Irene L. Pynn

Irene L. Pynn

Irene holds a PhD in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida and is a graduate of Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA. Her work includes science fiction, horror, and fantasy in short stories, plays, games, transmedia events, a radio play, and a novel. She writes both comedy and drama, with plays spanning ten minutes to 90 minutes.

Plays

  • (60-MINUTE DRAMEDY:) Enter, Pursued by a Whale by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 3
    ·
    Cast: 
    5
    ·
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
    ·
    Keyword: magical realism, Shakespeare + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, satire
    Keyword: magical realism, Shakespeare, Coleridge, literature, whales, absurdism, Joseph Campbell, hero's journey, fast-paced
    Orlando Sentinel Best of the Fest, Fringe
    Orlando Weekly Best of the Fest, Fringe
    Fringe Critic's Choice award for Best Original Script

    This is a story about a man facing unexpected retirement. At the same time, a whale relentlessly pursues him.

    "Enter Pursued by a Whale is like a lost Pinter play without any of the pauses. The rapid-fire repartee is...
    Orlando Sentinel Best of the Fest, Fringe
    Orlando Weekly Best of the Fest, Fringe
    Fringe Critic's Choice award for Best Original Script

    This is a story about a man facing unexpected retirement. At the same time, a whale relentlessly pursues him.

    "Enter Pursued by a Whale is like a lost Pinter play without any of the pauses. The rapid-fire repartee is confusing yet clever, with each character functioning as both a comic foil to Hawel's haplessness and a metaphor for his mental breakdown. There's a message about finding your passion and pursuing it into the belly of the beast, and you may find yourself mulling over the enigmatic ending's true meaning for hour after." Seth Kubersky, The Orlando Weekly

    Orlando Sentinel Best of the Fest, Fringe

    Orlando Weekly Best of the Fest, Fringe

    Fringe Critic's Choice award for Best Original Script
  • (SHORT COMEDY:) Every Inch Counts by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 5
    ·
    Cast: 
    2
    ·
    Genre: comedy
    ·
    Keyword: Furries, Sex + 6 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Furries, Sex, Plushies, Toys, Geek, Con, Convention, one night stand
    This is a short comedy about a man and a woman who go home together after a night out drinking at the local geek convention. The woman is unaware what a “furry” is, but she finds out soon enough.

    NOTE: This is written as one man and one woman, but there is no reason the genders can't be changed.
  • (TEN-MINUTE COMEDY:) How I Met the Sopranos by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 1
    ·
    Cast: 
    3
    ·
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
    ·
    Keyword: television, TV + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: television, TV, news, endings, riots, Reporter, journalism, fans, overreactions
    A beloved television show ends badly, and the world reacts. More at 11.

    REVIEW: http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/wfla/
  • (FULL LENGTH SCIFI THRILLER:) How to Field Dress an Android by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 3
    ·
    Cast: 
    5
    ·
    Genre: adventure, drama + 2 more
    ·
    Keyword: Robots, Hunting + 8 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: Robots, Hunting, civil rights, guns, feminism, Freedom, humanity, reality, Alan Turing, artificial intelligence
    This play is a drama about a man who struggles with the concept of hunting and harvesting androids to save his wife’s life. The story explores questions of the soul and civil rights.

    Available from Next Stage Press.

    http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/irene-pynns-how-to-field-dress-an-android-asks-what-it-means-to-be-human/Content?oid=5294817

    NOTE: There...
    This play is a drama about a man who struggles with the concept of hunting and harvesting androids to save his wife’s life. The story explores questions of the soul and civil rights.

    Available from Next Stage Press.

    http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/irene-pynns-how-to-field-dress-an-android-asks-what-it-means-to-be-human/Content?oid=5294817

    NOTE: There are three main players (two men and a woman), but two additional people required, neither with any lines.
  • (ONE-ACT COMEDY ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS:) I, Cockroach by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 5
    ·
    Cast: 
    4
    ·
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
    ·
    Keyword: absurdism, kafka + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, horror, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: absurdism, kafka, Relationships
    From the Lansing City Pulse: (http://lansingcitypulse.com/article-13558-turn-it-up-to-11.html)
    This year’s winning script, “I, Cockroach” by Irene L. Pynn, is a creepy, absurdist commentary on relationships with nods and references to Franz Kafka’s horrific body transformation allegory “The Metamorphosis.”

    “It is so clever, and I think it really does make a statement about what we value in...
    From the Lansing City Pulse: (http://lansingcitypulse.com/article-13558-turn-it-up-to-11.html)
    This year’s winning script, “I, Cockroach” by Irene L. Pynn, is a creepy, absurdist commentary on relationships with nods and references to Franz Kafka’s horrific body transformation allegory “The Metamorphosis.”

    “It is so clever, and I think it really does make a statement about what we value in a relationship, how people treat us and what we’re willing to accept or not accept,” Tufford said. “It’s just not (a script) that you’re going to see in this area.”

    A one-act play in which a romance between a roach and a woman is the catalyst to ending her toxic relationship with her verbally abusive husband.
  • (SHORT PLAY WITH LGBTQ THEME:) The Man in a Lavender Suit by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 1
    ·
    Cast: 
    5
    ·
    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
    ·
    Keyword: Gay and LGBTQ, bisexuality + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: Gay and LGBTQ, bisexuality, seance, Ouija board
    This is a short play about four lesbian women at a séance. As they get to know one another, they inadvertently belittle one of the women who explains that she is actually bisexual.
  • (SHORT COMEDY:) Service by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 3
    ·
    Cast: 
    5
    ·
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    ·
    Keyword: love, marriage + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: love, marriage, cheating, Sex, dress up, spark
    This is a short play about a man who is convinced his wife is cheating on him with one of the many service workers she has invited to their home.
  • (SHORT PLAY FOR FEMINIST SCIFI GEEKS:) Taming of the Science Fiction Woman by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 1
    ·
    Cast: 
    4
    ·
    Genre: comedy, satire + 1 more
    ·
    Keyword: feminism, Shakespeare + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: feminism, Shakespeare, parody, Star Trek, gender, satire
    This is a short comedy about the most common female tropes in science fiction. It parodies Star Trek and Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew.
  • (SHORT DUMBSHOW:) The Train by Irene L. Pynn
    Recommendations: 16
    ·
    Cast: 
    2
    ·
    Genre: movement/physical, romantic comedy
    ·
    Keyword: trains, subway + 5 more
    Genre: movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: trains, subway, music, dumbshow, mime, happiness, love
    This is a romantic short about missed connections. It features no dialogue.