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Struggling to compete, A church leadership group brainstorms their promotion strategy for the upcoming Easter holiday.
Cam Eickmeyer
Cam Eickmeyer
Cam Eickmeyer writes about technology, social justice, and how people interpret the world. His work often explores the dark humor where those topics overlap. He's had two stage plays produced. His fiction and poetry has appeared in various outlets, and he has a screenplay optioned in 2022. Previously a journalist, he lives in Colorado and enjoys the outdoors with his family. He is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild since 2023.
Plays
Crossed Wires by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: comedy, movement/physical·Keyword: espionage, A Comedy for Two ActorsGenre: comedy, movement/physicalKeyword: espionage, A Comedy for Two Actors10 minutes or less
A man trying to enjoy his lunch and the newspaper at a park bench is pulled into an unwilling game of espionage with the worst Spy ever.Exit Poll by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 3··Cast:10–15Genre: comedy, satire·Keyword: vote, elections + 2 moreGenre: comedy, satireKeyword: vote, elections, Voting, democracy10-minute short: Three reporters desperate for an election day scoop, post up outside a voting location willing to do anything, yes, absolutely anything, to predict the outcome of the votes.Merry Birthday of July by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 2··Cast:3Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more·Keyword: End of World, life after being widowed + 2 moreGenre: dark comedy, drama, science fictionKeyword: End of World, life after being widowed, fatherhood, a family who's falling apart15-Minute Drama
On the day a meteor is set to end life on Earth, a dad invents a holiday to distract his children from the horror. He learns they are more capable than he ever imagined to still find purpose in the face of death.Everything Bagel by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 11··Cast:3Genre: drama·Keyword: aging, reaching the end of lifeGenre: dramaKeyword: aging, reaching the end of life10-minute short: A young man's quest for adventure pushes his elderly roommate to explore life beyond their walls, revealing the limitations of aging and the universal struggles that bind us.What's on the Menu? by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 7··Cast:3–5Genre: comedy·Keyword: intergenerational humor, male vulnerability + 1 moreGenre: comedyKeyword: intergenerational humor, male vulnerability, Father Son Relationships10-minute short: Emotionally deficient father takes son to lunch before sending him to college, but first tries to find ways to impart wisdom using any means but normal human conversationFoxhole Christmas by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 3··Cast:12–28Genre: drama, experimental + 4 more·Keyword: atheism, Ukraine + 8 moreGenre: drama, experimental, holiday, musical, political, tragedyKeyword: atheism, Ukraine, war, morality, philosophy, religion, christmas, Russia, Peace, Christmas Carol60-90 Minutes: In a frontline foxhole during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a religious Ukrainian-American soldier and his atheist mercenary comrade bond over Christmas music, debate religion and the morality of their mission, and fight off the Russians on Christmas Eve.Fruit of the Banyan Tree by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 2··Cast:4Genre: drama·Keyword: EMDR, trauma + 1 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: EMDR, trauma, behavioral therapy15-minute short: A journey into a traumatic memory aided by EMDR therapy allows the audience to confront the past at the same time as the troubled main character.Drive Thru by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 1··Cast:3–4Genre: drama·Keyword: drug addiction, divorce + 1 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: drug addiction, divorce, alcohol addiction10-Minute short: During a late-night fast-food run, a man spiraling from his divorce picks up an unexpected passenger, plunging them both into a conversation about life, love, and addictionDear John by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 5··Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, horror + 1 more·Keyword: murder mystery, supernatural elements + 1 moreGenre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thrillerKeyword: murder mystery, supernatural elements, witchcraft10-minute Short: A prominent surgeon is found dead with his body parts shipped to his home. The police call in the Detective to decide if this is murder, or a macabre suicide.Besieged by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 1··Cast:4–5Genre: drama·Keyword: Alzheimer's Disease, memoryGenre: dramaKeyword: Alzheimer's Disease, memory10-minute short: A man struggling with Alzheimer's finds himself at a bus stop trying to chase away the physical manifestation of the disease that chips away at his world moment by moment.Catastrophe Awaits by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 1··Cast:4Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more·Keyword: science, Pseudoscience + 2 moreGenre: comedy, farce, satireKeyword: science, Pseudoscience, absurd farce, american satire10-minute short: To escape the small town and small minds at his local college, a hopeful grad student must help a vexing trio of pseudo-intellectuals compile a list of humanity's worst dangersDaddy, who goes to Hell in Gaza? by Cam Eickmeyer
Recommendations: 1··Cast:1Genre: drama·Keyword: Gaza, Parenting + 3 moreGenre: dramaKeyword: Gaza, Parenting, Israel, war, a question of morality5 minute or less monologue: A dad escapes to the bathroom to hide from his son's question: Who goes to heaven or hell in Gaza right now?