Dylan Malloy

Dylan's plays have been performed in 11 states and the U.K. She is a 2026 semifinalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, as well as Seven Devils; she is also a Wild Imaginings shortlist pick. Her play FELICITY is published and licensed by YouthPLAYS. She has developed work with Thrown Stone, Moxie Theater, LiveArts, Eight Ball Theater, and others. She is a two-time winner of the Blank Theatre’s National Young Playwrights Festival, and she received a designation for excellence only given once before in the company’s history. Dylan earned Emory University's Artistine Mann awards for best playwriting (thrice) and best fiction writing by an undergraduate. She graduated in 2025 with a double major in playwriting and business and was the Sudler Prize nominee in theatre.

Dylan's plays have been performed in 11 states and the U.K. She is a 2026 semifinalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, as well as Seven Devils; she is also a Wild Imaginings shortlist pick. Her play FELICITY is published and licensed by YouthPLAYS. She has developed work with Thrown Stone, Moxie Theater, LiveArts, Eight Ball Theater, and others. She is a two-time winner of the Blank Theatre’s National Young Playwrights Festival, and she received a designation for excellence only given once before in the company’s history. Dylan earned Emory University's Artistine Mann awards for best playwriting (thrice) and best fiction writing by an undergraduate. She graduated in 2025 with a double major in playwriting and business and was the Sudler Prize nominee in theatre.

Scripts

The Synergists

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

A team of famous video game developers navigates a massive PR crisis. Together, they must decide who will take the fall for the disaster--and who will lead them into the future. THE SYNERGISTS is a dark comedy about feminism, betrayal, and power in the workplace.

A team of famous video game developers navigates a massive PR crisis. Together, they must decide who will take the fall for the disaster--and who will lead them into the future. THE SYNERGISTS is a dark comedy about feminism, betrayal, and power in the workplace.

Locusts

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

Three Christian preteens compete in a Bible memorization contest. When their parents don't show up, they conclude that everyone in the world has been Raptured--and they have been left behind.

Three Christian preteens compete in a Bible memorization contest. When their parents don't show up, they conclude that everyone in the world has been Raptured--and they have been left behind.

Loose Tooth

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

Three broke former child stars reunite for a reboot of the show that made them famous—and for a literal exorcism of their childhood trauma. LOOSE TOOTH is a dark comedy about childhood, escape, and friendships that both heal and destroy.

Three broke former child stars reunite for a reboot of the show that made them famous—and for a literal exorcism of their childhood trauma. LOOSE TOOTH is a dark comedy about childhood, escape, and friendships that both heal and destroy.

The Big One

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

At a luxury wellness retreat in Southern California, three strangers become entangled in a multi-level marketing scheme. Over the course of a week, love will be found, lives will be ruined, and money will be made. THE BIG ONE examines wealth and wellness culture, questioning the lines we will cross to transcend pain.

At a luxury wellness retreat in Southern California, three strangers become entangled in a multi-level marketing scheme. Over the course of a week, love will be found, lives will be ruined, and money will be made. THE BIG ONE examines wealth and wellness culture, questioning the lines we will cross to transcend pain.

The Party Mermaid Play

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

Two women who work as professional party mermaids in Orange County, CA reflect upon the difficulty of their job and the possibility of a brighter future.

Two women who work as professional party mermaids in Orange County, CA reflect upon the difficulty of their job and the possibility of a brighter future.

Felicity

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

As billionaires take off into space to colonize Mars, Will and June, two impoverished teenagers from a drought-stricken town, watch the rocket launch and reflect upon their lifelong friendship. June is devastated when she learns that Will is obsessed with the impossible hope of leaving Earth behind forever–and her along with it.

As billionaires take off into space to colonize Mars, Will and June, two impoverished teenagers from a drought-stricken town, watch the rocket launch and reflect upon their lifelong friendship. June is devastated when she learns that Will is obsessed with the impossible hope of leaving Earth behind forever–and her along with it.

The Groundwater

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

After a futuristic water shortage decimates the American West, three strangers hide out in a cabin located in the Colorado wilderness. A middle-aged conspiracy theorist, a young pregnant woman, and a teenage golden boy care for each other even as their water supply dwindles. Their makeshift family splinters when the boy’s dehydration results in unsettling hallucinations about the natural world, which he insists...

After a futuristic water shortage decimates the American West, three strangers hide out in a cabin located in the Colorado wilderness. A middle-aged conspiracy theorist, a young pregnant woman, and a teenage golden boy care for each other even as their water supply dwindles. Their makeshift family splinters when the boy’s dehydration results in unsettling hallucinations about the natural world, which he insists are visions of the future. All the while, the woman senses a strange presence haunting her every move. The Groundwater explores faith, fear, and the hope of human connection at the end of the world.

Venus, and What Else is Nocturnal

by Dylan Malloy

Synopsis

In a small Colorado town, a disaster prepper readies himself for an apocalyptic storm. A young woman falls in love with a man she meets in an online chat forum and spirals when she realizes it isn’t mutual. The ghost of a teenage golden boy recounts the swimming stunt that cost him his life while immortalizing him as a legend.

As these characters’ lives collide, the line blurs between the digital and physical...

In a small Colorado town, a disaster prepper readies himself for an apocalyptic storm. A young woman falls in love with a man she meets in an online chat forum and spirals when she realizes it isn’t mutual. The ghost of a teenage golden boy recounts the swimming stunt that cost him his life while immortalizing him as a legend.

As these characters’ lives collide, the line blurs between the digital and physical worlds, revealing the strangeness of loneliness and legend-telling in the American West.