One-Act Plays
Grace
Summary: 45-60 min. 2M/1F
Two old friends, Alt and Peric, are catching up after a long time apart. It's after dinner and they've both had a bit too much to drink. There seems to be some trouble brewing between Alt and his wife, Angelene, but he doesn't want to talk about it. In the process of their conversation, it soon comes out that each man has recently witnessed a crime that has shaken him to his core. The telling of their stories causes reality to bend around them and the evening begins to take on a surreal edge. Before the evening is through all three characters must try to make sense of the world without getting crushed by the existential weight brought on by what they've seen.
Production History:
Exiled Theatre, 2015 (Dir. Teri Incampo)
Hanging Tree
Summary: 20 min. 1 character
A Speaker recounts the story of their interaction with a ghost in the months following a break-up. The ghost appears in their bedroom, each morning, as a young man hanging by the neck from the rafters. The narrator struggles to make sense of what they're seeing and finding someone to confirm the sightings
Production History:
Feral Theatre Company, 2020
Nora (All Over)
Summary: 25 min. 1F
A woman, Nora, is giving formal testimony about a recent incident. At a formal dinner, she and her colleagues are attacked by a woman with a fixation on Nora. Nora recounts the event and describes an event from her childhood that may explain the woman's actions.
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