Doriane Feinstein

My name is Doriane (they/she). I am a Jewish nonbinary/femme playwright based in Philadelphia. I have a unique background in theatre and technology with a focus in cybersecurity.
Interests include: fanfiction, photography, cats, art, piano, organizing, more cats, cacti, Tetris, hacking, and Frankenstein.

My name is Doriane (they/she). I am a Jewish nonbinary/femme playwright based in Philadelphia. I have a unique background in theatre and technology with a focus in cybersecurity.
Interests include: fanfiction, photography, cats, art, piano, organizing, more cats, cacti, Tetris, hacking, and Frankenstein.

Scripts

Irreversible Things

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Do you feel defined by your identities? What if there was a switch that could change that? An exploration of what it means to be Jewish featuring: Esther, Vashti, Lilith, and Shekhinah.

Do you feel defined by your identities? What if there was a switch that could change that? An exploration of what it means to be Jewish featuring: Esther, Vashti, Lilith, and Shekhinah.

When they finish the story.

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Mercer (he/him) and X (they/them) are exes: ex-co-writers and ex-lovers.
Except they have an up-and-coming queer horror novel that needs to be written this weekend.
That's how they find themselves isolated in a most-definitely-not-haunted house in the middle of a thunderstorm, trying to write. At the onset of bizarre happenings, they realize the scary stories and demons in their heads might be more than mere...

Mercer (he/him) and X (they/them) are exes: ex-co-writers and ex-lovers.
Except they have an up-and-coming queer horror novel that needs to be written this weekend.
That's how they find themselves isolated in a most-definitely-not-haunted house in the middle of a thunderstorm, trying to write. At the onset of bizarre happenings, they realize the scary stories and demons in their heads might be more than mere ideas.

Zachary Hates Everything...

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Zachary is struggling to make it through his senior year of high school. After a Homecoming dance gone wrong, he is left with a hole in his memory and an eerily familiar song that won't leave his head. This piece features: lots of teen angst, dead composers talking about consent, tit pics, and smoking a Twix.

Zachary is struggling to make it through his senior year of high school. After a Homecoming dance gone wrong, he is left with a hole in his memory and an eerily familiar song that won't leave his head. This piece features: lots of teen angst, dead composers talking about consent, tit pics, and smoking a Twix.

Intimate Life

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Two strangers meet online with a common interest.

They begin to learn about each other and start to question their original intents.

Two strangers meet online with a common interest.

They begin to learn about each other and start to question their original intents.

The only two people in the world.

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Two strangers at a train station.

Two strangers at a train station.

The Bad-assery of Mary Shelley

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Mary Shelley has something to get off her chest.

Mary Shelley has something to get off her chest.

she's dead but that’s not why you’re crying

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Casey is Taylor’s boyfriend. Marjorie is Taylor’s best friend. Marjorie has a secret, Casey is
confused, and Taylor is dead.

Casey is Taylor’s boyfriend. Marjorie is Taylor’s best friend. Marjorie has a secret, Casey is
confused, and Taylor is dead.

S.E.H

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Ian, one of the only out kids in his tiny Central Jersey hometown, just wants to spend his summer being
a normal emo high school graduate, sulking about his normal emo life, doing normal emo things.
In comes Jake. Fresh out of the closet, Ian's ex-best-friend-turned-bully-turned-neighbor is back with an
apology and hope to rekindle lost friendship.
This would be manageable, maybe even entertaining, had Ian...

Ian, one of the only out kids in his tiny Central Jersey hometown, just wants to spend his summer being
a normal emo high school graduate, sulking about his normal emo life, doing normal emo things.
In comes Jake. Fresh out of the closet, Ian's ex-best-friend-turned-bully-turned-neighbor is back with an
apology and hope to rekindle lost friendship.
This would be manageable, maybe even entertaining, had Ian not smoked a birthday joint the day
before. A birthday joint, which gave him dangerous, uncontrollable superpowers.
Bittersweet pasts are put aside, as Ian and Jake work together to get rid of Ian's (unwanted)
superpowers at any cost-- even if they have to make a deal with the devil themself.
What could possibly go wrong?

Of Cities and Mountains

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Brooklyn (he/they) needed a change of pace after a devastating breakup. They find themselves leaving NYC for small town Brevard, NC, searching for some peace, quiet, and a change of pace.

Boston (he/him) is so far back in the closet, he could probably find Narnia. Living in a small town riddled with homophobia makes life a lot harder when Boston meets Brooklyn and sparks begin to fly.

Soon, dark secrets and...

Brooklyn (he/they) needed a change of pace after a devastating breakup. They find themselves leaving NYC for small town Brevard, NC, searching for some peace, quiet, and a change of pace.

Boston (he/him) is so far back in the closet, he could probably find Narnia. Living in a small town riddled with homophobia makes life a lot harder when Boston meets Brooklyn and sparks begin to fly.

Soon, dark secrets and trauma from Brooklyn's not-so=far-away past and demons from Boston's present challenge both of them to question how they define "love."

"Of Cities and Mountains" explores the intricacies of queer relationships, trauma, and mental illness.

Ancient Technologies: a report, re-enactment, and REALLY cool presentation (or at least my mom said so)

by Doriane Feinstein

Synopsis

Way far into a not so distant future, the "New" United States of America celebrates Prime Day - a tribute to the great voyager who discovered this new land: Jeffrey Bezos.

In order to commemorate this year's Prime Day festivities, a group of high school students put on a presentation on "ancient technology" that might just poke a few holes in the supposed "American Dream" of the old world.

Way far into a not so distant future, the "New" United States of America celebrates Prime Day - a tribute to the great voyager who discovered this new land: Jeffrey Bezos.

In order to commemorate this year's Prime Day festivities, a group of high school students put on a presentation on "ancient technology" that might just poke a few holes in the supposed "American Dream" of the old world.