Ian Donley

Ian Donley

Ian Donley is an actor/playwright based in Southern California. He is an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is currently pursuing his BA in English and Theater at the University of California, Riverside. He is also a freelance writer who specializes in sexuality and identity. He has been published in publications like BuzzFeed, Craft Beer, and Business Insider to name a few.

Plays

  • a seussified grindr date by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: ABSURD LGBTQ, closeted gay + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: ABSURD LGBTQ, closeted gay, Gay Pride
    10 MINUTE PLAY. A newly out of the closet gay man, Sam, decides to open his horizons and make a Grindr account. Little does he know that some guys are on for all the wrong reasons.
  • goddammit i miss you by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6–10
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    Genre: drama, faith-based
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    Keyword: missing, complex grief + 2 more
    Genre: drama, faith-based
    Keyword: missing, complex grief, longing, Spiritual longing
    ONE ACT. We all have that person from our past who we miss. That moment we long to relive again (or forget completely). In a series of vignettes, people go back to those moments which made them who they are and how they see the world with the help of a shadowy presence.
  • is my sun shining? by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, tragedy
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    Keyword: death and grief, centers LGBTQ characters + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: death and grief, centers LGBTQ characters, gay relationship, LGBT Mental Health, male mental health
    10 MINUTE PLAY: A man in grief over his husband's suicide must come to terms with their relationship when a ghost from the past comes knocking on his door.
  • mrs. reynolds by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, satire
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    Keyword: Female Mental Health, mental health care industry + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, satire
    Keyword: Female Mental Health, mental health care industry, discussions of mental health, Edward Albee, absurdism, absurdist comedy
    ONE ACT. Jane Reynolds is a single mother of an eight-year-old boy and is doing her best to make sure he turns out well (in spite of the rest of the family). But, after an embarrassing incident at a school event, she must turn to her son's therapist known for her unorthodox practices in order to save his life (and her own).
  • my brother's keeper by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, faith-based
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    Keyword: dealing with religion, deconstruction of religion + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, faith-based
    Keyword: dealing with religion, deconstruction of religion, absurd comedy, Mormon, blind faith
    SHORT PLAY. A young missionary is eager to follow the path laid out for him. His friend could care less. When it comes down to testing their loyalty to the church, they will have to discover just how much they're willing to pledge their allegiance to it.
  • space fanatics by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: melodrama, science fiction
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    Keyword: ABSURD LGBTQ POSTMODERNISM, ABSURD LGBTQ + 4 more
    Genre: melodrama, science fiction
    Keyword: ABSURD LGBTQ POSTMODERNISM, ABSURD LGBTQ, LGBTQ, comedy, thriller, absurd comedy
    FULL LENGTH PLAY: Teddy is afraid of space. Damon is an astrophysicist who doesn't understand his husband's fear. When an astrologist asserts herself in their lives, they become a part of a space revolution that will take them beyond more than just the New Frontier.
  • 12:34am by Ian Donley
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: dark comedy, farce + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, farce, satire
    ONE ACT. It's Maddie's wedding day, but it's her military ex that sweeps her away. As they drive off into the distance, she has to decide if she wants to become the perfect housewife, or throw it all away for her ex who may or may not be working with Russia. Like Scrooge on Christmas Eve, she is visited by familiar faces that push her to make a drastic decision.