Brian Rust

The Interrupting Cow from the famous knock-knock joke finally faces consequences for their behavior.

At a seedy bar where all the Holidays gather, Cupid struggles to adapt to 21st century romance while trying to fend off a takeover bid from Christmas.

A woman consults a psychic about a tattoo that's more than it seems.

When a bride loses her written vows and has to improvise, a wedding quickly goes off the rails.

Interrupting Cow looks at what happens when it's not just a knock-knock joke, it's a lifestyle.

Created as a response to the challenge 'choose a joke and write a play based on it.'

In this play very loosely inspired by 'An American Werewolf in London,' a date turns dangerous when someone is suffering from a very strange holiday curse.

A loving couple discovers another reason *not* to answer calls from phone numbers you don't recognize.

An audio play done with the limitations 'must include the audience, must challenge our foley team, must include 1-2 lines for a random audience member.'

Synopsis: During an attack by an enormous blob monster, people discover that getting eaten can be just the beginning.

Synopsis: Midway through the events of the ‘Odyssey,’ the few surviving crew members begin to have doubts about their mission and the wisdom of continuing to follow Odysseus.

A dysfunctional theater troupe tries to stage a live radio show,'Plan 8 From the Outer Ether', your typical steampunk comedy about a hardboiled detective trying to thwart an alien invasion. Many, many things go wrong, to the point where audiences will not see the same show twice.

Please note: this has been written to work equally well with any gender in any of the parts.

When Jenny discovers her friend's cat talks, their relationship--and her sanity--quickly changes.

While leading the American troops in Boston, George Washington is asked to take part in a very unique holiday.

(Based on an actual 16th-17th century holiday which actually did contain the events described in the play.)

A telemarketer discovers that in Hell it's very important to remember the Terms and Conditions.

This is designed as a companion piece to 'Reboot (Amy in Hell, Part 2)'; ideally they occur at different points in a larger evening of short plays.

A dead soul and her Devil have to figure out what to do at the end of the world.

This play is designed as a companion piece to 'Penance (Amy in Hell, Part 1)', meant to happen at different points in a larger evening of short plays.

A darker look at the Peter Pan story, and why inviting strange flying supernatural creatures to come and take you off with them might not be wise.

It's a tribute to the Marx Brothers. It's a farce. It's the tensest courtroom play involving a penguin and extremely bad puns that's ever been written.

A trio try to figure out why all their bread comes out of the toaster with mysterious words and images. Will their relationship survive? Will their sanity?

A late night radio DJ gets a blast from the past...and maybe a second chance.

A magical genie. The world's strangest person. An octopus. Who will come out on top?

In this mashup of High Noon and Rankin-Bass Christmas stories, Nick faces the worst choice of his life: keep his promise to his new bride and step down as the Santa protecting Christmas Gulch, or save it one last time from the wickedness of Jumping Jack Frost.

A less-fortunate relative of the Tooth Fairy tries to adapt to the modern world by seeking employment help.