FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

RIDE
“Brilliant. An incredibly moving and hilarious scrip.”- Cape Cod Times
Published by Dramatists Play Service LINK
90 Minutes / 2 acts
4F
Unit set
Premiere: Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre
Directed by Daisy Walker
Three teenage girls hit the road in search of life beyond rural New Jersey. From vacant farm stands and roadside motels to the wonders of the universe, their fast-paced journey leads to unmapped discoveries.

HEART OF THE CITY
“How refreshing!” –The New York Times Published by Playscripts: LINK
90 minutes
3F / 3M (may be performed by a larger cast)
Unit set
Premeire: Theatre at 30th St., NYC
Directed by Martha Banta
Produced by Fern Kershon & Orange Thoughts Productions
A valentine to the joys and challeges of contemporary life—from a woman on the ultimate date-from-hell; to a mismatched romance on the Brooklyn IRT; to a couple hoping to conceive a child; plus a lesson on the proper way to make a Matzo ball. This new play artfully combines humor, joy, sorrow, love and romance as it takes you on a dazzling ride of the heart.

FLOATING
PlayPenn Finalist
90 minutes
3F /5M
Unit Set
Readings: Azuka Theatre (Phila.)
Orange Thoughts at The Barrow Group Studios
With Jordan Baker, Neal Huff & Marcia Jean Kurtz The Story of three families: a Jewish family, and African-American family and a young married couple, all at a life-changing moment.

TIMES OF WAR
“The play is entertaining, absorbing and deeply moving.  You’ll love it.”­ – The Post Star
Published by Dramatic Publishing LINK
Berrilla Kerr Playwriting Award
O’Neil National Playwrights Conference Finalist
Grants: The Puffin Foundation, Pilgrim Project, Maurer Family Foundation Jonathan Larson Foundation.
120 minutes / 2 acts
3F /2M (all perform multiple roles)
Unit set
Premiere: Adirondack Theatre Festival
Directed by Martha Banta
Times of War tells the story of one woman’s struggles, set against the backdrop of four wars-from World War II to the present. This award-winning drama examines the changing American Landscape over the past half century.

CATER-WAITER
“Wicked laughs and spritz wit. Irresistibly Feifferesque.”- The Village Voice
“Poignant and hilarious.” – Back Stage
Berrilla Kerr Playwriting Award
80 minutes 4M
Unit Set
Premiere: HERE, NYC
Directed by Martha Banta
A moving comedy about two gay waiters who meet at a Republican fund-raiser.

SHELLAC
100 minutes (2 acts)
3F/2M
Unit Set
Readings: Orange Thoughts at MCC, Dixon Place, Abingdon Theatre
Starring Lynn Cohen (Sex & The City), Vinnie Pastore (The Sopranos), Sherri Parker Lee
When Georgie marries Angie, he winds up with way more than he bargained for. A raw, sexual dark comedy.

THE HEART OF A CHILD
100 minutes (2 acts)
4F/4M
Unit set
Readings: La MaMa ETC, Westbeth
A lyrical drama about three Southern families during World War II.

BLUE CHRISTMAS
90 minutes (1 act)
2f/1M
Basic set
Reading: 92nd St Y, discussion led by Horton Foote Starring Anne Pitoniak, J. Smith-Cameron
A brother and sister travel to the Midwest find out