Ava Love Hanna

Ava Love Hanna

Ava Love Hanna is a professional writer, published playwright, and award-winning speaker and storyteller. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up.

Artistic Director and podcast co-host at Stories Found: https://storiesfound.com

Plays

  • There Will Be Bears by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: Bear, Surreal + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: Bear, Surreal, Youtube, national park, Camping, LGBTQ, Relationships, lesbians, comedy, ten minute
    10-MINUTE: While camping, Amy and Fiona go on a hike to help Amy clear her head and make an important decision about the future of their relationship. When she and her partner encounter a bear blocking their return path they turn to the wisdom of YouTube celebrity park ranger, Ranger Phil, who has his own surreal opinions on bears and relationships.
  • Big Brad Wolf by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: adult fairy tale, animal fable + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, farce
    Keyword: adult fairy tale, animal fable, big bad wolf, The Little Pig, Red Riding Hood, breaking tradition, society's expectations, dreamer
    10-MINUTE: The Big Bad Wolf yearns to break free of the limits of his life, which confuses the other residents of the enchanted woods. When Brad Wolf attempts to break his family's cycle of cruelty and a pork-heavy diet, he's challenged by a plot-driven pig who insists he revert to his carnivore roots. This is a play about expectations, tradition, and the sweet smell of roasted pig meat.
  • Mascot by Ava Love Hanna
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: mascot, Mental Health + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, immersive, movement/physical
    Keyword: mascot, Mental Health, comedy, interactive, physical and immersive elements, ten-minute comedy
    10-MINUTE: Dana’s got a lot going on. While waiting for a late bus to work she’s suddenly greeted by the rambunctious mascot version of herself sent by “corporate” to help her with her personal branding and audience retention, so maybe she won’t die alone -- whether she likes it or not.

    An immersive, interactive comedy about a woman and the mascot that may or may not be a figment of her stressed...
    10-MINUTE: Dana’s got a lot going on. While waiting for a late bus to work she’s suddenly greeted by the rambunctious mascot version of herself sent by “corporate” to help her with her personal branding and audience retention, so maybe she won’t die alone -- whether she likes it or not.

    An immersive, interactive comedy about a woman and the mascot that may or may not be a figment of her stressed imagination.
  • Secondhand Soul by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, LGBTQ + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce
    Keyword: comedy, LGBTQ, lesbians, mistaken identity, religion
    10-MINUTE: Vi hates gym teachers and loves Em. Em loves Vi and hates Ouija boards. When Em gives into temptation and uses Vi’s Ouija board to try to come out to her dead mother, she accidentally summons a guy named Damon – who really, really wants her soul.
  • Bad Neighbors by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: HOA, neighborhood association + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: HOA, neighborhood association, Farce
    10-MINUTE: The five members of the HOA board in Westdale are here to help protect your property values and field your anonymous complaints about Paul's short-shorts. Follow the deed restrictions and we'll all get along just fine—unless you're from Avondale. We hate those guys.
  • P, B, & Jane by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: improv troupe, LGBTQ + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, immersive
    Keyword: improv troupe, LGBTQ, religion, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, Freud, licked cupcake, Mormonism, gay mormon, interactive
    10-MINUTE: Famed improv group, P, B, & J – self-proclaimed “raiders of the lost snark” – are here to entertain you with hilarious vignettes of freak shows, sexual identity, and Freudian slips. Literally. As Jane woos the crowd, she slips in and out of memories of religious and sexual trauma and wonders if she will ever outperform the shadows of her past that pursue her on stage.
  • Haggis by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: Farce, Scottsdale + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: Farce, Scottsdale, Scotland, haggis, nudity, cabin, marriage
    10-MINUTE: A couple’s search for adventure at a desert nudist resort lands them in rural Scotland with an inscrutable groundskeeper and inadequate wardrobe.
  • Crime of Passion by Ava Love Hanna
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: human-robot relationships, robot + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: human-robot relationships, robot, dystopian future, science fiction
    1-MiNUTE - She's a woman. He's a robocop. A classic dystopian love story.
  • The Murderlators by Ava Love Hanna
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 2 more
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    Keyword: true crime, podcast + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, radio drama, satire
    Keyword: true crime, podcast, comedy, audio drama, one minute play, Farce, two person play
    1-MINUTE: Flynn and Fiona are the hosts of the long running true crime podcast, The Murderlators. They're both big fans of the true crime genre... or are they?

    Note: Suitable for stage performance or as an audio play.
  • Cupcake by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, one minute play + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, satire
    Keyword: comedy, one minute play, two person play, cupcake, date, Existential Crisis
    1-MINUTE: Zach and Liz are on a date at a café. They order a cupcake to share and end up dealing with joint existential crises.
  • Your Mom by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: protest, politcial protest + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, political
    Keyword: protest, politcial protest, your mom, comedy, one minute play, protestors
    1-MINUTE: Flynn meets up with Fiona at a large outdoor protest and discovers the subject of everyone's ire is someone he knows.
  • Robots by Ava Love Hanna
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: comedy, Robots + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, science fiction
    Keyword: comedy, Robots, LGBTQ, gay and lesbian, one minute play, science fiction comedy
    1-Minute: It's Amy's first visit home from college and she's brought a friend.
  • Zeus' Day Off by Ava Love Hanna
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, Zeus + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: Greek mythology, Zeus, oracle, siblings, fate, deus ex machina, comedy, Farce
    10-MINUTE: Zeus decides to take a much-needed day off leaving his followers to make their own choices for 24 hours. At first, humanity seems to flourish without Zeus' interventions, but after a pair of young lovers miss an important warning from the Oracle and make a life-altering mistake, everyone is ready for a return to deus ex machina.