Jean Gottlieb

Director, producer, actor and playwright, current Managing Director/Artistic Associate at Dragonfly Theatre Company; former Artistic Director of New World Repertory Theater and Footsteps Theatre in Chicago, IL. 25+ years of experience in all aspects of live theater.

Director, producer, actor and playwright, current Managing Director/Artistic Associate at Dragonfly Theatre Company; former Artistic Director of New World Repertory Theater and Footsteps Theatre in Chicago, IL. 25+ years of experience in all aspects of live theater.

Scripts

Descent

by Jean Gottlieb

Cast Size
7
Genre
drama,
horror

After the suicide of his wife, John Faustus retreats from life and intensifies his practice of the art of conjuring. Following a drunken night of dark rituals, Faustus succeeds in catching the attention of Mephistopheles. As Faustus navigates his way through bargaining for knowledge with an agent of hell, his friends and the woman he loves plead for his sanity and his soul. Lucifer demands the ultimate sacrifice...

After the suicide of his wife, John Faustus retreats from life and intensifies his practice of the art of conjuring. Following a drunken night of dark rituals, Faustus succeeds in catching the attention of Mephistopheles. As Faustus navigates his way through bargaining for knowledge with an agent of hell, his friends and the woman he loves plead for his sanity and his soul. Lucifer demands the ultimate sacrifice, and once all is done, reveals the truth about Faustus. This bloody, modern-day horror story was inspired by Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Cast: 2M 4W 1M/F or NB

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Hard Candy

by Jean Gottlieb

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy

A consultant for the phone sex industry signs on to help a small company and finds a group of women struggling with more than slow business growth. The consultant soon realizes this eccentric group has just as much to offer her as she has to offer them. Funny, heartwarming and quirky, this play explores the ideas of family, friendship and finding your tribe. Cast: 1M 5F 1NB

A consultant for the phone sex industry signs on to help a small company and finds a group of women struggling with more than slow business growth. The consultant soon realizes this eccentric group has just as much to offer her as she has to offer them. Funny, heartwarming and quirky, this play explores the ideas of family, friendship and finding your tribe. Cast: 1M 5F 1NB