Lizzy Santana

Lizzy Santana

Lizzy Santana (she/they) is a writer and actor from Wellington, Kansas. She is in her second 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...
Lizzy Santana (she/they) is a writer and actor from Wellington, Kansas. She is in her second 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.

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

Plays

  • The Nuclear Family by Lizzy Santana
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: 1960s America, revisionist history + 2 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, horror, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: 1960s America, revisionist history, horror, body horror
    An average suburban family in the 1960's unexpectedly finds themselves dealing with the aftereffects of nuclear warfare.

    If you are interested in receiving the full script, email the playwright for details.
  • Anonymous by Lizzy Santana
    Cast: 
    7–15
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, feminism + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, period, romantic comedy
    Keyword: LGBTQ, feminism, feminist comedy, ancient greek, Greek mythology, Sappho, queer romance
    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,...
    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
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6–7
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: feminism, greek myth + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fable/folktale, period, tragedy
    Keyword: feminism, greek myth, mythology, Greek mythology, feminist, Medusa, Ancient Greek drama
    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
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: apocalypse, romance + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: apocalypse, romance, a play for two actors, Dystopian, Dystopia
    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
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: miscarriage, Married couple + 2 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: miscarriage, Married couple, child loss, monologuing
    A man reminisces on when his wife was pregnant and his preparation to becoming a father.
  • Pitch Black by Lizzy Santana
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: horror, wendigo + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: horror, wendigo, folklore, myth, a play for two actors, cannibalism
    Two men test the limits of their friendship as they attempt to survive being stranded in a mysterious forest.
  • Thank You For Coming by Lizzy Santana
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: centers a LGBTQ character, LGBTQ + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: centers a LGBTQ character, LGBTQ, women, contemporary, relationship, bonds of friendship
    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.