Daniel Arzola

*O'NEILL NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE 2024 SEMI-FINALIST*

Oscar is left to clean out his childhood home. The only room left is Junior's, his dead brother. While cleaning out the room, Oscar discovers Junior's old cameras and photographs, opening the door to reliving memories of his brother and their parents. Pushed by his boyfriend, John, Oscar looks back on his complicated relationship with Junior using his photos from when they were kids to their teenage years. Bouncing from the past and the present, Oscar discovers new things about his brother, leaving him to wonder if he still loves his brother and if he can ever truly forgive him.

President Wilson is down for the count, but the First Lady is here to take over.

*Selected as one of the Best of PlayGround '23-'24 Season*

Two lovers on the Capulets’ balcony. Then Romeo shows up…

Michael Wilt, a high school senior, locks himself in a bathroom, where his best friend, Noah Doe, is hiding inside. In Noah’s efforts of figuring why Michael has locked himself in the bathroom, Michael is haunted by a mysterious phone call and by memories of the past. Both Noah and Michael take a journey past several memories from the beginning of their Senior year of high school to the present time. Meanwhile, in the present time several people, varying from Noah’s sister, Annie, to Michael’s ex-girlfriend, Maria, come to the bathroom door to try and convince Michael to leave the bathroom. Varying from a lighthearted coming-of-age story to a dark drama dealing with issues including suicide and abuse, the show follows how young teens are thrown into adult issues and how they deal with it.

David, a lonely man, sets up an AI companion that learns as he interacts with it. He interacts with this AI companion as he is reminded of the text conversations with his ex-girlfriend.

A man goes on a silent adventure.

This play was written during a University Theatre class as a challenge to write a 10 minute play in 30 mins, in which the main character must go to at least 4 different locations. The main character only has one line of dialogue.

A satirical comedy about a theatre company making a land acknowledgment for their winter musical production.

A mysterious code sequence arrives to Earth with the destruction of the human race included...

Rehearsals for The Sound of Music are underway at a Midwestern regional theatre. Three white actors excitedly talk about the show in the break room at the rehearsal until their production assistant walks in and challenges how they see the show.

*Play is currently in progress*
A story about people trying hard not to have a breakdown.

On a lonely night, a Latino paralegal, James, meets a white-passing Latina, Katie. As their relationship builds, they learn more about each other's pasts. As they discover that their paths cross, they head home to try and fix their relationships. For Katie, her strict older sister and queer little sister. For James, his ex-girlfriend and her little sister.