Jay Stalder

Jay Stalder is a young writer and gay actor living in Los Angeles, CA. His short play A DEFINITIVE RANKING OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS will be published as part of Samuel French's 49th annual Off Off Broadway Festival Plays Series. He has performed with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, and the Hollywood Fringe Festival, where a version of ...MY CLOSEST FRIENDS had a successful run last summer (winner of the Hollywood Encore Producers’ Award). His next play U-HAUL PLAY will premiere at the festival next year, and his short film HURT PEOPLE! HURT PEOPLE! is in post-production. ...MY CLOSEST FRIENDS was also adapted into a short film of the same name (Independent Shorts Award; Dumbo Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY). Jay studied Acting at Webster Conservatory...

Jay Stalder is a young writer and gay actor living in Los Angeles, CA. His short play A DEFINITIVE RANKING OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS will be published as part of Samuel French's 49th annual Off Off Broadway Festival Plays Series. He has performed with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, and the Hollywood Fringe Festival, where a version of ...MY CLOSEST FRIENDS had a successful run last summer (winner of the Hollywood Encore Producers’ Award). His next play U-HAUL PLAY will premiere at the festival next year, and his short film HURT PEOPLE! HURT PEOPLE! is in post-production. ...MY CLOSEST FRIENDS was also adapted into a short film of the same name (Independent Shorts Award; Dumbo Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY). Jay studied Acting at Webster Conservatory. Currently he has a boyfriend and a fulfilling social life.

Scripts

A Definitive Ranking of My Closest Friends

by Jay Stalder

Synopsis

A short comedy about a definitely possibly toxic group of six friends, whose time together always seems to end in hurt feelings. They’re nearly out the door for their annual camping trip when a private note is found on the ground. On this small piece of paper are all of their names, ranked.

A short comedy about a definitely possibly toxic group of six friends, whose time together always seems to end in hurt feelings. They’re nearly out the door for their annual camping trip when a private note is found on the ground. On this small piece of paper are all of their names, ranked.