Angela Mitchell

A member of the Dramatists Guild, Angela is a writer, playwright, and lyricist whose plays include AGGRO, ANYTHING BUT STRAW, MISSING THE COMET, and THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN, as well as contributing lyrics and dialogue to the musical ANGRY ANNIE: AN ORPHAN’S REVENGE. Her short plays include THE GREAT GOD ZEUS IN BROOKLYN, YOU NEED TO SIGN FOR THIS, MONTANA, and THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US.

​Angela's critically acclaimed works of published fiction include The Bridge, Falada, Dancing Days, and the short story collection The Betrayals of Women and Other Stories. She served as the Performing Arts columnist for About.com (now LiveAbout/DotDash) for over four years, publishing dozens of features on stage lighting and tech, set design, stage management, props, stage makeup, writing, directing...

A member of the Dramatists Guild, Angela is a writer, playwright, and lyricist whose plays include AGGRO, ANYTHING BUT STRAW, MISSING THE COMET, and THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN, as well as contributing lyrics and dialogue to the musical ANGRY ANNIE: AN ORPHAN’S REVENGE. Her short plays include THE GREAT GOD ZEUS IN BROOKLYN, YOU NEED TO SIGN FOR THIS, MONTANA, and THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US.

​Angela's critically acclaimed works of published fiction include The Bridge, Falada, Dancing Days, and the short story collection The Betrayals of Women and Other Stories. She served as the Performing Arts columnist for About.com (now LiveAbout/DotDash) for over four years, publishing dozens of features on stage lighting and tech, set design, stage management, props, stage makeup, writing, directing, and more, and her other features and columns have appeared in Writer's Digest, Women's Enterprise, The Fandomentals, Markee, Media Inc., eHow, and beyond.

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Scripts

AGGRO

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

When art is more fulfilling than reality, which do you choose? As a 75-minute play for three performers with no intermission, AGGRO is the seriocomic story that explores this question by telling the story of Mira, a woman who escapes into the world of computer gaming when she's unexpectedly fired from her longtime job.

When art is more fulfilling than reality, which do you choose? As a 75-minute play for three performers with no intermission, AGGRO is the seriocomic story that explores this question by telling the story of Mira, a woman who escapes into the world of computer gaming when she's unexpectedly fired from her longtime job.

The Great God Zeus in Brooklyn

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

A typical afternoon of depression, Cheezy Doodles, and reality TV
is unexpectedly interrupted for lonely old widow Lorna Weiman —
when the great god Zeus shows up to woo her.

A typical afternoon of depression, Cheezy Doodles, and reality TV
is unexpectedly interrupted for lonely old widow Lorna Weiman —
when the great god Zeus shows up to woo her.

Thank You for Banking with Us

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

Three people in an ATM line find their lives changed by a single conversation... helped by a mysterious ATM.

Three people in an ATM line find their lives changed by a single conversation... helped by a mysterious ATM.

You Need to Sign for This

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

A comedy in which a woman waiting out her COVID test while having a very bad day, receives legal papers and pulls the delivery person into her personal apocalypse -- only to discover that he may be going through some hard times himself.

A comedy in which a woman waiting out her COVID test while having a very bad day, receives legal papers and pulls the delivery person into her personal apocalypse -- only to discover that he may be going through some hard times himself.

Mistress Scrooge, Master Marley, and the Haughty Humbug

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

The ghost of Jacob Marley shows up to save the soul of quiet introvert Mistress Evaleeza Scrooge, but the night does not go exactly as planned.

The ghost of Jacob Marley shows up to save the soul of quiet introvert Mistress Evaleeza Scrooge, but the night does not go exactly as planned.

Montana

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

A casual conversation between two women in a hospital waiting room reveals unexpected deeper truths -- and higher stakes.

A casual conversation between two women in a hospital waiting room reveals unexpected deeper truths -- and higher stakes.

The Betrayals of Women

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

Going back millennia, there have been countless stories, myths and legends in which a woman is told "Don't do that." Don't do what? That one, small thing... THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN reimagines three timeless stories of betrayal: Eve and Adam, Psyche and Eros, and a mysterious newlywed couple, and provides a dark, seductive, and even humorous new imagining of these women's thoughts and motives in each fateful...

Going back millennia, there have been countless stories, myths and legends in which a woman is told "Don't do that." Don't do what? That one, small thing... THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN reimagines three timeless stories of betrayal: Eve and Adam, Psyche and Eros, and a mysterious newlywed couple, and provides a dark, seductive, and even humorous new imagining of these women's thoughts and motives in each fateful choice.

I Was Dumb (MONOLOGUE)

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

A teenaged girl reflects on a single fatal choice that led to her death.

A teenaged girl reflects on a single fatal choice that led to her death.

The Angry Little Rat (MONOLOGUE)

by Angela Mitchell

Synopsis

A confession about how being poor never really leaves you.

A confession about how being poor never really leaves you.