Joseph Eck is a playwright living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He primarily writes short comedic pieces but has written longer dramatic works as well. He writes plays for the unique challenges and opportunities that live story telling provides and hopes his work, whether comedic or dramatic, will let people feel happy to be alive.
Plays
TomorrowbyJoseph Eck
Cast:
8
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Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 4 more
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Keyword: superman, superheroes + 7 more
Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, period, tragedy, young audiences
Keyword: superman, superheroes, comic books, true stories, Great Depression, jerry siegel, joe shuster, drama, period
The true story of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the sons of two Jewish immigrants in the Great Depression that create the world's first and greatest superhero- SUPERMAN!
A gay couple and a lesbian couple masquerading as two straight couples in a conservative 1950s town must decide what to do when a neighbor threatens to expose their secret.
Franny and ZooeybyJoseph Eck
Cast:
3
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Genre: adaptation, drama
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Keyword: adaptation, jd salinger + 2 more
Genre: adaptation, drama
Keyword: adaptation, jd salinger, suicide, family drama
An adaptation of J.D. Salinger's novella "Franny and Zooey" about two genius siblings dealing with the suicide of their oldest brother.
His Name Is My Name ToobyJoseph Eck
Cast:
3
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Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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Keyword: comedy, high school + 3 more
Genre: comedy, drama, farce
Keyword: comedy, high school, Farce, drama, dramedy
Robert and Bobby are two high school students- one a stressed out nerd, the other a directionless delinquent- who bond over a pair of beers.