Cassandra Rose

Cassandra Rose

Originally from Rockford, IL (go Peaches!), Cassandra’s sordid past includes growing up doing historical reenactment, giving tours in a science museum's coal mine, and working in a literacy nonprofit. As a playwright, she followed up a BA in Playwriting at Columbia College Chicago with a decade of Chicago playwriting self-productions and residencies, including Chicago Dramatists' Tutterow Fellowship....
Originally from Rockford, IL (go Peaches!), Cassandra’s sordid past includes growing up doing historical reenactment, giving tours in a science museum's coal mine, and working in a literacy nonprofit. As a playwright, she followed up a BA in Playwriting at Columbia College Chicago with a decade of Chicago playwriting self-productions and residencies, including Chicago Dramatists' Tutterow Fellowship. Then she moved to LA in 2019 to complete a certificate in Writing for TV at UCLA's Professional Program. Recently she won Austin Film Festival with her scripted Digital Series, Walk Into A Bar. Her day job as a Narrative Designer had her adapting romance novels into choose-your-own-adventure video games for Chapters: Interactive Stories. She’s also been contracted by Wondery to write episodic audio fiction. No matter the format or genre, she writes about people who make genuine connections in surprising ways.

Plays

  • Billy to His Friends by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    8–20
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 7 more
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    Keyword: gay, gays in the military + 8 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, immersive, movement/physical, period, political, tragedy
    Keyword: gay, gays in the military, LGBTQ, Harvey Milk, President Ford, 1970s, 1980s, San Francisco, journalism, biography
    Oliver "Billy" Sipple saved President Ford's life in San Francisco on September 22nd, 1975. Two days later, Harvey Milk outed him as gay to the entire world. A diverse ensemble of folx visiting the GLBT Historical Society in modern-day San Francisco reclaim this queer historical drama to remind us all how high the cost of being outed can be, both 40something years ago and today. Developed through...
    Oliver "Billy" Sipple saved President Ford's life in San Francisco on September 22nd, 1975. Two days later, Harvey Milk outed him as gay to the entire world. A diverse ensemble of folx visiting the GLBT Historical Society in modern-day San Francisco reclaim this queer historical drama to remind us all how high the cost of being outed can be, both 40something years ago and today. Developed through Broken Nose Theatre’s new play development program, The Paper Trail. A Semi-Finalist for The Playwrights Realm's 2020 Scratchpad Series
  • The Amen Trilogy by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 6 more
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    Keyword: atheism, LGBTQ + 7 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, faith-based, immersive, movement/physical, tragedy
    Keyword: atheism, LGBTQ, Transgender, Lesbian, bisexuality, queer, cancer, death, Chicago
    Secularly-raised Julie doesn't know how many good days she has left. That's why she's brought her three best friends to this abandoned church in Chicago. They all left their faiths for various reasons, so who better for Julie to ask about god? These four friends spend the day putting their own queer, feminist, and atheistic spins on Judeo-Christian mythology's most famous (and infamous)...
    Secularly-raised Julie doesn't know how many good days she has left. That's why she's brought her three best friends to this abandoned church in Chicago. They all left their faiths for various reasons, so who better for Julie to ask about god? These four friends spend the day putting their own queer, feminist, and atheistic spins on Judeo-Christian mythology's most famous (and infamous) characters. The Amen Trilogy is a seven-hour epic with a picnic. Originally commissioned by Chicago Dramatists as part of their Tutterow Fellowship. A Semi-Finalist in Unicorn Theatre's 2020 In-Progress New Play Reading Series
  • The Volunteer by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 18
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: nuclear war, Alternate history + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, period, political, satire
    Keyword: nuclear war, Alternate history, Cold War, 1980s, nuclear fallout, cancer, Manhattan Project, magical realism, Bechdel Test, President
    In March 1981, Roger Fisher published an article detailing a new, more personal form of nuclear deterrence: The nuclear launch codes would be surgically placed behind a volunteer's beating heart. The President would have to kill one person before killing millions. With the help of a mysterious Volunteer, Fisher's thought experiment becomes an alternate 1980s reality in this dark political comedy....
    In March 1981, Roger Fisher published an article detailing a new, more personal form of nuclear deterrence: The nuclear launch codes would be surgically placed behind a volunteer's beating heart. The President would have to kill one person before killing millions. With the help of a mysterious Volunteer, Fisher's thought experiment becomes an alternate 1980s reality in this dark political comedy. Winner of Stage Left Theatre's Downstage Left Residency. A Finalist for Unicorn Theatre's 2019 In-Progress New Play Reading Series.
  • At His Best by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, horror + 2 more
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    Keyword: magical realism, wedding + 8 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: magical realism, wedding, LGBTQ, haunting, baby, affair, ghosts, secrets, family, rape
    The morning of her wedding, a woman wakes up next to a man who asks her, "Are you still going to marry him?" Twentysomething years later, another girl, also getting ready for her wedding at the end of the week, opens the door to a man that says, "I used to know your mother." Two times are connected by one man's secrets. And the ghost of the house is not happy about his return.
  • Children Of Troy by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, Trojan War + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Greek mythology, Trojan War, domestic violence, statutory rape, incest
    Siblings Izzy Edelmar and Paul Sterling live in a family steeped in history. Even Izzy's ten-year-old son, Derek, can see the correlation between how Izzy and Paul look at each other and what befell the last of King Priam's children. Izzy's husband might not have as keen an eye as Derek, but he knows enough to want teenaged Paul gone. In this modern take on the Greek tragedy, Izzy must confront...
    Siblings Izzy Edelmar and Paul Sterling live in a family steeped in history. Even Izzy's ten-year-old son, Derek, can see the correlation between how Izzy and Paul look at each other and what befell the last of King Priam's children. Izzy's husband might not have as keen an eye as Derek, but he knows enough to want teenaged Paul gone. In this modern take on the Greek tragedy, Izzy must confront her past or be doomed to repeat it
  • The Dictionary Project: The 1 Page Plays by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1–30
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    Genre: biography, comedy + 14 more
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    Keyword: ensemble, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: biography, comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, faith-based, farce, movement/physical, musical, parody/spoof, radio drama, romantic comedy, satire, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: ensemble, comedy, drama, variety, audition monologue
    Rasputin helps keep the son of the Tsar alive. A harbinger of doom is starstruck by the four horsemen. A character named Cassandra struggles to put more of herself on the page. These and other storylines make up the 185 micro plays that were written for Cassandra's closest friends.
  • The Ballad of Robert E. Lee (One Act) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6–8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: tall tale, Robert E. Lee + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, musical, satire
    Keyword: tall tale, Robert E. Lee, racism, Civil War, Post Civil War, Charlottesville, Reconstruction, white nonsense, Robert E. Lee Statue
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume V. Hey kids! Did somebody say that Robert E. Lee isn't that racist? Then do I have a song for you!
  • Interview With Freddie Mercury (one act) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, coming out + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, period, radio drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ, coming out, HIV/AIDS, Queen, Freddie Mercury, gay, Gay Icon, 1980s
    17th of July, 1986. Freddie Mercury is on the tail end of his last tour with Queen. Duncan, a kid who's only 17, has somehow ended up in Freddie's backstage dressing room with a tape recorder. This fictional interview explores who can and can't come out as gay, and why. Previously a ten-minute radio play
  • Road Kill (one act radio) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: horror, radio drama
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    Keyword: taxidermy, death + 6 more
    Genre: horror, radio drama
    Keyword: taxidermy, death, sociopath, suicide, magical realism, nightmare, Bechdel Test, radio
    Gail can't leave the dead alone. Which is how she's ended up with an internship in the taxidermy department of the local museum. But soon she discovers that the dead aren't willing to leave her alone either. A radio play
  • Mind Shift (one act) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, horror + 4 more
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    Keyword: psychological, thriller + 3 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, radio drama, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: psychological, thriller, psychology, murder, Bechdel Test
    Every morning, Alex wakes up in a different person’s body. And every night, someone is finding her and killing her. Dr. Margrave might be the only one who can save her. Previously a ten-minute play commissioned for Bechdel Fest 5 with Broken Nose Theatre
  • Phrases in a Phone Booth (Monologue/Solo) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, queer women + 5 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: LGBTQ, queer women, Lesbian, teenagers, runaway, homeless youth, telephone
    Late at night, Emma calls her sister to try and explain why she had to run away from home.
  • 2 Chicks Walk Into A Bar (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Lesbian, bisexuality + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Lesbian, bisexuality, queer, Bechdel Test, LGBTQ
    Formally PERSONA, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume II. A woman goes on a date with another woman for the first time in her life, despite the fact she's not quite sure who she is yet.
  • Addressing the Nation (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: gender non-conforming, Transgender + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: gender non-conforming, Transgender, drag, street harassment, genderqueer, trans in the military, Donald Trump, LGBTQ
    Stevie calls on Audrey to help them pick out a dress to wear in public for the first time. But when the president bans trans people from serving in the military, Stevie will have to decide whether or not now is the best time to dress up and step out. Written for Headline Theatre's 24 hour play festival.
  • American Breakup (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: breakup, exes + 1 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: breakup, exes, David Mamet
    Originally EXCEPTION, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. When an ex shows up on a woman's doorstep drunk at 4 AM, the following argument can't help but be in the style of David Mamet
  • Art House (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Art and Artists, art vs. commerce + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Art and Artists, art vs. commerce, Art world, fine art, Bechdel Test, LGBTQ
    Frankie's gallery opening is going fantastic. So why is she hiding and smoking in the alley? Frankie and Ridley come to blows about what it means to be a successful artist.
  • The Big Three Oh (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: cancer, survivor's guilt + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: cancer, survivor's guilt, birthday, Bechdel Test
    Three best friends get together to celebrate Cora's 30th birthday, before it's too late. Written for Nothing Without A Company's 24 hour play festival.
  • Brainsick (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: brutality, Torture + 1 more
    Genre: drama, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: brutality, Torture, sexual slavery
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume II. In this homage to Sarah Kane, a girl is trapped in a hotel room with her owner, a nasty bout of bacterial meningitis, and a toothbrush.
  • Butterfly Kisses (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: butterfly, meet cute
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: butterfly, meet cute
    Originally VOYEUR, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume II. Gerald is an avid butterfly collector. So when he brings monarch butterfly Marco a queen in the form of Louise, Marco can't help but be smitten.
  • Calculate (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adventure, melodrama
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    Keyword: Western, gun fight
    Genre: adventure, melodrama
    Keyword: Western, gun fight
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume III. A boat trip up the coast of California in the 1850s makes Tucker Monroe realize there's no such thing as a clean start.
  • Caligula (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: seduction, murder
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: seduction, murder
    Late at night, all alone, a handsome stranger approaches a very drunk Kira. He's got a simple question for her: In this kill or be killed world, which would you rather be?
  • Chekhov's Date (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Chekhov
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Chekhov
    Originally APARTMENT HOUSE, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume II. In this send up to Anton Chekhov, a couple tries to work out whether or not they, in fact, just went on a date.
  • A Clearing in the Woods (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: princess, knights + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, satire
    Keyword: princess, knights, fairy tale, dragon slaying, feminism
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume V. A knight and a princess navigate their way through their one and only shot at honesty
  • Covet (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: demons, murder + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: demons, murder, children, pregnancy, affair
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. A woman slaves late into the night to make baked goods for something that keeps calling her Mommy.
  • Cruel and Bitter Things (10 min radio) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, melodrama + 3 more
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    Keyword: noir detective, World War II + 5 more
    Genre: drama, melodrama, mystery/thriller, period, radio drama
    Keyword: noir detective, World War II, Chicago, 1940s, nuclear war, Manhattan Project, femme fatale
    "The world is full of cruel and bitter things." -J. Robert Oppenheimer

    A familiar face walks through the door of James Garrison, P.I.; pretty, smart, and deadly. He spends the rest of his night hunting down a missing physicist. If he succeeds, it could mean the end of the war. Or the end of the world.
  • Dancers at Rest (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: ballet, dance + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, experimental, movement/physical
    Keyword: ballet, dance, Degas, LGBTQ, Bechdel Test
    Two ballet dancers are put through their paces as their strict dance teacher watches over them. This doesn't stop their minds from wandering. An adaptation of the Degas painting of the same name
  • Dirk & Guido & The Lost Year of Bristol (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: sword fighting, renaissance + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, farce, movement/physical, verse
    Keyword: sword fighting, renaissance, slapstick, stage combat, Bristol renaissance faire, Dirk and Guido
    Originally CURRENT, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. Dirk and Guido: The Swordsmen! recap the adventures that Guido had while he was away from the Bristol Renaissance Faire
  • Heavensward (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Steampunk, explorers + 2 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, science fiction
    Keyword: Steampunk, explorers, ghosts, typewriters
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume IV. Madame Georgette de Honore is attempting the impossible. She has taken her dirigible into the atmosphere, the stratosphere, and above-the-sphere itself. But if an old friend doesn't change her mind, and soon, it could all come crashing down.
  • Hue and Cry (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 3 more
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    Keyword: bodice-ripper, LGBTQ + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, parody/spoof, period, romantic comedy
    Keyword: bodice-ripper, LGBTQ, Bechdel Test
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume IV. Miss Chloe is all a-tizzy over her most recent letter from Mr. Cameron Stillwater. Perhaps a little roleplaying with her servant Elizabeth will help sort things out.
  • Let's Find Out! (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, political + 2 more
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    Keyword: Game Show, quiz show + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, political, radio drama, satire
    Keyword: Game Show, quiz show, nuclear holocaust, nuclear attack
    Originally ANGER, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume IV. The new game show Let's Find Out! endeavors to discover if its contestants have the know-how to succeed. When two of their contestants feel pretty confident about their chances in surviving a nuclear holocaust, their host puts them to the test. Also available as a radio play
  • Margret (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: pregnancy, abortion
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: pregnancy, abortion
    A couple decides to have a child. But when they learn that their child to be has a serious genetic disorder, a new decision has to be made.
  • Missive (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: Greek mythology, Hermes + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, tragedy
    Keyword: Greek mythology, Hermes, shoot the messenger, Greek chorus, greek theatre
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. When a band of military messengers disgrace Hermes, the God of Messengers, they are cursed. One by one the messengers leave with terrible news, never to return. It is up Gyles to set things right again.
  • Painted Lady (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, melodrama + 3 more
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    Keyword: Oscar Wilde, 19th century London
    Genre: comedy, melodrama, parody/spoof, period, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Oscar Wilde, 19th century London
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. After Lord Thornton Grishenwald and Lady Eloise Bucksley attend a fancy masquerade party, they must deal with the heartache of their new acquaintance Sir Reginald Drake III.
  • Physical (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: high school, gifted + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: high school, gifted, sex scandal, teenagers
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume III. Three academically gifted high school graduates become hopelessly entangled in a sex scandal
  • The Playground (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, satire + 1 more
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    Keyword: high school, teachers + 2 more
    Genre: drama, satire, tragedy
    Keyword: high school, teachers, age of consent, pedophilia
    In the middle of the night, a high school teacher comes face-to-face with his desire to sleep with one of his students.
  • Please Stay Here (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, radio drama
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    Keyword: suicide, suicide helpline + 2 more
    Genre: drama, radio drama
    Keyword: suicide, suicide helpline, Suicidal ideation, magical realism
    Originally AUTHORIZATION, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume V. David gets a call from a suicide prevention helpline. One that's authorized to make outgoing calls, when necessary. Also available as a radio play
  • Prairie Violets (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, rust belt, dairy farm, LGBTQ+, great for women over 50, runaway teen, homeless teens, disowned from family
    When 15-year-old Gracie shows up out of the blue at her dairy farm, 50-something Halle will have to reconnect with the family that disowned her 8 years ago. A 2022 finalist for the West Side Showroom's Rockford New Words
  • Ragged (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, musical + 1 more
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    Keyword: suffragettes, feminism + 1 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, musical, period
    Keyword: suffragettes, feminism, first wave feminism
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume IV. 1913 Chicago: On her way home from grocery shopping, Doris finds herself at a rally for the upcoming Women's March on Washington. Should Doris stay home, or should she join in the fray?
  • Reaganomics (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: 1980s, Reagan + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, parody/spoof, political, satire
    Keyword: 1980s, Reagan, Bush, Alzheimer's Disease, death, HIV/AIDS
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume I. Something has cracked in Ronald Reagan. His entire world is now as colorful as the movies he used to make. Unfortunately for Reagan, that color is starting to bleed.
  • The Reveal (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Murder-mystery, comedy + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, melodrama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: Murder-mystery, comedy, British
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume III. When Colonel Davenport falls over dead, only Detective Graveling can determine who the killer is.
  • Sanguinolent (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: fantasy, horror + 3 more
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    Keyword: Victorian, witchcraft + 3 more
    Genre: fantasy, horror, melodrama, radio drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Victorian, witchcraft, LGBTQ, miscarriage, Bechdel Test
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume V. Dora's mistress has returned to the country estate just in time for the solar eclipse. Yet Christine's intentions are much darker than the changing sky. Christine wishes Dora to use her powers as the witch daughter of the estate to give her a child. But what is given shall never be returned.
  • Subterfuge (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 2 more
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    Keyword: Police State, fascism + 4 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, political, tragedy
    Keyword: Police State, fascism, interrogation, stage combat, fist fight, gun fight
    From the inside out. In an interrogation room, Reece has just had the shit kicked out of her. Her interrogator, Officer Ian Morovic, waits patiently until his boss is done with Reece's boss on the other side of the wall. In this tragic drama, two pieces in someone else's chess game connect in unexpected ways.
  • Synchronicity (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: missionaries, medieval saints + 2 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: missionaries, medieval saints, medieval, stage combat
    Originally part of The Dictionary Project, Volume IV. Two Irish missionaries are trying and failing to build a church in Scotland. One of them proposes a grisly solution.
  • Timesick (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, radio drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: space travel, astronaut + 2 more
    Genre: drama, radio drama, science fiction
    Keyword: space travel, astronaut, time travel, Bechdel Test
    Originally BARGE, part of The Dictionary Project, Volume III. Astronaut Jackie Purdue grapples with timesickness when her crew's mission goes sideways. Also available as a radio play
  • Wake (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, radio drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: funeral, drinking + 3 more
    Genre: drama, radio drama, tragedy
    Keyword: funeral, drinking, coma, car accident, radio
    A man's wife has been in a coma for months with no signs of improvement. The doctors want him to make a decision. So he goes to a bar. Also available as a radio play
  • Washington In Winter (10 min) by Cassandra Rose
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: Reenactor, George Washington + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, holiday, satire
    Keyword: Reenactor, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, American Revolution, divorce
    Funding has been cut, and America's real-life tradition of reenacting Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas eve has been canceled. But one family's George Washington refuses to let the past die.