Peter Turner

Peter Turner’s produced scripts include "The Dillsboro Pickle Queen of 1955", "My Brother’s Funeral", "Christmas Break", and "Sniper". "Pickle Queen" was recognized as a Finalist in Mockingbird Public Theatre’s NeST Fest and Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Plays & Playwrights Festival, and received a production at A.R.T. Station. Unproduced scripts include "Bags of Skin", which recently won the North Carolina New Play Project and "Greyfriars Bobby Wags His Tail", a theatre for youth play for middle grades.

As an actor, Turner has performed professionally at a variety of theaters including The Alliance, Tennessee Repertory, Theater in the Square, Horse Cave Theatre, A.R.T. Station, and Nashville Children’s Theatre. Mr. Turner has originated roles in several premieres: Jody Lee in Raindrop...

Peter Turner’s produced scripts include "The Dillsboro Pickle Queen of 1955", "My Brother’s Funeral", "Christmas Break", and "Sniper". "Pickle Queen" was recognized as a Finalist in Mockingbird Public Theatre’s NeST Fest and Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Plays & Playwrights Festival, and received a production at A.R.T. Station. Unproduced scripts include "Bags of Skin", which recently won the North Carolina New Play Project and "Greyfriars Bobby Wags His Tail", a theatre for youth play for middle grades.

As an actor, Turner has performed professionally at a variety of theaters including The Alliance, Tennessee Repertory, Theater in the Square, Horse Cave Theatre, A.R.T. Station, and Nashville Children’s Theatre. Mr. Turner has originated roles in several premieres: Jody Lee in Raindrop Waltz, Bubba in Bubba and the Three Moons, and Wesley in Killer Diller (based on Clyde Edgerton’s novel).

Mr. Turner is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, Actors Equity Association, and the Screen Actors Guild. He is currently a member of the Greensboro Playwrights Forum and a former member of A.R.T. Station’s Playwright Forum.

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Scripts

Nobody Loves Chachi - a radio play

by Peter Turner

2
Cast Size
4—8
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
horror,
radio drama

A guy named Dick finds refuge in an occult shop at a Renaissance Festival and hopes to find an authentic dark-arts item. He finds it in the form of a possessed doll from a 70's sit-com that has the power to alter his past.

A guy named Dick finds refuge in an occult shop at a Renaissance Festival and hopes to find an authentic dark-arts item. He finds it in the form of a possessed doll from a 70's sit-com that has the power to alter his past.

Greyfriars Bobby Wags His Tale

by Peter Turner

Cast Size
8—16
Genre
docudrama/historic,
musical,
period,
young audiences

Thirteen year old Allena travels to Edinburgh with her African-American mother to scatter the ashes of her recently deceased father. Estranged from her Scottish relatives, Allena is unable to emotionally heal until she meets the ghost of the famous dog Greyfriars Bobby. As Bobby weaves his own tale of mourning, helped by a ghostly crew of Victorian players, Allena comes to a different understanding of how to...

Thirteen year old Allena travels to Edinburgh with her African-American mother to scatter the ashes of her recently deceased father. Estranged from her Scottish relatives, Allena is unable to emotionally heal until she meets the ghost of the famous dog Greyfriars Bobby. As Bobby weaves his own tale of mourning, helped by a ghostly crew of Victorian players, Allena comes to a different understanding of how to move forward.

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The Unders

by Peter Turner

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
drama,
mystery/thriller,
political

Four strangers are locked on a dilapidated railroad car barreling through the night. One wants to deliver the riders to freedom; one wants to deliver them to hell.
The script can be performed in one or two acts. 82 pages.

Four strangers are locked on a dilapidated railroad car barreling through the night. One wants to deliver the riders to freedom; one wants to deliver them to hell.
The script can be performed in one or two acts. 82 pages.

Bags of Skin

by Peter Turner

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
faith-based,
movement/physical

In the span of just three therapy sessions, who could possibly convince a man born without a tibia that a divine being exists? Does a man with one hand, a woman with a twisted spine, or another woman who's own DNA is destroying her from the inside have a chance? Or will the man with the twisted leg pull the others into his own dark abyss? This is a dark comedy chock full of uncomfortable laughs.

In the span of just three therapy sessions, who could possibly convince a man born without a tibia that a divine being exists? Does a man with one hand, a woman with a twisted spine, or another woman who's own DNA is destroying her from the inside have a chance? Or will the man with the twisted leg pull the others into his own dark abyss? This is a dark comedy chock full of uncomfortable laughs.

The Dillsboro Pickle Queen of 1955

by Peter Turner

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
docudrama/historic,
period,
romantic comedy

A young man travels to an exotic land and falls in love. Set in the mountains of North Carolina in 1955, this coming of age story is full of heart and laughs.

A young man travels to an exotic land and falls in love. Set in the mountains of North Carolina in 1955, this coming of age story is full of heart and laughs.