Shannon Lippert

The end of the Trojan War is nearing, and Achilles is refusing to leave his tent. In the face of his
own demise, he’s chosen to revel in hedonism. Attended by Patroclus, his dearest love, the hero
dreams, rages, and simmers in his own inertia.

It seems that Achilles is content to be consumed by ennui, but over the course of one night, he
receives visitors who reveal his hurts, his hopes, and the inescapable harm we all do (and have
done to us). His inner demons are revealed by Cassandra, who knows both his future and his
past. His good intentions are torn to shreds by Briseis, the woman he captured and then
abandoned. He is beleaguered by his mirror image, a merciless, doomed clown.

When Patroclus finally departs with Helen while wearing Achilles’ armor, the hero is forced to
reckon with the fact of his existence: he was born to die.

Inspired by The Iliad as well as Troilus & Cressida.

After killing each other (and everyone they know) in a mad quest for vengeance, Titus and Tamora are cursed to be reborn again and again, destined to continue their homicidal relationship as long as their thirst for blood perseveres. And these bitches are thirsty.
Loosely inspired by Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, Girlhood spans centuries and revels in the depths of female rage.

Driven by the acerbic and steadfast Helen, Land of Suffrage follows the path laid by Shakespeare’s Cymbeline (with a few deaths and deviations).

Innogen, the only known heir to the throne of England, flouts her father’s orders and marries a commoner, Posthumous. When Posthumous is banished, Innogen is vulnerable to the machinations of her stepmother, who wants to force a marriage between Innogen and Cloten, her odious son. Meanwhile, the Roman army has besieged the country. Soon, Innogen must flee or die.

On the run, Innogen transforms from a naive young woman into a monarch with a vision for the future of her country. She forswears Posthumous, and forges an alliance of love and leadership with the Roman ambassador. However, her father's violent madness threatens the stability of the nation, and Innogen must choose between love and the duty she feels she owes to her country.

Caught between duty and desire, Innogen's struggle exposes our contemporary anxieties about women in power.

Galatea tires of Pygmalion. Then she is visited by a charming suitor.

Three sisters decide where their father's final resting place should be.

Melissa wakes up and discovers she's been captured. A werewolf in a cage, she is tested and examined. But wild things aren't meant to be locked up.

Was selected for Best of Fresh Blood by La Petite Morgue in 2015.

Two good friends spend a delightful afternoon together while their environment conspires to inconvenience, bewilder, and obstruct them.

Two mercenaries caught in a constantly escalating argument engage in property damage, profanity, and a case of mistaken identity regarding two bottles of vodka.

Harriet is dead. Lily and Nadia are lost. On the side of the highway, they decide what to do with Harriet's ashes.

Ian gives Helen what might be the worst anniversary present in the history of heterosexual couples everywhere.

Two men with a lot in common try a dating app even though they've been out of the game for a while.

Iphigenia and Sisyphus spend a liquor-soaked evening lamenting their fates.

Willie, an incarcerated man, greets a visitor from his past.

A recent amputee is shocked to discover what's become of his leg.

Diana runs into a friend at the grocery store and has to evade some invasive questions.

A hardcore music fan addresses her podcast audience with an important PSA about mold.

One act play. The newest member of an unspecified queer pantheon offers refuge to someone who needs it.

At midnight on Christmas, animals (briefly) gain the ability to talk. What does Sparky have to say to his person?

Bruce gives a statement to the police.

While moving in with her uncle, Margaret learns some surprising information about the neighbors.