Jason Aaron Goldberg

Jason Aaron Goldberg

Jason Aaron Goldberg is a theatre and film artist and president of Original Works Publishing (originalworksonline.com), the home for bold, original and innovative new plays. Since the creation of OWP he has published over 250 plays and secured over 350 productions for those playwrights. OWP was also the first play publishing and licensing company to make their titles available as eBooks. His own plays have...
Jason Aaron Goldberg is a theatre and film artist and president of Original Works Publishing (originalworksonline.com), the home for bold, original and innovative new plays. Since the creation of OWP he has published over 250 plays and secured over 350 productions for those playwrights. OWP was also the first play publishing and licensing company to make their titles available as eBooks. His own plays have been successfully produced in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. His play The Confessions of Deacon Jim: a true western tale for the stage has been developed at the New York Theatre Workshop, Pasadena Playhouse, Wordsmyth Theatre, and Theatricum Botanicum. His new play The Three Es has received readings at the New York Theatre Workshop, Theatricum Botanicum, and Furious Theatre. A collection of Jason’s ten minute plays and monologues titled Pessimistic Optimism is available from Original Works. Jason also directed the inaugural production at the new Art Square Theatre in downtown Las Vegas, Johnna Adams’ NURTURE, which went on to be named “Best of the Year” by the Las Vegas Weekly. His first feature film, an adaptation of his play The Three Es, is currently playing film festivals and winning awards. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4247740/?ref_=rvi_tt)

Plays

  • Postgame by Jason Aaron Goldberg
    Cast: 
    3–6
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: baseball, friendship + 6 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: baseball, friendship, sports, family, interview, immigration, border security, bilingual
    Puerto Rican rookie sensation Miguel Perez is lighting the big leagues on fire. During his remarkable season Puerto Rico is destroyed by a massive hurricane and the team translator's niece is detained in a cage at the border. Miguel uses his growing fame to bring aid to his home island and assist his new friend in sponsoring his detained niece.

    NOTE: This play is a short full length,...
    Puerto Rican rookie sensation Miguel Perez is lighting the big leagues on fire. During his remarkable season Puerto Rico is destroyed by a massive hurricane and the team translator's niece is detained in a cage at the border. Miguel uses his growing fame to bring aid to his home island and assist his new friend in sponsoring his detained niece.

    NOTE: This play is a short full length, designed for festivals, easy to travel. It should run about an hour.

    FULL DISCLOSURE: This is a new piece I am actively working on.

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/migrant-children-mass-shelters-trump_us_5c1a69d6e4b0ce5184b967f0
  • Main Drag by Jason Aaron Goldberg
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, homophobia + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, farce, political, romantic comedy
    Keyword: LGBTQ, homophobia, love, racism, rural America, black lives matter, black lgbt, Family. Gay. Straight. LGBTQ, Closeted gay man
    Lionel Harris is known to pop stars around the world as LION EL, wardrobe stylist extraordinaire. When his car breaks down on a stretch of highway in the rural south he finds himself caught at the intersection of 21st century issues, where he is forced to confront racism, homophobia, fame, fear, narcissism, humility, love, and a Confederate flag.

    http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Aaron-...
    Lionel Harris is known to pop stars around the world as LION EL, wardrobe stylist extraordinaire. When his car breaks down on a stretch of highway in the rural south he finds himself caught at the intersection of 21st century issues, where he is forced to confront racism, homophobia, fame, fear, narcissism, humility, love, and a Confederate flag.

    http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Aaron-Goldbergs-MAIN-DRAG-Wins-Purple-Skies-Award-20170518
  • The Confessions of Deacon Jim by Jason Aaron Goldberg
    Cast: 
    10–20
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    Genre: drama, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: Western, justice + 3 more
    Genre: drama, fable/folktale, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: Western, justice, judgement, cowboys, killer
    The deadliest man in the history of the west was a quiet, well dressed, church going man who never smoked, drank, or cursed. His name was Jim Miller and he was a killer for hire. In April 1909 Jim Miller was arrested for the murder of a respected Ada, Oklahoma cattleman, A.A. “Gus” Bobbitt. While awaiting trial Miller became friendly with his jailer and spoke freely of his life. This is the story of his...
    The deadliest man in the history of the west was a quiet, well dressed, church going man who never smoked, drank, or cursed. His name was Jim Miller and he was a killer for hire. In April 1909 Jim Miller was arrested for the murder of a respected Ada, Oklahoma cattleman, A.A. “Gus” Bobbitt. While awaiting trial Miller became friendly with his jailer and spoke freely of his life. This is the story of his twenty days in captivity and the town of Ada’s quest for “justice.”
  • The Three Es by Jason Aaron Goldberg
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: war, family + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: war, family, amputee, Iraq, coping, self medicate, wounded warrior
    The Dunn family struggles to regain their balance and composure after the middle and only male child has been severely injured in Iraq. The fog of war hits home in this touching and often humorous portrait of perseverance.

    FINALIST - Lark Playwrights Week 2015
  • Stone, Parchment, Saber or Hamlet: Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Jason Aaron Goldberg
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: Shakespeare, Shakespeare character
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, parody/spoof, satire, verse, young audiences
    Keyword: Shakespeare, Shakespeare character
    After being reassigned to night duty by King Claudius, guards Bernardo and Francisco devise a plan to get him back by dressing up as the ghost of the deceased King, Hamlet's father, and scaring him to death. Things go terribly wrong when Hamlet shows up instead, therefore setting in motion the true story of "Hamlet."

    NOTE: Casting for this play is open. While they are all...
    After being reassigned to night duty by King Claudius, guards Bernardo and Francisco devise a plan to get him back by dressing up as the ghost of the deceased King, Hamlet's father, and scaring him to death. Things go terribly wrong when Hamlet shows up instead, therefore setting in motion the true story of "Hamlet."

    NOTE: Casting for this play is open. While they are all characters from Hamlet, there is no reason that actors of any gender or race shouldn't be allowed to play the roles. If you're a stickler then it would be 5 white males, but where is the fun in that?