Jax Schuck

Jax Schuck is a director and playwright from North Texas. He's acted since a very young age but his main theatrical pursuits began during his junior year of high school when he directed a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. After that, Jax wrote and directed a short dark satire play entitled Entropy. Later, he founded the theatre company Bliss Out Productions and began working as its artistic director. The first show he produced and directed through the company was The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams. Though it's ever-growing and adapting, his style thus far has gravitated towards that of moody absurdist dark comedies marked by existential horror, claustrophobia, playful language, and uncomfortably raw displays of the human condition. Jax also does...

Jax Schuck is a director and playwright from North Texas. He's acted since a very young age but his main theatrical pursuits began during his junior year of high school when he directed a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. After that, Jax wrote and directed a short dark satire play entitled Entropy. Later, he founded the theatre company Bliss Out Productions and began working as its artistic director. The first show he produced and directed through the company was The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams. Though it's ever-growing and adapting, his style thus far has gravitated towards that of moody absurdist dark comedies marked by existential horror, claustrophobia, playful language, and uncomfortably raw displays of the human condition. Jax also does professional tech work (lighting, fly system, and sound) for a variety of local performances. He is currently attending UT Austin for playwriting and directing.

Scripts

The Tie

by Jax Schuck

Cast Size

2

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

tragedy

Two longtime friends meet up at the park. The only issue is - one of their tongues has been cut out. They attempt but continuously fail to communicate and connect within the… macabre circumstances.

The Service Act

by Jax Schuck

Cast Size

6

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

experimental,

farce,

satire

Garrett’s mission is to deliver draft orders to the son of a family who resides in the hills. Before his departure, he is warned that the household is composed of cannibals. When he arrives at their home, he comes to find out that the family claims they are not cannibals but in fact, pacifists. Garrett must convince them to send their beloved son to war despite their declaration of pacifism and his fearful...

Garrett’s mission is to deliver draft orders to the son of a family who resides in the hills. Before his departure, he is warned that the household is composed of cannibals. When he arrives at their home, he comes to find out that the family claims they are not cannibals but in fact, pacifists. Garrett must convince them to send their beloved son to war despite their declaration of pacifism and his fearful confidence in their cannibalism.

Entropy

by Jax Schuck

Cast Size

8—12

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

drama,

experimental,

farce,

political,

satire,

tragedy

Entropy is a provocative absurdist dark comedy that follows a young man (Anton) in the waiting room of a revolutionary newspaper agency. He has an interview to become their satirist coming up. A clock on the wall is counting down. To what? Who knows? Perhaps his interview... the end of the play, the end of the world? Or maybe just maybe, to nothing. As it counts down, the newsroom gets invaded by the very...

Entropy is a provocative absurdist dark comedy that follows a young man (Anton) in the waiting room of a revolutionary newspaper agency. He has an interview to become their satirist coming up. A clock on the wall is counting down. To what? Who knows? Perhaps his interview... the end of the play, the end of the world? Or maybe just maybe, to nothing. As it counts down, the newsroom gets invaded by the very government that it is revolting against. The General of the invasion begins sending the writers to death one by one (ignoring Anton). On their way to their demise, they stop to speak to Anton about their unique perspectives on death and purpose. Anton is left to both deal with these macabre thoughts and find a reason for life itself before that clock hits the unknown zero.