Direct Address

Short Plays

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THE MAGIC WORD
A high-tech office worker runs through the entire gamut of emotions when she meets a man who tries to communicate using the only word he knows: “Machesco.”
—— 2008: Sleepwalkers Theatre, San Francisco
—— 2005: Colonial Playhouse, Pennsylvania

HOT SPOT
A couple discovers a strange spotlight in their home that, when they step into it, compels them to perform revealing monologues.
—— 2007: National 10-Minute Play Contest, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Finalist

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
A business traveler trapped in an airport. Worst. Trip. Ever.
—— 2007: Best of PlayGround Festival, San Francisco

NOWHERE MAN
Employees in a diner deal with a regular who always orders one of every single dessert on the menu.
—— 2006: Best of PlayGround Festival, San Francisco

LETTERS TO AN OLD POET
An Eastern European political dissident corresponds with a sixth-grader.
—— 2005: Orlando Shakespeare Festival

DAVID MAMET’S GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Teach and Don from American Buffalo discover a rude newcomer to their world: Sam-I-Am.
—— A.C.T.’s DAVID MAMET WRITING CONTEST WINNER
—— 2003: [reading] Geary Theatre, San Francisco