Baylee Shlichtman

Baylee Shlichtman

Baylee Shlichtman is a writer from Orange County, CA. She is on the board of the Orange County Playwrights Alliance, a part of the Flamoboyan Emerging Writers Project, and a member of the Vagrancy Theatre's Blossoming Writer's Group. She has had her work read or developed with AlterTheatre Ensemble, Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble, Curtis Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre/ LA, LA-Playground, The...
Baylee Shlichtman is a writer from Orange County, CA. She is on the board of the Orange County Playwrights Alliance, a part of the Flamoboyan Emerging Writers Project, and a member of the Vagrancy Theatre's Blossoming Writer's Group. She has had her work read or developed with AlterTheatre Ensemble, Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble, Curtis Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre/ LA, LA-Playground, The Larking House, OC-Centric New Play Festival, The Skeleton Rep(resents), South Texas College Latinx New Play Festival, The Wayward Artist, and The Workshop Theatre among others. She graduated from USC with a B.A. in Journalism.

Plays

  • Clytemnestra: A Greek Triumph by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–8
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    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Ancient Greece, drama + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, period
    Keyword: Ancient Greece, drama, Oresteia, retelling, greek theatre, Greek mythology, Toxic Masculinity, House of Atreus, Clytemnestra, ancient greek mythology
    Princess Clytemnestra of Sparta has always wanted to be an exception, even if she knows her place is to marry a king and give him sons. Then her father offers sanctuary to the exiled princes of Mycenae, and she is thrown together with the arrogant yet charismatic Prince Agamemnon. Their connection places her in the midst of passion, ancient curses, and tragedy. When war with Troy comes for Greece, she’ll have...
    Princess Clytemnestra of Sparta has always wanted to be an exception, even if she knows her place is to marry a king and give him sons. Then her father offers sanctuary to the exiled princes of Mycenae, and she is thrown together with the arrogant yet charismatic Prince Agamemnon. Their connection places her in the midst of passion, ancient curses, and tragedy. When war with Troy comes for Greece, she’ll have to make a fatal choice between love and liberation if she wants to reclaim herself.
  • Helen: Goddess of Arson by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–8
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: ancient greek, tragicomedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy, period
    Keyword: ancient greek, tragicomedy, retelling, mythology, awkward romance, comic romance, Helen of Troy, greek theatre, Trojan War
    Updated 2/4/2024

    Before she was Helen of Troy, Helen was a princess of Sparta. Of an age to be married, the famed mortal daughter of Zeus tolerates the advances of the most handsome warriors in Ancient Greece who compete for her hand. Complicating matters is the arrival of Menelaus of Mycenae, a bumbling prince with grievances to harbor. Their unlikely bond shapes Helen’s quiet resentment toward...
    Updated 2/4/2024

    Before she was Helen of Troy, Helen was a princess of Sparta. Of an age to be married, the famed mortal daughter of Zeus tolerates the advances of the most handsome warriors in Ancient Greece who compete for her hand. Complicating matters is the arrival of Menelaus of Mycenae, a bumbling prince with grievances to harbor. Their unlikely bond shapes Helen’s quiet resentment toward the expectation placed upon her as the world's most beautiful woman into an anger that threatens to ignite.
  • The House of Flightless Birds by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: family drama, Latinx + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: family drama, Latinx, autism, brothers, masculinity, Painting
    Updated 10/30/23

    When undiagnosed autistic Manuel tosses a wish to a satellite to make him feel less alone, an injured sparrow crashes from the heavens into his apartment patio. Manuel takes the bird inside to nurse it back to health in secret from his family, but all does not go according to plan. A play about masculinity and care.
  • Now Approaching Venus by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    6–18
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: coming of age, becoming a woman + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: coming of age, becoming a woman, colleges and high schools, Latinx, growing up, self-discovery, parallel stories
    Nina Escobar is destined for greatness. She’s going to be an astronaut just like Ellen Ochoa, and with her book-smarts and good grades, there’s no way she’ll fail. Meanwhile, the other Nina Escobar in her grade feels she’s destined to disappoint as she flounders through the school system. As both girls move through college and adulthood, they learn that life isn’t so cut and dry. Their personal journeys take...
    Nina Escobar is destined for greatness. She’s going to be an astronaut just like Ellen Ochoa, and with her book-smarts and good grades, there’s no way she’ll fail. Meanwhile, the other Nina Escobar in her grade feels she’s destined to disappoint as she flounders through the school system. As both girls move through college and adulthood, they learn that life isn’t so cut and dry. Their personal journeys take them down roads neither of them anticipated, forcing them to come to terms with their identities outside of what they are told they can achieve.
  • Penelope: A Lesson in Drowning by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, greek adaptation + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, greek adaptation, romcom, comedy, Odysseus, Penelope, autism, daddy issues, disturbed routines, coming of age
    *UPDATED 11/17*

    Autistic Princess Penelope of Sparta has put off marriage for years by having her suitors challenge her father to a foot race she's rigged to ensure they'll never win. Self-proclaimed scoundrel Odysseus of Ithaca is sure he'll be the one to succeed by making Penelope fall so madly in love with him that she'll reveal the secret to winning. But Penelope won'...
    *UPDATED 11/17*

    Autistic Princess Penelope of Sparta has put off marriage for years by having her suitors challenge her father to a foot race she's rigged to ensure they'll never win. Self-proclaimed scoundrel Odysseus of Ithaca is sure he'll be the one to succeed by making Penelope fall so madly in love with him that she'll reveal the secret to winning. But Penelope won't be won over so easily, not when getting married comes with the complete upheaval of the life she has worked so hard to order. A Greek Myth retelling/romcom about daddy issues, drowning, and occasionally awful disguises.
  • Sonia is Good by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: retelling, War and Peace + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: retelling, War and Peace, Tolstoy, Latinx, dysfunctional friendship, witches, transformation, drag
    Updated 11/03/23

    A loose riff on WAR AND PEACE about boundaries, self-love, and an eccentric hat.

    There are three main concerns in Sonia's life right now:
    1) Planning her childhood best friend's upcoming wedding
    2) Covering for her flaky boss (and ex) at the Rodriguez Family Curio Shop
    3) Stopping herself from transforming into a tree without anyone...
    Updated 11/03/23

    A loose riff on WAR AND PEACE about boundaries, self-love, and an eccentric hat.

    There are three main concerns in Sonia's life right now:
    1) Planning her childhood best friend's upcoming wedding
    2) Covering for her flaky boss (and ex) at the Rodriguez Family Curio Shop
    3) Stopping herself from transforming into a tree without anyone finding out.

    Then a transient witch shows up and says she can help break Sonia's curse--if she's willing to do the work. A potion transports Sonia to a dream space where confronts her relationships and her insecurities to find what she needs to prevent losing herself.
  • This Road in the Shape of My Spine by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: comedy, experimental
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    Keyword: two person play, absurd + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental
    Keyword: two person play, absurd, puppet, adult friendship, Bjork, California Desert, masculinity, walking endlessly, time moves strangely, Existential Crisis
    EARLY DRAFT

    An absurdist play about a man who walks through a desert, going somewhere, searching for something. His concerned friend tags along, much to the man's dismay. The two bicker about extinct animals, reminisce about Bjork, and eventually encounter the divine as they try to relearn how to be there for each other after drifting apart.
  • Wilt by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3–99
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: gothic, Dark Fairy Tale + 7 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, horror
    Keyword: gothic, Dark Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Latinx, food, want, horror, cycles of abuse, female rage
    Updated 5/15/23

    Evan is on the run. When he wraps his car around a tree, he’s rescued by two very different sisters and taken to their house. It's a place where objects appear at will, the walls are loud, and the flowers have their secrets. And then there's the stuffed elephant from his past that just won't go away. WILT is a gothic fairytale about want, food, and what nice guys ultimately deserve.
  • You'll Be Made of Ashes Too by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: a play for two actors, being haunted + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, fantasy, horror
    Keyword: a play for two actors, being haunted, Surrealism, ambiguous ending, memory, family funerals and deaths, Latinx, puerto rican
    After a mysterious camping accident, two sisters come together to bury their Mom and maybe repair their relationship. Here, memory is flammable. And there's a ghost in the house.
  • The Club Oscuro Project by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: artificial intelligence, virtual reality
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: artificial intelligence, virtual reality
    A researcher conducts an experiment with VR, only for the projection to develop humanlike responses.
  • Dress (a sort of coda to Romeo and Juliet) by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, drama
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    Keyword: adaptation, Shakespeare + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama
    Keyword: adaptation, Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet, Latinx, two-person play, suicide, coping with grief
    After a woman’s recent death, her mother and best friend choose a dress to bury her in.
  • Portrait of a Demolitionist by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: fabulism, break up + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: fabulism, break up, comic fantasy, contemporary fantasy, Fantasy, magic
    ONE-ACT. Board game enthusiast Julie ditches the state and her boyfriend after a falling out and ends up at a rented house. Unfortunately for her, the painting in the living room comes to life, takes her food, and won't leave her alone.
  • The Unburdener by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: identity politics, absurd + 4 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, political
    Keyword: identity politics, absurd, meta, social commentary, we see you white american theater, marginalized bodies
    A Bystander observes the Unburdener as they reconcile their marginalized identity with the white, heteronormative, cis-gendered gaze of the audience.
  • Witch Queen: A Snow White Reimagining by Baylee Shlichtman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: modern retelling, contemporary fairy tale + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: modern retelling, contemporary fairy tale, deconstructed fairy tale, Latinx, snow white, witches, mother/daughter relationship, magic
    After years of no contact, Blanca unexpectedly drops in on her stepmother to ask for a deadly favor--one witch to another.
  • Undisputed by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy
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    Keyword: King Lear, retelling + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy
    Keyword: King Lear, retelling, based on Shakespeare, wrestling, comedy, 10 minute play
    In this riff on KING LEAR, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia compete for their father's crown in a no-holds-barred wrestling match.
  • For Old Time's Sake by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: mushrooms, cursed forest + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, movement/physical
    Keyword: mushrooms, cursed forest, friendship, ten-minute, coming home
    After making it in LA, a singer returns home to visit her childhood friend who happens to be a magical sentient mushroom. But the woods aren’t exactly what she remembers, neither is her friend. And neither is she.
  • I think that this is where it's over for me by Baylee Shlichtman
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, verse
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    Keyword: monologue, autism + 5 more
    Genre: drama, verse
    Keyword: monologue, autism, broken friendship, ocean, face your fear, closure, moving forward
    An autistic woman moves past a broken friendship by confronting her fear of drowning.