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Gregory Crafts
About Gregory
Gregory Crafts is an award-winning multi-hyphenate creative artist, with more than twenty-five years of experience as an actor, playwright, director, designer, and theatrical producer under his belt. After graduating from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a Bachelor’s in Theatre Studies in 2003, Greg migrated to Los Angeles, California. He currently resides in North Hollywood, CA with his wife, Jenn, and their cats, Miranda and Bailey.
In 2008, Greg co-founded Theatre Unleashed, a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company located in North Hollywood, CA, and currently serves as its Managing Director, where he oversees the company’s operations. Greg is also a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity, the Dramatists Guild, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, an Ovation Voter, and a founding board member of the Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles.
In 2016, Greg and his wife Jenn teamed up to form a live event venue management company. On January 1st, 2017, the pair took control of studio/stage, a unique performance space located in L.A's KoreaTown. Now working under the banner of The StageCrafts, Jenn and Greg are actively seeking new venues to add to their portfolio. Recently, Greg has been named the venue representative to the board of directors of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
With what little free time he has, Greg enjoys supporting local theatre, reading historical fiction, shotgunning sci-fi shows on Netflix, playing video games, designing websites, participating in 5k mud runs, collecting comic books, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and practicing martial arts. He also nurses an unhealthy obsession with the Boston Red Sox.
Full-Length Plays
Musical
10-Minute Plays
One-Minute Play
Plays in Development
Professionally Published Scripts
Current Productions
Famous Last Words, BoomStick Theater Company’s Spotlight Series (April 7-14 at the Lyric Hyperion)
Tattered Capes (World Premiere), Theatre Unleashed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 13-30 at studio/stage)
Friends Like These
In this honest and poignant look at adolescence, Garret, an outsider, navigates the tumultuous halls of his school with his best friend Diz, a self-proclaimed freak. They escape the day-to-day tortures of high school in a game-world called Haven, where they slay monsters and save maidens. When Garret catches the attention of Nicole, a popular cheerleader with an honest heart, it upsets the status quo. Jealousy and betrayal force Garret to confront past mistakes and question who his real friends are. This gut-wrenching new play unswervingly explores the tragic consequences of bullying that have left us staggering as a nation time and time again.
Format: Full Length
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Run Time: 90-105 minutes
Cast: 3 Male, 2 Female
www.FriendsLikeThesePlay.com
Super Sidekick: The Musical
Action! Adventure! Romance! Ninja Koalas! There’s all this and more in Super Sidekick, the brand new children’s musical from rising L.A. playwright Gregory Crafts and composer Michael Gordon Shapiro. When famous superhero Blackjack the Bold is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer, it’s up to his assistant Inky to step up and save the day! Little does he know that he’ll also have to contend with Ninja Koalas, dark caves, secret weapons, and an abducted princess who’s considerably braver than he is. Colorful characters, witty humor, and an upbeat catchy score make Super Sidekick: The Musical a treat for young audiences, and an engaging project for thespians of all ages.
Format: Full Length
Genre: Children’s Musical Comedy
Run Time: 50 minutes
Cast: 3 Male, 1 Female, 2-4 Either.
www.SuperSidekickTheMusical.com
Tattered Capes
It’s Kevin and Stephanie Connolly’s fifth wedding anniversary, and Kevin has a night of celebration planned for them. Of course, this means he won’t be going out on his regular patrol of Metro City as his alter-ego, M-Pulse, the self-appointed Eminence of Electromagnetism. But things should be fine without him for one night, right? Wrong.
One would think that there could be no secrets left between a husband and wife after five years of matrimonial bliss, but when a powerful super villain’s attack interrupts Kevin and Stephanie’s date, a hero’s unmasking bears significant consequences for the Connollys. Consequences that will resonate and redefine their relationship forever.
Format: Full Length
Genre: Dark Comedy
Run Time: 90 minutes
Cast: 3 Male, 3 Female, 6 Either
www.TatteredCapesPlay.com
Three Can Keep a Secret
It was supposed to be an easy score. Whack the mark. Stage the scene. Take the money. Retire to Cabo. That’s how it was supposed to go down. But for poor Moose and Sonny, a really bad night is only just beginning…
Three Can Keep A Secret, a new play by Gregory Crafts (Friends Like These, Super Sidekick: The Musical) is a darkly funny and slightly twisted interactive crime thriller where YOU, the audience, choose how our story proceeds while our anti-heroes attempt to literally get away with murder. With multiple decision points throughout the story, no two performances will be the same!
Format: Full Length
Genre: Interactive, Dark Comedy, Thriller/Noir
Run Time: 60 minutes
Cast: 3 Male, 2 Female
www.ThreeCanKeepASecretPlay.com
Up All Night: An Anthology of Short Plays
A collection of one-act plays by rising Los Angeles playwright Gregory Crafts. Developed from only a short writing prompt, these plays were written, rehearsed and put up in front of a live audience within in a single 24 hour window.
Liquid Courage: A comedy about looking for love in all the wrong places. (2M, 1F)
Wanna Bet?: It’s Dana’s birthday. Her husband and her best friend have made plans for a wonderful evening. Completely different plans… (1M, 2F)
Cut by Occam’s Razor: 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! (2, Non-Gender Specific)
Yellow Means Caution: 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? (1M, 1F)
Paved With Good Intentions: A comical disaster in one act full of geek humor. (2M)
Pink Hat Blues: A quirky comedy about baseball and what it really means to root for the home team. (1M, 1F)
Famous Last Words
Hang a Lampshade On It
The Boys of Spring and Fall
Just Desserts
Yellow Means Caution
Pink Hat Blues
Operation: Tetherball
Get a Clue
Steven is a Medical Practicioner, Cristina is Attractive, The Belfry Stage
Pin-Up Girls: Scotty’s Last Night
Feng Shui Ninjas
After the Adventure: Logan’s Heroes
Material Wealth
MATERIAL WEALTH (Basically King Lear) is a comedy short film created for the 2019 48-Hour Comedy Film Project. From award-winning Los Angeles production company Hold For Plane Pictures. When his wealthy parents pass away, down-on-his-luck Cooper appears to have once again been forgotten, but he soon learns a valuable lesson in what’s truly important. Plus, he meets a knight!
23 Excellent Playwriting Resources
One of the many things we have at Theatre Unleashed is a playwriting unit. We swap pages and offer constructive critique. We pitch ideas and solicit feedback. We talk about elements of our current projects we’re struggling with. It’s a fun, laid-back, and supportive environment.
