Eryn Elyse McVay

she/her/hers
Eryn Elyse McVay is a Pacific Northwestern playwright who earned her BA in Theatre from Western Washington University where she concentrated on Playwriting and Acting, and is currently an MFA candidate in Playwriting at Ohio University. Her play “How Sweet The Sound” has been a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill 2019 New Playwrights Conference, the 2019 National Partners of American Theatre Region 7 Selection for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, a semi-finalist for the International Wolfe Prize from UNC's PlayMakers Repertory Theater, and received recognition in Distinguished Achievement from KCACTF for their National Undergraduate Playwriting Award in both 2018 and 2019. Eryn's new full-length "what the Gods gave me" received a staged reading at the...

she/her/hers
Eryn Elyse McVay is a Pacific Northwestern playwright who earned her BA in Theatre from Western Washington University where she concentrated on Playwriting and Acting, and is currently an MFA candidate in Playwriting at Ohio University. Her play “How Sweet The Sound” has been a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill 2019 New Playwrights Conference, the 2019 National Partners of American Theatre Region 7 Selection for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, a semi-finalist for the International Wolfe Prize from UNC's PlayMakers Repertory Theater, and received recognition in Distinguished Achievement from KCACTF for their National Undergraduate Playwriting Award in both 2018 and 2019. Eryn's new full-length "what the Gods gave me" received a staged reading at the 27th Annual Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwright's Festival at Ohio University in Spring 2021, and will be premiering as a full production at Ohio University in Fall 2022.

Scripts

what the Gods gave me

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH (no intermission) WIP: Miles from any civilization, on a barren stretch of cold wilderness, lies Nevermoore Inn, home to Bedelia, her twin daughters, and her niece Victoria. Once a generation, a disposable outsider is brought to the closed family of women in order to ensure their prosperity and survival. But as Victoria grows more restless with her isolated existence, she begins to dream of life...

FULL-LENGTH (no intermission) WIP: Miles from any civilization, on a barren stretch of cold wilderness, lies Nevermoore Inn, home to Bedelia, her twin daughters, and her niece Victoria. Once a generation, a disposable outsider is brought to the closed family of women in order to ensure their prosperity and survival. But as Victoria grows more restless with her isolated existence, she begins to dream of life beyond Nevermoore’s walls, encouraged by outsider Henrik. As Henrik and Victoria’s fates become intertwined and Bedelia’s way of life is threatened, the family reaches a sticking point between tradition and the promise of the future.

CW: graphic violence, gaslighting

How Sweet The Sound

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH
2019 Eugene O’Neill NPC Semi-Finalist
2019 PlayMakers Repertory's International Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition Semi-Finalist

John runs a neat and orderly home in the South where he lives with his three young wards - Ellie, Felicity, and Grace - and his right hand woman, Martha. When Felicity crosses paths with a powerful being, she must choose whether to stay with her family, or follow the...

FULL-LENGTH
2019 Eugene O’Neill NPC Semi-Finalist
2019 PlayMakers Repertory's International Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition Semi-Finalist

John runs a neat and orderly home in the South where he lives with his three young wards - Ellie, Felicity, and Grace - and his right hand woman, Martha. When Felicity crosses paths with a powerful being, she must choose whether to stay with her family, or follow the path she's stumbled upon. Felicity's divine encounter, the arrival of a newcomer, Benjamin, and Grace's chance meeting with a mysterious stranger, Caleb, propels fate into motion and hurtles the family toward their dark destiny.

CW: emotional, mental, and physical abuse

In A World Where...

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE OR LESS
Ben and Natalie are going to be late for the movies, but maybe they should just skip it entirely

TEN MINUTE OR LESS
Ben and Natalie are going to be late for the movies, but maybe they should just skip it entirely

Hannah & Maddie

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE OR LESS
At the end of the world, News Anchor Georgia Haggerty wonders what could have been.

TEN MINUTE OR LESS
At the end of the world, News Anchor Georgia Haggerty wonders what could have been.

As Your Queen Commands

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE
Penny is crowned Prom Queen and her reign begins

MONOLOGUE
Penny is crowned Prom Queen and her reign begins

Neat.

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

FULL-LENGTH Rowan and Alex come together 8 months post-breakup and rehash old wounds. Where is the line between what feels good and what is good?

CW: substance abuse, relationship manipulation, suicide

NAMES OF CHARACTERS HAVE ALTERED. PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS MAY NOT REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT DRAFTS' CAST OF CHARACTERS

FULL-LENGTH Rowan and Alex come together 8 months post-breakup and rehash old wounds. Where is the line between what feels good and what is good?

CW: substance abuse, relationship manipulation, suicide

NAMES OF CHARACTERS HAVE ALTERED. PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS MAY NOT REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT DRAFTS' CAST OF CHARACTERS

Eight Steps for Total Happiness

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

A set of monologues for one actor; two defining moments in a woman's life as she comes of age at 18 and again at 32

A set of monologues for one actor; two defining moments in a woman's life as she comes of age at 18 and again at 32

the weight of it all

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

SHORT ONE-ACT: Hannah and Lehi are both ex-members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and in an online friend group for ex-mormons Hannah attempts to confront Lehi about secrets past and present.

SHORT ONE-ACT: Hannah and Lehi are both ex-members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and in an online friend group for ex-mormons Hannah attempts to confront Lehi about secrets past and present.

Jeremiah's Creeping Arm

by Eryn Elyse McVay

Synopsis

SHORT Developed at the inaugural Stait Plays Professional Development Retreat at Lummi Island, WA. Bree and Frankie try to bring a piece of local folklore to life in order to find closure.

SHORT Developed at the inaugural Stait Plays Professional Development Retreat at Lummi Island, WA. Bree and Frankie try to bring a piece of local folklore to life in order to find closure.