Ron Rosenfeld

President Chump plans to deport Superman as an undocumented immigrant.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams are in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. Mrs. Williams is optimistic about the test results, but her husband fears the worst.

Alan and Barry argue about balls and strikes and whether or not athletes need to be honest. And, then, Sandy, much to Alan’s annoyance, adds her two cents to the debate about cheating, in sports and in life.

Alan and Barry argue about balls and strikes and whether or not athletes need to be honest. And, then, Sandy, much to Alan’s annoyance, adds her two cents to the debate about cheating, in sports and in life.

President Chump meets with his Secretary of State and the Danish foreign minister to discuss obtaining Greenland.

A man prepares breakfast.

Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneering 19th century photographer whose efforts to freeze time and motion established the basis for cinematography. Hired by Governor Leland Stanford to settle a wager as to whether a galloping horse ever has all four feet off the ground simultaneously, Muybridge employed a battery of cameras that sequentially captured the horse in full stride. Viewing a world in motion through the confines of his narrow lens, Muybridge failed to see his young wife’s adultery until, confronted by the realization that he was not the father of his newborn son, he cold-bloodedly murdered his wife’s lover. In a controversial and celebrated trial, Muybridge was acquitted on the grounds of justifiable homicide, only to discover that Stanford had taken credit for his work. HELIOS is the tragic story of an artist who could only see the world through his camera...who could arrest time and motion, but never force them to move backwards.

Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneering 19th century photographer whose efforts to freeze time and motion established the basis for cinematography. Hired by Governor Leland Stanford to settle a wager as to whether a galloping horse ever has all four feet off the ground simultaneously, Muybridge employed a battery of cameras that sequentially captured the horse in full stride. Viewing a world in motion through the confines of his narrow lens, Muybridge failed to see his young wife’s adultery until, confronted by the realization that he was not the father of his newborn son, he cold-bloodedly murdered his wife’s lover. In a controversial and celebrated trial, Muybridge was acquitted on the grounds of justifiable homicide, only to discover that Stanford had taken credit for his work. HELIOS is the tragic story of an artist who could only see the world through his camera...who could arrest time and motion, but never force them to move backwards.

A three-act play, set in Victorian England in the mid- 19th century and based upon the competition between Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace to discover the principles behind natural selection, the cornerstone for theories concerning the origin of species and the basis for modern concepts of evolution. The play addresses the issues surrounding the nature of scientific discovery, creativity, priority, competition and integrity. The conflicts center on the reactions of Darwin, his colleagues and the scientific establishment to the receipt of a letter from Wallace, posted from the South Pacific, and outlining all of the salient features of natural selection.

FIXATION is based upon the life of Fritz Haber, a German chemist of the early 20th century, who has been credited with saving more lives than any other scientist in history. His process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizer revolutionized agriculture at a time when it seemed unlikely that there would be sufficient food production for the world’s growing population. But Haber was a man of deep contradictions. Born a Jew during the rise of the Second Reich in Germany, he converted to Christianity and devoted himself to German nationalism. With the onset of World War I, he transformed his nitrogen fixation process into the manufacture of gunpowder and explosives and then supervised the development of poison gas warfare. At the party in Berlin celebrating the first deployment of chemical warfare, his wife, a prominent chemist, herself, but unhappy with both her marriage and career, committed suicide in protest of her husband’s war efforts. Branded a war criminal by the British and French, Haber, nevertheless, received the Nobel Prize in 1918. He continued to supervise the German military-academic- industrial complex after the War, but, with the rise of fascism, found his position in Germany increasingly untenable.
FIXATION is a Faustian story of ambition and genius, triumph and tragedy, embodying science’s ultimate dilemma: its ability to be used for both good and evil.

In Biblical times, Jochebed places the infant Moses in an ark of bulrushes.

The 17th century German astronomer, Johannes Kepler, is determined to understand the “harmony of the heavens” by accurately plotting the orbits of the planets and reconciling this system with his vision of God’s creation. To accomplish this, he must rely upon the astronomical observations of the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe. Brahe has constructed his own geocentric model of the solar system, which he jealously protects. He and his disciple, Tengnagel, recognize Kepler’s genius, but are reluctant to relinquish their observations, in fear that he might overturn their model. Tengnagel is engaged to Brahe’s pregnant daughter and together they plot to poison Brahe, frame Kepler, and retain control of the astronomical observations.

Clara Immerwahr Haber was the first woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry in Germany. She was married to Fritz Haber, a Nobel Prize-winning German chemist of the early 20th century, whose nitrogen fixation process is credited with saving more lives than any other scientific discovery in history. With the onset of World War I, Haber transformed his nitrogen fixation process into the manufacture of gunpowder and explosives and then supervised the development of poison gas warfare. At the party in Berlin celebrating the first deployment of chemical warfare, Clara, unhappy with both her marriage and career, and horrified by the implications of gas warfare, committed suicide in protest of her husband’s war efforts. In 1991, the German Section of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War named its most prestigious award, the Clara Immerwahr Prize.

Two spermatozoa find themselves in an unexpected location

Leif Erikson accidentally “discovers” Miami and is questioned by an immigration official.

Three theatrical characters, a pirate, a financial officer and a biologist, are trying to determine what happened to their plays.

A woman and a man meet in an automat.

Two fledglings are reluctant to abandon their nest and are awaiting their mother’s return.

A daughter is frustrated at her father’s inability to use the remote control for his television.

Simon, much to the annoyance of his girlfriend, Laura, is obsessed with the news, both bad and good.

Brad and Eve have company, but Brad comes home late, having injured himself in a baseball game.

Nora and Larry discuss an unusual cruise.

Having received some distressing news, Rich is worried about what will happen to “all his stuff.”

Former lovers, Rick and Sophie, meet again after fifty years and reminisce.

In 1656, 23 year-old Baruch Spinoza was excommunicated for life by the Jewish congregation in Amsterdam, the harshest punishment ever meted at that time. He is confronted by his half-sister, Rebekah, and his younger brother, Gabriel, who, by the terms of the edict, will never again be able to speak with him. The basis for Spinoza’s unprecedented exile remains unknown, but he went on to become one of the major philosophers of the Enlightenment and one of history’s greatest champions of religious freedom.

Arthur and Ellen, a married couple in their 70’s, are cleaning out their closets in an effort to begin “downsizing.”

David and Goliath meet on the battlefield of the Valley of Elah.

Seventeen year-old EMMA refuses to go back to high school and speaks to her FATHER about suicide.

A man fills out a Father's Day Questionnaire

A middle-aged Practical Pig visits Fiddler Pig with some disturbing news. He finds that Fiddler Pig is now living a carefree existence, together with Snow White. and that Fiddler Pig has a different perspective on priorities in life.

Two scientists are measuring antibody titers against COVID-19.

Via a Zoom-call, a Madagascar oryx addresses the Upsala Wildlife Preservation Institute on the subject of species survival.

Lulu, a twelve-year old Springer Spaniel is brought to a veterinarian. In private, Lulu asks the veterinarian to not send her back home with her master.

Brianna, a twelve-year-old girl, captures a mayfly in a glass jar and plans to keep it as a summer pet.

Hector (a fish) and Helen (a crustacean) find themselves washed up on the beach and discuss their predicament.

Two married couples plan a vacation.

Two pigs, Victor and Esther, discuss their perfect lives in a perfect world.

Dr. Ann Faultless from the CDC and 14th century King Edward III of England have a Zoom call concerning the bubonic plague

Etienne and Geoffroi are laborers, building a cathedral.

Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman have a Zoom call about the pandemic.

When an airplane passenger reclines his seat, a heated argument occurs.

The curator of a world-class rare book collection, housed in a seminary, discovers that the Church plans to auction off the entire collection, including the world’s finest copy of a “perfect” Gutenberg Bible.

During a friendly poker game, Ben gets upset that the rules of the game seem to be constantly changing.

David, a middle-aged man, visits O.U.T., the federally-mandated Office of Unfortunate Termination, to make arrangements for his scheduled death.

Adam and Eve speak about death with God in the Garden of Eden. Unhappy about their ultimate eviction, they are convinced that God did not fully appreciate their innocence and, furthermore, tricked and entrapped them into biting the apple. They decide to sue God in court, seeking to annul his decision and regain entry into the Garden, as well as their forfeited immortality.

An alien lands at San Francisco International Airport, but is held up by Customs as he tries to pass through Global Entry.

Disgruntled employees confront their boss.

Ed, a 68 year-old retired insurance salesman, is visited by the Angel of Death, who makes him an unusual offer.

Adam and Eve speak about death with God in the Garden of Eden.

A man hires an Uber car for a ride to Manhattan.

A man and a woman are building a wall.

A rotary telephone, a copy of the Yellow Pages and an address book find themselves in a closet.