Louis Arata

Louis Arata is a Chicago-area playwright and actor. His play, "A Careful Wish," was originally produced by Fourth Street Theatre (June 2008). He was a resident playwright with Three Brothers Theatre (2018-2022). He is also the author of "Dead Hungry," a novel about Ghouls in current day Chicago and was an inaugural member of the New Orleans Writers Residency (2017).

Louis Arata is a Chicago-area playwright and actor. His play, "A Careful Wish," was originally produced by Fourth Street Theatre (June 2008). He was a resident playwright with Three Brothers Theatre (2018-2022). He is also the author of "Dead Hungry," a novel about Ghouls in current day Chicago and was an inaugural member of the New Orleans Writers Residency (2017).

Scripts

Come Undone

by Louis Arata

Cast Size
8—9
Genre
drama

Kenny is a typical college student: more interested in partying than in classes. When he meets the unconventional Karen, the instantaneous attraction awakens the specter of his mother. In danger of spiraling out of control, he must face the traumatic memories of childhood.

Kenny is a typical college student: more interested in partying than in classes. When he meets the unconventional Karen, the instantaneous attraction awakens the specter of his mother. In danger of spiraling out of control, he must face the traumatic memories of childhood.

A Careful Wish

by Louis Arata

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
holiday

Christmas doesn't look so merry when your husband's been eaten by a wolf.

Megan spends the holidays with Andy's family, but the Morgenthals are a tough bunch, not interested in sharing their feelings. No one wants to talk about how Andy died. But Megan can't shake the funny feeling about Andy's final prayer. Didn't he ask God to take him instead of his dying mother? And didn't Frances's cancer go into...

Christmas doesn't look so merry when your husband's been eaten by a wolf.

Megan spends the holidays with Andy's family, but the Morgenthals are a tough bunch, not interested in sharing their feelings. No one wants to talk about how Andy died. But Megan can't shake the funny feeling about Andy's final prayer. Didn't he ask God to take him instead of his dying mother? And didn't Frances's cancer go into remission after his funeral?

Absolutely, definitely, no one wants to talk about that.

A Careful Wish is an ensemble comedy about possible miracles and other family stressors.

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