Claire Crowley

Claire is a New York-based playwright and screenwriter from the ocean and mountains of New England. She writes darkly comic and absurd plays centered on themes of grief, hypocrisy, power, disrupted notions of “place” in society, and disbelonging.

Claire is a New York-based playwright and screenwriter from the ocean and mountains of New England. She writes darkly comic and absurd plays centered on themes of grief, hypocrisy, power, disrupted notions of “place” in society, and disbelonging.

Scripts

METASTASIZED

by Claire Crowley

Cast Size
4—5
Genre
dark comedy

Helena might be dying. But not according to her husband, Stan, who recently became a Personal Death Healer. Their children, Harley (came home to be closer to everyone during this trying time) and Maeve (works at the local farm and is actively avoiding everyone) agree to participate in structured, holistic, guru-esque, family time. Together, they will heal Helena of death!

There is also a kazoo. It's very...

Helena might be dying. But not according to her husband, Stan, who recently became a Personal Death Healer. Their children, Harley (came home to be closer to everyone during this trying time) and Maeve (works at the local farm and is actively avoiding everyone) agree to participate in structured, holistic, guru-esque, family time. Together, they will heal Helena of death!

There is also a kazoo. It's very important.

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THE CALLING

by Claire Crowley

1
Cast Size
3
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault. it’s not your fault?

Three domestic violence agency workers deal with funding cuts, burnout, and secondary trauma. This play is a photographic and anthropological piece of theatre exploring slices of life that are not often discussed. It asks: how do...

is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault? it’s not your fault. is it my fault. it’s not your fault?

Three domestic violence agency workers deal with funding cuts, burnout, and secondary trauma. This play is a photographic and anthropological piece of theatre exploring slices of life that are not often discussed. It asks: how do we care for one another in a world that continuously tells us it doesn’t?

*O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Semifinalist
*Fringe PVD 2025

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THE SCOUTS OF AMERICA DON'T SELL COOKIES, B*TCH

by Claire Crowley

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
parody/spoof,
political,
satire,
tragedy,
verse

The Scouts of America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, changed their name to be gender inclusive! One very hot summer, Effie, a girl, joins the troop.

*Blue Ink Award Featured Finalist
*Developed at GPTC 2026
*Princess Grace Foundation/New Dramatists Award Semi-Finalist
*Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist
*Ojai Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist
*Primary Stages Echoes...

The Scouts of America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, changed their name to be gender inclusive! One very hot summer, Effie, a girl, joins the troop.

*Blue Ink Award Featured Finalist
*Developed at GPTC 2026
*Princess Grace Foundation/New Dramatists Award Semi-Finalist
*Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist
*Ojai Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist
*Primary Stages Echoes Writers Program Finalist
*PlayGround Experiment’s Faces of America Monologue Contest Finalist

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ADIRONDACK CHAIR MISSING PLEASE RETURN OR ELSE!

by Claire Crowley

Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
tragedy

One fine summer morning in Podunk Vermont, June Daly goes berserk after finding out her very sturdy, very homemade adirondack chair has gone missing. Desperate, she enlists the help of her 90 year old neighbor Boris, and a 15 year old girl named Addy to figure out who stole it.

One fine summer morning in Podunk Vermont, June Daly goes berserk after finding out her very sturdy, very homemade adirondack chair has gone missing. Desperate, she enlists the help of her 90 year old neighbor Boris, and a 15 year old girl named Addy to figure out who stole it.

SCHOOL UPON A HILL

by Claire Crowley

Cast Size
6
Genre
dark comedy

SCHOOL UPON A HILL (working title) is about a group of high school girl/femme/nb students as they organize and implement a large-scale fundraiser for “underprivileged children.”

SCHOOL UPON A HILL (working title) is about a group of high school girl/femme/nb students as they organize and implement a large-scale fundraiser for “underprivileged children.”

The Box Office

by Claire Crowley

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
tragedy

The Box Office follows the story of Jess, Box Office Assistant, on opening night of the opera after the recent death of her stepfather. While juggling workplace stress and absurd customer demands, Jess is faced with a choice to attend her stepfather's funeral or stay behind. The Box Office explores the question: Who is allowed to grieve, and for whom and what?

The Box Office follows the story of Jess, Box Office Assistant, on opening night of the opera after the recent death of her stepfather. While juggling workplace stress and absurd customer demands, Jess is faced with a choice to attend her stepfather's funeral or stay behind. The Box Office explores the question: Who is allowed to grieve, and for whom and what?

R.I.P. BILLY

by Claire Crowley

Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
melodrama,
satire

Harrold and Alda are in the throes of grief as they host a Catholic wake and funeral for their son, Billy. Extended family gathers together to honor Billy’s memory, but nothing is quite as it seems as each family member attempts to (re)connect and mourn with one another.

R.I.P. BILLY is a darkly funny and absurd play about family dynamics, and Grief Olympics.

Harrold and Alda are in the throes of grief as they host a Catholic wake and funeral for their son, Billy. Extended family gathers together to honor Billy’s memory, but nothing is quite as it seems as each family member attempts to (re)connect and mourn with one another.

R.I.P. BILLY is a darkly funny and absurd play about family dynamics, and Grief Olympics.