Emmett Shaffer

MONOLOGUE: In a bustling cafe in a rural United States town, Emmett is caught off guard about traveling internationally. Sitting with a friend, Emmett opens up about how transgender rights are at stake, and how they won't be getting their passport anytime soon.

2 TO 9 MINUTE: A world in which AI Humanoids, originally created to lead advancements in medicine, are bought by the super rich and tasked to household chores. Alex, an AI Humanoid, is owned by Nicole, and recently has been messaging the Humanoid Hub in hopes of enabling their Free Will. Will Alex get what they want?

TEN MINUTE: Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" just dropped, and Masie and Paige are camped outside their local record store. The pair being President and Vice President of the Taylor Swift Society on their college campus, they believe their mission is dire: To be the very first customers to purchase it from the store. Because according to a tweet from their trusted Taylor Swift Twitter user, @taylorswiftlorevault, if you buy the very first record sold from the store, your name gets sent to Taylor's Team! What happens when some freak gets ahold of a record before them?

ONE ACT: 3 baristas. Countless customers. Endless peppermint mochas.... A typical day in the coffee shop around the holidays. Except, today isn't another ordinary day. It's pictures with Santa day in the bank vault (yes, this coffee shop is located in an old bank.) So, of course, it's even busier. One thing leads to another, and the door to the bank vault accidentally closes. And the veteran barista says they've never seen it closed before. With one hour left until close, our three baristas need to figure out how to free Santa, the kid, and their parents all while serving customers and doing tasks for closing.

TEN MINUTE: Finn, a closeted nonbinary high school student, is struggling with pressures to join the other girls as they change in the girl's locker room. They just finished a game of dodgeball in gym class, and Alexis and Harper want everyone to have fun throwing the ball around the locker room as they change into their school uniforms. But changing with the other girls isn't something Finn is comfortable with.

TEN MINUTE: Zarp, a young alien from the planet Vline, is experiencing their first Christmas on Earth. Learning about different traditions, Zarp struggles to keep up with it all. Emma and Dan teach Zarp about their Christmas traditions and welcome some of Zarp's Vlinian traditions to create a true family holiday.

FULL LENGTH: Crashing on Earth mid flight test for the Vline Space Invader Institute, Zarp is immersed in an environment they never imagined being in. While trying to get home, Zarp unexpectedly befriends two humans and begins a new journey, discovering the truth about their parents' deaths. Balancing the truth, trying to get home, and learning about humanity, Zarp is faced with a decision that changes the trajectory of their life.

ONE ACT: In a near future, an infection from a plant plagues the planet, infecting the world population, polluting the air, and killing everyone. Well, except for two. Ellis and Finley are the last two people alive quarantined in their apartment in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Resources are drastically low, and A Voice lets Ellis know the two of them don't have much time until an aggressive storm wipes them out. A Voice is a mysterious guide that only Ellis can hear, but for a specific reason.

ONE ACT: Sam, Reese, and Finch have a daily hang out routine, only today is different. Sam's mom, the vice principal of their school, is making the three have Toby, the new student, over to hang out. Already not liking this change, the trio decides to do things to pass the time until Toby goes home at three o'clock. Learning more about Toby and their background with plants, the three are unsure if they can make it until three o'clock.

TEN MINUTE: In a race against time, Layla and Oliver travel with The Doctor for a delicious treat at the Bloomsburg Fair. Do they get what they came for?

TEN MINUTE: Oliver Ringwald only has a few minutes left of his break before he has to get back out there and help customers. Can he relax? Can he enjoy it?

TEN MINUTE PLAY: A couple in the same room, but focused on two vastly different things: Queen Elizabeth II's death and paying the bills.

2 TO 9 MINUTE: After a long shift at Walmart, Oliver is eager to eat, but first must talk to his dog.

FULL LENGTH: After his parents kick Rachel, his cousin, out of their home for being a lesbian, James is crestfallen and feels guilty for her now messy living situation. Life at school isn’t much better. James and his friends constantly take shit from Chris and Daniel... well mostly Chris. James tries to balance helping Rachel and figuring out his sexual identity, which proves to be extremely difficult. This play asks the questions, “Why do people do what they do?”, “What does the word Family really mean?”, and “How far will someone go to save another?”