Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott is an actor and playwright based in Paso Robles, California. He attended the Acting Conservatory at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) in Santa Maria, California and earned a B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from U.C. Berkeley. He has worked as an actor for nearly 20 years at theatres including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre, Hale Centre Theatre, and The Great American Melodrama. As a playwright, his produced plays include Grave Mistakes: A Haunted Rom-Com and Buddies: A Bromantic Comedy. Ben is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Playwriting at Hollins University.

Ben Abbott is an actor and playwright based in Paso Robles, California. He attended the Acting Conservatory at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) in Santa Maria, California and earned a B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from U.C. Berkeley. He has worked as an actor for nearly 20 years at theatres including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre, Hale Centre Theatre, and The Great American Melodrama. As a playwright, his produced plays include Grave Mistakes: A Haunted Rom-Com and Buddies: A Bromantic Comedy. Ben is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Playwriting at Hollins University.

Scripts

Grave Mistakes: A Haunted Rom-Com

by Ben Abbott

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

A quirky romance and haunted-house mashup! Meet Ray, a book editor who's head-over- heals for his co-worker and author Molly. But as they struggle to meet a book deadline, chaos ensues when a bizarre landlord and ghosts hunter burst in with plans to transform their cozy works space (which may actually be haunted) into a paranormal tourist attraction. Will love and terror collide in a hilarious explosion?

A quirky romance and haunted-house mashup! Meet Ray, a book editor who's head-over- heals for his co-worker and author Molly. But as they struggle to meet a book deadline, chaos ensues when a bizarre landlord and ghosts hunter burst in with plans to transform their cozy works space (which may actually be haunted) into a paranormal tourist attraction. Will love and terror collide in a hilarious explosion?

Buddies: A Bromantic Comedy

by Ben Abbott

Cast Size
7
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

David doesn't have friends so much as he has an obligation to hang out with his wife's friends' husbands. When his sister-in-law brings over her new boyfriend Adam, the two men realize they're friendship soul mates. As they try to figure out how to make a new friend at this stage of life, they realize they have no idea what they're doing. They must embark of a journey of self discovery just to try to figure out...

David doesn't have friends so much as he has an obligation to hang out with his wife's friends' husbands. When his sister-in-law brings over her new boyfriend Adam, the two men realize they're friendship soul mates. As they try to figure out how to make a new friend at this stage of life, they realize they have no idea what they're doing. They must embark of a journey of self discovery just to try to figure out what grown men even do with each other.

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Nuptial Mass

by Ben Abbott

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
drama

Jeff has been looking forward to getting married his whole life. But when his fiancee doesn't show up at the church on the morning of the wedding, he scrambles to figure out where she is and why. What will it take for the wedding to go forward as planned? Is he prepared for the secrets that will come to light as he tries?

Jeff has been looking forward to getting married his whole life. But when his fiancee doesn't show up at the church on the morning of the wedding, he scrambles to figure out where she is and why. What will it take for the wedding to go forward as planned? Is he prepared for the secrets that will come to light as he tries?

Murder Mystery, Mystery Murder

by Ben Abbott

Cast Size
20—25
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
mystery/thriller

A murder mystery farce for 21 actors, written for a high school drama production. A group of friends is trying to start a party hosting business. They've invited friends and investors to come and experience their "Murder Mystery Party Package." When people start to actually get murdered, this crazed cast of zany characters has to separate fact from fiction to solve the real-life mystery.

A murder mystery farce for 21 actors, written for a high school drama production. A group of friends is trying to start a party hosting business. They've invited friends and investors to come and experience their "Murder Mystery Party Package." When people start to actually get murdered, this crazed cast of zany characters has to separate fact from fiction to solve the real-life mystery.