Adam Seidel

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Scripts

Deranged Fan

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

Carol is a famous author hanging out in the park reading. Jody approaches her nervously, claiming to be a huge fan. Hilarity and devastation ensues.

Carol is a famous author hanging out in the park reading. Jody approaches her nervously, claiming to be a huge fan. Hilarity and devastation ensues.

COVID SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOMS

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE: It's week eight and Theresa is getting desperate.

MONOLOGUE: It's week eight and Theresa is getting desperate.

MEETING GLORIA

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

SEVEN MINUTE PLAY: Norman is traveling with his mother to a nearby town where he's going to introduce her to the love of his life, Gloria, who he hasn't yet met in person. Or so he thinks.

MEETING GLORIA was commissioned by the Pulp Stage for their reader's theatre, a format where actors perform plays much in the way a radio play is performed, except in front of an audience.

SEVEN MINUTE PLAY: Norman is traveling with his mother to a nearby town where he's going to introduce her to the love of his life, Gloria, who he hasn't yet met in person. Or so he thinks.

MEETING GLORIA was commissioned by the Pulp Stage for their reader's theatre, a format where actors perform plays much in the way a radio play is performed, except in front of an audience.

MOM!

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FIVE MIN PLAY: A son manages to get in touch with his mother in the midst of the CoVid 19 crisis and manages (or tries) to get her to wake up to reality. *based on a real conversation with my mom three days ago.

FIVE MIN PLAY: A son manages to get in touch with his mother in the midst of the CoVid 19 crisis and manages (or tries) to get her to wake up to reality. *based on a real conversation with my mom three days ago.

CURTAIN SPEECH

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE: An artistic director melts down during the curtain speech before the show.

MONOLOGUE: An artistic director melts down during the curtain speech before the show.

LETTERS OF SUBMISSION

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE: A man embarks on an emotional and psychological journey as he continuously gets his plays rejected from a short play festival at a nearby community theatre.

MONOLOGUE: A man embarks on an emotional and psychological journey as he continuously gets his plays rejected from a short play festival at a nearby community theatre.

MISS SMITH SPEAKS TO THE PTA

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

MONOLOGUE: While defending her job during a speech to the PTA, an elementary school teacher decides to tell it like it is.

MONOLOGUE: While defending her job during a speech to the PTA, an elementary school teacher decides to tell it like it is.

CODE OF THE ROAD

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: John has started saying and doing things that are making everyone worry for his mental well being. Everyone, that is, but John.

This play is in development. It can be performed with actors socially distancing or Skype.

FULL LENGTH: John has started saying and doing things that are making everyone worry for his mental well being. Everyone, that is, but John.

This play is in development. It can be performed with actors socially distancing or Skype.

California

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: After discovering that his wife is about to run off with his scum bag brother, a scorned man takes violent action, altering his life and the lives of those around him, forever.

FULL LENGTH: After discovering that his wife is about to run off with his scum bag brother, a scorned man takes violent action, altering his life and the lives of those around him, forever.

Williston

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Three energy reps travel to Williston, ND to get mineral rights to the last big piece of undeveloped land.

FULL LENGTH: Three energy reps travel to Williston, ND to get mineral rights to the last big piece of undeveloped land.

Scared of the Dark

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A regular at a gentlemen's club opens up to his favorite dancer.

TEN MINUTE: A regular at a gentlemen's club opens up to his favorite dancer.

Original Sound

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

*Drama Desk nomination for best music in a play.

FULL LENGTH: Danny is a kid with a talent for making catchy beats who has a dream to
become a professional musician. Ryan is a pop singer on the verge of stardom
trying to survive the process of recording her first major album. When their
world’s collide, the resulting events cause them both to examine their realities
and determine how far they’re willing to go...

*Drama Desk nomination for best music in a play.

FULL LENGTH: Danny is a kid with a talent for making catchy beats who has a dream to
become a professional musician. Ryan is a pop singer on the verge of stardom
trying to survive the process of recording her first major album. When their
world’s collide, the resulting events cause them both to examine their realities
and determine how far they’re willing to go to achieve their dreams.

American Outlaws

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: A love triangle develops between a hit man, an accountant with a propensity towards self destruction, and his unhappy wife.

FULL LENGTH: A love triangle develops between a hit man, an accountant with a propensity towards self destruction, and his unhappy wife.

Confessions in a Video Store

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A stranger comes to a small town in Iowa to film a movie.

*2012 Time to Strike! Festival, NYC. Audience Favorite.

TEN MINUTE: A stranger comes to a small town in Iowa to film a movie.

*2012 Time to Strike! Festival, NYC. Audience Favorite.

Darkness

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A spiritual advisor meets with a trapped soul to determine if she should get another chance at life.

TEN MINUTE: A spiritual advisor meets with a trapped soul to determine if she should get another chance at life.

One Of Many Strange Things to Happen on a Cruise Ship

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A couple faces issues of sexual dysfunction while on their honeymoon.

TEN MINUTE: A couple faces issues of sexual dysfunction while on their honeymoon.

Bodega

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A disagreement over the placement of a newly purchased shelf in the family's West-side of Chicago bodega causes a father and son to confront demons from their tumultuous past.

TEN MINUTE: A disagreement over the placement of a newly purchased shelf in the family's West-side of Chicago bodega causes a father and son to confront demons from their tumultuous past.

One For The Chipper

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

TEN MINUTE: A little league baseball coach attempts to motivate his win-less team before the last game of the season.

TEN MINUTE: A little league baseball coach attempts to motivate his win-less team before the last game of the season.

Other People's Happiness

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: During a seemingly normal fishing trip weekend in the woods of Northern Wisconsin a marriage of thirty years implodes, leaving an entire family to face truths about the lives they live and the relationships they have with each other.

FULL LENGTH: During a seemingly normal fishing trip weekend in the woods of Northern Wisconsin a marriage of thirty years implodes, leaving an entire family to face truths about the lives they live and the relationships they have with each other.

Catch the Butcher

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: Nancy sets off to find a serial killer, and when she discovers herself in his basement, she likes it.

FULL LENGTH: Nancy sets off to find a serial killer, and when she discovers herself in his basement, she likes it.

THAT TIME I WAS AT THE STEPPENWOLF NEW PLAY FESTIVAL AND TOOK A PISS NEXT TO TRACY LETTS IN THE GARAGE THEATRE BATHROOM

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

An aspiring playwright meets his hero. While in the pisser.

An aspiring playwright meets his hero. While in the pisser.

The Devilman

by Adam Seidel

Synopsis

FULL LENGTH: An outlaw hires the owner of a general store to guide him into the desert to bury the body of one of his victims.

FULL LENGTH: An outlaw hires the owner of a general store to guide him into the desert to bury the body of one of his victims.