Mary Beringer

Mary Beringer (she/they) is a playwright currently working in the nonprofit space in Southwest Ohio. After working as a high school English teacher, she then became a full-time grant writer. Her plays have been featured at the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, the University of Dayton's Studio Theatre, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She enjoys acting in local theatre and being involved in her local queer community. Most of her plays feature queer or feminist themes, and she enjoys taking inspiration from historical works that were written by men, and reimagining them in her own voice.

Mary Beringer (she/they) is a playwright currently working in the nonprofit space in Southwest Ohio. After working as a high school English teacher, she then became a full-time grant writer. Her plays have been featured at the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, the University of Dayton's Studio Theatre, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She enjoys acting in local theatre and being involved in her local queer community. Most of her plays feature queer or feminist themes, and she enjoys taking inspiration from historical works that were written by men, and reimagining them in her own voice.

Scripts

Romance Is Dead

by Mary Beringer

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
farce,
romantic comedy

Two friends are afraid of getting caught hooking up on a group trip, so they convince everyone that there is a ghost haunting the cabin they're staying in, moaning and banging around.

Two friends are afraid of getting caught hooking up on a group trip, so they convince everyone that there is a ghost haunting the cabin they're staying in, moaning and banging around.

The Bullet and the Blade

by Mary Beringer

Cast Size
5—7
Genre
adaptation,
adventure,
drama,
period

Inspired by the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this play tells the tale of a young woman in the Old West torn between tradition and independence. When Daya's father is attacked, she sets out to seek revenge, only to find herself depending on the hospitality of strangers. Theodore and Beryl Bertilak are an unusual couple living out in the middle of the desert, and everyone has secrets they'd...

Inspired by the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this play tells the tale of a young woman in the Old West torn between tradition and independence. When Daya's father is attacked, she sets out to seek revenge, only to find herself depending on the hospitality of strangers. Theodore and Beryl Bertilak are an unusual couple living out in the middle of the desert, and everyone has secrets they'd rather keep hidden.

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Subbing for God

by Mary Beringer

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy

Religion, sex, and devotion intersect as two women from very different walks of life talk about their similarities and differences. More simply: A nun and a dominatrix meet at the DMV.

Religion, sex, and devotion intersect as two women from very different walks of life talk about their similarities and differences. More simply: A nun and a dominatrix meet at the DMV.

Synapse

by Mary Beringer

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
drama,
horror,
period,
science fiction,
tragedy

When Mrs. Brown's husband disappears, she gets an offer from his employer- a technology company that can put Mr. Brown's brain into the body of a willing participant, essentially bringing him back to life. Eventually, Mrs. Brown agrees, but quickly comes to regret that decision.

When Mrs. Brown's husband disappears, she gets an offer from his employer- a technology company that can put Mr. Brown's brain into the body of a willing participant, essentially bringing him back to life. Eventually, Mrs. Brown agrees, but quickly comes to regret that decision.

Connection Lost

by Mary Beringer

Cast Size
7
Genre
drama,
fantasy,
science fiction

A recent divorcee wants to reconnect with her daughter, so she starts playing the hot new video game. But an online relationship makes things more complicated than she bargained for.

A recent divorcee wants to reconnect with her daughter, so she starts playing the hot new video game. But an online relationship makes things more complicated than she bargained for.

Me and Sam

by Mary Beringer

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
horror,
radio drama

An adaptation of "The Cremation of Sam McGee" (Public Domain).

One man goes on an Alaskan adventure and makes a new friend. But strange things happen in the wilderness.

An adaptation of "The Cremation of Sam McGee" (Public Domain).

One man goes on an Alaskan adventure and makes a new friend. But strange things happen in the wilderness.

Four Horses

by Mary Beringer

2
Cast Size
6—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
fantasy,
tragedy

Four Horses is a blasphemous dark comedy about the end of the world. When Pestilence accidentally kills Death, the whole world stops. The people of Earth become immortal, and it is up to the remaining three horsemen to track down a replacement Death.

Four Horses is a blasphemous dark comedy about the end of the world. When Pestilence accidentally kills Death, the whole world stops. The people of Earth become immortal, and it is up to the remaining three horsemen to track down a replacement Death.

Courtly Behavior

by Mary Beringer

2
Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy

A pair of frenemies meet up for afternoon tea.

A pair of frenemies meet up for afternoon tea.