Steph Del Rosso

Steph Del Rosso (she/her) is a playwright, fiction writer, screenwriter, and educator. She is a MacDowell fellow, a Bogliasco Foundation fellow, a Core Writer at the Playwrights' Center, and a New Georges Audrey Resident. Her plays have been produced or developed at Second Stage Theater, The Public, Soho Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, and others. They are published by Concord Theatricals and Dramatists Play Service. Steph is a winner of the Steinberg Playwright Award, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Award, and the Mississippi Review Prize in Fiction. She received her MFA from UC-San Diego.

Scripts

The Gradient

by Steph Del Rosso

6

Cast Size

5

Genre

dark comedy,

drama,

political,

science fiction

In this satire set in the not-so-distant future, a new facility promises to take men accused of sexual misconduct and rehabilitate them into responsible citizens. But inside the walls of The Gradient, the culture ruled by profit margins and corporate buzzwords muddles its high ideals. New employee Tess is eager to do her part, but finds herself locked in a subtle psychological battle with her latest client - one...

In this satire set in the not-so-distant future, a new facility promises to take men accused of sexual misconduct and rehabilitate them into responsible citizens. But inside the walls of The Gradient, the culture ruled by profit margins and corporate buzzwords muddles its high ideals. New employee Tess is eager to do her part, but finds herself locked in a subtle psychological battle with her latest client - one who has the perfect answer to her every question. The Gradient asks: can we mass-produce forgiveness?

Life Savers

by Steph Del Rosso

Cast Size

7

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

political

Every Saturday, Kat and Daniela volunteer as Health Center Greeters at the Planned Parenthood in Downtown San Diego. And every Saturday, Karl, Matt, and Ian stand outside on the sun-drenched sidewalk, posters and megaphones in hand—protesting its very existence. A play about mothers and fetuses, bodies and men.

53% Of

by Steph Del Rosso

4

Cast Size

6

Genre

dark comedy,

experimental,

political,

satire

The president is coming to town, and the ladies of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are beside themselves planning for the big event. Later, their husbands drink beer and talk smack. Much later, a group of 20-somethings gather in Brooklyn to plan a fundraiser...or is it a march? Or is it a ritual to absolve their own guilt? A play about complicity and the violence of the status quo, 53% OF asks what happens when we stop...

The president is coming to town, and the ladies of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are beside themselves planning for the big event. Later, their husbands drink beer and talk smack. Much later, a group of 20-somethings gather in Brooklyn to plan a fundraiser...or is it a march? Or is it a ritual to absolve their own guilt? A play about complicity and the violence of the status quo, 53% OF asks what happens when we stop equating white womanhood with goodness, and ignorance with innocence.

You're Crazy (a play with karaoke)

by Steph Del Rosso

1

Cast Size

8—10

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

experimental,

political,

romantic comedy,

satire

Phoebe is getting married. To celebrate the big day, she attends a karaoke bachelorette party thrown by her best friends. The women belt and croon. Get tipsy. And then the world tilts. And moves backward. And almost-kind-of-maybe implodes. YOU’RE CRAZY is a play about female friendship and gas-lighting, young girls and Cool Girls, sexuality and rage.

Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill

by Steph Del Rosso

1

Cast Size

8—13

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

experimental

Joni is single. Joni is lost. Joni is moving a mile a minute. Joni must never be alone. After her five-year relationship ends, Joni must redefine her identity -- and fast. Through strangers and friends, cheese plates and spotlights, she embarks on a madcap journey to carve out a space for herself in a world that won't quite let her. Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill is a comedy about how we see and value women...

Joni is single. Joni is lost. Joni is moving a mile a minute. Joni must never be alone. After her five-year relationship ends, Joni must redefine her identity -- and fast. Through strangers and friends, cheese plates and spotlights, she embarks on a madcap journey to carve out a space for herself in a world that won't quite let her. Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill is a comedy about how we see and value women -- and how we don't.

Are You There?

by Steph Del Rosso

2

Cast Size

2

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

experimental,

romantic comedy

June and Adam are in love. June and Adam are ambitious. June and Adam just landed their dream jobs – on opposite sides of the country. But these days, communication has never been easier. Right? As technology – and the world – transforms at alarming speed, so too do June and Adam's hopes, fears, and desires. From post-it notes to holograms, ARE YOU THERE? asks can you ever really know another person? And what...

June and Adam are in love. June and Adam are ambitious. June and Adam just landed their dream jobs – on opposite sides of the country. But these days, communication has never been easier. Right? As technology – and the world – transforms at alarming speed, so too do June and Adam's hopes, fears, and desires. From post-it notes to holograms, ARE YOU THERE? asks can you ever really know another person? And what happens between two people over time and space?