Adam Harrell

Adam Harrell

Recent: Shakespeare in the Dark (2019) Athena Theatre Athena Reads Series (NYC), Shakespeare in the Dark (2018) Homegrown Theater BLiP reading (ID); New York NIghts (2018) PDX Fertile Ground Festival (also directed) (Portland, OR) The Basement Company (2017) Death & Pretzels (IL) (Chicago Premiere); Buffalo Heights (2017) Official Selection of the 2017 Planet Connections Theatre Festival (NYC); Birds of...
Recent: Shakespeare in the Dark (2019) Athena Theatre Athena Reads Series (NYC), Shakespeare in the Dark (2018) Homegrown Theater BLiP reading (ID); New York NIghts (2018) PDX Fertile Ground Festival (also directed) (Portland, OR) The Basement Company (2017) Death & Pretzels (IL) (Chicago Premiere); Buffalo Heights (2017) Official Selection of the 2017 Planet Connections Theatre Festival (NYC); Birds of Paradise (2015) Cardinal Productions (NY) FringeNYC Festival (also directed); Buffalo Heights (2014) commissioned/developed by Tongue In Cheek Theater (NY) (NYC Premiere); Candidate Burton (2013) commissioned for the Las Vegas Fringe Festival by QuadraNine Productions (NV); Birds of Paradise (2013) Three Leaches Theatre (CO); The Basement Company (2012) HomeGrown Theater (ID). Winner, NPA New Play Award (2011). Runner-up, Georgia Arts and Letters Prize (2011). PWC Member. Adam has an MFA in Playwriting from the University of Idaho (2011). He lives and works in Portland, OR.

Plays

  • The Government Agent
    (Comedy, 1hr 45min) TED Wyatt's criminal reign as Mayor and future political aspirations are thrown into peril when a suspected undercover government agent shows up in his small town of Crystal Canyon, USA. With the help of his corrupt staff, he and his dysfunctional family pull out all the stops to impress the agent, preserve the status quo, and possibly line their own pockets along the way in this...
    (Comedy, 1hr 45min) TED Wyatt's criminal reign as Mayor and future political aspirations are thrown into peril when a suspected undercover government agent shows up in his small town of Crystal Canyon, USA. With the help of his corrupt staff, he and his dysfunctional family pull out all the stops to impress the agent, preserve the status quo, and possibly line their own pockets along the way in this updated and Americanized adaptation of The Inspector General by Nicolai Gogol.
  • Future Perfect
    (Sci-fi Comedy, 80 mins.) Follow a failing grad student and a punk bartender's journey through time and space in this oddball comedy about self-love, the physics of friendship, and the meaning of life itself.
  • Shakespeare in the Dark
    (Supernatural Comedy, 110 mins.) After neglecting to leave the ghost light on during an ill-conceived production of Julius Caesar, a loafing theater director with no prospects named Irwin must take the first real risk of his career when the ghost of William Shakespeare arrives to haunt his rehearsals.
  • The Basement Company
    (Dark Comedy, 80 mins.) A trio of actors wake to find themselves chained up in the basement of a psychopathic playwright. Being forced to perform their kidnapper's magnum opus -- a five hour long, film noir play -- they must put on the performance of their lives... for their lives.
  • Poseidon's Dream
    (Supernatural Comedy, 110 mins.) An average gal from Ohio embarks on a fantastic voyage on the high seas aboard a cruise ship after becoming psychically linked to the long-dormant King Poseidon, ruler of the waters.
  • New York Nights
    (Romantic Comedy, 90 mins.) Annie, a struggling actress, Victorian-era film addict and recent New York City transplant, is having trouble adjusting to the mean streets until she summons a "fallen" genie named Jinn who must help her find true love as part of a cosmic rehabilitation program.
  • Buffalo Heights
    (Ensemble Comedy, 90 mins.) Upon being deported from France to start her new life as a French teacher in Buffalo, NY, expatriate Fran gets on the bad side of a student who is also a US Congresswoman's daughter, endangering the entire school. Scandal, intrigue, improper bodily searches, and damned lies -- just an average day at Buffalo Heights High.
  • Birds of Paradise
    (Romantic Comedy, 70 mins.) Follow a lovelorn ornithologist named Archie as he uses bird behavior to deconstruct his ill-fated romance with Emma, a struggling artist. Zoology intertwines with memories of summer love in this heartfelt story about knowing when to fly away.