Eytan Deray

Eytan Deray

Born and raised in South Florida, Eytan Deray is an actor (both musical theatre and plays), a cabaret performer, and an all-around avid storyteller.

His acting credits include "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead", "Rent", "Jekyll & Hyde", "Spring Awakening", "The Rocky Horror Show", "Once Upon a Mattress", "The...
Born and raised in South Florida, Eytan Deray is an actor (both musical theatre and plays), a cabaret performer, and an all-around avid storyteller.

His acting credits include "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead", "Rent", "Jekyll & Hyde", "Spring Awakening", "The Rocky Horror Show", "Once Upon a Mattress", "The Normal Heart", "The Who's Tommy", "Fiddler on the Roof", "American Idiot", "Stalker Bob and his Mother", "All Together Now" (by New Play Exchange's very own Philip Middleton Williams), "35mm: A Musical Exhibition", "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Plays

  • The Biters by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: vampires, gay hookups + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, movement/physical
    Keyword: vampires, gay hookups, horror comedy, romantic drama
    SHORT A casual sexual encounter between two men on Halloween night turns vampiric.
  • Brightly: A Monologue by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 15
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: monologue, gay sons + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: monologue, gay sons, fathers and sons
    After his 18-year-old son Alex comes out to him and expects him to show hostility, Dad has the perfect response for his son.
  • CRACKED by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    11–14
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: mental illness, gay relationships + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, melodrama, period
    Keyword: mental illness, gay relationships, drama, attempted suicide, discussions of suicide, mental hospital, christianity, atheism
    FULL-LENGTH California 1963. A group of youths, all varying in age, are locked away in a mental hospital, struggling to be understood in an adult society that refuses to open their minds to them. Once the stigma ends, eyes will open. In the meantime, they have each other, and they will walk this fine line together. In the same vein as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Girl, Interrupted...
    FULL-LENGTH California 1963. A group of youths, all varying in age, are locked away in a mental hospital, struggling to be understood in an adult society that refuses to open their minds to them. Once the stigma ends, eyes will open. In the meantime, they have each other, and they will walk this fine line together. In the same vein as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Girl, Interrupted", "CRACKED" is a funny, moving, and heart-wrenching drama about mental illness, love, and the astonishing importance of listening.
  • Educating Asher by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Contemporary gay male life, gay romance + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Contemporary gay male life, gay romance, good teacher, close friendship, teachers and students, grief and healing, a funeral, dramedy
    FULL-LENGTH Hiding in the kitchen at a reception for a funeral, Asher is not quite sure how to process his grief over the loss of his former middle school teacher, Elliott Weiss, who he hasn't spoken to or seen in 5 years. His boyfriend Mark tries to encourage him to talk to Mr. Weiss's widower, Nick, but to no avail. Soon enough, Asher is forced to confront his grief when Elliott's ghost appears...
    FULL-LENGTH Hiding in the kitchen at a reception for a funeral, Asher is not quite sure how to process his grief over the loss of his former middle school teacher, Elliott Weiss, who he hasn't spoken to or seen in 5 years. His boyfriend Mark tries to encourage him to talk to Mr. Weiss's widower, Nick, but to no avail. Soon enough, Asher is forced to confront his grief when Elliott's ghost appears in the kitchen with him. It's only now that Elliott is gone that Asher can finally say everything he ever wanted to the teacher that changed his life. "Educating Asher" is a meaningful story about loss, the friendships that shape us, and most importantly, love.
  • Impossible Friends (In Progress) by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gay romance, close friendship + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gay romance, close friendship, friendship between men, confession
    SHORT- Andy and Lev have been best friends for four years. But tonight, Lev has something to confess to Andy. Something big, irrepressible, and painful. Will Lev's secret hurt them? Will it change anything at all? There's only one way to find out.
  • Lost Marbles by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, gay romance + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, gay romance, Depression, Lost twenty-somethings, attempted suicide, love, mental health awareness, dealing with loss
    FULL-LENGTH Ben Aaronson is struggling: depressed, minimally communicative, trying to maintain a relationship with his dad. He's now home from a month-long hospital stay due to his suicide attempt, and he's beginning therapy again with a cool new doctor. Ben can hope for a somewhat steady life, however little hope he has. Right? But then he meets Lucas, the guy who just might be in it for the long...
    FULL-LENGTH Ben Aaronson is struggling: depressed, minimally communicative, trying to maintain a relationship with his dad. He's now home from a month-long hospital stay due to his suicide attempt, and he's beginning therapy again with a cool new doctor. Ben can hope for a somewhat steady life, however little hope he has. Right? But then he meets Lucas, the guy who just might be in it for the long haul. "Lost Marbles" is a complex coming-of-age story: a meditation on gay romance, domestic distance, and mental health awareness.
  • Overeater: A Monologue by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: empowerment, overweight + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: empowerment, overweight, Body image
    After spending months on a disciplined diet, Ethan laments a recent relapse of gluttony, and then empowers himself.
  • The Rapping by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 18
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    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: urban legends, psychological + 3 more
    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: urban legends, psychological, slasher, teenagers, halloween
    SHORT- A teenage girl alone on Halloween night learns that an urban legend is very true in the most terrifying way.
  • Six Feet Away by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gay relationships, Covid-19 + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gay relationships, Covid-19, doctor, artistic directors, Pandemic and social distancing
    SHORT- A gay couple (one an artistic director and the other a physician's assistant) come to grips with the current state of the world and the impact COVID-19 has has on their relationship and their household.
  • Spectral by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: horror, movement/physical
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    Keyword: haunting, demons + 3 more
    Genre: horror, movement/physical
    Keyword: haunting, demons, horror, supernatural, Grand Guignol
    SHORT- A terrorized woman returns to her home and recounts a terrifying supernatural encounter with a parapsychologist and his assistant, only for them to finally witness the horror themselves.
  • Unfit Puzzle Pieces: A Monologue by Eytan Deray
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: breakup, gay relationships + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: breakup, gay relationships, monologue
    After an affectionate relationship suddenly ends and his lover wants to remain friends, Guy has to make a big decision.