A collection of plays I've written. Most of them were developed as a part of Theatre Unleashed's various 24 Hour Theatre festivals. If you would like to perform one or more of these works, in part or in their entirety, please contact me directly regarding the performance rights.
(3 Male, 1 Female, 2-4 Either) Action! Adventure! Romance! Ninja Koalas! Those are just a few of the elements that make up Super Sidekick, the brand new original children’s musical from rising L.A. playwright Gregory Crafts (Friends Like These). This exciting, heart-warming and inspiring play, with original music by Michael Gordon Shapiro, follows this dynamic duo as they track the evil Sorcerer Slurm to the Cave of Doom to rescue the Princess. The modest and hard-working Inky gets his moment to shine when the bumbling Blackjack also gets caught. Now he needs to save them both before they fall prey to Slurm’s Terrible Tickler in this hysterically funny, beautiful story of bravery and friendship.
Super Sidekick: The Musical premiered at The Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood, CA as a part of the Festival of New American Musicals. It was produced by Theatre Unleashed and directed by Jenn Scuderi. It featured Scott Sharma as Inky, Hannah Nawroth as Princess Penelope, Jase Lindgren as Blackjack, Mark Lopez as Slurm, Robyn Heller as The Queen/Narrator, Lindsey Moore Ford as Koala/Swing #1 and Sara Wichman as Koala/Swing #2.
(3 Male, 2 Female) Friends Like These takes a candid and poignant look at the staggering issue of violence in our high schools. Garrett is an outsider who spends most of his troubled existence in a fantasy world called Haven…that is until he meets Nicole, the popular cheerleader with a curious mind. As quickly as things begin looking up for Garrett, they come crashing down, forcing him to face both his past mistakes and his harsh present reality while he struggles for redemption. This gut-wrenching piece will unswervingly explore the emotional trauma brought on by social mores during high school, forcing a confrontation with the causes and tragic consequences that left us staggered as a nation during Columbine and other high school shootings.
Friends Like These premiered on September 11th, 2009 at The Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood, CA and was produced by Theatre Unleashed. The show was co-directed by Sean Fitzgerald & Vance Roi Reyes and featured matthew scott montgomery as Garrett, Sari Sanchez as Diz, Sarah Smick as Nicole, Ryan J. Hill as Brian and Alex Yee as Jesse.
(2 Male, 1 Female) Three ordinary folks, charged with the impossible task of holding back an oncoming zombie horde so their fellow survivors can escape, contemplate their shared fate in their own ways.
Famous Last Words premiered on January 28th, 2012 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24-Hour Theatre Event, When Pigs Fly. It was inspired by the Pink Floyd song, "When the Tigers Broke Free." Featuring Dex Matthews as Tim, Heather Lake as Cat and Carlos Martinez as Carl. Directed by Samantha Shada.
(2 Male, 1 Female) Phil's been fired, and it's a feeding frenzy for sticky fingers in the office! Will Gwen stay strong, or succumb to greedy temptation?
Lord of the Houseflies premiered on August 21st, 2011 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24 Hour Theatre Festival, Planes, Trains & Automobiles. It featured Corey Howe as Gwen, Lee Pollero as Tim and Peter Smith as Karl. Directed by Erin Scott.
(1 Male, 1 Female) An innocent conversation struck up on the subway teaches Seth the true meaning of fanatic. A quirky comedy about baseball and what it really means to root for the home team.
Pink Hat Blues premiered on August 14th, 2011 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24 Hour Theatre Festival, Planes, Trains & Automobiles. It featured Liesl Jackson as Miri and David Orosz as Seth. Directed by David Chrzanowski.
(2 Male) It's the guild master's birthday and his most loyal lieutenant is planning a surprise party! If they were both in the save haven of their favorite video game, everything would be fine. Too bad they're not and his most loyal lieutenant isn't quite as clever or heroic in real life as his level epic level thief and master assassin altar-ego. A comical disaster in one act full of geek humor.
Paved With Good Intentions premiered on March 26th, 2011 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's annual 24 Hour Theatre Festival and birthday celebration, Acting Our Age: Thoroughly Three. It featured Tim Harrington as Korbyn and Crafty St. James as Zamzar. Directed by Lee Pollero.
(1 Male, 1 Female) Max comes home and finds that his wife, Loretta has painted every surface in their apartment bright yellow. Is it a bold style choice, or a sign that there's something amiss?
Yellow Means Caution premiered on February 5th, 2011 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24-hour theatre event, Can't Buy Me Love. It was inspired by The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. The World Premiere featured Derek Houck as Max and Jenn Scuderi as Loretta and was directed by Erin Scott.
(2 characters, gender neutral) Two aliens work to formulate a plan after their ship has crashed in the 1940's Nevada desert. But they'd better hurry, because here comes the US Army!
Cut By Occam's Razor premiered on June 19th, 2010 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's summer 24 Hour Theatre Festival, Boarding the Mothership. It featured Jude Evans as the Tall One and Ana Therese Lopez as the Short One. Directed by Dennis Gerstin.
(1 Male, 2 Female) It's Dana's birthday. Both her husband and her best friend have made plans for a wonderful evening. Completely different plans...
Wanna Bet? premiered on April 3rd, 2010 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24 Hour Theatre Festival, Acting Our Age: The Terrible Twos. It featured David Shackelford as Tim, Courtney Bell as Sharon and Alexis Kupka as Dana. Directed by Ben Atkinson.
(2 Male, 1 Female, 1 gender neutral) Dick thinks Tom's in a rut after getting dumped by his girlfriend. So Dick does what any guy would do for their best friend; he takes Tom out for a night on the town. Little does Tom know that Dick's got a surprise for him... and Tom's got a secret of his own.
Liquid Courage premiered on February 6th, 2010 as a part of Theatre Unleashed's 24 Hour Theatre Festival, Love, Sex, Beer and Rock 'n' Roll: A Day in the Life of Cupid. It featured Carlos Martinez as Tom, David Shackelford as Dick, Tracey Collins as Harriet and Darren T. Mangler as the Waiter. Directed by R. Benito Cardenas.