Short Plays

The Fear Project

4M / 2m (or more) / simple Set

Septet of short plays about fear and the media.

Note: There are six authors involved in this project about the culture of fear in the media. Stefanie's contributions, Haunted and Leaving, are listed below.

productions

• Off-Broadway run at The Barrow Group, 2006

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Haunted

One-act comedy / 15 minutes / 1w / 1m / one set

Dan wants to propose to Audrey; Audrey thinks Dan is going to kill her. A meditation on fear, love, and the effects of too much Lifetime Television.

Production history

• The Barrow Group
• Lillian Theatre, L.A.
• Mae West Fest, Seattle
• Theatre 68, LA
• Sounding Theatre
• Estrogenius Festival

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Leaving

One-act comedy / 10 minutes / 1w / 1m / one set

A Connecticut couple, ordered to evacuate the state, finds their marriage under siege.

Production history

• The Barrow Group
• Acorn Pictures' Live Works, Los Angeles

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Bliss

One-act / 10 minutes / 1w / 2m / one set

A woman with Alzheimer's relives her wedding day.

Production History

• Vital Theatre, Samuel French Short Play Competition Finalist
• Baltimore Playwrights Festival

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Dora’s Box

One-act / 10 minutes / 1w / 1m / one set

Rich broke up with Dora; Dora can't let go, and she's armed with decoupage.

Production history

• Short Stuff II, The Barrow Group
• Theatre 68, L.A

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Wedding Jitters

One-act / 10 minutes / 2m / minimal set

Two straight men participate in the ultimate civil disobedience: they get married.

Production history

• Samuel French Short Play Competition finalist