Emma Skinner

Scripts

bleed air

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Harper is a superhero. Lennox is a supervillain. They used to be best friends. Now, Lennox has kidnapped Harper, and trapped her in their secret villain lair. A dark comedy about the pain of friendship, and the habits we don't know how to break.

Harper is a superhero. Lennox is a supervillain. They used to be best friends. Now, Lennox has kidnapped Harper, and trapped her in their secret villain lair. A dark comedy about the pain of friendship, and the habits we don't know how to break.

But Who Can Stand Before Jealousy?

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Coriel is the heart of Animus, an angel. When Coriel abandons Animus, he crash-lands on the dorm roof of a college student - and promptly falls in love. But Animus is resolved to get his heart back by any means necessary. A short play about beauty, betrayal, and what it means to be complete.

Coriel is the heart of Animus, an angel. When Coriel abandons Animus, he crash-lands on the dorm roof of a college student - and promptly falls in love. But Animus is resolved to get his heart back by any means necessary. A short play about beauty, betrayal, and what it means to be complete.

drugstore gothic

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Belphegor is a demon, forced to work customer service in a drugstore-like purgatory by their unfair and uncaring God. When James (a stressed twenty-something slacker) and Audrey (an uptight twenty-something mean girl) wind up in purgatory as Belphegor's fellow employees, all three must decide whether or not to accept the fate they've been given - and whether they can overcome their internal squabbles to bring...

Belphegor is a demon, forced to work customer service in a drugstore-like purgatory by their unfair and uncaring God. When James (a stressed twenty-something slacker) and Audrey (an uptight twenty-something mean girl) wind up in purgatory as Belphegor's fellow employees, all three must decide whether or not to accept the fate they've been given - and whether they can overcome their internal squabbles to bring down their boss at the top.

Frigid

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Molly and Maya are taking a vacation. A nice, sweet couples vacation. But the conversation is stilted. The tensions are high. The fireplace refuses to light a fire. And something is watching through the window....

Molly and Maya are taking a vacation. A nice, sweet couples vacation. But the conversation is stilted. The tensions are high. The fireplace refuses to light a fire. And something is watching through the window....

GLITCH

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Danny is an assassin, bound to a strange entity called the GLITCH. After a chance encounter with a stranger, Danny starts looking for a way to quit their job. But as they evade their colleagues, their murder victims start coming back to life. A dark comedy about the terror of talking, the call of the void, and the lengths we'll go to feel less alone.

Danny is an assassin, bound to a strange entity called the GLITCH. After a chance encounter with a stranger, Danny starts looking for a way to quit their job. But as they evade their colleagues, their murder victims start coming back to life. A dark comedy about the terror of talking, the call of the void, and the lengths we'll go to feel less alone.

The Salad

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

The salad sits in the spotlight. It is drenched in dressing. Its word is law. It rules over all. Cass, quite honestly, thinks this is a foolish form of government. An absurdist play of power, promises, and lettuce-based puns.

The salad sits in the spotlight. It is drenched in dressing. Its word is law. It rules over all. Cass, quite honestly, thinks this is a foolish form of government. An absurdist play of power, promises, and lettuce-based puns.

Sunspots

by Emma Skinner

Synopsis

Jesse just became a vampire. Her family doesn't know. Luckily, Count Dormir - a 380-year-old vampire - is her closest friend, and happy to advise her. Unluckily, things don't go as planned. A dark play about optimism, vampirism, and the only people you can return to.

Jesse just became a vampire. Her family doesn't know. Luckily, Count Dormir - a 380-year-old vampire - is her closest friend, and happy to advise her. Unluckily, things don't go as planned. A dark play about optimism, vampirism, and the only people you can return to.