Caroline Hull

Caroline Hull is a playwright and dramaturg from Central Florida with a Master's Degree in Theatre from the University of Central Florida, as well as a BA from the same University in both English (Creative Writing) and Theatre Studies. She's currently in pursuit of an MFA from Augsburg University (Creative Writing with a Playwriting focus). She has had numerous scripts workshopped at the University of Central Florida, and has participated in the American College Theatre Festival for both playwriting and dramaturgy. She is the recipient of the following awards from ACTF Regions IV and V; Citizen Artist Award (Foul Lines, 2023), Excellence in Playwriting in the Short Form (Foul Lines, 2023), the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play (Break, 2019 & Lifeline, 2026), Special Recognition...

Caroline Hull is a playwright and dramaturg from Central Florida with a Master's Degree in Theatre from the University of Central Florida, as well as a BA from the same University in both English (Creative Writing) and Theatre Studies. She's currently in pursuit of an MFA from Augsburg University (Creative Writing with a Playwriting focus). She has had numerous scripts workshopped at the University of Central Florida, and has participated in the American College Theatre Festival for both playwriting and dramaturgy. She is the recipient of the following awards from ACTF Regions IV and V; Citizen Artist Award (Foul Lines, 2023), Excellence in Playwriting in the Short Form (Foul Lines, 2023), the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play (Break, 2019 & Lifeline, 2026), Special Recognition for Scholarly Research in Dramaturgy (UCF's The Interference, 2022), and Special Recognition for Digital Dramaturgy (UCF's Kill, Move, Paradise, 2020).

Scripts

The Nothing Year

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Over the course of weekly meetings, a group of strangers slowly begin revealing the emotional wounds that they’ve spent years trying to outrun. What begins as an awkward attempt at healing gradually transforms into something far more intimate, while buried truths rise to the surface.

The Nothing Year explores the invisible years of adulthood—the periods where nothing seems to happen, and yet everything quietly...

Over the course of weekly meetings, a group of strangers slowly begin revealing the emotional wounds that they’ve spent years trying to outrun. What begins as an awkward attempt at healing gradually transforms into something far more intimate, while buried truths rise to the surface.

The Nothing Year explores the invisible years of adulthood—the periods where nothing seems to happen, and yet everything quietly changes. This script asks what it means to keep moving forward when grief, guilt, and uncertainty refuse to let go.

Foul Lines

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

When openly queer high-school student Riley transfers to a new school in Alabama and signs up for their softball league, an opposing force (her teammate, Mackenzie) suggests a need to re-evaluate the naïve ideology that everyone on her team will actually be on her side.

When openly queer high-school student Riley transfers to a new school in Alabama and signs up for their softball league, an opposing force (her teammate, Mackenzie) suggests a need to re-evaluate the naïve ideology that everyone on her team will actually be on her side.

Roach

by Noah Gonzalez-Hall and Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Ten-Minute Play

Engaged couple Cliff and Kat face lingering and unspoken turbulence when confronting two of the biggest problems of all, roaches and getting your fiancé to do laundry.

Ten-Minute Play

Engaged couple Cliff and Kat face lingering and unspoken turbulence when confronting two of the biggest problems of all, roaches and getting your fiancé to do laundry.

Lifeline

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

A story of discovery and connection between two young adults in stasis. Easygoing, optimist dropout Mitchell and cynical shut-in Ellie agree to play hooky from their required support group, and through their scheme, start emerging from their shells. A one-act drama about real friendship, empathy, and the value of human lives.

A story of discovery and connection between two young adults in stasis. Easygoing, optimist dropout Mitchell and cynical shut-in Ellie agree to play hooky from their required support group, and through their scheme, start emerging from their shells. A one-act drama about real friendship, empathy, and the value of human lives.

Chekhov's Puppet (Waiting for Kerdot)

Co-Written by Noah Gonzalez-Hall and Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Ten-Minute Play

Two friends, waiting for rehearsal to start, discuss the meaning, purpose, and sentience of puppets, muppets, and/or both.

*A version with no foul language could be provided for younger audiences

Ten-Minute Play

Two friends, waiting for rehearsal to start, discuss the meaning, purpose, and sentience of puppets, muppets, and/or both.

*A version with no foul language could be provided for younger audiences

As It's Written

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Parker Bridges built her career on storytelling. She knows how to craft a narrative, shape a character, and leave an audience wanting more. But the story she can’t escape isn’t one she’s telling—it’s one she already told. The script that launched her career, still lingers in the public consciousness, a haunting reminder of the past she’s tried to leave behind.

Flashing between the present and a decade earlier...

Parker Bridges built her career on storytelling. She knows how to craft a narrative, shape a character, and leave an audience wanting more. But the story she can’t escape isn’t one she’s telling—it’s one she already told. The script that launched her career, still lingers in the public consciousness, a haunting reminder of the past she’s tried to leave behind.

Flashing between the present and a decade earlier, As It’s Written unravels Parker’s fractured relationship with Robin, the best friend she lost and the person she might have loved. As Parker navigates the pressures of fame and the suffocating expectations of the industry, she’s forced to ask herself: how much of her life has been performance, and what would it take to rewrite her own story?

A deeply human drama about internalized homophobia, ambition, and the price of authenticity, As It’s Written explores what happens when the truth refuses to stay buried—and whether it’s ever too late to reclaim it.

Break

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Break is the story of two quirky university students, Julie and Marcus, who happen to meet each other on their respective lunch breaks at work. As time passes, the two of them meet up with one another every day on the same bench in the same park, and their relationship grows. The piece deals with themes of friendship, platonic and romantic love, and the importance of not letting others stop you from being who...

Break is the story of two quirky university students, Julie and Marcus, who happen to meet each other on their respective lunch breaks at work. As time passes, the two of them meet up with one another every day on the same bench in the same park, and their relationship grows. The piece deals with themes of friendship, platonic and romantic love, and the importance of not letting others stop you from being who you are.

Ideal for college students or mature high school students (there is some language, but that can be altered for younger performers).

Talkback

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Kendall, a high school student, just finished a reading of her very first original play and is anxiously awaiting a talkback with two critics who have promised to give her good advice and constructive criticism. However...is it really constructive? Talkback is a play that explores what happens when judges choose to ignore the authenticity of a script in favor of a more marketable idea.

Kendall, a high school student, just finished a reading of her very first original play and is anxiously awaiting a talkback with two critics who have promised to give her good advice and constructive criticism. However...is it really constructive? Talkback is a play that explores what happens when judges choose to ignore the authenticity of a script in favor of a more marketable idea.

Loving Passion

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

A young actress, Adrienne, falls in love for the first time, and while pursuing the relationship she discovers that her one true love is her passion for theatre.

Ideal for college students or mature high school students (there is some language that can be removed if it is requested).

A young actress, Adrienne, falls in love for the first time, and while pursuing the relationship she discovers that her one true love is her passion for theatre.

Ideal for college students or mature high school students (there is some language that can be removed if it is requested).

Apartment 143

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

Apartment 143 is the story of two accidental roommates and how they become closer over a year of living together. It is a reminder that relationships can develop in the most expected and unexpected places.

Ideal for high school and college students (mature language can be omitted).

Apartment 143 is the story of two accidental roommates and how they become closer over a year of living together. It is a reminder that relationships can develop in the most expected and unexpected places.

Ideal for high school and college students (mature language can be omitted).

We'll See

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

At a bachelorette party, four friends reminisce on the bride to be’s past lovers and talk about the importance of close friendships in addition to romantic relationships. Deals with LGBTQ themes, self love, toxic relationships, and the importance of appreciating your loved ones.

Ideal for college students.

At a bachelorette party, four friends reminisce on the bride to be’s past lovers and talk about the importance of close friendships in addition to romantic relationships. Deals with LGBTQ themes, self love, toxic relationships, and the importance of appreciating your loved ones.

Ideal for college students.

One Way Ticket

by Caroline Hull

Synopsis

A recently divorced couple dies and finds themselves in the place before the afterlife, and are forced to decide which one of them goes to heaven and which one of them goes...you know where.

A recently divorced couple dies and finds themselves in the place before the afterlife, and are forced to decide which one of them goes to heaven and which one of them goes...you know where.