Riley Barriger

Riley Barriger

Hello! I'm a current theatre practitioner living in NYC and figuring it out as we go. Always looking for new people to get to know, new work to read, and new inspirations to strike. I usually focus my writings on gender, family, and existential crises... what could be more fun? I love seeing the reality in the absurd and writing about it. I hope you enjoy my work and I can't wait to get to know you!...
Hello! I'm a current theatre practitioner living in NYC and figuring it out as we go. Always looking for new people to get to know, new work to read, and new inspirations to strike. I usually focus my writings on gender, family, and existential crises... what could be more fun? I love seeing the reality in the absurd and writing about it. I hope you enjoy my work and I can't wait to get to know you! Let me know if you have any thoughts, questions, hopes, or dreams.

Plays

  • Bottle of Scotch by Riley Barriger
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: A Family drama, LGBTQIA+ + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: A Family drama, LGBTQIA+, siblings, death and grief, cards
    Bottle of Scotch is an exploration of family dynamics, grief, and secrets. A matriarch has called for her kids to come home to face their dying Dad. As his health gets worse disease becomes prevalent in more ways than one. Morgan attempts to grieve her father, Taylor makes an attempt to hold his siblings together, and Alex is just trying to grow up. What happens during death is more traumatic than you can ever give it credit for.
  • Findings of a Mycologist by Riley Barriger
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: mushrooms, childhood friendship + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: mushrooms, childhood friendship, 10 minute play, appalachia
    Charlie returns home to the Appalachian woods and tries to fund a mushroom for their job. In the process of hunting for a mushroom Charlie tries to reconnect with an old friend from high school. Once they end up in the woods they find more than what they bargained for.
  • Otso's Friend by Riley Barriger
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, experimental
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    Keyword: Appalachian Mountains, existential questioning + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, experimental
    Keyword: Appalachian Mountains, existential questioning, puppets, 10 minute play
    Guy finds himself out in the woods again to paint and maybe see an old friend. Once in the woods and settled he starts a conversation and discovery of self, existential thought, and whatever else you may find in the Appalachian woods.
  • My Dad is Florida Man by Riley Barriger
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: dad, friendship + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: dad, friendship, Florida Man, coping with grief, 10 minute play
    Noah and Emma recently moved into an apartment in the city, Noah is trying to get adjusted to their career and find their path. This night they find some interesting news about their Dad and hometown.
  • Not Identifying: A Collection of Monologues by Riley Barriger
    Cast: 
    1–5
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: college monologue, LGBTQIA+ + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: college monologue, LGBTQIA+, Scooby Doo
    These specific monologues are a part of a whole collection of works. I developed a website with monologues from multiple LGBTQIA+ individuals with the hope of it being a space where queer actors can find pieces that allow them to be themselves on stage.