Nicole Cox

Nicole writes plays about belonging. To what and to whom do we belong, and why? Her play, Abomination, won the inaugural Patty Abramson prize from Theater J in Washington, DC. In the summer of 2019, her show, "Office of the Speaker," won Best Drama at DC's Capital Fringe Festival 2019. It was her first production. She has had readings at Theater J, the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, Spooky Action's New Works in Action Series, the National 1-Minute Play Festival, Chicago Dramatists Theatre, Fine Print Theatre Company, and Victory Gardens Theatre. In 2015, she was one of 12 playwrights Paula Vogel and Dan O'Brien invited to the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She's been awarded residencies and, in 2018, a Maryland State Arts Council grant.

Nicole writes plays about belonging. To what and to whom do we belong, and why? Her play, Abomination, won the inaugural Patty Abramson prize from Theater J in Washington, DC. In the summer of 2019, her show, "Office of the Speaker," won Best Drama at DC's Capital Fringe Festival 2019. It was her first production. She has had readings at Theater J, the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, Spooky Action's New Works in Action Series, the National 1-Minute Play Festival, Chicago Dramatists Theatre, Fine Print Theatre Company, and Victory Gardens Theatre. In 2015, she was one of 12 playwrights Paula Vogel and Dan O'Brien invited to the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She's been awarded residencies and, in 2018, a Maryland State Arts Council grant.

Scripts

Abomination

by Nicole Cox

Cast Size
6—13
Genre
dark comedy,
docudrama/historic,
drama,
faith-based,
political

Based on a true story, this play is about a small group of queer yeshiva graduates who take to the courts to end a conversion therapy organization of abusers. In the process, they struggle with their old identities, search for new ones, and try to forge a new path through their ancient tradition.

Based on a true story, this play is about a small group of queer yeshiva graduates who take to the courts to end a conversion therapy organization of abusers. In the process, they struggle with their old identities, search for new ones, and try to forge a new path through their ancient tradition.

Office of the Speaker

by Nicole Cox

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama,
political

Abigail is a young, progressive teacher who wants to write and have a baby. To do so, she needs money. She secretly begins working for a conservative Speaker of the House, but how much will her dreams cost her?

Abigail is a young, progressive teacher who wants to write and have a baby. To do so, she needs money. She secretly begins working for a conservative Speaker of the House, but how much will her dreams cost her?

All Other Nights

by Nicole Cox

Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
drama,
faith-based,
holiday

An estranged daughter returns to her parents’ home for the Passover Seder, hoping for reconciliation, but real-life signs and wonders plague the house and force her to question her belief in family and freedom.

An estranged daughter returns to her parents’ home for the Passover Seder, hoping for reconciliation, but real-life signs and wonders plague the house and force her to question her belief in family and freedom.

Just Dessert

by Nicole Cox

4
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama,
faith-based,
holiday

A sibling doesn't want to search for the afikomen, the symbol of redemption at the Passover Seder, so bets a family heirloom on it.

A sibling doesn't want to search for the afikomen, the symbol of redemption at the Passover Seder, so bets a family heirloom on it.

Call Center, Morning & Evening

by Nicole Cox

2
Cast Size
2—4
Genre
comedy

Callers dial into a surreal hotline for validation for their pettiest concerns. Two 1-minute plays.

Callers dial into a surreal hotline for validation for their pettiest concerns. Two 1-minute plays.

Lift and Separate

by Nicole Cox

1
Cast Size
5—13
Genre
comedy,
drama

A naïve but talented photographer, working as a shopgirl at a local lingerie store, is manipulated by her co-dependent boss and must extract herself from the store, learning, finally, what it takes to support herself.

A naïve but talented photographer, working as a shopgirl at a local lingerie store, is manipulated by her co-dependent boss and must extract herself from the store, learning, finally, what it takes to support herself.