Nancy Fresco

Nancy Fresco

I am a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where my research is focused on climate change adaptation in the far north. In my free time, in addition to enjoying adventures in the great outdoors, I write nonfiction, fiction, and plays. University of Alaska Press recently published "Go Play Outside! Tips, Tricks, and Tales from the Trails", a guidebook aimed at encouraging active young...
I am a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where my research is focused on climate change adaptation in the far north. In my free time, in addition to enjoying adventures in the great outdoors, I write nonfiction, fiction, and plays. University of Alaska Press recently published "Go Play Outside! Tips, Tricks, and Tales from the Trails", a guidebook aimed at encouraging active young families. Three of my ten-minute plays have been selected selected for the Annual 8 X 10 Festival of Short Plays hosted by the Fairbanks Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre, and were performed at the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Plays

  • Everything You Need
    Confused grocery shoppers struggle to find what they need at a store that has been rearranged according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. One customer and cashier discover that what they needed all along was each other.

    This ten-minute play was selected for the Annual 8 X 10 Festival of Short Plays hosted by the Fairbanks Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre. It was...
    Confused grocery shoppers struggle to find what they need at a store that has been rearranged according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. One customer and cashier discover that what they needed all along was each other.

    This ten-minute play was selected for the Annual 8 X 10 Festival of Short Plays hosted by the Fairbanks Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre. It was performed at the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater in Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Great Chemistry
    Eight characters are trying to find that special someone at a speed-dating service. The catch is that each one of them is an atom (Helium, Neon, Chlorine, Sodium, two Nitrogens, Carbon, and Oxygen) with a personality that matches their bonding style -- or lack thereof.

    This ten-minute play was selected for the Annual 8 X 10 Festival of Short Plays hosted by the Fairbanks Drama Association and...
    Eight characters are trying to find that special someone at a speed-dating service. The catch is that each one of them is an atom (Helium, Neon, Chlorine, Sodium, two Nitrogens, Carbon, and Oxygen) with a personality that matches their bonding style -- or lack thereof.

    This ten-minute play was selected for the Annual 8 X 10 Festival of Short Plays hosted by the Fairbanks Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre. It was performed at the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater in Fairbanks, Alaska. This comedy might also be particularly appreciated by chemistry teachers and students.