Melissa Maney

Melissa Maney is a New York-based playwright whose stories reflect the spectrum of womanhood with resilience, nuance, and humor. Her work has been presented at SoHo Playhouse, The Valdez Theatre Conference, The Tank, The Great Plains Theatre Commons, St. Louis Actors Studio, Theatre Row, Theater for the New City, The Chain Theatre, The Players Theatre, Gene Frankel Theatre, and others.

Melissa Maney is a New York-based playwright whose stories reflect the spectrum of womanhood with resilience, nuance, and humor. Her work has been presented at SoHo Playhouse, The Valdez Theatre Conference, The Tank, The Great Plains Theatre Commons, St. Louis Actors Studio, Theatre Row, Theater for the New City, The Chain Theatre, The Players Theatre, Gene Frankel Theatre, and others.

Scripts

HUNGRY WOMEN

by Melissa Maney

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Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
period,
political,
satire,
science fiction

An exploration of the lives of women across time as they grapple with the extinction of men.

An exploration of the lives of women across time as they grapple with the extinction of men.

Emily D – Star-Crossed Employee

by Melissa Maney

Cast Size
4—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
movement/physical,
period,
satire,
verse

Emily Dickinson might not be a star employee at Build-A-Bear Workshop, but her penchant for literary craftsmanship may just turn a corporate prison into a den of liberation.

Emily Dickinson might not be a star employee at Build-A-Bear Workshop, but her penchant for literary craftsmanship may just turn a corporate prison into a den of liberation.

Oddsville

by Melissa Maney

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Cast Size
12—14
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
dark comedy,
experimental,
political,
satire

A small town is suddenly bombarded by a series of strange incidents when the sun comes out for the first time in years. What the townsfolk don’t know is that their fate has always been in someone else’s hands.

A small town is suddenly bombarded by a series of strange incidents when the sun comes out for the first time in years. What the townsfolk don’t know is that their fate has always been in someone else’s hands.