Amy Losi

Amy Losi

Amy Losi is an actor, writer, editor, and educator. She has written and directed dramas, comedies, several plays for children, and a historical play. Over the last twenty-five years, her writing has been published in educational materials. Amy has had five plays produced in ten festivals and has won several awards. Amy is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America.

Plays

  • Love's a Thin Diet by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: drama, me too + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: drama, me too, seduction, older man seduces younger woman, literary references
    Aphra and Oliver are divorced but Aphra has published an article detrimental to Oliver and he arrives at her apartment to confront her about it. Did Oliver do something to help Aphra or did he take advantage of her, as Aphra asserts in her article? Oliver was Aphra's much older English professor, and she was his student when he first seduced her. Aphra confronts Oliver with one of his former students who...
    Aphra and Oliver are divorced but Aphra has published an article detrimental to Oliver and he arrives at her apartment to confront her about it. Did Oliver do something to help Aphra or did he take advantage of her, as Aphra asserts in her article? Oliver was Aphra's much older English professor, and she was his student when he first seduced her. Aphra confronts Oliver with one of his former students who was also seduced by him. The two women get their revenge on Oliver. #MeToo Run time: 35-40 minutes
  • No Fall My Hand by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: spousal abuse, domestic violence + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: spousal abuse, domestic violence, black woman, Nigerian, cancer, drama for two women
    Two women meet in a hospital ICU wing and strike up a conversation in the waiting room. Jibola is a traumatized hospice nurse from Nigeria, and Beth is an older Jewish woman taking care of her ex-husband who is dying. The two women misunderstand each other and clash over their differences until they discover that they share a common history of spousal abuse. The women start to connect over their shared...
    Two women meet in a hospital ICU wing and strike up a conversation in the waiting room. Jibola is a traumatized hospice nurse from Nigeria, and Beth is an older Jewish woman taking care of her ex-husband who is dying. The two women misunderstand each other and clash over their differences until they discover that they share a common history of spousal abuse. The women start to connect over their shared experiences. At the end of the play, they discover that their bond is even stronger than they had realized. The play is based in part on a true story. Run time: 35 minutes
  • Don't Stand Up! a Zoom Comedy by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, zoom
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    Keyword: comedy, a Zoom play + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, zoom
    Keyword: comedy, a Zoom play, ensemble cast, contemporary
    An amateur theatre group has three days left to rehearse the premier of a new play and nothing is going according to plan. The director has his hands full with a crazy cast of characters who seem less invested in the play than in their own lives. They are all preparing to present the play over Zoom for the first time and there are many challenges, including an actress who can’t remember her lines, a diva who...
    An amateur theatre group has three days left to rehearse the premier of a new play and nothing is going according to plan. The director has his hands full with a crazy cast of characters who seem less invested in the play than in their own lives. They are all preparing to present the play over Zoom for the first time and there are many challenges, including an actress who can’t remember her lines, a diva who has trouble sticking to the script even though she’s also the playwright, a mature actress who is constantly confused, a mature actor who can’t stay awake, and one actress who is stuck in a protest march and missing from the rehearsal. Running the production is a dynamic stage manager who is the only one on book, and a sarcastic director with a short fuse. This fast-paced comedy reveals some of the challenges of amateur theatre and trying to adapt to a new play form. Think of "Noises Off!" on Zoom! Run time: 40 minutes
  • Two-to-One Heart Block by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: emotional abuse, verbal abuse + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: emotional abuse, verbal abuse, abusive marriage, drama for a man and a woman, based on a true story
    Beth has been trapped in an emotionally and verbally abusive marriage for twenty years to George. She has quietly put up with his controlling ways and insulting language as their marriage falls into a predictable pattern and Beth loses herself in the process. Finally, she snaps after he listens in on her phone call and turns down a job intended for her. She stands up to him and ends their marriage. Based on a...
    Beth has been trapped in an emotionally and verbally abusive marriage for twenty years to George. She has quietly put up with his controlling ways and insulting language as their marriage falls into a predictable pattern and Beth loses herself in the process. Finally, she snaps after he listens in on her phone call and turns down a job intended for her. She stands up to him and ends their marriage. Based on a true story. Run time: 15 minutes
  • Au Bois (In the Woods) by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: comedy, French Farce + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, farce, pantomime, period
    Keyword: comedy, French Farce, Paris 1800s, a mime, French accents, Guy de Maupassant, older couple
    A gentleman is walking in the woods outside Paris one afternoon in the late 1800s. He hears a couple making love behind the trees. He summons a Gendarme who forces the couple to appear. The men are shocked to discover the couple is middle aged and not “young lovers.” The officer demands to know why they are there and the woman dramatically explains that they have remained virtuous throughout their marriage but...
    A gentleman is walking in the woods outside Paris one afternoon in the late 1800s. He hears a couple making love behind the trees. He summons a Gendarme who forces the couple to appear. The men are shocked to discover the couple is middle aged and not “young lovers.” The officer demands to know why they are there and the woman dramatically explains that they have remained virtuous throughout their marriage but recurring dreams have convinced her that she and her husband should make love in the woods to rekindle their passion. The officer decides not to arrest them and cautions them not to return. Throughout the play, a mime watches what transpires, reacting to--and imitating -- the other characters without them noticing him. This farce is a comic adaptation of a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
  • Au Bois (In the Woods) by Amy Losi
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: good roles for seniors, comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: good roles for seniors, comedy, sex farce, French Farce
    An older couple are caught making love in the woods outside Paris. They are taken to a Magistrate to tell their story. They explain how they have just discovered "amour" after all these years. This is a 5-page version of my longer play. It can be performed with 2 characters and a voiceover, or 3 characters.