Reflection • The Trauma of Medusa
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) In this tragic retelling of the story of Medusa, Medusa’s traumatic backstory is…
Tag: Short Plays
White Mountain • A Play About Inner Vision
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) On the 19th century Missouri frontier, Ruth is abandoned by her impulsive, dreamer…
The Snow Queen • A Short TYA Play
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) The classic fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen is retold…
The Prince’s House • A Ten-minute Play
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) Demonic possession is explored in this intense, Shakespeare-inspired short play about a woman…
Jinn • A Fantasy
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) To avoid the emotions of her life—even the joys—Calypso explores shops in the…
Immortal Hearts • A Short Play
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) A young man comes to grip with a break up with the woman…
The Death of Eurydice • The Greek Myth Explored
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) In this successful and beautiful short play that has been performed in theater…
The Trojan Children • TYA
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) After the fall of Troy, a group of refugee children must rely on…
The Premature Burial • Radio Poe RADIO HOUR 1 • Part 2
by Cheryl Ann Cluff Three actors and a sound effects artist perform an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Premature Burial”. If…
The Tell Tale Heart — Radio Poe RADIO HOUR SERIES part 1
by Cheryl Ann Cluff Three actors and a sound effects artist perform an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Tell-Tale Heart”. If…
The Funny Little Woman and Her Dumpling • A Short Play for Children
by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King Based on the Japanese Fairy Tale : The Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings MORE TO COME…
The Ugly Duckling • A Short Musical for Children
Book and Lyrics by George King and Gayanne Ramsden King Music and Additional Lyrics by C. Michael Perry & Mylee Bell Especially designed…
Lavender • Part 1 of Lavender & Exile – RADIO HOUR Series Episode 2
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Another Halloween offering! An original play based on a ghost story from Salt Lake City. In Lavender, a young man…
Rapunzel • Part 1 of GRIMM – RADIO HOUR Episode 7
by Matthew Ivan Bennett An adaptation of the Brothers Grimm stories to their original, dark tellings. This version of Rapunzel isn’t your mommy…
The Juniper Tree • Part 2 of GRIMM – RADIO HOUR Episode 7
by Matthew Ivan Bennett An adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story to their original, dark tellings, The Juniper Tree is not nostalgic radio…
Little Snow-White • Part 3 of GRIMM – RADIO HOUR Episode 7
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre. An adaptation of three beloved Grimm Brother stories to…
The Black Knight • Part 3 of Yuletide, of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett If you celebrate the Holidays with this French Christmas legend, you might want to take the kiddies out of…
The Gift of the Magi • Part 1 of Yuletide, of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett O. Henry’s classic Christmas story “The Gift of the Magi,” originally published in 1905, it is a straightforward adaptation…
The Little Match Girl • Part 2 of Yuletide, of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett “The LITTLE MATCH GIRL” based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story A short lyrical adaptation of the tragic and moving…
Radio Poe • Episode 1 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Cheryl Ann Cluff Three actors and a sound effects artist perform adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The…
Lavender and Exile • Episode 2 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Another Halloween offering! Two original plays – Lavender & Exile – based on ghost stories from Salt Lake City….
Frankenstein • Episode 3 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Mary Shelley’s horror classic Frankenstein – adapted for radio. Shelley’s 1818 novel was originally subtitled ‘The Modern Prometheus,’ intended…
Alice • Episode 4 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett In 1862, Lewis Carroll created a tale to delight a little girl. That girl of course was named Alice,…
Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle • Episode 5 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett In this radio adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” Holmes & Watson must…
Grimm • Episode 7 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett WHEN A NAME SAYS IT ALL! An adaptation of three beloved Grimm Brothers stories to their original, dark tellings….
Otherwhere • Episode 8 in the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre. The Host of RADIO HOUR talks about the disputed…
Yuletide • Episode 9 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Celebrate the Holidays, with three stories. The first two are family-friendly classics: “The Gift of the Magi,” originally published…
Stand • Episode 10 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre. What if the Pledge of Allegiance ended with “liberty…
Troll • Episode 11 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett A dark comedy about an internet troll who becomes a real one. A comedic send-up of fairy tales like…
Circle • Episode 12 of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre, CIRCLE is a very flexible piece. Nothing quite says…
Blind Date • A 12-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Hyper-vigilance. On a stakeout. Fifi and Rex seem to be just thrown together. They talk about duty. They talk about…
Cannibal Bondage Fiasco • a Ten-minute play
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen The macabre humor, the mock-social-status-consciousness of the ‘very rich’ and those wanting to associate with them and…
Dreamers • a Ten-minute play
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Three English speaking friends, newly arrived in America, are searching the web for a school, an internship,…
Bumps • a play for Young Audiences • TYA
a play by Eric Samuelsen About the social order of a playground, along with the attendant bullying, BUMPS presents a microcosmic view of…
Last Chance • a one-act play
by Eric Samuelsen Two people, in the masquerade of longing and loving, have pretended themselves out of a life of anything but ordinary….
The Butcher, The Beggar and the Bedtime Buddy • a 10-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen A meat-packing magnate, his daughter, and his second wife play the games and vie for the immense fortune at his…
The Princess and the Pea • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale by Genevieve Aichele The typical array of princesses––all royal, all wrong. But when Prince Emory meets…
The Girl Who Found Fear • TYA • World Tales
A Turkish Fairy Tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Fear. We all know about it, have even experienced it in our lives. But we…
Persephone • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Greek Myth by Genevieve Aichele Kidnapping. Heartbreak. Evil exacting a price. Sounds like the 5 o’clock news? Well, no —…
Blood Pudding • a Ten-minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen There was a robbery in a restaurant meat locker. Marie thinks she knows who did it — a guy in…
Sleepy Hollow • TYA • World Tales
(based on the story by Washington Irving) Adapted by Genevieve Aichele This is a simple but imaginative story-theatre telling of the famous tale…
The Elephant and the Ant • TYA • World Tales
A Traditional Tale from India adapted by Genevieve Aichele Wisdom from the smallest of all helps the jungle animals to maintain order when…
Clever Manka • TYA • World Tales
A Czechoslovakian tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Riddles. Cleverness. This simple, charming story will delight children and adults alike as The Burgomaster of…
The Children of Lir • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Irish folk lore by Genevieve Aichele A very early step-mother story, this time out of jealousy for the love of Lir,…
The Adventures of Hiiaka • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Hawaiian Myth and Lore by Genevieve Aichele Hawaii’s rich mythology and lore provide the story for this script dealing with love,…
Fingerprint Smile • A Ten-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Murder. Aggravated Robbery. Years spent in the system. The grand-children know little to nothing. His parole is imminent and the…
Five • A Ten-minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen In the world of Donkey Kong we find 5 Princess Zeldas: the Proud, the-full-of-pain, the girlfriend-not-a-princess, the Actor-princess, the Dangerous….
Control_Alt_Delete • a Ten-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Eric (the playwright) had been reading a book called MOBY DUCK, about bath toys that washed off a cargo ship…
Burning Desire • a Ten-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Heaven, Hell, the Void, and… a fourth place — not often considered, as we slip away into that unknown life…
Perfect Circle • a Ten-minute play
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Five teenaged cousins at the wedding of another cousin. What can’t go wrong with an overly-demanding bride…