Selah DeGering

I am a Louisiana artist currently based in Utah, accredited with a BA in Theatre Arts Studies: Playwriting from Brigham Young University (2023). In addition to writing, I love traditional art and specialize in portraiture. I am a mother of three daughters, with a wonderful partner to share my life with. LGBT+; BIPOC. My genres of choice are historical fiction and fantasy horror-- all drama, because I am not funny.

I am a Louisiana artist currently based in Utah, accredited with a BA in Theatre Arts Studies: Playwriting from Brigham Young University (2023). In addition to writing, I love traditional art and specialize in portraiture. I am a mother of three daughters, with a wonderful partner to share my life with. LGBT+; BIPOC. My genres of choice are historical fiction and fantasy horror-- all drama, because I am not funny.

Scripts

Art is Isaac

by Selah DeGering

Synopsis

Three young artists share an apartment in Los Angeles and a life in sin, despite each coming from a devout but different religion: A Jew, a Baptist, and a Mormon. Ari, Jewish, offers the audience a front row seat to his internal struggle with serving art in place of deity, and the compulsion to sacrifice his artistry on an alter as Abraham did Isaac in the Akedah.

Three young artists share an apartment in Los Angeles and a life in sin, despite each coming from a devout but different religion: A Jew, a Baptist, and a Mormon. Ari, Jewish, offers the audience a front row seat to his internal struggle with serving art in place of deity, and the compulsion to sacrifice his artistry on an alter as Abraham did Isaac in the Akedah.

Children of War

by Selah DeGering

Synopsis

Full-length. Prince Teleion and his bodyguard-turned-boyfriend, Archaeon, hatch a plot to win the 700 BC Olympic games. Teleion's political marriage match is ever meddling: Calista of Ithaca, a daughter of Aries who Teleion cannot afford to upset. Motives and passion clash; everyone has something to hide. Is there such a thing as Fate? A full-length drama set in ancient Greece, centering on queer themes and...

Full-length. Prince Teleion and his bodyguard-turned-boyfriend, Archaeon, hatch a plot to win the 700 BC Olympic games. Teleion's political marriage match is ever meddling: Calista of Ithaca, a daughter of Aries who Teleion cannot afford to upset. Motives and passion clash; everyone has something to hide. Is there such a thing as Fate? A full-length drama set in ancient Greece, centering on queer themes and characters.

My House

by Selah DeGering

Synopsis

Full-length. Woman has built a ramshackle village in her mind filled with empty houses, the streets littered with wandering maternal figures from her life. All is well until a Stranger enters, the Woman's true mother, and she's brought luggage with the intent of making Woman's mind her home. A daughter grapples with an obsession over generational trauma and accountability; a view of motherhood from the receiving...

Full-length. Woman has built a ramshackle village in her mind filled with empty houses, the streets littered with wandering maternal figures from her life. All is well until a Stranger enters, the Woman's true mother, and she's brought luggage with the intent of making Woman's mind her home. A daughter grapples with an obsession over generational trauma and accountability; a view of motherhood from the receiving end.

Benthos

by Selah DeGering

Synopsis

One-act. Marcail, a selkie turned human, tries to escape her inevitable fate of returning to the sea and forgetting her mortal life. Her creator has other ideas. A horror fantasy play set in Scotland.

One-act. Marcail, a selkie turned human, tries to escape her inevitable fate of returning to the sea and forgetting her mortal life. Her creator has other ideas. A horror fantasy play set in Scotland.