PLAYS Short
Key Ring
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Four keys hang on a key ring. They talk, they bicker, they ponder the mysteries of life. But when each key is removed from the ring, how can love survive?
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Genre: Comedy-Drama
(originally 3M1W but can be gender neutral) Produced: Pittsburgh New Works Festival (2016) Developed: Heartland Theatre Company, Chicago Dramatists |
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PRESS
Victor C. Leroi, Pittsburgh in the Round “…succeeds in breathing life into the four keys… in the brief but powerful piece… the entire arc of a much long piece is nicely compressed into the short play.” Read Full Review |
Key Ring | Pittsburgh New Works Festival
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Someplace Warm
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Ted had enough of winter. It’s Christmas morning, they’re snowed in, and to stay warm he steals gloves from other people’s Christmas presents. Can Carrie convince him that suffering is good for them?
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Genre: Comedy (1M1W)
Produced:Produced: Step Up Productions (2015) |
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PRESS
Janet Arvia, The Examiner “Under the direction of Frank Honts, John Stokvis and Hannah Toriumi project a convincing chemistry as a Chicago couple buttoning up to brave the cold… A love letter to the city, the one act works because its humor is rooted in reality and the performances appear effortless rather than affected.” |
Someplace Warm | Step Up Productions | Photo by Liz Lauren
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A Couple of Nobodies
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They called him “Stuart the Mouse” in high school, and now he sits alone in his apartment on New Year’s Eve reading his beloved Emily Dickinson. Jilted party girl Justine down the hall lost her keys and knocks on his door for help. Can two nobodies find each other?
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Genre:Comedy (1M1W)
Produced: The Artistic Home (2014), Step Up Productions (2014) Awards: Finalist, Actors Theater of Louisville Ten-Minute Play Contest |
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PRESS
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune “I was fully charmed by this small-scale collection of original short plays from Step Up Productions.” (3 stars out of 4, recommended) Read Full Review |
IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo
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Three Balls, Two Strikes
Personal Photo by Steven Peterson
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The seismic shift starts on a Daddy-Daughter outing to Wrigley Field just before she starts college. On one side of her, Dad talks about baseball. He’s so boring. Not at all like the fascinating, baseball-obsessed young man sitting on her other side.
Genre: Comedy (3M1W)
Produced: The Second City Training Center Best of the Tens show (2010), directed by the late, great Mary Scruggs and now dedicated to her memory Developed: Chicago Dramatists |