Jason Rainey

Jason Rainey

Jason Rainey is a member of ScriptWorks in Austin. His work has been commissioned, presented, or produced by ScriptWorks, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Penobscot Theatre, Daedalus Theatre, Freshwater Theatre, Mildred’s Umbrella, Sound Plays, Texas Dramatist Playwriting Series, and Punchkin Rep in Austin. He has directed several of his own short plays at Austin’s FronteraFest, receiving a Best of Fest...
Jason Rainey is a member of ScriptWorks in Austin. His work has been commissioned, presented, or produced by ScriptWorks, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Penobscot Theatre, Daedalus Theatre, Freshwater Theatre, Mildred’s Umbrella, Sound Plays, Texas Dramatist Playwriting Series, and Punchkin Rep in Austin. He has directed several of his own short plays at Austin’s FronteraFest, receiving a Best of Fest citation in 2011. Jason’s latest short play, EVERYONE WHO LOVES ME, premiered in Austin in 2019.

Plays

  • Schadenfreude by Jason Rainey
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: high school, drunk + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: high school, drunk, cheating, revenge
    Lori and Jeff are attending the high school reunion of their respective spouses. Jeff's a laid-back guy with who just wants to support his wife, but Lori is hoping the night ends with fireworks.
  • Gods and Idols by Jason Rainey
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: atheism, faith + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: atheism, faith, Buddhism, cheating on your partner, live music
    Years after he nearly ran over a bicyclist on the interstate, Harris is still having nightmares about the incident. One night, the bicyclist appears in Harris's bedroom. What he has to tell Harris may be more frightening than the near-collision on the highway.
  • The Third Triplet by Jason Rainey
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: circus, conjoined twins + 2 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: circus, conjoined twins, rural America, Dust Bowl
    A young boy lives on a farm with his sisters, a pair of conjoined twins who make him wash their underpants. When a stranger appears one afternoon and offers the boy a job with the circus, he soon realizes there might be better candidates for the traveling show.
  • sixteen17 by Jason Rainey
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: mothers and daughters, teen pregnancy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: mothers and daughters, teen pregnancy, birthday
    Dena is turning 17, but she doesn't care about it nearly as much as her youthful mom, Cass, who wants a big birthday party. Dena can't figure out why her mom's going through all the trouble until the significance of the day starts to sink in.
  • Nina Totenberg by Jason Rainey
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Stoner, college + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Stoner, college, podcast, love triangle
    Nikolay is the new Russian exchange student on campus. Zoey hopes to become his private tutor, but Q-ball would rather introduce Nikolay to the wonders of America: gateway narcotics and Nina Totenberg.
  • Free Hands by Jason Rainey
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: Dystopia, abortion
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, political
    Keyword: Dystopia, abortion
    In a dystopian society, two young lovers meet with their marriage counselor. As the young couple prepares for a life together--and many, many children--one of them realizes that there might be more to life than breeding.
  • Everyone Who Loves Me by Jason Rainey
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: unrequited love, robot + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: unrequited love, robot, humorous take on technology
    Marta has a new toy, an Erotes Pro she's nicknamed Bootsy. Bootsy can tell any user every person who's ever been attracted to them. But things get complicated when Marta's friend, Aaron, wants to take Bootsy for a test drive.