Aren Haun

Aren Haun is a playwright, director, and actor. Recent plays include: Eulogy for an Insignificant Man (Commendation in the BBC International Radio Play Competition), Holiday (finalist in the Carlow Little Theatre playwriting competition in Ireland), Kill the Editor (Desert Ensemble Theater), and What Else is New (Labute New Play Festival). He received an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. Short plays have been published by Smith & Kraus and Applause Books and produced in cities around the world. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sheila, and teaches Drama at Joseph Le Conte Middle School in Hollywood.

Aren Haun is a playwright, director, and actor. Recent plays include: Eulogy for an Insignificant Man (Commendation in the BBC International Radio Play Competition), Holiday (finalist in the Carlow Little Theatre playwriting competition in Ireland), Kill the Editor (Desert Ensemble Theater), and What Else is New (Labute New Play Festival). He received an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. Short plays have been published by Smith & Kraus and Applause Books and produced in cities around the world. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sheila, and teaches Drama at Joseph Le Conte Middle School in Hollywood.

Scripts

Kill the Editor

by Aren Haun

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Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama

Ben, a young editor, has just landed his dream job to edit a documentary film at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The catch is: he only has one week to cut a five-hour version down to size and the filmmaker, Cameron, doesn’t want to touch a frame.

Ben, a young editor, has just landed his dream job to edit a documentary film at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The catch is: he only has one week to cut a five-hour version down to size and the filmmaker, Cameron, doesn’t want to touch a frame.

Parallax

by Aren Haun

1
Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

Vincent and Joe are small-time grifters at the racetrack, targeting their next mark. But when Vincent meets Erin, a young actress intent on winning enough money to buy back the racehorse her father took from her, all bets are off.

Vincent and Joe are small-time grifters at the racetrack, targeting their next mark. But when Vincent meets Erin, a young actress intent on winning enough money to buy back the racehorse her father took from her, all bets are off.

What Else Is New

by Aren Haun

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama

one-act. Mark is a young art student, working in a burger place. One day an eccentric customer comes in, an older man named Bruno. Bruno tries to make a connection with Mark, but his aggressive manner keeps Mark at a distance. Though they are at entirely places in their lives — they are both lonely guys who pay a price for their isolation.

one-act. Mark is a young art student, working in a burger place. One day an eccentric customer comes in, an older man named Bruno. Bruno tries to make a connection with Mark, but his aggressive manner keeps Mark at a distance. Though they are at entirely places in their lives — they are both lonely guys who pay a price for their isolation.

Love-All

by Aren Haun

Cast Size
6
Genre
romantic comedy

During a weekly mixed doubles match, a group of friends play their hearts out, both on and off the court. Their games and states of minds are thrown off, however, when one of them experiences a brush with death. Between smashing forehands and volleys, infatuations and attractions are revealed, risks are taken and hearts are broken. This Shakespearean-like comedy reflects the parallels between life and tennis as...

During a weekly mixed doubles match, a group of friends play their hearts out, both on and off the court. Their games and states of minds are thrown off, however, when one of them experiences a brush with death. Between smashing forehands and volleys, infatuations and attractions are revealed, risks are taken and hearts are broken. This Shakespearean-like comedy reflects the parallels between life and tennis as these mere players fight to the death for love.

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Paperback Writer

by Aren Haun

Cast Size
5
Genre
romantic comedy

After completing her magnum opus – an angsty, bitter novel about life’s inherent unfairness – Emma writes a second book for her own amusement, a send-up of the “chick-lit” genre entitled Chelsea Perkins, which is surprisingly accepted. Emma then meets Rob, a charming, intelligent young publisher, and soon her new fairy-tale life begins to resemble the same fantasy world she only previously imagined.

After completing her magnum opus – an angsty, bitter novel about life’s inherent unfairness – Emma writes a second book for her own amusement, a send-up of the “chick-lit” genre entitled Chelsea Perkins, which is surprisingly accepted. Emma then meets Rob, a charming, intelligent young publisher, and soon her new fairy-tale life begins to resemble the same fantasy world she only previously imagined.

Standing Room Only

by Aren Haun

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy

short play. A group of people wait on line for a show they aren’t sure they really want to see.

short play. A group of people wait on line for a show they aren’t sure they really want to see.

Everything Goes

by Aren Haun

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

short play. A play about fathers and sons, a funeral, and what it means to leave everything behind.

short play. A play about fathers and sons, a funeral, and what it means to leave everything behind.