David L. Caruso

David L. Caruso

David L. Caruso (he/they) is a writer from Minneapolis. His plays include Sävë thë Whälës, etc. (Finalist, National Playwrights Conference, Terrence McNally New Play Incubator, Keneda/Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition, and Playwrights Realm Fellowship), Through Hike (Finalist, Int'l Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition, Semi-Finalist, National Playwrights Conference), Forest Knowledge (...
David L. Caruso (he/they) is a writer from Minneapolis. His plays include Sävë thë Whälës, etc. (Finalist, National Playwrights Conference, Terrence McNally New Play Incubator, Keneda/Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition, and Playwrights Realm Fellowship), Through Hike (Finalist, Int'l Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition, Semi-Finalist, National Playwrights Conference), Forest Knowledge (Company One, Acts of Joy Series), and Bill & Stephanie (High Honors, Wesleyan University). David has developed work with Playdate Theatre, Company One, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, and the Boston University School of Theatre. As a dramaturg, David has collaborated on plays at Cherry Lane Theatre, Dixon Place, and Wesleyan University, and written for the Walker Art Center’s South Wall journal. David has taught Intro to Creative Writing at Boston University. They are a member of the Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Writers Group. David graduated from Wesleyan University with High Honors, and from Boston University with an MFA in Playwriting.

Plays

  • Sävë thë Whälës, etc. by David L. Caruso
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 8 more
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    Keyword: climate, climate apocalypse + 8 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, experimental, farce, immersive, political, satire, science fiction, verse
    Keyword: climate, climate apocalypse, haircuts, dogs, Canada, glacier, whales, environment, Eco-tourism, monologues
    Sävë thë Whälës, etc. is an environmental comedy about hair, home, and happiness at the end of the world.
  • Through Hike by David L. Caruso
    Recommendations: 1
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    4
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: suicide, grief + 5 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, verse
    Keyword: suicide, grief, hiking, outdoors, conservation, Mental Health, Millenialism
    In the wake of a friend's suicide, four strangers set off on a thru-hike on the Pacific Coast Trail. In the backcountry, they mourn their friend, adjust to each other, and begin to face themselves in the woods.
  • The Dog Wizard (lifes so rad) by David L. Caruso
    Recommendations: 1
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    1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 9 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, immersive, melodrama, musical, radio drama, verse
    Elliot's dog Goose is out of control, which scares his son, Ell. They go on an adventure. Everything shifts.
  • Bill & Stephanie by David L. Caruso
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: love, marriage + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, verse
    Keyword: love, marriage, wedding, millennials
    What place does marriage occupy in our (millennial) imagination? Is it an expectation or a need? An uninviting institution, or a signifier of adulthood? What happens to those who find people, and what happens to those who don't? A group of friends post-game their friends' wedding reception, discussing matrimony, love, aloneness, monogamy, and the banal terror of adulthood, until sunrise
  • The Giant of Grand Marais by David L. Caruso
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: Lake Superior, meteorology + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, fable/folktale, pantomime, young audiences
    Keyword: Lake Superior, meteorology, plays for young audiences, printing press, Minnesota, giant, climate
    A weatherman's daughter, who is a giant, feels magic's calling. She's more than a weathervane. Set in the winter in Northern Minnesota.
  • 5/3/2020 by David L. Caruso
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: meditation, breath + 1 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, movement/physical, verse, zoom
    Keyword: meditation, breath, spring
    A meditation.
  • Mountain Knowledge by David L. Caruso
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: mountain, library + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fable/folktale, fantasy, holiday, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: mountain, library, books, skiing, family, knowledge, Dave, welcome, calm
    A barista makes the most of local knowledge.