.

4 PAGES. Just your typical trip to the east station.

12 PAGES. After being involved in a serious car accident, Issac meets death in limbo, and tries to convince the dark angel that he isn't ready to move on.

12 PAGES. After humanity nearly destroyed itself during World War III, four otherworldly beings (Mother Nature, Father Time, Eternity, and Styx) divided Earth between the four of them in order to bring balance back to the universe. After decades of cooperation, one of them finally cracks and decides they want humanity all to themselves. Inspired by "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears.

8 PAGES. Team members of Operation Moon Chaser meet for their daily meeting trying to asses if they can establish colonies on each of Pluto's moons.

4 PAGES. Two guards guard two doors, one guard always tells the truth and the other always lies. It’s an age-old riddle, and this traveler has an odd way of figuring it out.

11 PAGES. This play is about the playwright and fellow community members' thoughts and feelings during the events that took place on February 13, 2023 at Michigan State University.

This play is dedicated to all of those who were affected during this senseless tragedy.

9 PAGES. After reading anti-covid and anti-mask posts made by their family members, Phineas deals with mental toll of having to see them all in person.

An experimental piece that examines the mental toll Anti-COVID and Anti-Mask family members had on immunocompromised people during the pandemic.

11 PAGES. Two people end up hanging missing item posters at the same place, but their conversation may show them both that something else has been missing in both of their lives.

9 PAGES. Hoping to bring her love life into her own hands, a secret Cult leader devises a plan to show the one just how much he means to her.

This play is part of the inspiration behind the mini-series "Counter CULTure."

25 PAGES. Based off the Urban Legend of Hatchet Man Road in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This one act theorizes what happened to the man and what lead to his downfall before he became a local legend that would haunt the town for decades to come.

12 PAGES. The zombie apocalypse has ravaged Earth for a year, and two roaming walkers ponder life before the apocalypse.

9 PAGES. At the beginning of the pandemic, two past lovers end up finding refuge at the same auditorium. With obvious tension and worry, what more will the ghost light illuminate?

10 PAGES. Technology was a test given to humans by an advanced alien race to see if they are worthy of utilizing superior technology, and it's time to look over 3,000 years' worth of data to decide if the humans will get it or not.

*Finalist for Broken Arts Entertainment's "The Future" Podcast Anthology

11 PAGES. Based off a real person, "Sit While Dancing" examines the last five years of a dance teachers career as she deals with the hardest obstacle of her dance journey.

This show was created in partnership with the Live Forever Project, whose mission is to preserve the lives of out community members through theatre and art. For more information on the Live Forever Project, visit https://www.liveforever-project.org

9 PAGES. 16 year old Skylar and her college freshmen cousin Joey discuss the struggles of sex education, how schools don't teach LGBTQ+ sex ed, and a rather difficult request.

12 PAGES. Taylor finds her Uncle Jonah up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve attempting to make a Christmas wish like he did when he was a child. After learning more about the tradition, Taylor learns that this year, there is more Christmas hope behind the wish than usual.

This is a companion piece to "Is That Santa at the Window?" and "What I Saw on Christmas Eve."

(9 PAGES). Just another day at the ballpark, until the catcher has a deep conversation with one of his rival.

16 PAGES. A group of friends discusses the possibility of a local urban legend being true or not, but rash actions could prove to have consequences.

Based on the Urban Legend "The Black Angel."

12 PAGES. The Bus to Nowhere is the only mass transit option for Philadelphia’s lost and hopeless. It is said that the bus appears to those who are left truly distraught and alone by the most tragic circumstances. Passengers sit on the bus dazed by misery, so much so they can’t interact with others or even acknowledge where they are. You cannot leave the bus until you temporarily break out of its daze and remember to pull the cord and get off. Once you exit the bus, you lose all memory of ever being on it. Legend says that some ride the bus for years before being able to leave, while some never leave, whether by choice or not, and ride the bus for all eternity.

Published in Dramatic Chaos Productions 2023 Spooky Anthology.

14 PAGES. After winning a ball game against a rival neighborhood team, Richard Trotta and the Columbus Park gang celebrate by learning the fundamentals of throwing a curveball. Inspired by true events.

This show was made in partnership with the Live Forever Project, and organization dedicated to preserving the lives of our community members through live art. This play is based on the life of Richard "Dick" Trotta.

5 PAGES. A movement piece that examines the downfall of an otherwise happy relationship, exploring the nuances of movement-based and voice-over-based theatre.

Included in the Fresh Words anthology titled "Contemporary One Minute Plays-Volume 2." (August 2022)

12 pages. Dale learns firsthand the dangers of sharing conspiracy theories out loud when members of the DHC find him walking home on Halloween night.

5 PAGES. Collin and his stepdad Brent discuss how they both hate the tradition of the garter toss while they are the only two elligable guys at Collin's aunt's wedding for the garter toss.

15 PAGES. Lily brings three members of her university's paranormal club to a local haunted house to spend the night and look for evidence of the supernatural, but as the night goes on they find much more than they bargained for.

10 PAGES. Chris and Beth celebrate their wedding anniversary together and stop at a bar before closing to have a much-needed discussion. Inspired by "The Parting Glass."

11 PAGES. Badger is sent to hunt down his hardest target yet: his old friend, Thorne.

12 PAGES. Grace is upset that she, Nolan, and Lily are always forgotten whenever they go on deadly missions with the golden trio, but Nolan and Lily try to help her realize that adventure doesn't always mean you need recognition.

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8 PAGES. 4 people from different walks of life, with different experiences and at different spots in their careers all write a cover letter to an open position at a tech company during a staffing shortage.

(7 PAGES). Skyler and Bri look back at the good times and think about the bad times ahead as they discuss a recurring bad dream Skyler keeps having.

11 PAGES. Buffy drags Katelynn out on Halloween to trick or treat during their senior year, but nothing is as it seems in more ways than one.

8 PAGES. A ten minute social commentary on the rising prices on insulin and how people falsely lash out in times of anger and confusion.

7 PAGES. Best friends Warner and Anne walk down a poorly lit New York City street and discuss the creativity New York gives to people and the possibility that they just passed Pete Davidson.

Included in the Fresh Words anthology titled "Contemporary New York Plays." (November 2022)

4 PAGES. Lily and Danny give each other a special Christmas Eve gift, striving to get each other that perfect gift.

4 PAGES: Billy sets up a live stream after receiving decision statements from the 5 grad schools they applied to

4 PAGES. Ryan describes the last ten seconds of the year.

3 PAGES. Cameron was kidnapped and asked for their last words, but that's a much harder question to answer than some may think.

3 PAGES: Harper is the best goalkeeper in the league, but in the semi-finals match he suffers a career-ending injury.

4 PAGES. Hazel spends hours analyzing their eyes in the bathroom mirror, and contemplates what the supposed change in color could mean.

3 PAGES. Zoobs wakes up in the middle of the night with a very low blood sugar, and shares his frustrations with being diabetic. But an encounter with a little girl and her Tamagotchi changes his outlook on things.

*Semi-finalists for The Playground Experiment's "Faces of America #4"

4 PAGES. Jackie is an uncharted pumpkin that has an issue with one particular Halloween activity.

4 PAGES. Jessie walks the audience through a step-by-step guide on how to change their insulin pump.

3 pages. A playwright's attempt to cope with the past.

*Semi-finalist for The Playground Experiment's "Faces of America #5"

4 PAGES. Ky dives into the Shopping Cart Theory, an internet theory that supposedly proves if someone is morally good or bad.

4 PAGES: Mickey's truck was robbed, but he has bigger worries than getting those items back or replaced.

4 PAGES. Taylor recounts he past love for Christmas and what she saw on this memorable Christmas Eve.

This monologue is a sequel to "Is That Santa at the Window?"

3 PAGES. Sean has to explain to another party-goer that they aren't a Debbie-Downer, but instead a diabetic treating a lower blood sugar.