Joseph Eck

Joseph Eck

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

  • Tomorrow
    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!
  • You Are Cordially Invited
    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 Zooey
    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 Too
    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.
  • Queen Heracles
    Heracles and his lesser known twin brother, Iphicles, must obtain the belt of Queen Hippolyta.