Lizzy Santana

Lizzy Santana (she/they) is a writer and actor from Wellington, Kansas. She is in her third year at The University of New Orleans pursuing an MFA in Playwriting. As a writer she gravitates towards mythology and horror, the fantastical and the macabre, but also has a love for hyper-realism. She has had her work read at multiple conferences, including the Mid-America Theatre Conference and the William Inge Theatre Festival. You can currently find her work in the The Hooghly Review Issue 2 and The Pinnacle Issue 2. You can follow her writing journey and other shenanigans on Instagram (@elozerbethh), or Bluesky (@lizzysantana.bsky.social).

If you are interested in reading the full versions of her full-lengths, email her at lizsantana2000@gmail.com.

Lizzy Santana (she/they) is a writer and actor from Wellington, Kansas. She is in her third year at The University of New Orleans pursuing an MFA in Playwriting. As a writer she gravitates towards mythology and horror, the fantastical and the macabre, but also has a love for hyper-realism. She has had her work read at multiple conferences, including the Mid-America Theatre Conference and the William Inge Theatre Festival. You can currently find her work in the The Hooghly Review Issue 2 and The Pinnacle Issue 2. You can follow her writing journey and other shenanigans on Instagram (@elozerbethh), or Bluesky (@lizzysantana.bsky.social).

If you are interested in reading the full versions of her full-lengths, email her at lizsantana2000@gmail.com.

Scripts

Camp Bludshed

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

Camp Bernie Sullivan has a bloody reputation, but it has been swept under the rug for years.

It's 1985. Six teens are hired to work as counselors at an infamous camp, and they are expecting a summer of fun, sex, and lots of tanning. But when they realize the sixth counselor is missing, the chef doesn't speak, and the doors don't lock, they begin to realize something is afoot. Blood, guts, gore! It's the 80s...

Camp Bernie Sullivan has a bloody reputation, but it has been swept under the rug for years.

It's 1985. Six teens are hired to work as counselors at an infamous camp, and they are expecting a summer of fun, sex, and lots of tanning. But when they realize the sixth counselor is missing, the chef doesn't speak, and the doors don't lock, they begin to realize something is afoot. Blood, guts, gore! It's the 80s, baby!

Camp Bludshed

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

Camp Bernie Sullivan has a bloody reputation, but it has been swept under the rug for years.

It's 1985. Six teens are hired to work as counselors at an infamous camp, and they are expecting a summer of fun, sex, and lots of tanning. But when they realize the sixth counselor is missing, the chef doesn't speak, and the doors don't lock, they begin to realize something is afoot. Blood, guts, gore! It's the 80s...

Camp Bernie Sullivan has a bloody reputation, but it has been swept under the rug for years.

It's 1985. Six teens are hired to work as counselors at an infamous camp, and they are expecting a summer of fun, sex, and lots of tanning. But when they realize the sixth counselor is missing, the chef doesn't speak, and the doors don't lock, they begin to realize something is afoot. Blood, guts, gore! It's the 80s, baby!

Please Hold for Zombie Invasion: A Radio Play

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

Oh, those pesky zombies. What are you supposed to do if one breaks into the house again? TeleZom can help! This help center will be by your side 'til the very end during this outbreak. Just don't forget to shut the door behind you.

Oh, those pesky zombies. What are you supposed to do if one breaks into the house again? TeleZom can help! This help center will be by your side 'til the very end during this outbreak. Just don't forget to shut the door behind you.

Thank You For Coming

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

A former couple tries to secure their friendship and what it means to move forward after seeing each other for the first time in a few years.

A former couple tries to secure their friendship and what it means to move forward after seeing each other for the first time in a few years.

The Nuclear Family

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

In this revisionist history horror, "The Nuclear Family" explores the outcome of what could have happened if the torpedo to bring the world to nuclear war was launched during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It centers on a happy, cyclical, suburban family of four that has their entire lives turned around. Their only slice of the outside world is their trusty Radio, giving them updates along the way, and their only...

In this revisionist history horror, "The Nuclear Family" explores the outcome of what could have happened if the torpedo to bring the world to nuclear war was launched during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It centers on a happy, cyclical, suburban family of four that has their entire lives turned around. Their only slice of the outside world is their trusty Radio, giving them updates along the way, and their only comfort is in their prayers.

If you are interested in receiving the full script, email the playwright for details.

Anonymous

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

In 534 BCE, a young, ambitious woman named Omnipane hears about the new upcoming “tragedy contests,” where writers are encouraged to submit their tragic plays to be performed. Unfortunately for her, women are not allowed to enter. In a fit of rage and prayer, she calls for help to the Gods, hoping that one might hear her cries for help. One does – the fearless drunkard Dionysus. He takes pity on Omnipane, giving...

In 534 BCE, a young, ambitious woman named Omnipane hears about the new upcoming “tragedy contests,” where writers are encouraged to submit their tragic plays to be performed. Unfortunately for her, women are not allowed to enter. In a fit of rage and prayer, she calls for help to the Gods, hoping that one might hear her cries for help. One does – the fearless drunkard Dionysus. He takes pity on Omnipane, giving her the ability to enter the contests… by turning her into a man. Now, Omnipane must go undercover as a man named Anonymous, and navigate falling in love with a young woman while also wanting to turn back into her former self.

If you are interested in reading the full play, email the playwright for more details.

Medusa, Modern Woman

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

Everyone has heard of the mythological figure Medusa. Everyone knows that she was a villain with snakes for hair and a gaze that could kill. But is that really her story? What is known of us is only a sliver of our reality. This play explores the untold history of Medusa, and how her story is not so unlike the stories of women in the modern day.

Everyone has heard of the mythological figure Medusa. Everyone knows that she was a villain with snakes for hair and a gaze that could kill. But is that really her story? What is known of us is only a sliver of our reality. This play explores the untold history of Medusa, and how her story is not so unlike the stories of women in the modern day.

Just Us Two and the World Outside

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

A couple at the end of the world has to decide whether or not to continue their journey or to step out into the unknown.

A couple at the end of the world has to decide whether or not to continue their journey or to step out into the unknown.

A Baby's Cry

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

A man reminisces on when his wife was pregnant and his preparation to becoming a father.

A man reminisces on when his wife was pregnant and his preparation to becoming a father.

Pitch Black

by Lizzy Santana

Synopsis

Two men test the limits of their friendship as they attempt to survive being stranded in a mysterious forest.

Two men test the limits of their friendship as they attempt to survive being stranded in a mysterious forest.