Tess Jones

After a lengthy and stressful 6 years of studying acting at the University of South Dakota, fresh new graduate Tess Jones walked across the stage with her hard earned Bachelor of Fine Arts in hand and realized something: acting is not fun. Too rowdy for Girl Scouts and too much of a girl for Boy Scouts, this Kansas City-based playwright has since made it her mission to do things her own way. With a flair for the dark and the absurd, Tess constantly strives to make each new play the funniest she's ever written.

After a lengthy and stressful 6 years of studying acting at the University of South Dakota, fresh new graduate Tess Jones walked across the stage with her hard earned Bachelor of Fine Arts in hand and realized something: acting is not fun. Too rowdy for Girl Scouts and too much of a girl for Boy Scouts, this Kansas City-based playwright has since made it her mission to do things her own way. With a flair for the dark and the absurd, Tess constantly strives to make each new play the funniest she's ever written.

Scripts

Scary Gary

by Tess Jones

Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy

Gary, a baby bigfoot and professional wrestling fanatic, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when his human counterpart, Marnie, picks up their favorite wrestler on the way to the show.

Gary, a baby bigfoot and professional wrestling fanatic, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when his human counterpart, Marnie, picks up their favorite wrestler on the way to the show.

Porkchop

by Tess Jones

5
Cast Size
4—5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
horror,
mystery/thriller,
satire

When Valerie visits the home of her new boyfriend, she discovers his dog may be a criminal mastermind.

When Valerie visits the home of her new boyfriend, she discovers his dog may be a criminal mastermind.

Beefcake, or The West River Strangler

by Tess Jones

Cast Size
4—10
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
romantic comedy,
satire

When two childhood friends are disappointed by their ten year high school reunion, they hit the road to follow an old dream. But a hitchhiker who may or may not have escaped from prison throws a wrench in their plans and hilarity ensues.

When two childhood friends are disappointed by their ten year high school reunion, they hit the road to follow an old dream. But a hitchhiker who may or may not have escaped from prison throws a wrench in their plans and hilarity ensues.

Confirmed Kills

by Tess Jones

Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
mystery/thriller

A young woman struggles with her declining mental health while her roommate begins to have vivid, romantic hallucinations of a famous serial killer.

A young woman struggles with her declining mental health while her roommate begins to have vivid, romantic hallucinations of a famous serial killer.