Plays
Air Marshals – drama
3m, 3w – running time 90 min
The rise and fall of America as seen from the exit row of a commercial flight from Laguardia to Chicago. Forced to sit together, these six flawed individuals devolve into a No Exit-style modern play.
Alice, the Musical, co-authored with William Wade – musical comedy
Cast of 20 – genders a non-issue – running time 120 min
Alice finds herself “Late” for work and rushes into Manhattan rush hour, spiraling into Underland via the subway system. A grown-up Alice wreaks havoc on a world not meant for adults and must fight for her sanity and identity where the citizens want her dead.
Deadly Sugarplums: A Fright Before Christmas, w/ Jana Wimer – horror/drama/comedy/Christmas themes
Cast of 8 needed, flexible – running time 90 min
In the 1800s, it was a grand British tradition to tell ghost stories at Christmas Eve. A cottage industry was born and the pinnacle was A Christmas Carol. This is a collection of short stories from that era (sans Carol) adapted for the stage with Urban Death creator and visionary Jana Wimer.
Eula Mae’s Beauty, Bait & Tackle, w/ Chuck Richards – Southern comedy
2m, 1w – running time 100 min
Alabama native Eula Mae runs a bait and tackle shop, but today she adds “beauty” to her title as she takes on pageant coach Sue-Sue Daniels as a new employee. The shop is used for coaching sessions with 9-time non-finalist Miss Alabama contestant Rita Mae. We follow her through her last attempt at the title. Eula Mae is played by one actor. Two actors take on the rest of the cast of characters. Uproariously funny, the play ran for 10 years on and off in Atlanta before making its Off-Broadway debut. This show often sells tickets fast thanks to the title.
Macbeth: The Murder Mystery, w/ Lydia Bolen – comedy
3m, 3w – running time 90 min
A murder mystery spoof of Shakespearean proportions, tenacious Tray Macbride navigates a hostile company takeover with the encouragement of wife Lydia. Lydia’s mother, a real witch, nudges things along as Tray’s executive assistant Bruce, CEO Mr. Duncan, and Duffy’s dog are all murdered. The culprit is discovered through three alternate endings that highlight the various theories on the motivations of Macbeth. Cast can be expanded to ten, or as is often the guideline of dinner theatre, a cast of six in which one person picks up all the “small” roles. Suggested you let the audience vote on a killer, but show them all three endings. They go crazy for that.
Patient Number – one-act, drama with humor
2m, 1w – running time 35 min
Two men in the late 90s return to a Men’s Health Crisis Center to get their test results.
Suite Atlanta – two-act comedy
Adaptable cast with more than 20 roles – 2-person, 4-person or fully-cast ensemble
Six nights in a hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia. Each night (scene) features the guests staying in Room 1713: a rural politician meets a call girl, a computer geek juggles Internet and phone service, a pair of aging New Yorkers stop in the Big Peach on their way to Florida, two drunken conference attendees bring the party to the room, a Los Angeles casting agent holds an audition, and a pageant-mom goes to war with her 6-year old who won’t come out of the bathroom. The play is buoyed by the bell hop and the varying maids who act as Greek chorus to each scene, and paint the canvas of this town’s jaded history.
Other Playwrights
Murray Scott Changar: The Gates of Helen, 2-act drama
1m, 1w
Wealthy socialite confesses her party days to her therapist and reveals she’s murdered her husband. Her therapist doubts her confession, and must face her again when the murder becomes public.
Janina Birtolo, Conversations with History, historical plays
Twelve solo plays on the lives of various amazing women throughout time such as Catherine the Great, Catherine of Medici, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas and Margaret Sanger.
Solo Plays
Mr. Blocker’s solo plays are not currently available to performers. There will be additional solo works listed in the coming months from other playwrights and will be available through this site.
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