Deb Meyer

Deb Meyer

Deb Meyer is a Madison, WI area playwright with over 20 years of storytelling experience. She's the author of, The Whole Shebang, Curses! A Fractured Fairies’ Tale and Cobble Me This, as well as a host of other engaging works. Most recently she produced Happy Landings at Broom Street Theatre, Madison, WI, and directed her play, Curses! A Fractured Fairies’ Tale at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre. ...
Deb Meyer is a Madison, WI area playwright with over 20 years of storytelling experience. She's the author of, The Whole Shebang, Curses! A Fractured Fairies’ Tale and Cobble Me This, as well as a host of other engaging works. Most recently she produced Happy Landings at Broom Street Theatre, Madison, WI, and directed her play, Curses! A Fractured Fairies’ Tale at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre. Meyer is a member of The Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange, Playwrights Center and Playwrights Ink, as well as a board member of KR Women’s Theatre.

Plays

  • COBBLE ME THIS - COMEDY by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 8 more
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    Keyword: fairy tale, friendships + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, period, radio drama, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: fairy tale, friendships, comedy, Enabling, mythical creatures, A Family Drama-Comedy
    Question: When should you help someone and when should you step back and let them solve their own problems?
    Introducing Bryndals. Mythical creatures, humans can't see or hear. Mais, an incessant enabler, fixated on problem solving issues for Fergus, a cranky injured cobbler. Fern would rather go fishing. Panic sets in when Mais discovers not only have they run out of leather, to cobble shoes, but...
    Question: When should you help someone and when should you step back and let them solve their own problems?
    Introducing Bryndals. Mythical creatures, humans can't see or hear. Mais, an incessant enabler, fixated on problem solving issues for Fergus, a cranky injured cobbler. Fern would rather go fishing. Panic sets in when Mais discovers not only have they run out of leather, to cobble shoes, but Fergus’ wife, Emelia has walked out on him. Add Sydney the Snitcher to the mix, and watch shenanigans abound.
    Comedy 90 minutes.
    Setting: An imaginery village in the Scottish Highlands. Time: 1700's.
    Cast: 5 - 3 Flexible, 1 female, 1 male.
  • DASTARDLY DEVON - A Play for Young Audiences by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10–15
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 7 more
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    Keyword: anti-bullying, adolescent bullying + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, movement/physical, period, young audiences
    Keyword: anti-bullying, adolescent bullying, children's play, theater for young audiences, comedy, fairytale, play for young audiences, bonds of friendship
    No one likes a bully. Yes, Devon the Dark Wolf, AKA as The Big Bad Wolf, did blow two, of the Three Little Pigs' houses to smithereens, but you need to hear his side of the story. A fun-filled romp addresses the issue of bullying and friendship. 30 minutes.
  • DASTARDLY DEVON - MONOLOGUE by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: audio monologue, monologue + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, drama, fable/folktale, parody/spoof, radio drama, young audiences
    Keyword: audio monologue, monologue, fairytale, adolescent bullying, young audiences
    In his own words, an honest account of why the Big Bad Wolf blew the little pigs houses to smithereens.
    Monologue 5 minutes.
  • THE QUEEN HAS LEFT THE VILLAGE by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: 10 minute play, a short comedy + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, radio drama, zoom
    Keyword: 10 minute play, a short comedy, A Family Drama-Comedy, funny, siblings, Adult-Child relationships
    Madness and mayhem abound as Jimmy gathers his quirky siblings, Jake and Joanie, together with the outlandish news that their Mother was trampled by a herd of elephants while on an African Safari photo shoot.
    Comedy. 10 Minutes.
  • THE WHOLE SHEBANG by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: thriller, mystery + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, mystery/thriller, radio drama, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: thriller, mystery, suspense, dark comedy, comedy thriller, distrust, relationships and moving on.
    When Bentley discovers his anxiety meds are dusted in an unusual white powder, he’s not sure who he can trust. 80-85 minutes.
    2021 Garry Marshall New Works Festival Semi-finalist. Staged Reading: 2022 Mineral Point Center for the Arts.
    Staged Readings: Scene 1: at Echo Theatre, Dallas, Shawnee Playhouse.

  • CURSES! A FRACTURED FAIRIES' TALE - COMEDY by Deb Meyer
    Cast: 
    9–12
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: fairy tale, fairies + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, period, young audiences
    Keyword: fairy tale, fairies, wizard, funny, children's theater, quirky, spells, friendship, plays for young audiences
    When Marigold, a cranky fairy godmother, discovers she may have cursed her longtime friend, Morton, the Wizard, she sets out on a spirited quest to find him and reverse the curse.
    Great for young audiences! Comedy 60 minutes.
  • GURL TALK by Deb Meyer by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: self esteem, comedy + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, radio drama, zoom
    Keyword: self esteem, comedy, friendship, body acceptance, body anxiety, alternative relationships, funny dialogue
    Will Ashley have 37 moles removed and get a tummy tuck to look like a celebrity? Or, will Nikki keep her grounded in reality. A lively comedic short. 5 minutes.
  • TIC TIC TIC by Deb Meyer
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: a short comedy, competitive nature + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, parody/spoof, radio drama, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: a short comedy, competitive nature, facing fears, Survival, insects, bugs
    A hilarious conversation between three woodland tics on their quest to survive.
    Comedy. 3-4 minutes.
  • MOMMA NEEDS A BREAK - MONOLOGUE by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: stress, women + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, radio drama
    Keyword: stress, women, family, tension, anxiety, massage therapist, comedy, funny monologue
    Shauna has three young children and is teetering on the edge of a breakdown. She desperately needs a relaxing massage, but her go-to therapist has moved. Are there any therapists left at the studio besides man-hands Angie, or Putin-Kyle?
  • LIES WE BELIEVE by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: addiction and recovery, alcohol abuse + 2 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, radio drama
    Keyword: addiction and recovery, alcohol abuse, Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
    EVERYMAN is battling the demons of addiction. Whose voice will he/she heed?
    Dramatic Short, 2 minutes.
  • MOO SHU - DINNER by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, radio drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: comedy, A Family drama
    Genre: comedy, radio drama, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: comedy, A Family drama
    It’s Friday night. Tom and Sharon’s teenage daughter, Sydney, recently broke curfew. Now she’s grounded, snippy and sarcastic. What possible difference could a Moo Shu dinner make? Read the script!
    Comedy. 8 Minutes.
  • MOO SHU - THE HUNT - COMEDY by Deb Meyer
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Hunting, funny + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, radio drama, young audiences
    Keyword: Hunting, funny, play for three actors, Deer Hunting, Elks
    Rod Steel has paid top dollar for a guided elk hunt. Meanwhile his guide, Red Tred appears to be taking him on more of a wild goose chase. Will Rod ever get his trophy elk? What possible difference could a box of Chinese take-out make?
    5-6 minutes.
  • WHOSE PANTS ARE THESE? - COMEDY by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, family + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, farce, movement/physical, radio drama
    Keyword: comedy, family, funny dialogue, funny, surprise ending, cell phones, Adaptable for a Radio Drama
    Why are the only pants in Lou’s closet three sizes too small? How can he secure tickets to the big game when he can’t find his phone? Why does his wife use so much massage oil? A riotous romp for a Shorts Festival! 10 minutes.
  • CREEPY CRAWLIES AND A SHRIEK - COMEDY by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, funny + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, farce, radio drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: comedy, funny, Relationships, friendship, marriage, dry humor, halloween comedy, Conflict with humor
    Suze has stepped on something soft, squishy and twitching. As much as she pleads with Ben to check it out, he's fixated on leveling up in his game of Battle Toads. And, who called the police? Comedy 10 minutes.
  • MERRY - WAIT! WHAT JUST HAPPENED? by Deb Meyer
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: A Christmas Story, christmas + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, faith-based, holiday, radio drama, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: A Christmas Story, christmas, Holidays, comedy
    It's Christmas Eve. One moment Jamie's talking with her boyfriend, Andrew, about going to a movie. Moments later their Christmas tree, gifts and cookies disappear and her parents are dressed like Bond characters. What happened?
    Family friendly comedy 15-20 minutes.
  • ONE EPIC NIGHT by Deb Meyer
    Cast: 
    8–12
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: A Christmas Story, Christmas holiday + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, drama, faith-based, holiday, pageant, period, young audiences
    Keyword: A Christmas Story, Christmas holiday, angels, christmas, funny dialogue, family friendly, comedic nativity play
    The Christmas story, set in modern day, with smart, witty dialogue. Gabriel glowed. Mary was scared. Her mother was worried. Joseph was confused and the shepherds freaked out. 25-30 minutes