"Everything is slipping away. We're all just -- slipping -- we're rotting -- we all are - I feel it - we're decaying, like leaves. Remember leaves, Mom? Every autumn, the piles of leaves, moldering on the ground. The ground under which we buried our vegetables, our dead pets, souvenir arrow heads, and the Hustler magazine that Fiona and I dug out of the neighbor's trash one afternoon and read with fascination and horror till it got dark. We hid it under a rock by the garden and covered it with dead leaves, dirt, twigs. My hands were so cold, my fingers burned. Then we raced each other to the house -- to the warm kitchen, to soup simmering on the stove, to the smoky fire place, and to you."
Shelly from FIRST CHILL
ARTIFICE
Stage Play. Full length Comedy/Farce. Single set.
Struggling artist Payne Showers finally gets his Big Break. He dies. Fortunately, Payne's death infaltes the value of his work. Unfortunately, his estranged wife, Maggie, must sell it all to avoid bankruptcy. The private auction at Maggie's country house is in full swing when we learn that one guest may be a murderous gangster, another a gun toting psychopath, and a winter storm threatens to keep the entire party housebound. Then Payne Showers walks through the door.
AWARDS: Reva Shiner Award (2010). McLaren Memorial Comedy Award (2007). Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Award (2006). Finalist in the Dayton Future Fest Competition (2007).
FIRST CHILL
Stage Play. Full length drama. Single set.
Clara Scott (50's), a former English teacher, now suffers from early onset Alzheimer's disease. Her adult daughters, Shelly and Fiona are faced with the difficulty of caring for their Mother as they struggle with the question that, had Clara known ahead of time she'd fall victim to this disease, would she have chosen to keep living? Shelly and Fiona will receive no confirmation that the decision they make is the "right" one. Can they make a life-altering choice based solely on instinct, assumptions, and love?
AWARDS: Julie Harris Playwright's Award (2001). Playwright's Theater "Plays for the 21st Century" award (2001).
SKIRTS
Stage Play. Full length compilation. Comedy/Drama. Flexible set.
SKIRTS is a compilation of scenes and monologues for those with two X chromosomes. The separate pieces in "Skirts" range from the sweetly humorous to the absolutely absurd. The all female cast can total anywhere between six to eighteen actors.
Angry Timmy Presentscopyright 2011
