Featured Plays
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Castles in the Air - Untold Stories of Jewish Women
Anna gets the opportunity to spend one more moment with her long lost friend in a magical land. A play dedicated to to the worlds we leave behind when we go, as part of Untold Stories of Jewish Women. The festival is a co-production of 365 Women a Year: a Playwriting Project, National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - a Living Memorial to the Holocaust, which is the host for the festival. March 20th-22nd, 2018 |
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Unruly Women - five IN ASYLUM
five IN ASYLUM is a night of experiments in which five artists create 10-minute performances that adhere to five rules: a misused object, a phrase repeated five times, a non-verbal conversation, an excess of silence, and a five-word alliterative phrase. Following each performance a short talk-back will provide the audience with the opportunity to engage with the creators. April 12th, 2012 |
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Dirtballs in Her Pocket (Or Dressed to the Nines) - The DEATH / MEMORY Project
The DEATH / MEMORY Project, presented by THEATER IN ASYLUM, was a cabaret style art event presented at New York Theatre Workshop’s third floor space. The night will featured theater, dance, music, poetry, art installations and drinks with friends. April 3rd, 2011 |
Five - Ten Minute Plays
VERACITY
(2W)
A woman returns home to make a documentary about her husband, and is forced to confront the truth she left behind.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2008
(2W)
A woman returns home to make a documentary about her husband, and is forced to confront the truth she left behind.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2008
UNRULY WOMEN
(2W)
Two women question the idea of survival, and whether it is a desire or necessity in the society built around them.
Participant: five IN ASYLUM, 2011/2012
(2W)
Two women question the idea of survival, and whether it is a desire or necessity in the society built around them.
Participant: five IN ASYLUM, 2011/2012
WHICH SIDE (ARE YOU ON)?
(1W)
One woman explores the power of the word "slut".
Participant: The REVOLUTIONS Project, 2012
(1W)
One woman explores the power of the word "slut".
Participant: The REVOLUTIONS Project, 2012
DIRTBALLS IN HER POCKET (OR DRESSED TO THE NINES)
(1W, 1 doll)
A young woman faces the obstacles of transitioning into adulthood by reconnecting with a specific toy from her childhood.
Participant: theater IN ASYLUM, 2011
(1W, 1 doll)
A young woman faces the obstacles of transitioning into adulthood by reconnecting with a specific toy from her childhood.
Participant: theater IN ASYLUM, 2011
CASTLES IN THE AIR
(3W)
Anna gets the opportunity to spend one more moment with her long lost friend in a magical land. A play dedicated to to the worlds we leave behind when we go.
(3W)
Anna gets the opportunity to spend one more moment with her long lost friend in a magical land. A play dedicated to to the worlds we leave behind when we go.
One Acts
JOYOUS MALADY
(2W, 1M)
Tensions run high when a young teacher moves in with her colleague after her apartment is infected with bed bugs.
(2W, 1M)
Tensions run high when a young teacher moves in with her colleague after her apartment is infected with bed bugs.
GOODBYE INNOCENCE
(3W, 1M)
A revolution amongst the genders has progressed tremendously over the years, and old views are challenged when faced in opposition against the enemy.
(3W, 1M)
A revolution amongst the genders has progressed tremendously over the years, and old views are challenged when faced in opposition against the enemy.
CARRIES ON
(3W, 3 non-specific)
A serious diagnosis ignites change amongst three women and their dogs who observe everything along the way.
Participant: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Playwright’s Week, Winter 2010
(3W, 3 non-specific)
A serious diagnosis ignites change amongst three women and their dogs who observe everything along the way.
Participant: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Playwright’s Week, Winter 2010
BARE BONES
(3W, 2M)
When a military draft takes place, a group of friends must make a decision of how to handle all their fears.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2009
Invitee: Play Lab at the 17th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference
(3W, 2M)
When a military draft takes place, a group of friends must make a decision of how to handle all their fears.
Participant: CSUF New Play Festival, 2009
Invitee: Play Lab at the 17th Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference
Full Lengths
INFINITE SPACE
(2W, 1M)
How far will a mystical woman go to regenerate her father's lost memories?
(2W, 1M)
How far will a mystical woman go to regenerate her father's lost memories?
THE PURITY PLAY
(4W)
Conformity, patriarchy and the virginity myth collide in a powerful story of female sexual awakening.
Participant: FullStop Collective, Devo Series 2012
(4W)
Conformity, patriarchy and the virginity myth collide in a powerful story of female sexual awakening.
Participant: FullStop Collective, Devo Series 2012
THE SECRET SEDUCTION OF LITTLE GIRLS
(6W, 1M)
A male drama teacher becomes entangled in the sullen lives of a group of teenage girls at a Catholic high school.
Recipient: John Woods Scholarship, 2009
(6W, 1M)
A male drama teacher becomes entangled in the sullen lives of a group of teenage girls at a Catholic high school.
Recipient: John Woods Scholarship, 2009