10min experimental play
On April 25, 2014, the City of Flint, Michigan changed its municipal water supply from the Detroit-supplied Lake Huron water to the Flint River. The switch caused water distribution pipes to corrode and leach lead and other contaminants into municipal drinking water. Generations will be impacted by what has happened to the people of Flint Michigan. Clean water should not be a privilege. This play is meant to illustrate grief and hope for a better future.

(Full Length) Approx. 90min
Hilda takes over her husband's family business while he's serving in WWII. However, Lyle's health deteriorates not long after returning home from war. Hilda's magnanimous personality makes some of the waitresses at the diner suspicious of her intentions with the men in town. After an attack on Hilda's life, her brother-in-law wonders if Hilda is a victim or a black widow.

10min drama
Aaron has recently returned home from a summer as a caregiver to his estranged father. He tries to make sense of his roles within his family as he plans his future.

10min Children's Theatre Play
SYNOPSIS
Itzel receives a beautiful bracelet. As she admires it the string breaks sending colorful beads
everywhere. As she looks for the beads she encounters an Ant that reminds her of her place in the
universe.

Shorter One Act
Lucid explores the power of narratives that bind families in patterns that often cascade through generations. Through movement, soundscape, and dreams we enter this fractured world where each family member struggles with their own disconnectedness. However, there is hope that what ‘runs in the family’ can end here if only someone is able to change the pattern.

90-second monologue/audition piece
A mom is visited by a caseworker that wants her to consider residential placement for her son.
Femuscript Monologue winner 2022

1minute Monologue
Lynn’s long-time boyfriend has decided that domestic life is not for him. He’s not only breaking up with her but leaving her son as well.

1min Play
This is a straightforward game, just throw a softball and knock down three milk bottles in a pyramid. Or is it?

40 Minute Play
As children, we are captivated by the whimsy of fairy tales. But not all of us see ourselves represented in those stories. Chasing Cinderella is a coming- of -age story that proves real life can be better than any fairy tale when you're true to yourself.

10min
Copycat highlights the complexity of female relationships and challenges the concept of artistic freedom.

10 min
After a medical emergency, Harold and Francis share how their love has grown through the years.

Very Short Thriller (2min)
A first date to remember.

Short 15min.
Under the Floorboards is an adaptation of Egar Allen Poe’s Tell-Tale Heart that depicts the internal struggle to escape patriarchal constraints. The narrator seeks deliverance from the paternal surveillance (The EYE), that has dominated and abused its privilege for far too long.
This updated version captures the essence of the original with a modern twist.
This is the stage version.

If needing a virtual version please inquire.

Monologue
Emily is sharing about her trauma at her first NAMI support group.

Monologue 1-2min
No one likes rejection but there's something worse... being forgotten.
A lifetime of feeling invisible leaves John contemplating if he matters.

Monologue
BETH is a mother of a precocious four-year-old that always keeps her on her toes. Beth tells the story of her daughter’s bedtime question to a friend. We come to see she has definitive feelings about how things are supposed to be in relationships as she reveals more than just the truth about what happened to Tinker Bell.

10min
Holly shares her experience with reproductive care and the standard of care that often leaves women feeling like their bodies are not their own.
TW: Miscarriage/Medical

10 min play
A group comes together for family therapy.

*Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos will get a kick out of this one.

10Min
Asher just wants a nice breakfast. Is that too much to ask? Apparently, yes. We have all had to deal with an order that was wrong, this takes it to a whole new level. In this comedy with heart, we are reminded of how the little things sometimes are the big thing in life.

A shopping experience during the pandemic.

10 min play
Ben and Kevin work together at an accounting firm in the city. They are heading out for their lunch hour and have decided to walk to a restaurant. Ben thinks Kevin is a psychic and pumps him for information about his future. It turns out that Kevin is not a psychic but nothing deters Ben from trying to get the answers he wants.

In this dramatic monologue, the poetic/artistic expression of someone experiencing sexual trauma is captured. Though there are no graphic descriptions, however, it should be presented with a trigger warning prior to performing. It has made a dynamic audition piece and is a powerful expression of human resiliency.

Full-length
The Tenant is specifically written for a virtual platform (zoom) and utilizes the camera to enhance the physical comedy within the show. In this comedy, a young couple purchases a home that comes with a renter. The tenant lives in the basement and when odd things keep happening around the house the Harlings’ suspicion grows. What is The Tenant hiding? Driven by fun banter and clever antics we learn the Harlings may have gotten in over their heads – even if the place has double vanities.
Runtime: 45-60mins

Sam has end stage cancer and leaving a portion of their last will and testament via video recording. We are pulled into the world of someone standing on the border of life and death- with a balance of raw emotion and levity we can't help but connect to Sam.

10 min
When Santa goes missing, the Reindeer take extreme paranormal measures to try and find him.

15min Historic Drama

Before women could even vote, Miss Banker leads the first corps of women that help turn the tide of World War I.

Synopsis:
This is an interview with the first woman soldier Chief Grace Banker of the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, demanded female “wire experts” when he discovered that inexperienced doughboys were unable to keep him connected with troops under fire.

In 1918 the US Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France during WWI. They were bi-lingual and experts in the latest technology the switchboard. They had access to privileged coordinates and military assignments. These brave women chose to serve their country despite the fact that women were not considered full citizens. Back in the states, they could not vote, own property, but a group of six women led by Miss. Banker served alongside Gen Pershing on the front line as they operated the switchboards. They were responsible for over 26 million calls during their service.

Monologue Under 2 minutes

SYNOPSIS
A woman sets out to enjoy a summer's evening when her past comes running by.

TAGLINE
Sometimes we need to appreciate where we have been in order to understand where we need to be.