Pamela Morgan

Pamela Morgan

Pamela Morgan is an emerging playwright and author from the Midwest, whose work often explores themes of gender, social justice, and feminism. Her plays have reached audiences across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India. Pamela received the KCACTF Region V Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, the Full-Length Play Award, and National Partners of the American Theatre Julie Jensen Playwriting Award...
Pamela Morgan is an emerging playwright and author from the Midwest, whose work often explores themes of gender, social justice, and feminism. Her plays have reached audiences across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India. Pamela received the KCACTF Region V Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, the Full-Length Play Award, and National Partners of the American Theatre Julie Jensen Playwriting Award. She was a finalist for the Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award, the Jane Chambers Excellence in Feminist Playwriting Award, and a semifinalist for the O’Neill National Playwriting Conference.

Her publications include Simply Skye (Amicus, 2023), Hungry (Smith & Kraus Publishers, 2022), Straight and Perfect (Smith & Kraus Publishers, 2022), All Kids Lie (Chicago Story Press, 2022), Love is a Battlefield (Chicago Story Press, 2020), Shapes in the Cloud (220 Publishing, 2016), and Mostly Me (HerStories Project Press, 2016).

Pamela is the proud parent of two incredible human beings and a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Pamela holds a Bachelor's in Elementary and Special Education from Trinity Christian College and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Augsburg University.

Plays

  • Glory to the Father by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: childhood trauma, destructive religion + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: childhood trauma, destructive religion, family psychodrama, content warning: sexual assault
    FULL LENGTH: What if you were given the chance to stage a scene from your life? To write and revise it before it ever happens? This is the opportunity that Rachel is offered in Glory to the Father, a meta-psychodrama about childhood trauma, overbearing religion, and complicated family relationships. But as the scene unfolds, again and again, Rachel finds her characters refusing to do as they’re told and forcing...
    FULL LENGTH: What if you were given the chance to stage a scene from your life? To write and revise it before it ever happens? This is the opportunity that Rachel is offered in Glory to the Father, a meta-psychodrama about childhood trauma, overbearing religion, and complicated family relationships. But as the scene unfolds, again and again, Rachel finds her characters refusing to do as they’re told and forcing her to process a past that she was never prepared for.
  • Load-Bearing Walls by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: asexuality, centers lgbt character + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: asexuality, centers lgbt character, death with dignity, civil rights
    FULL LENGTH: Sophie fights for her legal rights to inherit the home and accounts of her partner, Lena.
    Challenged by Lena’s mother, Lauren, the asexual nature of their partnership is called into question and put on trial. Load-Bearing Walls focuses on themes of romance, love, dignity in death, and the value that society places on sexual relationships.

    This play was inspired by a Swedish...
    FULL LENGTH: Sophie fights for her legal rights to inherit the home and accounts of her partner, Lena.
    Challenged by Lena’s mother, Lauren, the asexual nature of their partnership is called into question and put on trial. Load-Bearing Walls focuses on themes of romance, love, dignity in death, and the value that society places on sexual relationships.

    This play was inspired by a Swedish Supreme Court ruling in July 2022. An ace couple lived together for 13 years before one woman died. Despite her will, leaving their home and assets to her partner, her family contested because Swedish law stated that marriage was defined by consummation and inheritance was determined by marriage. The partner won and the Supreme Court amended their constitution, validating relationships that do not include sex.

    This is not their story, but one of my own imaginings, because we do live in a society that values sex over intimacy and sexual relationships over platonic ones.

    TRIGGER WARNINGS
    Acephobia, death and dying, miscarriage
  • Local School Board by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    12–15
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: local government, teen love + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: local government, teen love, high school age actors, large cast, Transgender actor, transgender issues, LGBTQIA+, contains LGBTQ characters, full length
    FULL LENGTH: A local School Board in a small conservative town faces its most challenging decision yet: whether or not school policy should support all students at the risk of making a few uncomfortable. Especially when those few are loud and angry. As their debate threatens to tear apart their small community, a young teenager navigates her gender in the halls of a high school while finding the strength to...
    FULL LENGTH: A local School Board in a small conservative town faces its most challenging decision yet: whether or not school policy should support all students at the risk of making a few uncomfortable. Especially when those few are loud and angry. As their debate threatens to tear apart their small community, a young teenager navigates her gender in the halls of a high school while finding the strength to stand up for her rights.

    TRIGGER WARNINGS: Violence, sexual assault, language, transphobia, deadnaming
  • Gloria Mundi by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, faith-based
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    Keyword: dealing with religion, Transgender actor + 5 more
    Genre: drama, faith-based
    Keyword: dealing with religion, Transgender actor, drug abuse, one act drama, child abuse, Aromantic, queer platonic
    FULL LENGTH: When Gloria is visited by an angel of God with news of the second Messiah, she's convinced she has a second chance at motherhood, but her friend Jody thinks she's invented a lie to cover up the fact that she's using again. As the truth slowly unravels, Gloria must wrestle with the demons of her past, Jody must reconcile the specters of his future, and both must confront the very real...
    FULL LENGTH: When Gloria is visited by an angel of God with news of the second Messiah, she's convinced she has a second chance at motherhood, but her friend Jody thinks she's invented a lie to cover up the fact that she's using again. As the truth slowly unravels, Gloria must wrestle with the demons of her past, Jody must reconcile the specters of his future, and both must confront the very real threat of Harold, Gloria's recovery counselor. Inspired by the poem, Gloria Mundi, written by Michael Kleber-Diggs, this play explores the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of redemption.
  • Ashes to Ashes by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: accepting death, coping with death and grief + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: accepting death, coping with death and grief, brothers, letting go, ten minute play, family ghosts
    TEN MINUTE: Two brothers try to cope with three unexpected deaths in their family in a single year.
  • The Trial of Prince Charming by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: alternate fairy tale, sexual assault survivor + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale
    Keyword: alternate fairy tale, sexual assault survivor, two actors, ten minute play, Court Trial, metoo
    TEN MINUTE PLAY: A frightened young woman bears witness against a Prince after a harrowing night at a
    party. TW: This play discusses sexual assault, stalking, and nonconsensual encounters
  • The Battle of Wills (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: sword play, based on Shakespeare + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: sword play, based on Shakespeare, William Shatner
    Two men meet at a costume party and an epic battle of wills ensues. This play can take place in any setting, from outdoors to in. The audience should act as party-goers.
  • Big Ben and the Juice Fast (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: mental health issues, binge eating + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: mental health issues, binge eating, eating disorders, two actors
    A woman living alone is forced to confront a lifetime of poor dietary choices. TW: This play deals with disordered eating, including binging and excessive dieting.
  • Cute Girl in the Third Row (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: feminism, acting + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: feminism, acting, ten minute play
    Two women meet while auditioning for the same role in a major motion film. Will their friendship grow or will they become frenemies?

    This play was created from Green Buffalo Productions, Quarantine Quarters Prompts.
  • Emergency Contact (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: transgender issues, broken marriage + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: transgender issues, broken marriage, bad parenting
    In the waiting room of an ER, Candace and Jeremy are forced to confront their failed marriage and find a way to come together to support their child.
  • End of Life Decisions (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: end-of-life care, Adult Siblings + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: end-of-life care, Adult Siblings, A Family drama
    Siblings argue over their mother's condition. One is bound and determined to care for her until the end, while the other wants to discuss end of life care.
  • It's Me, Joan by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3–5
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: based on historical events and characters, female history + 1 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, faith-based, period, tragedy
    Keyword: based on historical events and characters, female history, Christian experience
    TEN MINUTE: A young teenage girl believes she is commanded by God to save all of France and is willing to die for her cause. Her mother, thirty years later, seeks to restore her name.

    This play should transcend time and place. Joan’s journey happens quickly and mostly through journals to God. The scenes with the three men should seem almost otherworldly and as if in a dream of hers. Characters...
    TEN MINUTE: A young teenage girl believes she is commanded by God to save all of France and is willing to die for her cause. Her mother, thirty years later, seeks to restore her name.

    This play should transcend time and place. Joan’s journey happens quickly and mostly through journals to God. The scenes with the three men should seem almost otherworldly and as if in a dream of hers. Characters appear and disappear through lighting and set should be mostly representative. All three men should be played by the same actor.
  • Jack Off (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: alternative relationships, absurd comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: alternative relationships, absurd comedy, Whole Foods, New Age Comedy
    A couple finds their relationship tested in the Whole Foods parking lot.
  • Mime to Quit by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, pantomime
    Genre: comedy, pantomime
    10 MINUTE PANTOMIME: Kit and Len do not get along, but when their boss brings a mime through the warehouse, things go from bad to worse.
  • Mirror Mirror Mirror (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, zoom
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    Keyword: mental health issues, conversations with self + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, zoom
    Keyword: mental health issues, conversations with self, self worth, great for zoom
    While trying to find the perfect outfit for her 'hard-to-drape-shape', Meg finds a few new friends and a whole new outlook on her self-worth.
  • Santa Got Ran Over by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: american christmas, comedy for two men + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, holiday
    Keyword: american christmas, comedy for two men, christmas eve
    TEN MINUTE: Carl is running late for midnight mass and runs over Santa instead. How will he deal with the fallout of killing Santa on Christmas Eve?
  • Sidewalk Sally (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, movement/physical
    Genre: comedy, movement/physical
    Two women try to outwit each other at a neighborhood sidewalk sale.
  • The Time is Ripe (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 2 more
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    Keyword: ten minute play, King Arthur + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, period, satire
    Keyword: ten minute play, King Arthur, Merlin, Monty Pythonesque, time travel
    An Arthurian Comedy inspired by Monty Python inspired by Time Coconuts.
    King Arthur has run out of coconuts and is unable to journey across the realms.
  • When Life Gives You Lemons (10 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: neurodiversity, autism + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: neurodiversity, autism, Heartwarming, outdoor theater
    A mother tries to help her autistic son process the news that his father is leaving them. They both learn a lot about dealing with the hard things in life.
  • Barricade (15 Minute Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: features LGBTQ characters, conversation + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: features LGBTQ characters, conversation, outdoor setting, senior
    A young woman finds common ground with her grandfather, while battling a shared enemy.

    The focus of this piece is intergenerational connection between Jane and her aging grandfather. Both have a common struggle in their changing relationship and power dynamics with Mom. I chose to place the characters in a situation that exists mostly in Grandpa’s mind, hunkered down behind a barricade and waging...
    A young woman finds common ground with her grandfather, while battling a shared enemy.

    The focus of this piece is intergenerational connection between Jane and her aging grandfather. Both have a common struggle in their changing relationship and power dynamics with Mom. I chose to place the characters in a situation that exists mostly in Grandpa’s mind, hunkered down behind a barricade and waging war. The use of toilet paper is also deliberate, both symbolically as a societal release from the restrictions of the pandemic and because paper, specifically toilet paper, is often fixated on during dementia. Ultimately, these characters transform by learning that surrender does not mean loss.
  • Build-A-Play (30-40 Minutes TYA) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    12–30
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: high school appropriate, middle school appropriate + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: high school appropriate, middle school appropriate, meta, big cast
    Coach Vernon needs an original script written by tomorrow and they’ve employed the help of their four favorite theatre kids and a brand new invention: Build-A-Play! As these four brave students try to figure out how to write a play with the machine’s fill-in-the blank technology, their roles start to take on a life of their own...and they’re forced to take on their roles! Will they finish their play in time?...
    Coach Vernon needs an original script written by tomorrow and they’ve employed the help of their four favorite theatre kids and a brand new invention: Build-A-Play! As these four brave students try to figure out how to write a play with the machine’s fill-in-the blank technology, their roles start to take on a life of their own...and they’re forced to take on their roles! Will they finish their play in time? Will their characters save the school? Will the Build-A-Play machine even work at all? A nail biting play within a play that also teaches the six basic elements of drama.
  • A Very Covid Christmas Carol (Full-length Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    17–22
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: a Zoom play, holiday + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, holiday, zoom
    Keyword: a Zoom play, holiday, COVID, A Christmas Carol, full length play, adaptation
    In this heartwarming comedy, Ebenezer Scrooge, a humbug of a debt collector, faces an unusual and socially distanced journey of his own Christmases past, present and future, and the selfish choices he made, with the help of three Avatars and Zoom.
  • Fancy Free (10 Minute Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, movement/physical + 2 more
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    Keyword: a Zoom play, mime + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, movement/physical, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: a Zoom play, mime, comic romance
    Nancy is a woman in the prime of her life and she will not let modern technologies hold her back from checking her messages.
  • Duck Duck Goose (10 Minute Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, zoom
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    Keyword: one act, Pandemic and social distancing
    Genre: comedy, zoom
    Keyword: one act, Pandemic and social distancing
    Four moms discover that their online social group isn't enough anymore.
  • Puppet Therapy (10 Minute Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, zoom
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    Keyword: a Zoom play, behavioral therapy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, zoom
    Keyword: a Zoom play, behavioral therapy, puppets
    A young man terrified to speak to women seeks an unconventional therapist to help him breakthrough.
  • Truth Be Told (10 Minute Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: ripe for zoom, dating + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: ripe for zoom, dating, awkward romance, features LGBTQ characters
    Two people try to find a connection through a new dating service that guarantees to always tell the truth.
  • Senior Moments (15 Minute Zoom Play) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: features LGBTQ characters, Gay and LGBTQ + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, zoom
    Keyword: features LGBTQ characters, Gay and LGBTQ, a Zoom play, one act, Heartwarming, elderly
    An elderly man contacts a tech company for the technologically challenged to find help with Zoom, but winds up learning much bigger lessons about love and acceptance.
  • I Guess So (1 Minute Monologue) by Pamela Morgan
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: one minute monologue, pizza delivery
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: one minute monologue, pizza delivery
    Claire worries that her inability to choose a pizza topping might be an analogy for the rest of her life.