Matt Morse

Matt Morse (he/him) is an NYC-based, Midwestern hearted playwright and screenwriter. His works have been seen at Secret Theatre (NYC), 938collective (NYC), 2023 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, University of Kentucky, and the Kennedy Center National Playwriting Program. In 2022 and 2023, he was recognized as an up-and-coming queer writer by the Del Shores Foundation

Member: Dramatists Guild

Matt Morse (he/him) is an NYC-based, Midwestern hearted playwright and screenwriter. His works have been seen at Secret Theatre (NYC), 938collective (NYC), 2023 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, University of Kentucky, and the Kennedy Center National Playwriting Program. In 2022 and 2023, he was recognized as an up-and-coming queer writer by the Del Shores Foundation

Member: Dramatists Guild

Scripts

Skater Girls

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
satire

Kate, Tyler, and Lou prepare for the most important moment of their lives — a Xanadu audition at the local community theater. A coming-of-age play about “making it” as an artist… whatever that means.

Kate, Tyler, and Lou prepare for the most important moment of their lives — a Xanadu audition at the local community theater. A coming-of-age play about “making it” as an artist… whatever that means.

Celestial Bodies

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
6—11
Genre
drama

After his untimely (and unexpected) death, Drake Duncan finds the afterlife isn’t what he imagined. The pressure of her job has pushed God to the breaking point, and her overworked underlings can barely hold the world together. Guided by Trip, the best case worker around, Drake searches his life and death to try to change his fate. But under the surface, Evil is lurking with a plot to take over the world.

After his untimely (and unexpected) death, Drake Duncan finds the afterlife isn’t what he imagined. The pressure of her job has pushed God to the breaking point, and her overworked underlings can barely hold the world together. Guided by Trip, the best case worker around, Drake searches his life and death to try to change his fate. But under the surface, Evil is lurking with a plot to take over the world.

Stars and Stripes

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] In a fleeting night under the stars, two young men fight for their relationship before one leaves for bootcamp the next day.

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] In a fleeting night under the stars, two young men fight for their relationship before one leaves for bootcamp the next day.

A Furtive Glance (into Three Guys' Apartment)

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
satire

[TEN-MINUTE, 3m] Three roommates navigate the power structures of masculinity after the unthinkable happens... They see each other naked.

[TEN-MINUTE, 3m] Three roommates navigate the power structures of masculinity after the unthinkable happens... They see each other naked.

Out

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] Recently-out baseball player Cal begins to question if his love life and his love for baseball are compatible.

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] Recently-out baseball player Cal begins to question if his love life and his love for baseball are compatible.

Matrimony

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] Jason’s perfect wedding is thrown off course when he has a visitor an hour before the
ceremony.

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] Jason’s perfect wedding is thrown off course when he has a visitor an hour before the
ceremony.

Good Dads

by Matt Morse

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] While penguin fathers-to-be Jack and George await the hatching of their chick, they reckon with how the past influences the future as they start their new family.

[TEN-MINUTE, 2m] While penguin fathers-to-be Jack and George await the hatching of their chick, they reckon with how the past influences the future as they start their new family.