Mandy Conner

Mandy Conner

Mandy Conner has been teaching at Connally High School in Waco, Texas for over 20 years. She began her love for theatre while attending McLennan Community College and Texas Tech University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English. She has earned 11 trips to the Regional UIL One Act Play Meet (including her original production Ago), and has had six appearances at the UIL State One Act Play Meet (...
Mandy Conner has been teaching at Connally High School in Waco, Texas for over 20 years. She began her love for theatre while attending McLennan Community College and Texas Tech University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English. She has earned 11 trips to the Regional UIL One Act Play Meet (including her original production Ago), and has had six appearances at the UIL State One Act Play Meet (including her original productions of Lafayette No. 1 and Should Not Cause Harm), earning First Runner-Up in 2010. In addition to teaching, directing, and writing, Mandy is a motivational speaker and conducts creativity workshops throughout the state. Mandy resides in China Spring, Texas with her husband Chris and two daughters, Edie and Josie.

Plays

  • dirt
    When the 1935 Dust Bowl batters the Texas Panhandle with drought, dirt, and devastation, the Loftin family is hit especially hard. Matriarch Edith already works a night job at the post office to help feed the household of ten, while her husband struggles to run their farm with an injured leg and an oldest son whose behavior grows increasingly erratic. Once the dust storms hit, not only do the Loftins suffer a...
    When the 1935 Dust Bowl batters the Texas Panhandle with drought, dirt, and devastation, the Loftin family is hit especially hard. Matriarch Edith already works a night job at the post office to help feed the household of ten, while her husband struggles to run their farm with an injured leg and an oldest son whose behavior grows increasingly erratic. Once the dust storms hit, not only do the Loftins suffer a devastating loss among their own, they also face the loss of their farm. Though Edith is sent reeling, she must find a way to move forward somehow. But where is hope to be found? A moment in American history sets the stage for this personal, immediate drama about finding purpose amid overwhelming disaster.
  • Unclaimed
    UNCLAIMED is loosely based on events leading up to the Hartford Circus Fire on July 6, 1944 and the circus performers (and sideshow freaks) who were affected by the darker side of circus life. Mixed with haunting images, humor, and humanity, UNCLAIMED will remind you that hope can be found in even the darkest of places.
  • Should Not Cause Harm
    A spellbinding story of grief and self-discovery, exemplified through a teenage girl's journey from retribution to redemption. Through the flashbacks of the ensemble cast, we learn of a twisted tale of manipulation, heartache, and self-harm...ultimately they discover that relationships in life "should not cause harm."
  • AGO
    The time has come for headstrong Kera to be fully initiated into the tribe of healers she's been a part of all her life. But as the day approaches, she finds herself paralyzed by doubt. Can she ever compare to her accomplished older sister? Is there any value to all the rituals and ceremonies? Striking out on a hero's journey in search of answers, Kera is surprised to find the key to her future may...
    The time has come for headstrong Kera to be fully initiated into the tribe of healers she's been a part of all her life. But as the day approaches, she finds herself paralyzed by doubt. Can she ever compare to her accomplished older sister? Is there any value to all the rituals and ceremonies? Striking out on a hero's journey in search of answers, Kera is surprised to find the key to her future may lie in her dark past--and what makes her different may be her strength. A mystical, inventive coming-of-age tale.
  • Lafayette No. 1
    As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten--except for Lizzie Landry. Lizzie brings bread from her mother's kind employer to the band of homeless youths she's befriended, even though local police and politicians consider them nothing but a nuisance. But when the epidemic entangles Lizzie's fate with those of the...
    As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten--except for Lizzie Landry. Lizzie brings bread from her mother's kind employer to the band of homeless youths she's befriended, even though local police and politicians consider them nothing but a nuisance. But when the epidemic entangles Lizzie's fate with those of the Forgotten, they all must band together to hold the city accountable for their most vulnerable citizens. A haunting and immediate historical drama.