Jim Siering

Jim Siering

I have been an actor, small theatre producer, teacher, and writer in the NYC and Los Angeles theatre communities. With Theatre Matrix, I produced One-Act Festivals at Lincoln Center Library and 78th Street Theatre Lab, in addition to the Weekend Series with company playwrights. As an actor, I worked at La Mama, Public Theatre, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and many others. I have...
I have been an actor, small theatre producer, teacher, and writer in the NYC and Los Angeles theatre communities. With Theatre Matrix, I produced One-Act Festivals at Lincoln Center Library and 78th Street Theatre Lab, in addition to the Weekend Series with company playwrights. As an actor, I worked at La Mama, Public Theatre, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and many others. I have also worked extensively in theatre education with migrant youth, incarcerated men and women, and public school theatre students. As a playwright, I have work produced at the Ivar Theatre, University of LaVerne, and the Ruskin Theatre.

Plays

  • ZOMBIE LEMONADE
    A ragtag herd of the starving undead walk a country road in search of the last remaining humans to eat, but one visionary zombie resists. SUIT, a former food critic, convinces DRESS, his ex, that it is never too late to fulfill their lifelong dream of opening a gourmet restaurant. If they can only change their nature.
  • THE HATE CAFE
    At dinner, two people find romance over everything they hate about dinner.
  • ENTER TWO WITCHES
    Two witches plot Macbeth's demise while waiting for their sister to show up with the last ingredient for the spell.
  • THE RUNAWAY UTERUS APP
    A woman is tracked down by a man using an app empowering him to return women to their home if they are suspected of crossing state lines to have an abortion.
  • CONFIRMATION BIAS
    A candidate for circuit court, and his wife, prepare for his confirmation hearing by strategizing how to avoid answering questions about abortion. Or race.
  • Pumpkin Spice Latte
    Fall is the time for change as Brenda breaks bad news to her husband, Bob, over a cup of Pumpkin Spice Latte
  • THE VALUE OF ART
    Two friends evaluate a work of high-priced conceptual art that neither can actually see
  • Homeland Security
    Two customs agents at Kennedy Airport encounter a lone passenger, dressed as Jesus of Nazareth, on a flight from Israel. The man's attempts to identify himself only heighten their suspicions that he is a potential terrorist, leading to a miraculous confrontation.
  • Truth is...
    A moderate Senator encounters a mischievous child and promises her that she will always tell the truth. The conflicted lawmaker strategizes how to be more truthful, while her aide tries to talk her out of it.
  • BEACH FRONT PROPERTY
    Two sisters move into their deceased relative's mountain cafe after climate change has forced them to leave their homes.
  • A Simple Explanation
    In a dive bar run by a gun-slinging right wing lesbian, two NYC cops try to figure out why they were dismissed from a case of a woman with a Gucci bag who was shot on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower. They discuss Trump’s famous quote about shooting someone on 5th Avenue, and they grapple with the twisted logic of social media, but their inability to agree on basic facts, or share a common understanding of...
    In a dive bar run by a gun-slinging right wing lesbian, two NYC cops try to figure out why they were dismissed from a case of a woman with a Gucci bag who was shot on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower. They discuss Trump’s famous quote about shooting someone on 5th Avenue, and they grapple with the twisted logic of social media, but their inability to agree on basic facts, or share a common understanding of language, leads to an explosive climax.