Gwen Tulin

Gwen Tulin

Gwen Tulin is a playwright, composer, and performer who creates work for both adults and young people. Current projects include original play "Jelly" at Another Country Productions in Marblehead, Massachusetts; "Galmore Gals: The Musical," in development in Chicago, Illinois, and "Darla and Lee," in development in Chicago, Illinois. Tulin's writing is fast-paced, sharp, and...
Gwen Tulin is a playwright, composer, and performer who creates work for both adults and young people. Current projects include original play "Jelly" at Another Country Productions in Marblehead, Massachusetts; "Galmore Gals: The Musical," in development in Chicago, Illinois, and "Darla and Lee," in development in Chicago, Illinois. Tulin's writing is fast-paced, sharp, and funny, with highly specific characters that give actors loads to chew on. Many plays have musical elements. Tulin is an alum of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and former company member and music director for PlayMakers Laboratory (formerly Barrel of Monkeys) in Chicago, Illinois.

Plays

  • If The Wind Blew In A Different Direction by Gwen Tulin
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: disaster, dramedy + 6 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, period, romantic comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: disaster, dramedy, comedy, romantic comedy, History, Pompeii, romance, volcano
    It's August in the year 79 AD, and Vesuvius is smiting Pompeii with deadly volcanic ash. Glamorous and worldly Vettia encounters the shy and youthful Cornelius as they both shelter in a crumbling bathhouse. Then a lot happens in next ten minutes.
  • I'm Outside A Starbucks, And It's Raining by Gwen Tulin
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: 5 minute play, couples + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: 5 minute play, couples, breakups, dramedy, comedy, simple set, exes, divorce, awkward
    Exes John and Gemma run into each other outside a Starbucks, and it's raining. Gemma's an artist. John makes money now. You know.
  • Jelly by Gwen Tulin
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: apocalypse, Survival + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, farce, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: apocalypse, Survival, friendship, enemies, high stakes, comedy, dark comedy, female friendship, contemporary
    Former coworkers Joanna and Marcy find themselves in a nightmarish, post-apocalyptic scenario after civilization has seemingly imploded. Trapped in an abandoned cabin, their relationship becomes strained as they struggle to survive both mentally and physically. When Steven from Accounting makes an unexpected appearance, their tenuous friendship is further twisted, leading to the dramatic downfall of at least one of them.
  • An Occasion An Emotion A Body Part by Gwen Tulin
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, LGBTQ + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, movement/physical
    Keyword: comedy, LGBTQ, office
    Girlfriends Wanda and Joelle and their office pal Victor work together in a seemingly typical non-profit. At Victor's goodbye party, he reveals his true form - a mystical being in need of Wanda and Joelle's bravery and sacrifice to save his home planet. Thrust from the banality of the 9-5 into an intergalactic space war, Wanda and Joelle are pushed to the brink of what seems possible. Of course, someone will die.
  • Cheap House by Gwen Tulin
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: dark comedy, comedy + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, horror, musical, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: dark comedy, comedy, step children, Satan, Satanism, real estate
    Ex-step-siblings Janice and Charles are on the hunt for the perfect home, and Ronny the Realtor might just be the guy to sell it to them. But something strange is afoot, and you can't quite tell who's giving off a more suspicious stink. When Ronny reveals through a musical number that his real estate business is a sham for him to capture and kill victims in order for him to worship Beelzebub, it seems...
    Ex-step-siblings Janice and Charles are on the hunt for the perfect home, and Ronny the Realtor might just be the guy to sell it to them. But something strange is afoot, and you can't quite tell who's giving off a more suspicious stink. When Ronny reveals through a musical number that his real estate business is a sham for him to capture and kill victims in order for him to worship Beelzebub, it seems that Janice and Charles are doomed. But are they?