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Ageless
Synopsis: Ninety is the new thirty at the turn of the 22nd century. When Marin refuses to take the anti-aging drug celebrated by the rest of society, she invokes her mother’s ire and risks becoming marginalized in a culture that worships youth, denies death, and treats old age as a malady. As Marin’s choice begins to affect not only her but the people she loves, will she find the strength to hold out, or succumb to social pressure? Cast Size: 4 Females, 2 Males, 4 Various
The Silver Sail
A looming supernova. A long-lost starship. A hero turned evil. "[R]eaders should be sufficiently hooked to follow the vivid, ominous threads into the next volume. An engaging installment of a complicated SF/fantasy series about a besieged writer." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] gorgeously penned emotional journey ... The Silver Sail is a must-read for fans of the first novel, and the series, in general, would be a fantastic recommendation for young adult readers seeking an emotive and relatable protagonist." -- Readers' Favorite (5-star review) Olive Joshi never meant to fall through a portal into her own abandoned novel, much less kill her protagonist and resurrect her as a villain. Now she’s on ...
The Twin Stars
A troubled teen. A magic journal. A portal to another world. "Lucasfilm-esque...[A] strong start to a space saga." -- Kirkus Reviews Olive Joshi is an imaginative sixteen-year-old with OCD. She checks and double-checks that the stove burners are off, avoids driving for fear of causing an accident, and constantly worries about hurting the people she loves. Olive finds refuge from her anxiety in writing stories about Coseema, a magical princess on the distant planet Lyria. Coseema is fearless, confident, powerful, and perfect -- everything Olive thinks she’ll never be. When she falls through a portal into her own abandoned story, Olive finds herself in a world in peril: double suns scorch th...
The Twin Stars
"The Lucasfilm-esque milieu, blending magic with exobiology, astrophysics, and a painless layering of multiculturalism, is a tantalizing one. Portman adds a layer of emotion via Olive's struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety... A superhero creator's angst-y perils make this tale a strong start to a space saga." -- Kirkus Reviews A teen at war with her mind. A planet at war with its suns. Can Olive become the hero of her own story? Olive Joshi is an imaginative sixteen-year-old with OCD. She checks and double-checks that the stove burners are off, avoids driving for fear of causing an accident, and constantly worries about hurting the people she loves. Olive finds refuge from...
Where All Good Rabbits Go
Synopsis: During the Age of the Rabbit, no one died. That is to say no one died in the typical way we now view death (the mystical removal of life from the body). Instead people became rabbits. This could happen very suddenly, or gradually over a long period of time. But sooner or later everyone became a rabbit. When hard working young farmer Walter suddenly sprouts a fluffy tail, his journey to where all good rabbits go begins, and there is no turning back. Cast Size: 1 Female, 2 Males, 5 Chorus “The world of this play is strange and a little silly, but the issues at its heart are life-and-death: terminal illness and grief.” —San Francisco Gate “Cochran’s writing is full of vivid imagery and almost poetic cadences.” —For All Events
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Baby Mama
Synopsis: Baby Mama: One Woman’s Quest to Give Her Child to Gay People tracks one birth mother’s true adoption journey, from conception to placement with the gay couple of her dreams—while still living her life, dating, and attending the occasional orgy. From adoption agencies to vaginal discharge, from burlesque to goodbyes, this intimate journey is up close and personal. Cast Size: 1 Female
Alice in Black and White
Synopsis: "Alice in Black and White" brings a true American legend to her rightful place in history. The play tells the story of the first female photo-journalist, Alice Austen, from the late 1800s until a year before her death in 1952. During a time when social conventions for women demanded marriage and child rearing, Alice pursued her passion for photography, found love with life partner Gertrude Tate, and struggled mightily through the Great Depression as her family lost everything. Interwoven with Alice's story is the search of publisher Oliver Jensen for Alice and her photographs in 1951. Cast Size: 5 Females, 2-3 Males (with doubling) WINNER - StageWrite Women’s Theatre Initiative, Great Plains Theatre Conference “an extraordinary testimony to Alice Austen’s work, her lifestyle and her legacy.” —Broadway World “sentimental without being mushy, lovely without being contrived, funny at times, heartbreaking at others.” —Theatre Louisville
Things You Can Do
Synopsis: Stevie studies the Cryosphere. Her dissertation is not going well – the ice she studies is disappearing too fast – and there is nothing she can do about it. She goes home, searching for some comfort and falls through the ice. At home, Stevie faces the fragmented unit her family has become. Her mother is pre-occupied, battling against the rampant development that has transformed their town and her teen-age sister Bella is filled with alienation and angst. She’s selling drugs to get people to talk to her and her first crush has resulted in humiliation. She’s got a mind for revenge. When Bella commits her act of vengeance it forces this family to come together and face the reality of their crumbling world and the limits - and possibilities - of their actions. Cast Size: 4 Females, 1 Male
An Outopia for Pigeons
Author: Justin Maxwell Synopsis: The last passenger pigeon on earth, named Martha Washington, is desperately trying to save her species by building a Foucault-inspired outopia (a non-place.) Assisting Martha is a sperm whale named Charles Bronson, a whale so tough they named the toughest actor of all time after him. Their work is complicated by the arrival of Cotton Mather, a 300 hundred year old Puritan minister and witch burner extraordinaire, who has problems of his own. Cast Size: 2 Females, 2 Males
