Jarred Corona

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 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.

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 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.