Aly Kantor

Aly Kantor

ALY KANTOR is a non-union actor, playwright, and educator based on LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. Above all, she is a storyteller, always seeking an opportunity to collaborate with creatives and create new and exciting work in a variety of mediums.

A lover of the artform of theatre in particular, ALY prides herself on having done just about every job in the theatre, from house management to scenic...
ALY KANTOR is a non-union actor, playwright, and educator based on LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. Above all, she is a storyteller, always seeking an opportunity to collaborate with creatives and create new and exciting work in a variety of mediums.

A lover of the artform of theatre in particular, ALY prides herself on having done just about every job in the theatre, from house management to scenic design. The process is her favorite part - opening night is just the icing on the cake!

ALY's original work tends to focus on women's stories, and she delights in creating the kinds of roles she herself would want to play. A self-professed life long nerd, she takes particular joy in creating Sci-Fi, speculative, and fantastic stories for the stage. She is also the author of devised scripts for children, creating roles that allow each of her students to shine so that no child's first theatre experience puts them in the back row of the ensemble.

Telling stories has been ALY's lifelong pursuit.

Let's make something cool together.

Plays

  • Occupied by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: safety, gun violence + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, political
    Keyword: safety, gun violence, female friendship, poetry, Relationships, Childhood, gun control, school shooting, 9-11, millennial
    [90 Mins, No Intermission] Again and again, best friends Jac and Amelia find themselves meeting in bathrooms, while real world tragedies and paradigm shifts assert themselves on the world outside. Vulnerability, humor, and uncensored honesty reign as they are forced to grapple with the question "Has anyone ever been safe? Are we?" 'Occupied' is a critical examination of the millennial...
    [90 Mins, No Intermission] Again and again, best friends Jac and Amelia find themselves meeting in bathrooms, while real world tragedies and paradigm shifts assert themselves on the world outside. Vulnerability, humor, and uncensored honesty reign as they are forced to grapple with the question "Has anyone ever been safe? Are we?" 'Occupied' is a critical examination of the millennial generation's relationship to safety, told through the lens of female friendship, from 9-11 to today.
  • These Gilded Souls (A Great Gatsby) by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    11–25
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, horror, movement/physical, tragedy
    Keyword: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, roaring 20s, Jazz age, ghost story, Classic Queered
    [Full-length] In the ruins of a Gold Coast mansion, queer Midwesterner Nick Carraway revisits his once-gilded Jazz-age memories and confronts the ghosts of his past. A new, haunted adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
  • blowhole. by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    9
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Lysistrata, greek adaptation + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, farce, period, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Lysistrata, greek adaptation, strong roles for women, physical comedy, sex farce, large cast, whaling, conservation, women's suffrage, play with music
    [Full-Length] A nautical, radical, turn-of-the-century adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata set in a struggling whaling village during the doldrums period of the American suffrage movement. A silly and scintillating sex farce for a dynamic ensemble of nine actors, including strong roles for women and seniors.
  • You Enter the Tavern by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: addiction, Recovery + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: addiction, Recovery, dungeons and dragons, DnD, Religious Trauma, asexuality, tabletop roleplaying, college age characters, all female cast
    [Full-length] In just two short weeks, Dungeon Master Sylvie will be one year sober. In the meantime, she has to wrangle the rag-tag team of dysfunctional support characters she's gathered for her weekly, post-AA, addicts-only DnD campaign. The party is missing a healer, however, and the ringer Sylvie's brought in to fill the slot seems more eager to cause damage than to repair it. As Sylvie begins...
    [Full-length] In just two short weeks, Dungeon Master Sylvie will be one year sober. In the meantime, she has to wrangle the rag-tag team of dysfunctional support characters she's gathered for her weekly, post-AA, addicts-only DnD campaign. The party is missing a healer, however, and the ringer Sylvie's brought in to fill the slot seems more eager to cause damage than to repair it. As Sylvie begins losing her grip on the adventure, the rest of her life follows suit. Can you really run a game when it’s clear you don’t trust the rules?

    THIS PLAY IS IN PROGRESS!
  • LULLABY PLAY (a liminal medea) by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: Medea, Greek tragedy + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, horror, movement/physical, pantomime, tragedy
    Keyword: Medea, Greek tragedy, Euripides, contemporary adaptation
    [full-length one-act] A new adaptation of Euripides' Medea for an ensemble of six, with music and movement, set outside of time.

    Currently in development.
  • The Snail Daughters by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3–6
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: snails, coming of age + 5 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, movement/physical, young audiences
    Keyword: snails, coming of age, transitions, knights, fairytale, medieval, Metamorphosis
    [90 Minutes] The Snail Daughters is a fairytale for those in transition.

    Lorelle, Honora, and Evie are snail daughters: feminine individuals born with snail shells on their backs. They have spent their lives sequestered in a monastery garden, where they have always had everything they’ve needed. The garden has also provided the daughters with a view of the village below. Why does the world...
    [90 Minutes] The Snail Daughters is a fairytale for those in transition.

    Lorelle, Honora, and Evie are snail daughters: feminine individuals born with snail shells on their backs. They have spent their lives sequestered in a monastery garden, where they have always had everything they’ve needed. The garden has also provided the daughters with a view of the village below. Why does the world always seem to be on fire?

    When one of the sisters grows bold and sheds her shell, it sets off a series of internal and external journeys through a medieval landscape that looks very much like the world today. The daughters promise that they will all return home after three moons, but what if they return changed?

    The Snail Daughters is a language-rich exploration of what it means to be a feminine individual on the cusp of a major transition. It utilizes dance and imagery to make inner journeys visible. It is ideal for gifted young players and family audiences.
  • She Got Better: A Fairytale by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: eating disorders, anorexia + 7 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, Mental Health, Recovery, Fairytales, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, mental illness
    [75 Mins, No Intermission] Gia and Scarlett have both finally made the choice to begin residential treatment for their eating disorders - and this time, they're committed to recovery. Throughout their time in treatment, they find solace in stories, from the mundane daily narratives they record in their recovery journals, to fractured parables told on benches while awaiting weekly weigh-ins. It isn't...
    [75 Mins, No Intermission] Gia and Scarlett have both finally made the choice to begin residential treatment for their eating disorders - and this time, they're committed to recovery. Throughout their time in treatment, they find solace in stories, from the mundane daily narratives they record in their recovery journals, to fractured parables told on benches while awaiting weekly weigh-ins. It isn't until they begin to reflect on the roles they play in their own stories, however, that they are able to unpack what has been holding them back, and write the endings they've each been seeking for years.
  • Odd Songs for Odd Birds by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: mermaids, selkies + 7 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: mermaids, selkies, sirens, thrift store, island, airbnb, good role for older actress, female monologues, magical realism
    [one act, 60 minutes] Emily runs a second-hand store (and Airbnb) out of an old church parsonage on an island with an aging population, where nothing ever changes... until an odd new guest arrives and begins asking questions about the local folklore.

    A queer fairytale for three actors.
  • A Voice From the Prussian Sea by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: The Little Mermaid, the Holocaust + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, period
    Keyword: The Little Mermaid, the Holocaust, poetry, Fairytales, judaism, hans christian andersen, the Shoah
    [One Act] Zelde Hartmann is a fledgling poet who has suddenly found herself with uninterrupted time to write for the first time in her life. She dreams of creating a record for the future... and perhaps mastering Iambic Pentameter. The problem? She lives in Germany in 1942, and she is a Jewish girl in hiding, writing from her friend Lara's cellar. When she catches a glimpse of the handsome Marcus from her...
    [One Act] Zelde Hartmann is a fledgling poet who has suddenly found herself with uninterrupted time to write for the first time in her life. She dreams of creating a record for the future... and perhaps mastering Iambic Pentameter. The problem? She lives in Germany in 1942, and she is a Jewish girl in hiding, writing from her friend Lara's cellar. When she catches a glimpse of the handsome Marcus from her hiding place below, she must choose what she values more: temporary safety, or her voice.

    A Voice From the Prussian Sea is a surprisingly funny feminist retelling of The Little Mermaid set during the Shoah.
  • Tracks by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: capitalism, altruism + 5 more
    Genre: drama, horror, political, science fiction
    Keyword: capitalism, altruism, Mental Health, pharmaceuticals, foster care, social work, late Capitalism
    [one act] Hadley is approaching the end of a five-year study focused on a new treatment for major depression, and she's come a long way from the person she was when the trial began. When a familiar face from her past enters the exam room, she's forced to grapple with the true costs of living with a mental illness under late capitalism. What does it cost to be altruistic, and what if the price is too high?
  • Any Port in a Storm by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 16
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: romantic comedy
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    Keyword: hurricane, love story + 4 more
    Genre: romantic comedy
    Keyword: hurricane, love story, 36 Questions to Fall in Love, agoraphobia, thrill-seeking, Vulnerability
    [one act] It all starts like an uninspired pay-per-view porno, when the agoraphobic Paige boldly propositions the cute handyman repairing her window. It ends a little differently.
  • An Invocation To His Muse by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 18
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: biography, drama
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    Keyword: 1920s, artist + 3 more
    Genre: biography, drama
    Keyword: 1920s, artist, Edward Hopper, Painting, New York City
    [One Act] Two strangers chat in a New York City automat in 1920s New York - but perhaps they aren’t strangers.

    The play tells the story of fine artist Jo Nivison Hopper, wife of Edward Hopper.
  • reANIMA by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Robots, love story + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fantasy, science fiction
    Keyword: Robots, love story, healing, trauma, lesbians
    [One-Act] Cricket totaled her meat vessel at a party—but not to worry! Her best friend has an industry hookup and made her a brand new one with all the bells and whistles she could ever want (and a few she’s slightly reluctant about). Now everything can get back to normal…right?
  • Body Horror by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: sleepover, menstruation + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: sleepover, menstruation, vaginas, middle school, adults playing kids, lesbians, the side wound of christ
    [one act] Middle school BFFs Mary Rose and Rosemary are having their first sleepover since The Incident at St. Anthony's back in fourth grade. Now that they have some alone time, they can finally discuss important girly sleepover topics, such as human dissection, the musical stylings of Ariana Grande, and, of course, the five wounds of Christ.
  • Come Back Right by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: came back wrong trope, trauma + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: came back wrong trope, trauma, caretaking, suicide, overdose, eldritch horror, zombies
    [ten minute play] Variations on your girlfriend's resurrection.
  • Narcissa, Narcissa by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: narcissus, Echo + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fable/folktale, zoom
    Keyword: narcissus, Echo, Greek mythology, mythology, reflection, mirrors, healing, assault survivor
    [10 Minute Play] In the wake of an assault, once-vain Narcissa can't stop studying her reflection. Will self-love be enough to convince her to pursue healing, or will she become one more girl turned into a plant for her protection? 'Narcissa, Narcissa' is a contemporary subversion of the myth of Narcissus and Echo.
  • After Aulis by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, Ancient Greece + 7 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: Greek mythology, Ancient Greece, Iphigenia, Achilles, underworld, immortality, impostor syndrome, heroes, Euripides
    [Ten Minute Play ] Many years after their fateful and unfortunate meeting at Aulis, the war hero Achilles and his almost-bride Iphigenia are reunited in the Underworld, where their roles before the war have been reversed, and they discuss what it truly means to be immortal.
  • Iphis and Ianthe at the Courthouse by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, drama
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    Keyword: Iphis and Ianthe, Ovid + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama
    Keyword: Iphis and Ianthe, Ovid, Metamorphoses, greek myth, intersex, queer love story, elopement, purity culture
    [Ten minute play] A contemporary re-telling of the myth of Iphis and Ianthe, set in a courthouse right before their wedding.
  • Pandora's Box of Donuts by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 12
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Depression, mental illness + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: Depression, mental illness, Pandora's box, Hope, suicide, Suicidal ideation, friendship
    [10 Minutes] Two friends discuss the nature of hope.

  • Hot Blood Sundae by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 20
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: gender norms, orgasms + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: gender norms, orgasms, lycanthropy, werewolves, ice cream, Diet Culture
    [10 minutes] In a world in which nobody is REALLY sure what constitutes a HIPAA violation, two cold, tired, sexually-frustrated women choose to self-diagnose.
  • Little Red Handed by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: Little Red Riding Hood, fairytale + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, melodrama
    Keyword: Little Red Riding Hood, fairytale, Elder Fraud, con artist
    [10 Minutes] Red has come back to Granny's house, but she's not so little anymore... and she has an agenda.

    A twisted sequel to Little Red Riding Hood.
  • My Beloved, My Axiom by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: Government surveillance, FBI + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, melodrama
    Keyword: Government surveillance, FBI, cellphones, love story, Russia
    [One Act] A hopeless romantic is ready to give up on finding “the one,” but fate – and at least one foreign government – have other ideas.
  • Adventurers Anonymous by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: dungeons and dragons, Roleplaying + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, musical, zoom
    Keyword: dungeons and dragons, Roleplaying, addiction, substance abuse, asexuality, bisexuality, tabletop roleplaying, agnosticism, monologue
    [one hour] "An agnostic paladin, an asexual druid, a perfectionist-turned-fighter, and an oversexed bard don’t walk into a bar."

    The first year of sobriety is tough—but anything's easier with a sword. In this confessional-style, direct-address monologue play, five young women grapple with relationships, trauma, divinity, and the elusive nature of unicorns.

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    [one hour] "An agnostic paladin, an asexual druid, a perfectionist-turned-fighter, and an oversexed bard don’t walk into a bar."

    The first year of sobriety is tough—but anything's easier with a sword. In this confessional-style, direct-address monologue play, five young women grapple with relationships, trauma, divinity, and the elusive nature of unicorns.

    Originally devised for virtual performance. If performing live music is a barrier to production, an alternate piece exists for the character 'Haley.' Reach out if you are interested in an alternate arrangement!*
  • Fish Tank by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, horror + 3 more
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    Keyword: pandemic, government + 5 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: pandemic, government, immortality, virtual, technology, house arrest, Tropical fish
    [One Act Zoom Play] Taking place on an invasive two-way video platform, a woman is assessed by a non-descript government agent, but as the conversation goes on, just who is in control of who becomes less clear.
  • Two of Every Animal by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, science fiction + 2 more
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    Keyword: climate change, global warming + 5 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction, tragedy, zoom
    Keyword: climate change, global warming, species loss, apocalypse, Polar Bears, dinosaurs, Women Scientists
    [One Act Zoom Play] Most of humanity has chosen to leave Earth and seek greener pastures, but two young scientists have chosen to stay behind as stewards of the genetic memory of the natural world. When one scientist’s interest in a specimen turns into an obsession, both women begin to understand the weight of the sacrifice they have made to secure a future for the many species the human race has failed....
    [One Act Zoom Play] Most of humanity has chosen to leave Earth and seek greener pastures, but two young scientists have chosen to stay behind as stewards of the genetic memory of the natural world. When one scientist’s interest in a specimen turns into an obsession, both women begin to understand the weight of the sacrifice they have made to secure a future for the many species the human race has failed.

    This piece was written for the 2021 Aphra Behn Festival, as part of Slightly Askew Theatre Company's "Season of Do Overs."
  • Mixed Signals by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: aliens, abduction + 4 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: aliens, abduction, coming out, queer, lesbians, homophobia
    [5-Minute Duologue] Aurelia and Katherine are driving to meet Aurelia's mom, but they're both getting mixed signals. A little down-to-earth chat clears things up... or does it?
  • The Rekindling by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy
    [One Minute Play] When is pillow talk more than pillow talk? A play about loving your partner through their many transformations.
  • Terra Cotta, or What We Leave Behind by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, science fiction + 1 more
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    Keyword: space colonization, ceramics + 1 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: space colonization, ceramics, Diaspora
    [One Minute Play] Skye is leaving today. Fern is worried they forgot something important.
  • An Endangered Species by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    3–5
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Fairytales, fractured fairytale + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Fairytales, fractured fairytale, dragon, knights
    [One Minute Play] A knight. A princess. A dragon. You know the drill.
  • They Have Become the Forest by Aly Kantor
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, daphne + 5 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
    Keyword: Greek mythology, daphne, ursa major, syrinx, forest, assault, healing
    [One Minute Play] What's the difference between a safe place and an unsafe place? A few stories transform the woods into a haven.