Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed is an NH-born emerging playwright, screenwriter, and improviser currently pursuing his MFA in Playwriting at The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. He made his NYC debut with his 10-minute play "Reggie & Jamie" (GrannyCart Theatre). His other playwriting credits include: "The Sandwich Project" (ASDS), "Easi Women" (ASDS), "Evolution" (EC Theater), and "I wanna love you, but I won't" (EC Theater). He has also written several short films, including: "The Director" (Writer/Co-Producer), "In Front Of A Live Studio Audience" (Writer/Co-Producer), and "Toothbrush" (Co-Written with Leah Bickley and Thomas James Boudreau). When not writing he can be seen performing improv, going to the movies, and suggesting to his friends to play Monopoly.

He is currently in development on...

Ryan Reed is an NH-born emerging playwright, screenwriter, and improviser currently pursuing his MFA in Playwriting at The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. He made his NYC debut with his 10-minute play "Reggie & Jamie" (GrannyCart Theatre). His other playwriting credits include: "The Sandwich Project" (ASDS), "Easi Women" (ASDS), "Evolution" (EC Theater), and "I wanna love you, but I won't" (EC Theater). He has also written several short films, including: "The Director" (Writer/Co-Producer), "In Front Of A Live Studio Audience" (Writer/Co-Producer), and "Toothbrush" (Co-Written with Leah Bickley and Thomas James Boudreau). When not writing he can be seen performing improv, going to the movies, and suggesting to his friends to play Monopoly.

He is currently in development on several new projects, including a play based around 2017 Sonic Fan culture, a stage adaptation of "It's A Wonderful Life", and a play about a superhero who wears swim equipment.

He is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. He is also a member of the Dramatists Guild.

BA-- Eckerd College (Theatre, Film Studies, Creative Writing. Graduated 2023)
MFA-- Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University (Playwriting, Graduating in 2026) [Current]

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Scripts

Reggie & Jamie [10-minute play] (From "I wanna love you, but I won't")

by Ryan Reed

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

Reggie Matthews, the seemingly "popular" kid at school, is in desperate need to pass his upcoming Biology exam.-- And Jamie Collins, the seemingly "nerdy" loner at school, is in desperate need of finding some sort of friendship. When Reggie asks Jamie for help studying, she immediately takes this as an opportunity to find a friend. Jamie decides to court Reggie the only way her smart mind could muster up...

Reggie Matthews, the seemingly "popular" kid at school, is in desperate need to pass his upcoming Biology exam.-- And Jamie Collins, the seemingly "nerdy" loner at school, is in desperate need of finding some sort of friendship. When Reggie asks Jamie for help studying, she immediately takes this as an opportunity to find a friend. Jamie decides to court Reggie the only way her smart mind could muster up: through the power of Shakespeare, the language of loveth.

"Reggie & Jamie" is a 10-minute play part of "I wanna love you, but I won't", a play collection about the trials and tribulations of love, dating, and romance.

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EVOLUTION

by Ryan Reed

Cast Size
9—12
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

Set in a small town in New Hampshire, Zach Peterson struggles to cope with the ever-changing world around him. In 2017, Zach lives his junior year of High School making inappropriate and insensitive movie parodies with his crass and boundary-pushing group of friends, led by Connor. Pressured by his friend Lily, he sets off to make an original film in the hopes of creating a new life for himself, without knowing...

Set in a small town in New Hampshire, Zach Peterson struggles to cope with the ever-changing world around him. In 2017, Zach lives his junior year of High School making inappropriate and insensitive movie parodies with his crass and boundary-pushing group of friends, led by Connor. Pressured by his friend Lily, he sets off to make an original film in the hopes of creating a new life for himself, without knowing the damage he will cause along the way. Years later Zach, after being put into therapy and the death of one of his childhood friends, is forced to ask the question: Can someone actually change?

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