Rob Matsushita

Rob Matsushita

Plays

  • Civil by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: satire, science fiction
    Genre: satire, science fiction
    A social satire set in an unspecified future, where trials are held in a virtual environment, and can only be 40 minutes long. Five actors (2 men, 2 women, and one that can be played by either gender) play multiple roles, and the audience votes on the outcomes of both trials.

    This show is meant to be performed with no set, no props, and minimal costumes. But productions are encouraged to go crazy with lights and sound.
  • Prom by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    10–20
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: prom, high school
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: prom, high school
    PROM is a slice-of life series of shorts, all somewhat connected to the 2018 Claymore High Senior Prom, in Claymore, New Jersey.
  • 1F, 20s by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Two women have a bit of a conflict at the audition for a major film project.
  • A Dance At The Prom by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: teenage boys, prom
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: teenage boys, prom
    Two (straight) teenage boys are dared to slow dance with each other and have just a lovely conversation.
  • Synthia by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, satire + 1 more
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    Keyword: racism, transphobia
    Genre: comedy, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: racism, transphobia
    A look at the testing process of an artificial intelligence unit with some pretty outspoken views on the world.
  • ESCALATION (or, another crappy elevator play) by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: elevator setting, sexual predator + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: elevator setting, sexual predator, metatheatrical
    Two characters are trapped on an elevator (or are they?), and one of them makes a shocking confession.

    That's it.

    Just a normal trapped-on-an-elevator play. Nothing to see here, move along.
  • I Own A Gun Now by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: political, satire
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    Keyword: gun culture, James Bond
    Genre: political, satire
    Keyword: gun culture, James Bond
    A gun owner discusses his collection of James Bond toys while assembling a handgun.
  • A Dream Of Japanese Horror by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    3–8
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror
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    Keyword: Japanese
    Genre: dark comedy, horror
    Keyword: Japanese
    In which we discuss a Japanese zombie movie that never existed.
  • I, First Victim by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: horror movies, slasher
    Genre: comedy, horror, parody/spoof
    Keyword: horror movies, slasher
    What happens to you after you die. In a horror movie.
  • On The Curb Near A Burning House by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: slasher, horror movies
    Genre: comedy, horror, parody/spoof
    Keyword: slasher, horror movies
    What happens to you after you survive...a horror movie.
  • 900 by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: phone sex
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: phone sex
    900 is a love story in real time – the play ends when the call ends.

    Ben has just moved into town and has never called a phone sex line before. Augustina is a comic book geek who works out of her apartment. They’re about to have a phone sex call like no other.
  • Hitler Was Right (The German Shepherd Is A Great Dog! He Loved DOGS!) by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, satire
    Genre: dark comedy, satire
    A pitch-black comedy set in the early 2000's, about three teenage girls on a shopping spree with a stolen credit card. Do you know who your children are?
  • Sledgehammer Party by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: broken relationship
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, horror
    Keyword: broken relationship
    A contemporary domestic horror story about some very bad communication in married relationships.

    Set sometime in the mid-2000's, Terry and Melissa Chiles are having a couple, Rosie and Allan Sackman, over to their summer cottage to stay for a working weekend. As the weekend progresses, lines are drawn, arguments are had, and by the end of the weekend, few are left unscathed--emotionally and...
    A contemporary domestic horror story about some very bad communication in married relationships.

    Set sometime in the mid-2000's, Terry and Melissa Chiles are having a couple, Rosie and Allan Sackman, over to their summer cottage to stay for a working weekend. As the weekend progresses, lines are drawn, arguments are had, and by the end of the weekend, few are left unscathed--emotionally and otherwise.

    Sledgehammer Party contains adult language, sexual situations, nudity, extreme violent content and images of sexual assault.
  • The Lizzies by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    10–13
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: Famous Serial Killers, horror comedy
    Genre: dark comedy, horror, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Famous Serial Killers, horror comedy
    It's the new sitcom that's sweeping the nation! Finally, a show that asks the question, "What if axe-murderer Lizzie Borden were roommates with independent filmmaker Lizzie Borden?" You know, that question we were all asking. Lots of fun, a talking cat, and almost everyone dies horribly.

    Believe it or not, this show is relatively high-school-friendly.
  • Trivial by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: metoo, sexual harassment
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: metoo, sexual harassment
    Four women play a movie trivia game, and the questions get a little extreme.
  • Don't Forget To Leave A Review by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: fringe festival, parody
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: fringe festival, parody
    A dramatic interpretation of the comment section of a fringe festival.
  • The Amityville Play by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    9–14
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    Genre: comedy, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: Amityville, horror + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, horror, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Amityville, horror, murder, dark satire
    A fast-paced, smart-alec rundown of the history of the famous Amityville murders and their subsequent exploitation.
  • Bad Act by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: stand-up, podcast + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: stand-up, podcast, sexual harassment
    A retired female comedian being interview for a podcast discusses why she left a rising comedy team.
  • The Bullet by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: taxi, crime
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: taxi, crime
    A teenage girl gets in a cab. But this is no ordinary cab, and she's not looking for a ride.
  • Wikipedia Jones Takes The Case by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
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    Keyword: parody, detective
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: parody, detective
    Wikipedia Jones, Kid Investigator, solves crimes out of his garage with the help of his best friend and bodyguard, Polly Tripod. Can he stay one step ahead of the town bully, Roach Jerky? Obviously, the answer is yes, BUT HOW?

    Turn to page 8 for the solution.
  • Blackout by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: experimental, horror
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    Keyword: horror, experimental
    Genre: experimental, horror
    Keyword: horror, experimental
    An experimental horror short about what's scary, and why.
  • Don't Marry Connor by Rob Matsushita
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    A teenage girl in the '90s gets a strange letter.
  • Bottomless by Rob Matsushita
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Fantasy
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: Fantasy
    A story of what happens when you're thrown into a bottomless pit, featuring strange characters, awful deeds, romance, intrigue, and a frisbee game.