Andrea Coleman

Andrea Coleman is a Brooklyn based writer, performer and lawyer originally from Virginia. She writes sketch comedy, standup comedy, screenplays and stage plays. Her Medium articles have been viewed online over half a million times. The law comedy show she created and stars in, "Wack or Woke? Andrea Coleman Judges the Law", has been featured in The New York Times, TimeOut NY, NPR and aired on PBS’ All Arts Channel. She was recently selected for the 2020-2021 INKubator Playwrights Group. Her one act plays have been produced at The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble and Hot Metal Arts Collective. Her full length play "Run" was selected for The Chain Theatre’s New Play Development Program. She interned for the Director of New Play Development at The Orlando Shakespeare...

Andrea Coleman is a Brooklyn based writer, performer and lawyer originally from Virginia. She writes sketch comedy, standup comedy, screenplays and stage plays. Her Medium articles have been viewed online over half a million times. The law comedy show she created and stars in, "Wack or Woke? Andrea Coleman Judges the Law", has been featured in The New York Times, TimeOut NY, NPR and aired on PBS’ All Arts Channel. She was recently selected for the 2020-2021 INKubator Playwrights Group. Her one act plays have been produced at The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble and Hot Metal Arts Collective. Her full length play "Run" was selected for The Chain Theatre’s New Play Development Program. She interned for the Director of New Play Development at The Orlando Shakespeare Festival for their 2003-2004 season. In New York, Andrea has performed standup at Comedy Cellar, Comic Strip, Gotham and Caroline’s. She's toured her standup at San Francisco Sketchfest, Women in Comedy Festival in Boston and Austin Sketch Fest. She is an Actor on a UCB Maude Team and a writer on an Armory Sketch team. Andrea has written and executive produced 5 short films which have been Official Selections at 16 Film Festivals. One of her shorts, BFF, aired on BET and AspireTV. Her feature script Stealing the Strad was selected for IFPs 2010 Film Week and the Woke Laws podcast she’s developing was selected for IFP’s 2020 Audio Lab. She is in her 14th year as a Senior Trial Attorney at a Fortune 100 company.

Scripts

Antony and Cleopatra: Couples Therapy

by Andrea Coleman

Synopsis

Antony and Cleopatra have a session of couples therapy, it's very dramatic.

Antony and Cleopatra have a session of couples therapy, it's very dramatic.

A Funny Thing Happened After My Breakup

by Andrea Coleman

Synopsis

God visits a recently dumped woman in her studio apartment in Queens.

God visits a recently dumped woman in her studio apartment in Queens.

The Fibroid Chronicles

by Andrea Coleman

Synopsis

The Fibroid Chronicles is a solo comedy show about a black woman’s sometimes cartoonish attempts to live with uterine fibroid tumors.

The Fibroid Chronicles is a solo comedy show about a black woman’s sometimes cartoonish attempts to live with uterine fibroid tumors.

Run

by Andrea Coleman

Synopsis

“Run” is an underdog story about a young black boy growing up in the 1960s who is from a violent home and becomes one of the first to integrate a local white high school in Norfolk, Virginia. He finds connection and camaraderie on the track team as he discovers how much he loves to run.

“Run” is an underdog story about a young black boy growing up in the 1960s who is from a violent home and becomes one of the first to integrate a local white high school in Norfolk, Virginia. He finds connection and camaraderie on the track team as he discovers how much he loves to run.

Save Tonight

by Andrea Coleman

Synopsis

The Devil has until the sun comes up to get fucked, if only she can get this guy to shut up already and believe she's the Princess of Darkness.

The Devil has until the sun comes up to get fucked, if only she can get this guy to shut up already and believe she's the Princess of Darkness.