Noah Tibbetts

Noah Tibbetts (he/him) is an actor and playwright based in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Washington State; fell in love with theatre in Wisconsin; and continued studying it at Loyola University Chicago, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor in English. Noah is also a 2019 Theatre Arts alum of the National High School Institute, also known as the Cherubs Program, at Northwestern University.

A champion for new work, Noah regularly participates in readings and play development programs across Chicago, including at Chicago Dramatists. His experiences in these readings fuel his own writing, for he believes the medium of theatre informs and inspires new theatre. As such, he enjoys incorporating metatheatrical structures in his work; Noah also writes about neurodivergence...

Noah Tibbetts (he/him) is an actor and playwright based in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Washington State; fell in love with theatre in Wisconsin; and continued studying it at Loyola University Chicago, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor in English. Noah is also a 2019 Theatre Arts alum of the National High School Institute, also known as the Cherubs Program, at Northwestern University.

A champion for new work, Noah regularly participates in readings and play development programs across Chicago, including at Chicago Dramatists. His experiences in these readings fuel his own writing, for he believes the medium of theatre informs and inspires new theatre. As such, he enjoys incorporating metatheatrical structures in his work; Noah also writes about neurodivergence using his own experience as an autistic person.

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Scripts

An Arpeggio

by Noah Tibbetts

1
Cast Size
6
Genre
drama,
experimental

Theo is a monster, full-stop. His scandal is black-and-white to Jason, a neurodivergent actor who once shared the stage with Theo. Yet, as their former director Andrea points out, Theo has feelings too—feelings that Jason thinks would make for a compelling story. Jason writes a play imagining Theo's alleged misconduct, all the while recalling the junctures across their friendship. But as liberties are taken and...

Theo is a monster, full-stop. His scandal is black-and-white to Jason, a neurodivergent actor who once shared the stage with Theo. Yet, as their former director Andrea points out, Theo has feelings too—feelings that Jason thinks would make for a compelling story. Jason writes a play imagining Theo's alleged misconduct, all the while recalling the junctures across their friendship. But as liberties are taken and the characters he writes grow less like the people he remembers, Jason confronts the blurred line between creating art to cope and retaliating with it in this collision of memory and metatheatre.

A full-length play about the stories we live through, the ones we believe, and the ones we question telling.
Current Draft: 2026-06-10

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Dolls

by Noah Tibbetts

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
experimental,
fable/folktale,
horror

(Current Draft: 03-04-26) The Maiden Aunt spends her days alone, rocking in a chair on her porch, staring into the cane fields of Puerto Rico. Then Nora appears—and it's clear she isn't from around here.

A short play about carnivores, the inconsequential nature of shellfish, and the inherited expectations of women.

Inspried by Rosario Ferré's The Youngest Doll and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House.

(Current Draft: 03-04-26) The Maiden Aunt spends her days alone, rocking in a chair on her porch, staring into the cane fields of Puerto Rico. Then Nora appears—and it's clear she isn't from around here.

A short play about carnivores, the inconsequential nature of shellfish, and the inherited expectations of women.

Inspried by Rosario Ferré's The Youngest Doll and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House.

Materials to Prepare

by Noah Tibbetts

5
Cast Size
4—5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

(Current Draft: 2025-11-14) Auditions for Simon Stephens's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have arrived, and the creative team is excited to assemble a cast. When it comes to Jason Tempest's audition, however, artistic opinions take a backseat to the ethics of authentic casting.

A short play about who can and can't (or should and shouldn't) tell stories.

(Current Draft: 2025-11-14) Auditions for Simon Stephens's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have arrived, and the creative team is excited to assemble a cast. When it comes to Jason Tempest's audition, however, artistic opinions take a backseat to the ethics of authentic casting.

A short play about who can and can't (or should and shouldn't) tell stories.

Bridge

by Noah Tibbetts

4
Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

(Current Draft: 01-08-2026) On a bridge above a river, a man meets a girl and a girl meets a man. Each has a story of why they are there. And even though they don't know it at first, they will save each other.

A short play about people chewing on the hard things in life.

Bridge is a fictional play that explores aspects of mental health, including suicide and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know needs...

(Current Draft: 01-08-2026) On a bridge above a river, a man meets a girl and a girl meets a man. Each has a story of why they are there. And even though they don't know it at first, they will save each other.

A short play about people chewing on the hard things in life.

Bridge is a fictional play that explores aspects of mental health, including suicide and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know needs support now, please call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

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