Joe Godley

I spent election night 2016 in New York City, working a catering gig: Hillary Clinton’s pre-victory cocktail party. The guests went from cloud nine to dead silence. They left the building like folks at a funeral, because, well…they were.

The next morning, I was a sad, millennial mess. "What can I do?!" I asked an empty apartment.

"Jesus works at Arby’s," my mind replied.

I spent election night 2016 in New York City, working a catering gig: Hillary Clinton’s pre-victory cocktail party. The guests went from cloud nine to dead silence. They left the building like folks at a funeral, because, well…they were.

The next morning, I was a sad, millennial mess. "What can I do?!" I asked an empty apartment.

"Jesus works at Arby’s," my mind replied.

Scripts

God The Fry Cook

by Joe Godley

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
fantasy

A modern-day Jesus struggles with destiny, addiction, and his dead-end job in fast-food.

A modern-day Jesus struggles with destiny, addiction, and his dead-end job in fast-food.

O.F.F.I.L.

by Joe Godley

Cast Size
2—3
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
mystery/thriller

Roy discovers his wife is dating a young person named Carter. Lights up on Carter: bloody and tied to a chair. Only fools fall in love.

Roy discovers his wife is dating a young person named Carter. Lights up on Carter: bloody and tied to a chair. Only fools fall in love.

Medagán

by Joe Godley

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

Frank's sense of identity is tested when his little brother, Dino, questions their heritage, God, and Dean Martin.

Frank's sense of identity is tested when his little brother, Dino, questions their heritage, God, and Dean Martin.

Chakra Drama

by Joe Godley

Cast Size
5—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
farce,
melodrama,
mystery/thriller,
satire

At the end of a meditation exercise, a group of young actors discovers their classmate, Debbie, is dead.

At the end of a meditation exercise, a group of young actors discovers their classmate, Debbie, is dead.

The First Thanksgiving

by Joe Godley

Cast Size
3—6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
fantasy

Conceived during PlayPenn's 2019 bake-off. Writers were given 3 hours to write and rehearse a piece that "spoke truth to power." Joe's first thought was: "Um...my mom cooks with wooden spoons."

Conceived during PlayPenn's 2019 bake-off. Writers were given 3 hours to write and rehearse a piece that "spoke truth to power." Joe's first thought was: "Um...my mom cooks with wooden spoons."