Daniel Takacs

Dan Takacs is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and public school drama teacher from Oberlin, Ohio. His original plays have been seen at The Riant Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Boston Playwright's Theatre, and he has directed in Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, and in Boston, where he received his MFA in Theatre Education from Boston University, with a concentration in playwriting and directing. Dan won the Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language for his play "The Piteous Life and Tragical Death of Steve the Intern," the Peter Honegger Prize and the Theatre Network of Texas Production of Original Plays Award for his play "An Institution," and a won the OANO Award for directing “Know Abuse.” Favorite directing projects include "The Millennials...

Dan Takacs is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and public school drama teacher from Oberlin, Ohio. His original plays have been seen at The Riant Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Boston Playwright's Theatre, and he has directed in Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, and in Boston, where he received his MFA in Theatre Education from Boston University, with a concentration in playwriting and directing. Dan won the Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language for his play "The Piteous Life and Tragical Death of Steve the Intern," the Peter Honegger Prize and the Theatre Network of Texas Production of Original Plays Award for his play "An Institution," and a won the OANO Award for directing “Know Abuse.” Favorite directing projects include "The Millennials" (CPT), "The 39 Steps" (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre), and "The Adventurous Adventuress" (Dobama). Dan lives with his wife, Linda, his daughter Greta, and the twins, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Scripts

An Institution

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Full-Length] When a professor kisses a student during a classroom acting scene, the TA goes on a crusade to get him fired. But the professor calls in every favor to save his career, and soon each faculty member must choose a side.

[Full-Length] When a professor kisses a student during a classroom acting scene, the TA goes on a crusade to get him fired. But the professor calls in every favor to save his career, and soon each faculty member must choose a side.

The Piteous Life and Tragical Death of Steve the Intern

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Full-Length, Iambic Pentameter]
A lowly intern he,
But president he'd be:
By murdering
He's furthering
His plan, ambitiously!

[Full-Length, Iambic Pentameter]
A lowly intern he,
But president he'd be:
By murdering
He's furthering
His plan, ambitiously!

Be a Mensch

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Full-Length] When the eldest son and breadwinner of a poor Jewish family in Cleveland is accepted into his dream college, he must beg his family for the small fee he needs to enroll, but they have no intention of letting him escape.

[Full-Length] When the eldest son and breadwinner of a poor Jewish family in Cleveland is accepted into his dream college, he must beg his family for the small fee he needs to enroll, but they have no intention of letting him escape.

Roko's Basilisk

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] As Alan and Nikolai are on the verge of a breakthrough in AI technology, Nikolai threatens to destroy their work.

[Short] As Alan and Nikolai are on the verge of a breakthrough in AI technology, Nikolai threatens to destroy their work.

Orange

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] Frank's stepson, who lives in the basement, has decided to paint the walls orange.

[Short] Frank's stepson, who lives in the basement, has decided to paint the walls orange.

the Lesson

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] an executive consults a Master about Enlightenment.

[Short] an executive consults a Master about Enlightenment.

And Call Me in the Morning

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] A gynecologist has fallen in love with his patient.

[Short] A gynecologist has fallen in love with his patient.

Fair Ground

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] A menacing Man approaches Sam and his child at the fair.

[Short] A menacing Man approaches Sam and his child at the fair.

The First Dance

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] Taylor attends his best friend's wedding reception, but not every guest believes in happy endings...

[Short] Taylor attends his best friend's wedding reception, but not every guest believes in happy endings...

Be Honest

by Daniel Takacs

Synopsis

[Short] Stubbs must defend his job performance.

[Short] Stubbs must defend his job performance.