Non-Full-Length Plays
Don't judge. They're as long as they need to be.
All in Good Fun
Words and music by Nat Cassidy A song cycle about murder and parenting Originally debuted over the course of one year, serialized, as part of The Blood Brothers Present Bedlam Nightmares. Part one premiered February 2014, Part two May 2014, Part three August 2014, and the piece as a whole October 2014. Press
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The Art of What You Want
A heartbroken businessman discovers the horrifying truth about his haunted house. Runtime: 20 minutes 2M, 2W Originally produced as part of The Blood Brothers Present Bedlam Nightmares: Execution Day, an evening of short horror pieces, in October 2014 at the Brick Theatre. It was directed by Pete Boisvert, with the following cast: Harris - Michael Markham Terry - Lynn Berg Emily - Morgan Zipf-Meister Doctor Queen - Kristen Vaughan |
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- The first piece, THE ART OF WHAT YOU WANT, written by Nat Cassidy and directed by Pete Boisvert, works as a graceful unveiling for the nature of the piece. Turning from Hitchcock to Almodovar it shifts the focus from the mysterious to the grotesque." - New York Theatre Review
- "I've seen some horrific things at the Blood Brothers' shows -- eyelids ripped off, skin peeled, human flesh consumed, rape and incest, and more forms of murder than you can shake a stick at. But when the lights went down after Nat Cassidy's short play THE ART OF WHAT YOU WANT, my first reaction was to lean over and whisper to the person sitting next to me, 'THAT was fucked up.' Nat Cassidy's play ... is easily one of the creepiest of I've ever seen. ... Featuring the best (and most upsetting) surprise ending I've seen in a while, THE ART OF WHAT YOU WANT sets a very high bar." - StageBuzz
- "Cassidy’s THE ART OF WHAT YOU WANT, directed by Boisvert, is the most genuinely frightening of the evening’s offerings: a haunted house story with a ghastly twist."
- Theatre is Easy
- The first piece, THE ART OF WHAT YOU WANT, written by Nat Cassidy and directed by Pete Boisvert, works as a graceful unveiling for the nature of the piece. Turning from Hitchcock to Almodovar it shifts the focus from the mysterious to the grotesque."
- New York Theatre Review
Into the Life of Things
Two tense lovers find transcendence of an unexpectedly horrific nature at an isolated yoga retreat. Available for purchase here: Indie Theatre Now Runtime: 30 minutes 3M, 3W (all gender flexible) Originally produced as part of The Blood Brothers Present Bedlam Nightmares: Strapped In, an evening of short horror pieces, in February 2014 at the Brick Theatre. It was directed by Patrick Shearer, with the following cast: The Cops - Rebecca Comtois and Leal Vona The Attendant - Anna Rahn Carole - Stephanie Willing Joshua - Matthew Trumbull Edmond - August Schulenberg |
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- "[T]he evening’s standout segment [is] “Into The Life of Things” by Nat Cassidy. Cassidy has a stereophonic ear for both the insider’s delusion and the outsider’s confusion (each of which will be duly punished) at a wilderness yoga retreat, where supernatural complications ensue which will land one lucky disciple in the Blood Brothers’ new place of residence. As a believer sworn to silence, Stephanie Willing enacts a sublime kinetic narrative of danced and gestured expression (and embodies just as pristine pretension when her character breaks the vow), while Matthew Trumbull as her doubting husband paces out of his yoga-pretzels with a positively Chaplinesque totter, his expression set in a world-exhausted facial drawl worthy of Keaton — more of the Brothers’ history-repeated-as-not-so-funny — and August Schulenburg is tragic and hilarious as a guru spouting Cassidy’s gourmet psychobabble."
- Adam McGovern, Fanchild - "The evening features some amazing writing from Blood Brother stalwarts Nat Cassidy and Mac Rogers, as well as some strong directing from Pete Boisvert, Patrick Shearer and Stephanie Cox-Williams. ... Nasty, horrifying, and so incredibly well done. ... The surprise of the evening was Cassidy's "Into the Life of Things," about the yoga retreat. A young couple (Matthew Trumbull and Stephanie Willing) falls under the spell of a charismatic leader (August Schulenberg). Throw in some food deprivation, a touch of psychic ability, and a possible love triangle and the retreat takes a homicidal turn. This was a strong, well-structured story with an unexpected paranormal twist, and it worked nicely into the main Blood Brothers/asylum story. This was longer than the typical short play included in a Blood Brothers show, which provided a nice balance to Rogers' and Cassidy's other short pieces. I'm happy to see that some of the evening's pieces will be continued in the current episode of Bedlam Nightmares. I can't wait to see where this series goes."
- Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz
Charon
Music by Scott Perkins, Words by Nat Cassidy Commissioned by Washington National Opera/The John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center A 20 minute opera about the weary boatman of the River Styx, and how his job changes after the world ends. 3M, 2W Originally performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts alongside two other commissioned short operas in November 2012 with conductor Anne Manson and the following singers: Charon (Bass): Soloman Howard Business Man/Ensemble (Baritone): Norman Garrett Man/Ensemble (Tenor): Yuri Gorodetski Woman/Ensemble (Alto): Julia Mintzer Spanish Woman/Ensemble (Soprano): María Eugenia Antúnez |
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- "Charon was the strongest [work of the evening]. Cassidy's libretto is spare and telling, and gave his partner repetitive and clear material for musical treatment. The piece works effectively because it establishes and maintains a single mood, intensifying to a dramatic conclusion."
- Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post
- “Perkins’ and Cassidy’s Charon was, as Monty Python might have put it, 'something completely different.' ... Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Charon was the free-flowing imagination of librettist Nat Cassidy ... Mr. Cassidy grabbed [Lord Dunsany's] idea and ran with it in his libretto, gradually revealing the growing horde of souls—by implication and suggestion—is actually the mass casualty of a human Armageddon. ... It’s a brief, intense setting for this quietly apocalyptic libretto that expands in a truly unsettling way the idea-kernel that Mr. Cassidy brilliantly extracted from Dunsany’s fictional speculation. ... Mr. Cassidy’s libretto is what any composer could want: a good, tight story; a compelling major character; a text loaded with rhythmic metrics, sing-able vowels; and the whole driven with choruses in a 'dies irae' funereal chant style, perfectly orchestrated by Mr. Perkins. The sum of its many parts provides a haunting atmosphere for the composer’s haunting music. ... In Charon, both the composer and librettist have an uncanny ability to [do] what a great composer like Verdi once did and what so many modern classical composers fail to do—make a visceral connection to their own times. And that’s what makes Charon a remarkable and welcome musical surprise."
- Terry Ponick, The Washington Times
- “Of the three presented, only one stood out and that was Charon. The libretto about the weary boatman ferrying newly deceased to Hades and the richly textured percussive music made the entire evening worth dashing from DC's Union Station.”
- Karen LaLonde Alenier, The Dressing
- “The best effort of the night [was] Charon, with music by Scott Perkins and libretto by Nat Cassidy. ... With its echoes of Sartre's Huis clos (‘L'enfer, c'est les autres’), juxtaposition of grim humor and hellscape, and the most evocative use of the limited instrumentation by a long shot, it was a work not without shortcomings but which I would gladly hear again and take the chance to study the score.”
- Charles T. Downey, Ion Arts
Sparks Will Fly
Words and Music by Nat Cassidy
A song cycle about sex with robots.
Originally performed at CAPSLOCK Theatre's SEX WITH ROBOTS Festival, The Secret Theatre, October 2013.
Words and Music by Nat Cassidy
A song cycle about sex with robots.
Originally performed at CAPSLOCK Theatre's SEX WITH ROBOTS Festival, The Secret Theatre, October 2013.
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Joy Junction
The star of a public access religious children's show unveils his newest act to a horrified co-star. Based on a true story. Runtime: 15 minutes Cast: 3M, 2W Originally produced as part of Nosedive Productions' Blood Brothers Present ... Raw Feed, an evening of short horror pieces, alongside Nat Cassidy's TALHOTBLOND, in October 2012 at the Brick Theatre. Joy Junction was directed by Pete Boisvert, with the following cast: RONALD: Roger Nasser MARTY: Collin McConnell MARIGOLD: Stephanie Willing ANNABELL: Judy Merrick CHOOCH: Gareth Declan A truncated version of Joy Junction was also presented as part of The Blood Brothers Present Bedlam Nightmares: Execution Day in October 2014 at the Brick Theatre, directed by Stephanie Cox-Williams and Pete Boisvery, with the following cast: RONALD: Roger Nasser MARTY: Collin McConnell MARIGOLD: Lynn Berg |
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- "Remarkably creepy ... Resonantly disturbing ... Nat Cassidy's Joy Junction is a highlight."
– Maria Micheles, nytheatre.com
- “The night’s most rewarding [pieces] come from the playwright Nat Cassidy, with the sung-notspoken-word TALHOTBLOND, and Joy Junction.”
– Adam McGovern, Tor.com
- “Cassidy's Joy Junction is amazingly creepy.”
– Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz
- "My favorite of the plays was Joy Junction, a story about a man and his puppet. It was disturbing, haunting and utterly revolting, the highlight of the evening. I won’t go into detail about what the puppet actually is, but it reminded me of something I once thought of after consuming a large meal and an entire bottle of scotch."
- Stage Buddy
- "Joy Junction, written by Nat Cassidy and directed by Stephanie Cox Williams, is perhaps the most B Movie of the evening’s presentations. With comically gruesome sound effects, by Patrick Shearer, and surrealistically unbelievable plot, this piece accomplishes gross out horror with minimal presentation and gleeful energy."
- New York Theatre Review - "Joy Junction ... is a short, disturbing sketch [which] take[s] the creep-factor over the edge."
- Theatre is Easy
TALHOTBLOND
Music and lyrics by Nat Cassidy A music/dance piece about an internet love triangle which goes drastically wrong as true identities are revealed and passions run wild. Based on a true story. Runtime: 6 minutes Cast: 2M, 2W, 1 Musician Originally produced as part of Nosedive Productions' Blood Brothers Present ... Raw Feed, an evening of short horror pieces, alongside Nat Cassidy's Joy Junction, in October 2012 at the Brick Theatre. TALHOTBLOND was directed by Patrick Shearer, with the following cast: MOTHER: Judy Merrick DAUGHTER: Stephanie Willing LOVER: Gareth Declan FRIEND: Collin McConnell MUSICIAN: Nat Cassidy |
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- "Smart and daring ... The creative team makes bold and surprising choices, such as Nat Cassidy’s TALHOTBLOND ... The poignancy of this piece is accented beautifully... Provides the instant gratification of horror and blood with clever commentary and character exploration."
– Bradley Troll, Theatre Is Easy
- “The night’s most rewarding [pieces] come from the playwright Nat Cassidy, with the sung-notspoken-word TALHOTBLOND, and Joy Junction.”
– Adam McGovern, Tor.com
- “The most striking piece of the evening is Nat Cassidy's TALHOTBLOND. [It] is haunting.”
– Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz
COME
A small group of high school misfits band together to solve the mystery of why some of their classmates are dying. All roads lead to an urban legend about a student, her teacher, a video, and a monster who finds you when you're at your most vulnerable.
Commissioned by Stable Cable Co.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 2W, 2M, 1 Either
Originally performed as part of Stable Cable Co.'s Live Wire 2016, at the Marshall Chess Club, on July 11, 2016. It was directed by Roger Manix, with the following cast:
VAL: Tina WongLu
TYLER: Evan Daves
DEZ: Andrew Galteland
PARENT: Sarah Good
NURSE: Sarah Beitch
A small group of high school misfits band together to solve the mystery of why some of their classmates are dying. All roads lead to an urban legend about a student, her teacher, a video, and a monster who finds you when you're at your most vulnerable.
Commissioned by Stable Cable Co.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 2W, 2M, 1 Either
Originally performed as part of Stable Cable Co.'s Live Wire 2016, at the Marshall Chess Club, on July 11, 2016. It was directed by Roger Manix, with the following cast:
VAL: Tina WongLu
TYLER: Evan Daves
DEZ: Andrew Galteland
PARENT: Sarah Good
NURSE: Sarah Beitch
The Unluckiest Girl
Her name was Donna and she thought the world was the unluckiest girl in the Pacific Northwest. Meeting Ted Bundy proved her right.
Commissioned by Stable Cable Co.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 1W, 1M
Originally performed as part of Stable Cable Co.'s Live Wire 2015, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, on January 25, 2015. It was directed by Gretchen Van Lente, with the following cast:
TED: J M Maestas
DONNA: Melissa Diaz
Her name was Donna and she thought the world was the unluckiest girl in the Pacific Northwest. Meeting Ted Bundy proved her right.
Commissioned by Stable Cable Co.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 1W, 1M
Originally performed as part of Stable Cable Co.'s Live Wire 2015, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, on January 25, 2015. It was directed by Gretchen Van Lente, with the following cast:
TED: J M Maestas
DONNA: Melissa Diaz
Phases
Two depressed and lonely Atlantic City security guards are learning just how far their city has gone to the dogs.
Commissioned by New York Madness
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 1W, 1M
Originally performed as the featured play in NY Madness' "Werewolf Madness with Featured Guest Nat Cassidy" at EST on January 18, 2015. It was directed by Pete Boisvert, with the following cast:
CHARLIE: Kelley Rae O'Donnell
OBERON: Michael Markham
Two depressed and lonely Atlantic City security guards are learning just how far their city has gone to the dogs.
Commissioned by New York Madness
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 1W, 1M
Originally performed as the featured play in NY Madness' "Werewolf Madness with Featured Guest Nat Cassidy" at EST on January 18, 2015. It was directed by Pete Boisvert, with the following cast:
CHARLIE: Kelley Rae O'Donnell
OBERON: Michael Markham
Troupe
They're the worst improv troupe in the world and their show is about to become a living hell. Literally. Commissioned by The Flea Runtime: 10 minutes Cast: 2W, 1M Originally performed as part of cycle 28 of #Serials@TheFlea in May 2015, at The Flea. It was directed by Josh Boerman, with the following cast: JP: John Paul Harkins EDAN: Edan Levy JEREMY: Jeremy Rafal JORDAN: Jordan Carey |
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Will on the Hill and Far Away - Will on the Hill 2021
Commissioned by the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C.
Directed by Samantha Wyer Bello
Designed and edited by Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Runtime: 60 minutes
SYNOPSIS: When a definitely-not-mad scientist crashes a Congressional hearing held to determine once and for all what's so great about the works of The Bard, he promises an Shakespearean experience more in depth than anyone could have ever imagined. Unfortunately, his technology still has a few bugs to work out and it's not long before a hapless handful of politicians is transported directly into the world of William Shakespeare's most beloved creations. Will they be able to get back in time to ask their questions during the hearing? Or will they decide that the world of Shakespeare, with its helpful sprites, wacky wizards, and talking bears, is maybe a little easier to navigate than Washington, DC? WILL ON THE HILL AND FAR AWAY is a fast paced, action-packed, and often rather silly adventure that's part Monty Python, part FANTASTIC VOYAGE, and all's well that ends well.
Will on the Hill is an extraordinary fundraiser fostering bipartisan support for STC's arts education programs, which reach nearly 20,000 students and teachers annually by providing workshops, teaching materials, and free/subsidized tickets and transportation to theatrical performances.
Will on the Hill and Far Away featured: Felicia Curry (The Kennedy Center’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus; four-time Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Teaching Artist Yonatan Gebeyehu (Timon of Athens, Everybody), STC Teaching Artist Christopher Michael Richardson (Macbeth; Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Affiliated Artist Tom Story (Peter Pan and Wendy, The School for Lies), Holly Twyford (Old Times; five-time Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Affiliated Artist Gregory Wooddell (The Comedy of Errors, The School for Lies), Broadway star Bianca Amato (Private Lives, Broadway’s Macbeth), STC Teaching Artist Tẹmídayọ Amay (Round House Theatre’s School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play; Helen Hayes Award winner), Zoë Sophia Garcia (The Oresteia), Kimberly Gilbert (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s Marie Antoinette; Helen Hayes Award winner), Emmy Award nominee Harry Hamlin (Henry V, NBC’s L.A. Law), STC Affiliated Artist Patrick Page (All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain, Broadway’s Hadestown), Tristan André Parks (The Amen Corner), STC Affiliated Artist Tony Roach (The Metromaniacs, The Liar), Faran Tahir (Othello, Marvel’s Iron Man), Broadway star Tracie Thoms (The Oedipus Plays, Broadway’s Rent, Falsettos), STC Affiliated Artist Craig Wallace (Ford’s Theatre’s A Christmas Carol), Emmy Award nominee Finn Wittrock (Romeo and Juliet, FX’s American Horror Story), Jacob Yeh (Julius Caesar; Helen Hayes Award winner), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Rep. André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce, Ian Liddell-Grainger, UK Member of Parliament Nury Turkel, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist, and longtime Will on the Hill supporters Marla Allard and Maggie Coons.
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Commissioned by the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C.
Directed by Samantha Wyer Bello
Designed and edited by Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Runtime: 60 minutes
SYNOPSIS: When a definitely-not-mad scientist crashes a Congressional hearing held to determine once and for all what's so great about the works of The Bard, he promises an Shakespearean experience more in depth than anyone could have ever imagined. Unfortunately, his technology still has a few bugs to work out and it's not long before a hapless handful of politicians is transported directly into the world of William Shakespeare's most beloved creations. Will they be able to get back in time to ask their questions during the hearing? Or will they decide that the world of Shakespeare, with its helpful sprites, wacky wizards, and talking bears, is maybe a little easier to navigate than Washington, DC? WILL ON THE HILL AND FAR AWAY is a fast paced, action-packed, and often rather silly adventure that's part Monty Python, part FANTASTIC VOYAGE, and all's well that ends well.
Will on the Hill is an extraordinary fundraiser fostering bipartisan support for STC's arts education programs, which reach nearly 20,000 students and teachers annually by providing workshops, teaching materials, and free/subsidized tickets and transportation to theatrical performances.
Will on the Hill and Far Away featured: Felicia Curry (The Kennedy Center’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus; four-time Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Teaching Artist Yonatan Gebeyehu (Timon of Athens, Everybody), STC Teaching Artist Christopher Michael Richardson (Macbeth; Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Affiliated Artist Tom Story (Peter Pan and Wendy, The School for Lies), Holly Twyford (Old Times; five-time Helen Hayes Award winner), STC Affiliated Artist Gregory Wooddell (The Comedy of Errors, The School for Lies), Broadway star Bianca Amato (Private Lives, Broadway’s Macbeth), STC Teaching Artist Tẹmídayọ Amay (Round House Theatre’s School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play; Helen Hayes Award winner), Zoë Sophia Garcia (The Oresteia), Kimberly Gilbert (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s Marie Antoinette; Helen Hayes Award winner), Emmy Award nominee Harry Hamlin (Henry V, NBC’s L.A. Law), STC Affiliated Artist Patrick Page (All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain, Broadway’s Hadestown), Tristan André Parks (The Amen Corner), STC Affiliated Artist Tony Roach (The Metromaniacs, The Liar), Faran Tahir (Othello, Marvel’s Iron Man), Broadway star Tracie Thoms (The Oedipus Plays, Broadway’s Rent, Falsettos), STC Affiliated Artist Craig Wallace (Ford’s Theatre’s A Christmas Carol), Emmy Award nominee Finn Wittrock (Romeo and Juliet, FX’s American Horror Story), Jacob Yeh (Julius Caesar; Helen Hayes Award winner), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Rep. André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States Dame Karen Pierce, Ian Liddell-Grainger, UK Member of Parliament Nury Turkel, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist, and longtime Will on the Hill supporters Marla Allard and Maggie Coons.
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Will on the Hill ... or Won't They? - Will on the Hill 2020
Commissioned by the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C.
Directed by Samantha Wyer Bello
Designed and edited by Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Runtime: 60 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Two congressional aides of opposing parties have secretly crossed the aisle in a bipartisan romance that rivals Romeo and Juliet. In this laugh out loud send-up that marries contemporary politics and Shakespearean verse, they wonder how celebrating the Bard during these turbulent times makes sense. It is up to these star-crossed lovers to unite the bickering cast preparing for the show within the show.
Will on the Hill is an extraordinary fundraiser fostering bipartisan support for STC's arts education programs, which reach nearly 20,000 students and teachers annually by providing workshops, teaching materials, and free/subsidized tickets and transportation to theatrical performances.
Will on the Hill ... or Won't They? starred E. Faye Butler, Felicia Curry, Christopher Michael Richardson, Holly Twyford, Michael Urie, and Gregory Wooddell, with cameos by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), a Will on the Hill regular, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Rep. André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), United Kingdom Ambassador Karen Pierce, British politician Ian Liddell-Grainger, Marla Allard, the host of public television’s “Relative Speaking,” President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist, STC Executive Director Chris Jennings, "Clash of the Titans" actor Harry Hamlin, STC affiliated artist Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Broadway actor Andre De Shields, "Rent" actress Tracie Thoms and actors Stacy Keach, Floyd King, Finn Wittrock and Kelley Curran.
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Commissioned by the Shakespeare Theatre of D.C.
Directed by Samantha Wyer Bello
Designed and edited by Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Runtime: 60 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Two congressional aides of opposing parties have secretly crossed the aisle in a bipartisan romance that rivals Romeo and Juliet. In this laugh out loud send-up that marries contemporary politics and Shakespearean verse, they wonder how celebrating the Bard during these turbulent times makes sense. It is up to these star-crossed lovers to unite the bickering cast preparing for the show within the show.
Will on the Hill is an extraordinary fundraiser fostering bipartisan support for STC's arts education programs, which reach nearly 20,000 students and teachers annually by providing workshops, teaching materials, and free/subsidized tickets and transportation to theatrical performances.
Will on the Hill ... or Won't They? starred E. Faye Butler, Felicia Curry, Christopher Michael Richardson, Holly Twyford, Michael Urie, and Gregory Wooddell, with cameos by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), a Will on the Hill regular, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Rep. André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL), Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), United Kingdom Ambassador Karen Pierce, British politician Ian Liddell-Grainger, Marla Allard, the host of public television’s “Relative Speaking,” President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist, STC Executive Director Chris Jennings, "Clash of the Titans" actor Harry Hamlin, STC affiliated artist Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Broadway actor Andre De Shields, "Rent" actress Tracie Thoms and actors Stacy Keach, Floyd King, Finn Wittrock and Kelley Curran.
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One-Minute Play Festival
Commissioned by One Minute Play Festival
Runtime: 1 minute each, dammit
"It Always Gets Worse" and "The New Dynamic" were originally performed as part of the first-ever New York Indie OMPF in February 2015, at The New Ohio. They were directed by Pete Boisvert and Christopher Diercksen, respectively.
"Hero" was originally performed as part of the second New York Indie OMPF in May 2016, at the New Ohio. It was directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad.
Commissioned by One Minute Play Festival
Runtime: 1 minute each, dammit
"It Always Gets Worse" and "The New Dynamic" were originally performed as part of the first-ever New York Indie OMPF in February 2015, at The New Ohio. They were directed by Pete Boisvert and Christopher Diercksen, respectively.
"Hero" was originally performed as part of the second New York Indie OMPF in May 2016, at the New Ohio. It was directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad.
Generation
In the near future, a mass mutation is discovered in the next generation of soon-to-be-born children, and all expectant mothers are given a one-on-one debriefing of what they can expect if they choose to go through with their pregnancy.
Commissioned by Flux Theatre Ensemble
Available for purchase here.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 2W, 1M
Originally performed as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's ForePlay staged reading series on April 2, 2012, at Dixon Place. The evening was directed by Matt Archambault, with the following cast:
DOCTOR: Maria Portman Kelly
WIFE: Kari Swenson Riley
HUSBAND: Chris Wight
In the near future, a mass mutation is discovered in the next generation of soon-to-be-born children, and all expectant mothers are given a one-on-one debriefing of what they can expect if they choose to go through with their pregnancy.
Commissioned by Flux Theatre Ensemble
Available for purchase here.
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: 2W, 1M
Originally performed as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's ForePlay staged reading series on April 2, 2012, at Dixon Place. The evening was directed by Matt Archambault, with the following cast:
DOCTOR: Maria Portman Kelly
WIFE: Kari Swenson Riley
HUSBAND: Chris Wight
Roosterbrood
A bullied teen in the 1980s tries to find vengeance with a cassette tape, a Walkman, and a mysterious song called a "roosterbrood," which supposedly causes the listener to commit suicide. Commissioned by Retro Productions Runtime: 10 minutes Cast: 2M Originally performed as part of Retro Productions' 20th Century Salon at The Penny Farthing on September 22, 2012. It was directed by John Hurley with the following cast: JOE: Douglas B. Giorgis SAM: Joe Mathers |
A Fruiting Body
A dramatized tone poem of shifting narrators which tells the story of a mysterious fungus that skyrockets to fame and the scientist who tries to understand its purpose.
Commissioned by Adaptive Arts
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: Flexible
Originally performed as part of Adaptive Arts' Fourth Annual New Works Night at Jimmy's 43 on December 9, 2012. It was directed by Marielle Duke with the following cast:
Alex Engquist
Gabby Sherba
Ashely Bloom
Lauren Ferebee
Christina Kosyla
Matt Brown
Stefan Dezil
A dramatized tone poem of shifting narrators which tells the story of a mysterious fungus that skyrockets to fame and the scientist who tries to understand its purpose.
Commissioned by Adaptive Arts
Runtime: 10 minutes
Cast: Flexible
Originally performed as part of Adaptive Arts' Fourth Annual New Works Night at Jimmy's 43 on December 9, 2012. It was directed by Marielle Duke with the following cast:
Alex Engquist
Gabby Sherba
Ashely Bloom
Lauren Ferebee
Christina Kosyla
Matt Brown
Stefan Dezil
Primary Stages' MORNING IN AMERICA
Nat was also incredibly honored to be commissioned by Primary Stages for a monologue in their MORNING IN AMERICA, NOVEMBER 9, 9:00 AM, presented at Cherry Lane Theater in February 2017.
Playwrights for MORNING IN AMERICA include Dan Ahearn, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Courtney Baron, Alex Beech, Stephen Belber, Brooke Berman, Lee Blessing, Emily Bohannon, Stephen Brown, Bekah Brunstetter, Matthew Capodicasa, Jonathan Caren, Nat Cassidy, Kathleen Clark, Cynthia L. Cooper, Kate Cortesi, Cusi Cram, Emily Daly, David Davila, Eisa Davis, Richard Dresser, Laura Eason, Bruce Faulk, Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy, Kate Fodor, Daisy Foote, Julian Giat, Judy Gold, Jason Grote, Michael Hollinger, Willy Holtzman, Tina Howe, Rachael Jenison, Yanna Jurado, Russell Kaplan, Boo Killebrew, Alessandro King, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Brandon Marianne Lee, Rehana Lew Mirza, Michele Lowe, Jessica Luck, Mariah MacCarthy, Cheri Magid, Michael McKeever, Terrence McNally, Winter Miller, Leah Nanako Winkler, Dan O'Brien, Topher Payne, Mike Poblete, Brian Pracht, Kat Ramsburg, Theresa Rebeck, Janet Reed, Kristine M. Reyes, Karina Richardson, Edwin Sanchez, Julian Sheppard, Crystal Skillman, Mat Smart, Tommy Smith, Susan Soon He Stanton, Samantha Stone, Tatiana Suarez-Pico, Caridad Svich, Daniel Talbott, Jonathan Tolins, Ken Urban, Richard Vetere, Eljon Wardally, Jenny Rachel Weiner, Sheri Wilner, and Stefanie Zadravec.
Playwrights for MORNING IN AMERICA include Dan Ahearn, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Courtney Baron, Alex Beech, Stephen Belber, Brooke Berman, Lee Blessing, Emily Bohannon, Stephen Brown, Bekah Brunstetter, Matthew Capodicasa, Jonathan Caren, Nat Cassidy, Kathleen Clark, Cynthia L. Cooper, Kate Cortesi, Cusi Cram, Emily Daly, David Davila, Eisa Davis, Richard Dresser, Laura Eason, Bruce Faulk, Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy, Kate Fodor, Daisy Foote, Julian Giat, Judy Gold, Jason Grote, Michael Hollinger, Willy Holtzman, Tina Howe, Rachael Jenison, Yanna Jurado, Russell Kaplan, Boo Killebrew, Alessandro King, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Brandon Marianne Lee, Rehana Lew Mirza, Michele Lowe, Jessica Luck, Mariah MacCarthy, Cheri Magid, Michael McKeever, Terrence McNally, Winter Miller, Leah Nanako Winkler, Dan O'Brien, Topher Payne, Mike Poblete, Brian Pracht, Kat Ramsburg, Theresa Rebeck, Janet Reed, Kristine M. Reyes, Karina Richardson, Edwin Sanchez, Julian Sheppard, Crystal Skillman, Mat Smart, Tommy Smith, Susan Soon He Stanton, Samantha Stone, Tatiana Suarez-Pico, Caridad Svich, Daniel Talbott, Jonathan Tolins, Ken Urban, Richard Vetere, Eljon Wardally, Jenny Rachel Weiner, Sheri Wilner, and Stefanie Zadravec.
Oh, and numerous short film scripts. We'll post 'em in the Film section soon, we promise!