Wolfgang Jones

Wolfgang Jones

Wolfgang is a New Orleans-based playwright. His play A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SELF-LOATHING & WHY WE SAY GOODBYE was selected to the 2023 Seven Devils New Play Conference and won the Inkslinger Playwriting Award. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.

Plays

  • A Beginner's Guide to Self-Loathing & Why We Say Goodbye by Wolfgang Jones
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Mental Health, contains monologues + 7 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: Mental Health, contains monologues, identity, death, coping with suicide, funny to serious, class consciousness, self-worth, small cast
    Life. It's a nightmare. It's a trainwreck. It's uncomfortable, exhausting, and full of crying, cringing, laughing, snorting, sneering, squirming, puking, whatever - and that's okay. Because that's not the hard part. For Chris, Everett, and Jordan it's another terrible day in a life full of loss, poverty, crumbling mental health, self-destruction, and trying to survive when you just...
    Life. It's a nightmare. It's a trainwreck. It's uncomfortable, exhausting, and full of crying, cringing, laughing, snorting, sneering, squirming, puking, whatever - and that's okay. Because that's not the hard part. For Chris, Everett, and Jordan it's another terrible day in a life full of loss, poverty, crumbling mental health, self-destruction, and trying to survive when you just really fucking hate yourself.
  • Watchmaker by Wolfgang Jones
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: inter-generational, family + 7 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, movement/physical
    Keyword: inter-generational, family, love, mother, father, sound design, technology, communication, subtext
    Inspired by the absurdities of modern priorities and what we lose sight of in our daily lives, WATCHMAKER is an experimental one-act play exploring love, fixation, and the repetition of human life.
  • The Beast by Wolfgang Jones
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Theatre for Young Audiences, silly + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, horror, movement/physical, young audiences
    Keyword: Theatre for Young Audiences, silly, small cast, adaptation, short comedy, comedy noir, movement, comedy horror
    Old dogs, suspicious cats, and monsters - oh my. THE BEAST follows two household pets as they attempt to drive evil out from their living room.

    Inspired by James & Deborah Howe's BUNNICULA.
  • Whitey: A Monologue by Wolfgang Jones
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: political
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    Keyword: monologue, Politics + 8 more
    Genre: political
    Keyword: monologue, Politics, police brutality, oppression, women, Rights, cops, fight, leftist, fighting back
    Speaking on oppression, collectivism, and action (or a lackthereof) of white folk.