Neil Radtke

(One Act) In a town still scarred by the fire that gave it its name, folklore lingers in the glow of an old lantern. Told through five haunting vignettes, Ashes, Indiana follows the Verger’s watch as superstition seeps into everyday lives and four women become bound to the ash’s relentless memory.

10 MIN Agent Skye Hunter has a problem. Dr. Lionbreath has turned her into a child! If she, along with her trusty sidekick Milton, can't figure out how to reverse the process she will slowly and permanently forget her adult life and have to endure childhood...again!

(10 min) Vivian and Clarissa believe theatre must be bleak, wordless, and bladder-testing to matter. Dave, a wide-eyed season ticket holder, just wants a good time. When “The Queue” collides with “Slap & Tickle,” the debate over what theatre is, and who it’s for, comes to a head.

1-min Scientist has made a major breakthrough that will change lives of millions! Or...will it?

10 MIN- Rebecca's past has come back to haunt what was once a happy family. Will what is in the envelope change things between them forever?

1 min: Kyle has carried his beloved (Emma) back to the spot where they viewed their first sunset together. Her health is failing but Kyle is determined she see the sunset one more time. Will he be able to handle what life without her could be?

(FULL LENGTH) A community theatre. A Southern classic. And one insanely bold artistic choice. When panic over failing ticket sales leads the cast of Steel Magnolias to consider performing the show nude, the rehearsal room becomes a battleground of egos, insecurities, breakthroughs, and questionable scarf work. The result? A fast, heartfelt comedy about baring bodies, baring souls, and fighting like hell for a theatre worth saving. (No actual nudity occurs in this play)

(10 min) Becky returns to the rec center of her youth, trophy in hand and dreams in shambles. Once labeled a beacon of “Future Excellence,” she’s now a burnt-out millennial with a master’s degree and a playlist Etsy shop. When she runs into Tamara—an old gifted classmate turned rec center director—the two unpack their mutual pasts, misplaced ambition, and what it really means to "live up to your potential."

(10 Min) Two urban explorers step onto the stage of a long-abandoned theatre, preparing for a paranormal investigation. At first, it’s all easy banter, creaking floorboards, and ghost-hunting jokes...until their words and actions begin to repeat. Each “loop” grows stranger, the lines they’ve already spoken turning darker and more inevitable. By the time the truth reveals itself, the audience will realize they’ve been part of the story all along.

(7 min) Two people sit across from each other in a quiet, undefined space. They talk about guilt, absence, and all the things they didn't say when it mattered. Meanwhile, a silent figure in a full bear costume keeps entering the room... and no one acknowledges it. A haunting, poetic, short piece about grief, emotional invisibility, and the cost of being a witness who stays silent.

(10 min) A state land agent visits a rural porch to negotiate access to an old property, but the owner’s quiet resistance hints at something deeper. As polite conversation gives way to unease, questions of change, history, and what should be left untouched linger in the still air.

(1 min) A simple task turns into a quiet, devastating goodbye. As Danielle prepares for a routine trip to the laundromat, what seems like an ordinary moment reveals a final, unnoticed escape from a relationship.

(1-Min) Monica comes home with something urgent to share. As she talks with Dave, the night takes an unexpected turn. Leap Year is a short, dark two-person play about timing, choices, and consequences.

(ONE MIN) Xavier and Emily connect one last time as the world ends around them.

10 MIN This play answers the question: What happens when you throw caution to the wind and decide to embrace all the most common pitfalls that plague so many short plays?

(1 min)- Rebecca is just going to the store. Alex does not want her to leave...but why?

10 MIN Two high school kids wait for the results of their pregnancy test. What if....it's positive?

(1 min) It’s just a rehearsal, until it isn’t. A short play about truth, performance, and what slips through when the lines feel too real.

10 MIN Charles and Angela have emerged as the last two survivors of a harrowing series of torture rooms. They now face the final challenge...a challenge that only one may walk away from...

(10 min) A quiet cabin. A veiled porcelain doll. A warning note. When curiosity overrides caution, a woman begins to change...and something starts watching back. A chilling, minimalist horror piece about seeing, being seen, and what happens when you look too long.

(1-Min) A couple has a conversation about their relationship. It gets strange. Very, very strange.

(1-Min) A voice calls from downstairs. It sounds like Mom. It should be Mom. A compact horror play that explores how quickly safety can unravel.

(10 min) A group of friends seeks a quiet weekend getaway, but something about the cabin feels... off. Strange sounds and eerie patterns begin to emerge, testing their nerves and trust. A darkly funny, tightly wound thriller that plays with expectations and perception.

Jordan confronts the wreckage of his marriage in a late-night reckoning. Through raw confession, he recalls years of love given and silence received, until he finds the strength to walk away.

Monologue: An actor reminisces about his time in community theatre and slowly comes to terms with the inevitability that our time in the spotlight is fleeting.

Monologue: Gerald went into hiding 6,745 days ago. Today, he got the courage to emerge from his hatch and face whatever the world holds.

10 MIN Two high school girls lament their choice to join the school's debate team.

10 MIN Cindy and Emily are sisters who lost their mother when Emily was very young. Cindy was forced to grow up fast and assume a parental role with Emily. This play begins with Emily preparing for her high school graduation and shows how a lifetime of good choices can be undone by one bad decision. *Semi-Finalist* 2015 Little Fish Theatre "Pick of the Vine" Short Play Contest

10 MIN Nathan and Rebecca are unexpectedly on their own after the rest of their group cancels on them for movie night. When Rebecca reveals her choice of movie, it leads to a spirited discussion of what having sex truly means. Rebecca comes to terms with her own inner feelings in an unexpected and humorous conclusion. Contact: [email protected]