Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

Scripts

The Empty Place

by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

Cast Size
7
Genre
drama,
period

On a lost isle in the northern seas, where it's perpetually afternoon and one longs for an evening, the patriarch of a mathematical family is dying and his daughter must decide whether to take his place, or forge a new path.

On a lost isle in the northern seas, where it's perpetually afternoon and one longs for an evening, the patriarch of a mathematical family is dying and his daughter must decide whether to take his place, or forge a new path.

Flood

by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
political

An apartment on the 19th floor. Esther has been waiting for Darren to finish his amazing-fantastic-wonderful project for a while now. The kids don’t call enough, and when they do, they seem full of accusations. All she wants — it’s not too much to ask, is it? — is to sit and have some tea with her husband, someday, when he’s done with building his masterpiece. Meanwhile, outside their apartment, the waters are...

An apartment on the 19th floor. Esther has been waiting for Darren to finish his amazing-fantastic-wonderful project for a while now. The kids don’t call enough, and when they do, they seem full of accusations. All she wants — it’s not too much to ask, is it? — is to sit and have some tea with her husband, someday, when he’s done with building his masterpiece. Meanwhile, outside their apartment, the waters are rising, rising, rising…

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The Betterment Society

by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

Cast Size
6—15
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy

Three women on a godforsaken mountain. This play explores the brutality of the land and the brutality of ourselves.

Three women on a godforsaken mountain. This play explores the brutality of the land and the brutality of ourselves.

The Shaking Earth

by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

2
Cast Size
7—9
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
faith-based,
mystery/thriller,
political,
tragedy

When mob violence took over the streets of New Delhi, India, following the assassination of the prime minister, it was said, "when a big tree falls, the earth shakes." Based on the true event of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, and told through an intimate lens, this play uncovers the sanctioned violence that took 8,000 lives and the repercussions of that trauma for survivors who fled to the west.

When mob violence took over the streets of New Delhi, India, following the assassination of the prime minister, it was said, "when a big tree falls, the earth shakes." Based on the true event of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, and told through an intimate lens, this play uncovers the sanctioned violence that took 8,000 lives and the repercussions of that trauma for survivors who fled to the west.

Draw the Circle

by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

3
Cast Size
1—15
Genre
comedy,
drama,
political

The hilarious and deeply moving story of conservative Muslim mother at her wits end, a Muslim father who likes to tell jokes, and a queer American woman trying to make a good impression on her Indian in-laws. In a story about family and love and the things we do to be together, one immigrant family must come to terms with a child who defies their most basic expectations of what it means to have a daughter... and...

The hilarious and deeply moving story of conservative Muslim mother at her wits end, a Muslim father who likes to tell jokes, and a queer American woman trying to make a good impression on her Indian in-laws. In a story about family and love and the things we do to be together, one immigrant family must come to terms with a child who defies their most basic expectations of what it means to have a daughter... and one woman will redefine the limits of unconditional love.

Told entirely from the point of view of family and friends, yet performed by Deen himself, this unique show compassionately brings to life the often ignored struggle that a family goes through when their child transitions from one gender to another.

The original version is a solo performance, but a 3-hander is also being developed. Contact the playwright's representation for more information.

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