Chelsea Frandsen

Chelsea Frandsen

Chelsea Frandsen is a playwright, make-up designer, and freelance dramaturge. When not writing, she spoils her lapdog and adds to her ever-growing home library and film collection. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Follow her theatrical adventures at stagecraftutah.blogspot.com, and on Instagram and Twitter @chexfrandsen

Plays

  • Beyond Sherwood (Sherwood Cycle #1) by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: Robin Hood, coming of age + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, movement/physical, period, political
    Keyword: Robin Hood, coming of age, stage combat, sword play, war, loss of innocence, family, features actors of color, features LGBTQ characters
    Jean-Luc Scathelocke, nephew of the legendary Robin Hood, takes the "opportunity" to free a pair of political hostages. What he didn’t count on is the assassin Malbête, who wants his head, the feisty Romani Tirzah Massimo, who might be more of an ally than a distraction, and Declan Pascal, aka The Scorpion, who may not be everything he seems...The first play in the Sherwood Cycle.
  • Wolves of Sherwood(Sherwood Cycle #2) by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    13
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: Robin Hood, coming of age + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, melodrama, movement/physical, political
    Keyword: Robin Hood, coming of age, stage combat, sword play, family, loss of innocence
    Cassian is the son of infamous outlaw Robin of Locksley, better known as Robin Hood. When Lockesly's old enemy Sir Guy of Gisbourne returns to Nottingham, bringing with him his daughter, Ravenna, who is secretly engaged to Cassian, things begin to get complicated. The reputation of Cassian's father might not be enough to protect him. The second play in the "Sherwood Cycle".
  • Smoke and Mirrors by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: death, life + 4 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, tragedy
    Keyword: death, life, family, love, Relationships, LGBTQ
    Connection is something all human beings crave. Especially with those we love. There is nothing more painful than a disconnect. Particularly with those we love. Dayton needs permission. Cal needs to let go. Naomi and Becca need to help them figure it out. And Kevin? He just wishes someone would listen.
  • B/V by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: experimental, horror + 5 more
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    Keyword: Dystopia, experimental + 7 more
    Genre: experimental, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, political, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: Dystopia, experimental, uprising, thriller, Politics, Rebellion, manipulated society, Alternate history, horror
    Bani or Vitae--Death or Life. When you're tagged, you're tracked. Everywhere you go, everything you do, every thought in your head, and word out of your mouth is accessible to them. If you don't look like them, if you don't think like them, if you don't talk like them, you are the enemy. They will watch you. They will find you. They will kill you.
  • Butterflies by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: noir, thriller + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, mystery/thriller, political, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: noir, thriller, dark, uprising, death, Dystopia, drama, blood, Rebellion
    Injured and wanted by the Organization, ex-con Liam Murtagh seeks refuge in the shadows and back streets while two people search for him: Emily, the woman he loves, and Isaac, a member of the Organization with ties to Liam's past.
  • Riding Rails by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: melodrama, period + 1 more
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    Keyword: rural America, based on historical events and characters + 4 more
    Genre: melodrama, period, young audiences
    Keyword: rural America, based on historical events and characters, History, Great Depression, coming of age, plays for young audiences
    Matt is aware of what could happen if he decides to jump a freight--he knows it's dangerous; he also knows he can't stay at home anymore, not with so many mouths to feed, and watching the trains every morning isn't helping matters. It's not until Matt encounters Danny, an injured freight jumper, that he has to make a choice: to stay, or to run.
  • Spider's Web by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama, melodrama + 2 more
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    Keyword: gangsters, film noir + 4 more
    Genre: drama, melodrama, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: gangsters, film noir, History, based on historical events and characters, LGBTQ, features characters of color
    Gabe's got a secret. Tony's got a grudge. Ash has a vendetta. Webs are being spun at Angel's--but who's going to get caught? Sequel to "Angel's Alley".
  • Polterguys by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 5 more
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    Keyword: quirky, zombies + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, fantasy, farce, parody/spoof, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: quirky, zombies, poltergeist, ghosts, halloween, features LGBTQ characters, predjudice
    Everyone has their proverbial “skeleton in the closet”. What if you had a zombie in yours? A hypochondriac zombie in the umpteeth round of Simon Says with a jealous poltergeist who also reads the dictionary for fun. And a Shade who just happens to be a) the ghost of your older brother who b) is married to your not-so-dead roommate?
  • Angel's Alley by Chelsea Frandsen
    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: drama, melodrama + 2 more
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    Keyword: film noir, based on historical events and characters + 3 more
    Genre: drama, melodrama, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: film noir, based on historical events and characters, historical drama, gangsters, noir 1940s
    With his older brother awaiting execution, Nick Callahan will go to any lengths to get him off--no matter how impossible. He teams up with his sister, Ivy, and his friends Gianni, Ash and Dutch to bring the real culprit to justice. Problem is, not everything and everyone may be what they seem.
  • Unplug by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy
    Cal needs to make a decision that could make or break his current connection with the one person he holds most dear. Short version of "Smoke and Mirrors". YA version can be found under "Script Sample".
  • Long Lost Friend by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy
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    Keyword: death, reaper + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: death, reaper, halloween
    After his plane crashes, Drake finds himself alone in the middle of nowhere with someone who calls herself Nya: his reaper.
  • Five Syllables by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: romantic comedy, fairy tale + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: romantic comedy, fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy
    Isaiah has something to tell his girlfriend Bree--probably the five most important syllables he'll ever have to say. And they're not what Bree is expecting to hear.
  • Mouse by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: roomates, situation comedy
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: roomates, situation comedy
    Roommates Noah and Andy have an unwelcome houseguest--and a rather unorthodox solution.
  • Trackers by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: three person plays, political fantasy + 2 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, political, science fiction
    Keyword: three person plays, political fantasy, Dystopia, experimental
    Jason keeps an appointment, but it doesn't go according to plan. Turns out his world is not at all the way he thought it was. Short version of B/V.
  • No Light: A Monologue by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Dayton's looking for the tunnel and the light. And it's not there.
  • Regret: A Monologue by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Cal has some regrets.
  • Life, Love, Death: A Monologue by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Naomi talks about three of the hardest things: living, loving and dying.
  • Listen: A Monologue by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Becca has some advice: listen.
  • Life: A Monologue by Chelsea Frandsen
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    Kevin has a few home truths to share.