Elizabeth Robbins

Elizabeth Robbins (she/her) is a New York-based playwright, actor, and theatre educator. Often inspired by myths, legends, modern media, and the literary canon, her character-driven work investigates the stories we tell ourselves and each other.

In NYC, her work has been produced at the Experimental Theater Wing and Inkblot Theater Co., and regionally at Forward Theater Company in Madison, WI. She received her BFA from NYU Tisch in Drama, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting for Classical and Contemporary Text at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Elizabeth Robbins (she/her) is a New York-based playwright, actor, and theatre educator. Often inspired by myths, legends, modern media, and the literary canon, her character-driven work investigates the stories we tell ourselves and each other.

In NYC, her work has been produced at the Experimental Theater Wing and Inkblot Theater Co., and regionally at Forward Theater Company in Madison, WI. She received her BFA from NYU Tisch in Drama, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting for Classical and Contemporary Text at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Scripts

Blue Moon

by Elizabeth Robbins

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama,
fable/folktale,
fantasy

The man in the moon hasn't always been there. A thousand years ago, he was just another ordinary man, but as punishment for his crimes on Earth, he was sentenced to exile. Since then, he and the Moon have had to learn how to live with each other, and both of them got more than they bargained for. Now his sentence is over, and it's time for him to live out the remainder of his life on Earth. But despite what she...

The man in the moon hasn't always been there. A thousand years ago, he was just another ordinary man, but as punishment for his crimes on Earth, he was sentenced to exile. Since then, he and the Moon have had to learn how to live with each other, and both of them got more than they bargained for. Now his sentence is over, and it's time for him to live out the remainder of his life on Earth. But despite what she may say, the Moon isn't ready to let go. Balancing the cosmic and the mundane, and many games of chess, this one-act play explores grief, love, death, and how to connect with a world one never truly feels part of.

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A Trajectory of Shared Orbits

by Elizabeth Robbins

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama

March,1996: the Hyakutake Comet is lighting up the night sky in Scotland, but while Mel is intent on getting a glimpse of the astronomical event, her sister Laurie has news that may finally bring her back down to Earth.

March,1996: the Hyakutake Comet is lighting up the night sky in Scotland, but while Mel is intent on getting a glimpse of the astronomical event, her sister Laurie has news that may finally bring her back down to Earth.

Roman Holiday

by Elizabeth Robbins

1
Cast Size
1
Genre
comedy,
drama,
romantic comedy

In this almost-love story, Anya recounts her relationship with a classmate on a study abroad program and their shared obsession with the 1953 Audrey Hepburn movie. As the line between film and real life blurs, she finds herself facing a pile of regrets, and realizing that despite her fears, she will need to write the ending to her own story

In this almost-love story, Anya recounts her relationship with a classmate on a study abroad program and their shared obsession with the 1953 Audrey Hepburn movie. As the line between film and real life blurs, she finds herself facing a pile of regrets, and realizing that despite her fears, she will need to write the ending to her own story