Jarred Corona

Scripts ordered as follows: musicals, full-length, one-acts, shorts. Newest scripts are toward the top of each section

I'm a writer, composer, lyricist, actor, and director currently based in Savannah, GA. I received my B.A. in theatre from Western Kentucky University in 2020. I love theatre and writing with all my heart, and will eagerly geek out about it if you let me. In the meanwhile, I'll be lost adrift somewhere between reality and the reality of my waking dreams, searching and longing for a great perhaps.

Scripts ordered as follows: musicals, full-length, one-acts, shorts. Newest scripts are toward the top of each section

I'm a writer, composer, lyricist, actor, and director currently based in Savannah, GA. I received my B.A. in theatre from Western Kentucky University in 2020. I love theatre and writing with all my heart, and will eagerly geek out about it if you let me. In the meanwhile, I'll be lost adrift somewhere between reality and the reality of my waking dreams, searching and longing for a great perhaps.

Scripts

Get It?

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Three people notice something and debate whether or not they get it.

Three people notice something and debate whether or not they get it.

To Shoot a Table Puppet

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Two stagehands drop a table in the middle of a scene transition. They're then trapped behind said table.

Two stagehands drop a table in the middle of a scene transition. They're then trapped behind said table.

Cow Cult

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A goose interrogates a bull about that time he jumped over the moon.

A goose interrogates a bull about that time he jumped over the moon.

Command Forgiveness

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A man confesses his sins.

A man confesses his sins.

A Dream of Worm Steak

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A man recounts a dream to his therapist.

A man recounts a dream to his therapist.

Saint Subastian

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Sebastian begs for God after he's been peppered with arrows.

Sebastian begs for God after he's been peppered with arrows.

Applaud for Blood

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Four Americans are captured and berated for their "inhuman: lack of cruelty in an era of populist rage.

Four Americans are captured and berated for their "inhuman: lack of cruelty in an era of populist rage.

Cat's Tongue

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Rehearsal for a sensual theatrical production goes off the rails as censorship rains down.

Rehearsal for a sensual theatrical production goes off the rails as censorship rains down.

Box Your Burden

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Anora is unpacking her things into her new home with her brother's help. When he discovers a box labeled Family Curse, a disturbing history of hatred and haunting comes to light.

Anora is unpacking her things into her new home with her brother's help. When he discovers a box labeled Family Curse, a disturbing history of hatred and haunting comes to light.

The Drummer Boy: A Musical

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length original musical. Going to school is terrifying. It's war, even, says teenaged angst. Only... is it angst anymore? A school shooting wrecks the halls of America High and forever changes the lives of the teachers and students involved.

CW: violence, school shooting, talk of suicide

Full length original musical. Going to school is terrifying. It's war, even, says teenaged angst. Only... is it angst anymore? A school shooting wrecks the halls of America High and forever changes the lives of the teachers and students involved.

CW: violence, school shooting, talk of suicide

Memeical: The Meme Musical

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length.
George is a newborn meme who finds himself in the midst of a volatile political struggle between a rising fascist government and the struggling resistance. Both sides want to use George for their own means. But the only thing on George's mind is how he can outrun the ticking clock of internet mortality.

CW: murder, talk of suicide, constant pop culture references

Full length.
George is a newborn meme who finds himself in the midst of a volatile political struggle between a rising fascist government and the struggling resistance. Both sides want to use George for their own means. But the only thing on George's mind is how he can outrun the ticking clock of internet mortality.

CW: murder, talk of suicide, constant pop culture references

Three Wolves Howling

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length TYA musical.
After discovering the long lost forest prince, two wolf cub siblings venture outside of their house for the first time to help the poor boy find his way back home. You need to be brave to travel the forest... but what even is bravery?

Full length TYA musical.
After discovering the long lost forest prince, two wolf cub siblings venture outside of their house for the first time to help the poor boy find his way back home. You need to be brave to travel the forest... but what even is bravery?

Now Featuring Dave Pillard

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

The puppets that haunt Dave Pillard during the COVID-19 pandemic urge him to create a masterpiece, though they hate all his art. Another entity wants to erase his name from the playbill of history. Dave is dying. What does it mean to create?

CW: sexual assault, violence, drug use, birth, talk of suicide

The puppets that haunt Dave Pillard during the COVID-19 pandemic urge him to create a masterpiece, though they hate all his art. Another entity wants to erase his name from the playbill of history. Dave is dying. What does it mean to create?

CW: sexual assault, violence, drug use, birth, talk of suicide

The Blattriam

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Petyr Welfzdov wakes as a cockroach. His parents keep him. They want to help him. They hate him. No one wants to raise a roach. A Doctor of Entomology carves off his skin to test it. His father beats him. He wants to be human. What does that mean? All that matters is what others see.

CW: abuse, gore, heavy violence

Petyr Welfzdov wakes as a cockroach. His parents keep him. They want to help him. They hate him. No one wants to raise a roach. A Doctor of Entomology carves off his skin to test it. His father beats him. He wants to be human. What does that mean? All that matters is what others see.

CW: abuse, gore, heavy violence

Tinnitus, Static, and Him

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full-length.

What's real? Luca Levi is writing a solo show for his undergrad theatre major. That's the question he builds it around as he spends his days hallucinating. Songs turn to droning rings. Movies are static. Hands touch him out of nowhere, and nightmares come to life. He struggles to find his voice and his reality, though to do so, he'll have to dive into his alcoholism and battle the awful demons...

Full-length.

What's real? Luca Levi is writing a solo show for his undergrad theatre major. That's the question he builds it around as he spends his days hallucinating. Songs turn to droning rings. Movies are static. Hands touch him out of nowhere, and nightmares come to life. He struggles to find his voice and his reality, though to do so, he'll have to dive into his alcoholism and battle the awful demons hiding beneath.

CW: violence, alcoholism, talk of sexual assault

Evanesce, or The Tragedy of Medea

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full Length (~ 90 minutes)

Evanesce is a mansion where everything seems to fade. Paint. Love. Memories. People. In this reimagining of the classic Medea myth, Pelias's daughters set out for revenge against Medea and Jason, the two actors responsible for their father's death. Yet there's another presence in this horrid house, one that threatens all inside.

Full Length (~ 90 minutes)

Evanesce is a mansion where everything seems to fade. Paint. Love. Memories. People. In this reimagining of the classic Medea myth, Pelias's daughters set out for revenge against Medea and Jason, the two actors responsible for their father's death. Yet there's another presence in this horrid house, one that threatens all inside.

Spotting Thermals

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length.
An up-and-coming alcoholic, Detective Isabelle Ellis, sets out to solve the murders of a group of teenaged boys dropped from incredible heights.

Full length.
An up-and-coming alcoholic, Detective Isabelle Ellis, sets out to solve the murders of a group of teenaged boys dropped from incredible heights.

Opulence

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length. When the Revolution strikes, what becomes of superheroes? After shielding supervillain Janie Myer, AKA The Geiger from the retribution of “justice,” the Hero is captured by revolutionaries. He must choose between joining the Revolution or a public execution for his most serious crime: Opulence.

Full length. When the Revolution strikes, what becomes of superheroes? After shielding supervillain Janie Myer, AKA The Geiger from the retribution of “justice,” the Hero is captured by revolutionaries. He must choose between joining the Revolution or a public execution for his most serious crime: Opulence.

In Fairness

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Full length.
In a secluded community, the criminal are sentenced to take care of the very ill inside the mysterious room known as Fairness. DC, convicted of murder, must wait in the holding area right outside of Fairness. No one besides the administrators have ever exited, so with each passing day, DC can only imagine what awaits for him In Fairness.

Full length.
In a secluded community, the criminal are sentenced to take care of the very ill inside the mysterious room known as Fairness. DC, convicted of murder, must wait in the holding area right outside of Fairness. No one besides the administrators have ever exited, so with each passing day, DC can only imagine what awaits for him In Fairness.

ALL ABOUT SAX

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Alex has just turned 20. As such, her mothers--the leaders of a lesbian murder cult--ritualistically murder her so she may meet with the God of Sax and Sex, Zeus. Alex wanders the heavens, looking for a way back to life. On her way, she has to grapple with the fact that maybe she doesn't belong in the lesbian murder cult. And maybe, just maybe, jazz isn't only elevator music.

Alex has just turned 20. As such, her mothers--the leaders of a lesbian murder cult--ritualistically murder her so she may meet with the God of Sax and Sex, Zeus. Alex wanders the heavens, looking for a way back to life. On her way, she has to grapple with the fact that maybe she doesn't belong in the lesbian murder cult. And maybe, just maybe, jazz isn't only elevator music.

The Door Play

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A series of disturbing vignettes centered around a door and the sounds of whatever hides behind it.

A series of disturbing vignettes centered around a door and the sounds of whatever hides behind it.

Agnes, Patron Saint of Bodily Fluids

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Three short comedic plays played back-to-back by the same three actors.

St. Agnes Hospital sees many absurd, important moments in human history. Superheroes spray the area with molten pee. A woman saves humanity with frigid poo. And a man finally opens the mpreg barrier with his tepid menstruation.

Three short comedic plays played back-to-back by the same three actors.

St. Agnes Hospital sees many absurd, important moments in human history. Superheroes spray the area with molten pee. A woman saves humanity with frigid poo. And a man finally opens the mpreg barrier with his tepid menstruation.

The Bible in 60 Seconds

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

One-act. Velociraptors. Catboys. The Sims. Oh, and angels and sin and God, I guess. That's what you get when a group of actors speed through an absurdist version of the Bible.

One-act. Velociraptors. Catboys. The Sims. Oh, and angels and sin and God, I guess. That's what you get when a group of actors speed through an absurdist version of the Bible.

No Smoking, Please

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

One-act solo show.
From supervillains to stand-up to possession, an actor attempts to weave the metaphors of his poisonous, joyful relationship with the stage and performing.

One-act solo show.
From supervillains to stand-up to possession, an actor attempts to weave the metaphors of his poisonous, joyful relationship with the stage and performing.

Johnny Mercer Was Here

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A young songwriter hopes following the footsteps of Johnny Mercer will help him become the next Great. For his trouble, he and his friend get possessed by Johnny and Judy Garland.

Originally produced as a part of the Savannah Performing Arts Festival, 19 Feb. 2025

A young songwriter hopes following the footsteps of Johnny Mercer will help him become the next Great. For his trouble, he and his friend get possessed by Johnny and Judy Garland.

Originally produced as a part of the Savannah Performing Arts Festival, 19 Feb. 2025

No One Will Be With You Shortly

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A woman waits in a hospital room after attempting suicide.

A woman waits in a hospital room after attempting suicide.

answer the door

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Someone or something is at the door.
It's at the door.
It's at the door.
It's at the door.
There's nothing else but the thing at the door.
Do you answer?
It's at the door.
Do you answer?
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Do you answer?

Someone or something is at the door.
It's at the door.
It's at the door.
It's at the door.
There's nothing else but the thing at the door.
Do you answer?
It's at the door.
Do you answer?
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Do you answer?

Ring. Ring. Ring.

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Miranda's daughter Eliza visits her on a day when her phone won't stop ringing.

Miranda's daughter Eliza visits her on a day when her phone won't stop ringing.

Jaw of Pearls

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Taylor wakes in Purgatory to be confronted by a hungry, indifferent God.

Taylor wakes in Purgatory to be confronted by a hungry, indifferent God.

Benchworm

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Debra sits on a bench. Her friend Bobert comes to comfort her.

Debra sits on a bench. Her friend Bobert comes to comfort her.

A Pillow for Thorns

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Seth discovers his friend Carter is secretly a masochistic gay porn actor. This sparks ugly feelings of jealousy and possessiveness inside him that lead to a volatile duo deepening each other's worst instincts. (CW: homophobic language, abuse)

Seth discovers his friend Carter is secretly a masochistic gay porn actor. This sparks ugly feelings of jealousy and possessiveness inside him that lead to a volatile duo deepening each other's worst instincts. (CW: homophobic language, abuse)

The Impermanence of Youth

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

An Interrogator is determined to figure out a mother's secrets to vanishing during games of peek-a-boo

An Interrogator is determined to figure out a mother's secrets to vanishing during games of peek-a-boo

A Display of Millais' Ophelia in a Museum of Art and Eggs

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A tour group at an art museum are encouraged to create poems based on a painting and then pelt it with eggs. If they don't... well, perhaps they'll die.

A tour group at an art museum are encouraged to create poems based on a painting and then pelt it with eggs. If they don't... well, perhaps they'll die.

Apocrypha Amy, Episode 215

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A podcast episode where a woman interviews a violent sedevacantist priest almost a year after the end of the world.

A podcast episode where a woman interviews a violent sedevacantist priest almost a year after the end of the world.

Menstruation Tepid, or the St. Agnes Mundanity

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

After a cis man goes to the doctor with a menstrual bleed, a doctor and nurse attempt to treat him.

After a cis man goes to the doctor with a menstrual bleed, a doctor and nurse attempt to treat him.

The Masochistic Clown

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A clown has come to provide catharsis via slaps.

A clown has come to provide catharsis via slaps.

Lincoln on Mars

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

The leader of a gay Republican organization is interviewed about the Trump Administration. Or perhaps he's being experimented on by aliens.

The leader of a gay Republican organization is interviewed about the Trump Administration. Or perhaps he's being experimented on by aliens.

Consuming Cheese

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A mouse and piece of cheese are in love. They have been for a long time. They have a habit of hurting each other and coming right back. The mouse is moving soon. The cheese doesn't want to be alone again. Such is life.

A mouse and piece of cheese are in love. They have been for a long time. They have a habit of hurting each other and coming right back. The mouse is moving soon. The cheese doesn't want to be alone again. Such is life.

The Fall of Annabella D'Ball

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

A drag queen's de-dragging performance is interrupted when she is attacked by radical anti-LGBT activists.

A drag queen's de-dragging performance is interrupted when she is attacked by radical anti-LGBT activists.

Cupid Loved a Devil

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

An angel is called to corrupt an innocent incubus by teaching him how to get down and dirty.

An angel is called to corrupt an innocent incubus by teaching him how to get down and dirty.

To Lose a Mother

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

After her mother's funeral, a Woman eats her heart out.

After her mother's funeral, a Woman eats her heart out.

Kill the Christmas Father Daddy Man

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

Santa has gotten away with stealing Joshua's cookies for too many years now. This year, the jolly old man is getting a bat to the face. Things go awry when Santa reveals himself to be... Joshua's dad!

Santa has gotten away with stealing Joshua's cookies for too many years now. This year, the jolly old man is getting a bat to the face. Things go awry when Santa reveals himself to be... Joshua's dad!

Eternal Gluttony

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

10-minute. A man wakes in a void after getting struck by a bus. He's confronted by an entity that shares the face of a man he was in love with. He wants to leave. The Glutton wants to devour him.

10-minute. A man wakes in a void after getting struck by a bus. He's confronted by an entity that shares the face of a man he was in love with. He wants to leave. The Glutton wants to devour him.

Poo Cold, or the St. Agnes Miracle

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

~15 minutes
A doctor and nurse are astounded when a woman claims to have cold poos.

~15 minutes
A doctor and nurse are astounded when a woman claims to have cold poos.

The Prince's Richard

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

10 minute.
A conservative news host reacts to and dissects an interview with the Prince of England about his Richard.

10 minute.
A conservative news host reacts to and dissects an interview with the Prince of England about his Richard.

Pee Hot, or The St. Agnes Fiasco

by Jarred Corona

Synopsis

~15 minute.
A doctor and nurse must determine if a man's hot pee qualifies as a superpower or not.

~15 minute.
A doctor and nurse must determine if a man's hot pee qualifies as a superpower or not.