Barry Wallace

It’s just another episode of that popular children’s show with your host Steve, his lovable dog, Blue, and... a murder?
v1.1

On April 4, 1968—the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated—a young white woman raised under apartheid arrives in Washington, D.C. to work as a nanny for a prominent black family deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Expecting privilege and familiarity, she instead finds herself trapped in a household that challenges everything she believes about race, power, and identity.

As riots erupt outside and the city descends into chaos, the family is forced into close quarters with fear, grief, and one another. When violence reaches their doorstep, tensions escalate between nonviolence and self-defense, justice and survival. Over the course of one volatile night, each must confront what they truly believe—and what they are willing to risk to protect it.

Reversal of Burdens is a single-set, ensemble-driven historical drama exploring race, family, and social justice at a moment when the country—and its people—are pushed to the breaking point.
v3.0

A young writer goes in search of stories about his Appalachian heritage. He discovers an enigmatic relative who exposes a horrifying truth about his family's past. Mountain folklore meets contemporary suspense on one writer's journey as he rediscovers his forgotten childhood and confront the power of storytelling.
v3.1

Premiered at Tennessee Stage Company's New Play Festival in January 2025 as 2-performance staged reading.

Staged Reading performed on Nov. 20, 2025 at Centre Stage in Greeneville, SC as part of the 2025 New Play Festival.

The Wolf of Badenoch explores the life and death of Alexander Stewart, a medieval warlord whose fundamental choices affected all of Scotland. Death has come to visit Alexander on the last day of his life and challenges him to a game of chess. But Death has some vital lessons for Alexander about those choices, as his immortal soul hangs in the balance...
v4.2

Synopsis: Paranormal investigator Rose Mackenberg and her partner, Harry Houdini, exposed fake spiritualists and mediums in the 1920’s. Through their efforts, Rose brought light into the dark rooms of the victim’s souls - and her own.
v1.5

King Zar has lost his kingdom, but he hasn't lost his spirit. As he travels to find a new kingdom, he meets six friends that accompany him on his quest. Each friend has a special gift, but what they really need is a leader - and a friend. This stage adaptation of a beloved children's book is full of puppets, onstage wizardry and a wonderful message of the power of friendship. And bees. Don't forget the bees....
Adapted with permission from original children's book by Jay Williams, author of the Danny Dunn series.
v2.6

A strangely unfamiliar Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a darkly cloaked spirit on the night of his death - in a time Yet To Come.
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A father deals with his relationship with his daughter, while apparently shifting his affections to the kids he visits every year as a local Santa Claus. The main character of "Grocery List" deals with further repercussions of his life in this short sequel play.
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It's the annual post-Christmas meeting of the Local Chapter of Santa Claus Support, International, a support group for people playing Santa Claus during the Christmas season. But for Charles of the "Grocery List" short play, their newest member seems a little too familiar...
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Synopsis: As the Nativity Set is unpacked for a church’s annual Christmas celebration, a janitor speculates on how important those behind the scenes were to the Christmas story...
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​​Three people arrive at a birthday party for someone they don't know, and don't remember why they are there. The only clues are the brightly colored balloons and presents they carry....
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A man visits a grocery store but is unable to find the items he needs. Only a helpful worker can discover the source of his tragic confusion.
v2.4

The newest member of the Board of Directors is excited to join. Wait till he realizes what this Board actually does....
v1.2

Synopsis: Four classically-trained friends bury a time capsule in the midst of a social upheaval. What are they putting in it, and why are they speaking in iambic pentameter?
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An old-school husband and wife detective duo try to solve a crime involving multiple causes of death for one man. But will they survive long enough to figure out whodunnit?

A woman waiting to board a plane must contend with another passenger with some very odd baggage.

A teen obsessed with Back to the Future attempts to build his own time machine in his garage. But will it impress the girl next door?
v2.1

A couple of bullies gets a taste of their own medicine on game night. What is a sidekick to do?
v2.1

Synopsis: A husband and wife attempt to have a leisurely meal at a restaurant, but something is wrong with everything...
v1.0

A famous movie star is back in his hometown, but his visit to a local fast food restaurant forces him to confront his past.
v1.3

A mad scientist is bored after years of the same old experiments. Only his devoted assistant can shake him out of his melancholy...
v1.0

Peter and Wendy and the gang have to regroup in the Florida Everglades after being kicked out of Neverland.
v1.2

Synopsis: A mobster’s girl is going into Witness Protection, and she’ll do everything she can to let the world know.

Synopsis: A scientific experiment in resurrecting the dead via time travel goes horribly wrong.

Synopsis: An old dog teaches a young woman some new tricks.

Inhabitants of a future colony on the Moon discuss their lives, under the watchful eyes of Artificial Intelligence.
v1.0

An elderly man and woman reminisce about the time they revolted against their preschool. Viva la revolution!
v1.0

A captain and first mate in the era of tall ships discuss the disposition of the captain’s spyglass.
v1.1

An influencer streams live - and dead - from a graveyard in this short monologue.
v1.0

Two Atlanteans relax in their undersea paradise until disaster strikes.

A Praying Mantis gets caught on a fuchsia knit sweater at a One-Percenter gathering. Yeah, we don't get it, either.

A freedom fighter in France meets up with a cheeseman at the Bastille.

A man and woman have a fight, and the man must replay the various parts of the argument to figure out where it All Went Wrong. And he has some unusual help...
v1.1

A concerned American couple grapples with their children's newfound obsession with "electronic devices" that are causing falling grades and self-absorption.
v1.0

Chaos, hijinks, and hilarity ensue when a gaggle of aging “ladies-who-lunch” stumble into possession of a beautiful and intriguing (and broken) antique grandfather clock during their yearly antiquing club flea market crawl.
v2.0

Synopsis: A husband and wife appear before a judge seeking to settle their divorce dispute. At the heart of the disagreement is a particularly onerous cat, with an unusual appetite... (non-musical version)
v1.3

A husband and wife are in divorce court, suing over custody of their cat, but the whole thing is secretly a plot devised by the cat to get what it wants.
This enhanced version contains three musical numbers. Music and lyrics by Dan Cragan
v1.3

Steve has died, and St. Peter awaits him at the Pearly Gates. When does he get his cloud and harp...and wings?

It’s October 1, 2025, and the mayor of a small town is about to open the 1925 time capsule in the town square. However, the contents are impossible, astonishing, and a bit…frightening.
v1.0

Charles, the protagonist from Grocery List, remembers being with his wife, and laments she can no longer make him coffee.

MONOLOGUE: 1-2 minutes
(from the 10-minute play GROCERY LIST)

A discarded face mask shares what it experienced in the last 8 hours.

A woman shows up for her dentist appointment, but the waiting room and the office is empty. Where is everybody? And what's making that ominous thumping sound from behind the walls??

Two men meet for a civil dinner one night in the big city. But these are not two ordinary men - they fight crime in extraordinary ways. And one of them has finally lost it.

An old man decides to ride his favorite roller coaster one last time, but after the ride finds he is young again. He now has the chance to safe the life of his father, who died in the war. v1.1

Five young friends hanging around in a junkyard make a fascinating - and terrifying - discovery, and the loyalty and love of two brothers are tested.
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Two old beans are lost in a canyon and learn they might not be as close friends as they thought they were...
v1.5

A couple visit the beach on a nice lazy afternoon. But they have a job to do, and time and tide wait for no one...
v1.0

A young writer in search of stories about his Appalachian heritage discovers an enigmatic relative, who exposes a horrifying truth about his family's past. Mountain folklore meets contemporary horror as Tim must discover his forgotten childhood and confront the power of stories.
v4.3

This short radio play tells the story of a construction worker in 1940s Manhattan who falls for his landlady but earns the ire of her tough son. It's written in the style of an old-time radio melodrama.
v1.0

This play is the "live show" part of a longer, episode work entitled WXNK Radio, Episode 1, "Hearts in the Sky" where we watch the cast and crew of a local radio station put their weekly show on the air. Each episode features a new original short radio play, performed live by the cast onstage as we follow their personal lives on and off the air.

This short radio play chronicles the stress on the American family of the 1940's as they await news of their loved ones fighting overseas.
v1.0

This play is the "live show" part of a longer, episode work entitled WXNK Radio, Episode 2, "Letters Home" where we watch the cast and crew of a local radio station put their weekly show on the air. Each episode features a new original short radio play, performed live by the cast onstage as we follow their personal lives on and off the air.