Grey Smith

Grey Smith

I'm a playwright, director, and general multi-hyphenate artist based in Chicago. I attended Loyola University Chicago, graduating in 2022 with a B.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in Film and Media Production. For the first portion of my life, I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta (hot summers, big family); for the second portion of my life, I grew up in the suburbs of Phoenix (hot everything, big friends); for the...
I'm a playwright, director, and general multi-hyphenate artist based in Chicago. I attended Loyola University Chicago, graduating in 2022 with a B.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in Film and Media Production. For the first portion of my life, I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta (hot summers, big family); for the second portion of my life, I grew up in the suburbs of Phoenix (hot everything, big friends); for the third portion of my life, I'm growing up on the north side of Chicago (hot and cold, big everything).

Plays

  • 36 MONOLOGUES ABOUT URBAN PLANNING (to be performed in a cul-de-sac) by Grey Smith
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–36
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: hyperreality, urban planning + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, immersive, movement/physical, political, satire
    Keyword: hyperreality, urban planning, America, History, public transportation, apocalypse, prophecy, American society and politics, money
    36 largely apocalyptic monologues are performed in a semi-random order, each attempting to interface with a world that exists across so many levels of abstraction. The monologues reflect the contradictions of living in the United States and the world and the internet and this street, here. We plan, and yet- etc. etc.
  • Clay by Grey Smith
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: sexual trauma, son-father relationship + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: sexual trauma, son-father relationship, internalized homophobia, revenge, gay sex
    Clay remembers his dad, sex, and his life. We watch through his nightmares.
  • The Consumption of Mercy Brown by Grey Smith
    Cast: 
    8–20
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: consumption, disease + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, horror, melodrama, satire
    Keyword: consumption, disease, Mourning
    A plague of consumption sweeps through the Brown family in the late 19th century; the townsfolk gossip.
  • Oh Brother: A Therapy Play by Grey Smith
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: brother, family + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, movement/physical
    Keyword: brother, family, Therapy, metatheatre
    Through swirling memories, the playwright answers the question: what if Brother went to therapy?
  • Ap and Zeph by Grey Smith
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: Mourning, gods + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, period, tragedy
    Keyword: Mourning, gods, Olympians, jealousy, gay men
    A conversation between Apollo and Zephyrus, immediately following the death of Hyacinthus.
  • Mandatory Post-Lunch Silent Disco Cardiotherapy by Grey Smith
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: late Capitalism, coffee shop + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, movement/physical, satire
    Keyword: late Capitalism, coffee shop, American Southwest
    At a drive-thru coffee shop in the American southwest, the owner has decided that the best way to boost morale in the employees is to have a three minute silent disco vent party in the parking lot in the middle of the day. Chill Time is all the time.