ProteusPlays

I’ve been a professional editor and writer for many years, and as retirement looms on the horizon I'd like to write more for the stage. Here are four plays which I invite you to read and send me comments on, pro or con.

Walk-Up

Contemporary drama. A private poetry slam between a young poet and an older man leads to a harsh confrontation.

None upon Earth

Tragedy set in Prussia, 1730. King Frederick William is a maniacally authoritarian and abusive father to the crown prince Frederick, later Frederick the Great. The prince's battle for his soul leads to death and betrayal.

Stop the Play!

Farce, 490 BC, Greece. Three amateurs attempt to stage a play for the Athenian drama festival. A female playwright who is fleeing the wrath of the gods attempts to direct them. Deus ex machina.

Talk about God,

5 Cents

Contemporary drama. In a series of monologues, a variety of ordinary people speak about their experiences of God.