Curt Strickland

I HAVE BEEN WRITING PLAYS FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN PLAYWRITING AT LESLEY UNIVERSITY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING AN OPUS OF TEN PLAYS ABOUT AMERICA, EACH ONE SET IN A DIFFERENT DECADE--JUST FINISHED THE FORTH. I BELIEVE, AND I WRITE WITH THE IDEA THAT PLAYS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. I SEEK TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

I HAVE BEEN WRITING PLAYS FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN PLAYWRITING AT LESLEY UNIVERSITY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING AN OPUS OF TEN PLAYS ABOUT AMERICA, EACH ONE SET IN A DIFFERENT DECADE--JUST FINISHED THE FORTH. I BELIEVE, AND I WRITE WITH THE IDEA THAT PLAYS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. I SEEK TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

Scripts

The Good Old Days

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

This is a story about Sean, a World War II veteran in the fifties, and an agricultural salesman who is seeking happiness through materialism, with all its misogamy and racism. He is forced to re-examine his beliefs as his life unravels, while his wife sheds her prescribe roll to seek purpose and meaning in her life.

This is a story about Sean, a World War II veteran in the fifties, and an agricultural salesman who is seeking happiness through materialism, with all its misogamy and racism. He is forced to re-examine his beliefs as his life unravels, while his wife sheds her prescribe roll to seek purpose and meaning in her life.

The Last Entrepreneur

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

This is the story of a small business owner trying to save his company in the throes of the great recession, 2009. It is a story of his battle to fight out-sourcing, gentrification. It is a story about racism, father and sons and their legacies. Stan, the main character, is the embodiment of an entrepreneur, both its courage and its flaws.

This is the story of a small business owner trying to save his company in the throes of the great recession, 2009. It is a story of his battle to fight out-sourcing, gentrification. It is a story about racism, father and sons and their legacies. Stan, the main character, is the embodiment of an entrepreneur, both its courage and its flaws.

1968

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

The year is 1968, a year of turmoil and change: race riots, Vietnam War protests, assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, the moon landing, assertion for gay rights and woman’s rights, school integration, etc. With this backdrop, 1968 is the story on one town, and four families, propped up by one factory, that is being squeezed by both the factory and the fact the town is a cancer cluster that...

The year is 1968, a year of turmoil and change: race riots, Vietnam War protests, assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, the moon landing, assertion for gay rights and woman’s rights, school integration, etc. With this backdrop, 1968 is the story on one town, and four families, propped up by one factory, that is being squeezed by both the factory and the fact the town is a cancer cluster that is slowly killing its citizens. The town and the families must choose between jobs and the health of its community. It must also fight to overcome the ravages of racism that further divides the town.

The Dowry

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

A woman, stricken with cancer, has decided against more chemo. She meets a man in the hospital who helps to bring her peace, comfort, and reconciliation.

A woman, stricken with cancer, has decided against more chemo. She meets a man in the hospital who helps to bring her peace, comfort, and reconciliation.

Speed Dating and The Date

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

A widow and a widower – each deeply affected by loss – reluctantly
attend a dating meet-up in a hotel conference room, their back-and-forth
banter leads somewhere different than they expected.

A widow and a widower – each deeply affected by loss – reluctantly
attend a dating meet-up in a hotel conference room, their back-and-forth
banter leads somewhere different than they expected.

FAMILY DINNER

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

THREE GENERATIONS OF SOLDIERS--WORLD WAR II, VIETNAM, AND IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN--COME TOGETHER FOR A FAMILY DINNER. IT IS A STORY ABOUT HOW EACH DEALS WITH THE TRAUMA OF WAR AND THE TRAUMA OF THE FAMILY HISTORY. IT IS ALSO A STORY ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT PUT SOLDIERS IN WARS BASED ON LIES.

THREE GENERATIONS OF SOLDIERS--WORLD WAR II, VIETNAM, AND IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN--COME TOGETHER FOR A FAMILY DINNER. IT IS A STORY ABOUT HOW EACH DEALS WITH THE TRAUMA OF WAR AND THE TRAUMA OF THE FAMILY HISTORY. IT IS ALSO A STORY ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT PUT SOLDIERS IN WARS BASED ON LIES.

Landscaping

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

A Hispanic teenager, a student at an exclusive prep school, goes over to a classmate’s house to work on a school project. At his classmate’s house, he encounters full blown white privilege and must decide between joining the elite class, or upholding his family’s integrity.

A Hispanic teenager, a student at an exclusive prep school, goes over to a classmate’s house to work on a school project. At his classmate’s house, he encounters full blown white privilege and must decide between joining the elite class, or upholding his family’s integrity.

Double Lung

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

At the brink of death, Kyle is given a miracle of a double lung transplant, which in turns changes him in profound ways. It is the real life story of the author.

At the brink of death, Kyle is given a miracle of a double lung transplant, which in turns changes him in profound ways. It is the real life story of the author.

The Resurrection

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

This is a story about about a dying steel mill town, the collateral damage of globalization and greed. It is a story on how a town fights to preserve its pride amid the invisible forces that seek to destroy it. Paralleling the town’s fight, is the story of the town’s high school basketball team that seeks to overcome impossible odds in their quest for redemption. At its core, it is a story about race and class...

This is a story about about a dying steel mill town, the collateral damage of globalization and greed. It is a story on how a town fights to preserve its pride amid the invisible forces that seek to destroy it. Paralleling the town’s fight, is the story of the town’s high school basketball team that seeks to overcome impossible odds in their quest for redemption. At its core, it is a story about race and class, fathers and sons.

Speed Dating

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

Two senior citizens meet at a speed dating event at the local Holiday Inn. The first 80% of the play is extremely funny banter, and it then moves into a tender, heartwarming ending. This is a short play, around 15 minutes

Two senior citizens meet at a speed dating event at the local Holiday Inn. The first 80% of the play is extremely funny banter, and it then moves into a tender, heartwarming ending. This is a short play, around 15 minutes

The Look of Love in Five Acts

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

Five love stories, each with it's own unique characters and story. Senior citizens, 40 something married couples, a young woman looking for love, and a fifty year marriage cut short by cancer.

Five love stories, each with it's own unique characters and story. Senior citizens, 40 something married couples, a young woman looking for love, and a fifty year marriage cut short by cancer.

Trump's Press Conference

by Curt Strickland

Synopsis

Donald Trump holds a press conference for the purpose of promoting a rollout of a 2nd trading card edition. He is confronted by a reporter who asks him tough questions, while sparing with him

Donald Trump holds a press conference for the purpose of promoting a rollout of a 2nd trading card edition. He is confronted by a reporter who asks him tough questions, while sparing with him