To date I have written two full-length comedies and several short pieces that range in length from 10 to 45 minutes. All are currently available for production. Here are brief descriptions of each. Click on the title to bring up a PDF excerpt. Comments and queries are always welcome!

Full-lengths are listed immediately below. Or click here to jump to the one-acts.

Full perusal copies of all scripts are now available free of charge. E-mail me to request one.

My latest:
brushstroke is a 10-minute play that looks at the question of where art comes from, and whether that source is finite. Artist Timothy Parsons has a brilliant painting that has been one brushstroke away from completion for the last three weeks. What's keeping him from finishing it? 2 men, simple set. (Requires a painted 3' x 5' canvas.)

Full length

One Before Forty. Kevin Gable turns forty tomorrow. Six months ago he vowed that if he hadn't found someone to be with by the time he was forty, he was done with dating. Now the woman he's always been waiting for has walked into his life...why is that such a bad thing? A full-length romantic comedy. 3 men, 2 women. Minimal set.
Premiering April 2006 with the Medway Players. Production history

Dinner for Several. A romantic comedy in two acts.

Winner of the 2004 James Sunwall New Plays Festival!
All Carter Sullivan wanted to do was make a quiet dinner for his date. So how did he end up cooking for her, her roommate, his ex-girlfriend, his roommate, and his roommate's friend? A funny look at love and relationships and the foolish things we do for them. 4 women, 3 men, full set. This play premiered with the Medway Players, Medway, MA, November 2004.

"...a marvelous play, with dialogue any actor would devour, perfectly plotted, quick and comic and yet also touching on the real issues about how we humans navigate with each other."--Prof. Sidney Homan, University of Florida

"...a thinking person's Friends"...."A playwriting marvel that combines high comedy with piercing insights into relationships."--Comments from Sunwall Festival judges.

"An Eater's Digest of food and whine. Engrossing, touching, and just plain funny; leaves you hungry for more."--Michael Legge, director, Medway Players


See rehearsal photos from this show's premiere run.

One Act/Short

The Worst Possible Time for Writer's Block. Peter is dying. All he wants to do is write one more poem. But the clock is ticking, and it doesn't help that a Minion of Death is in the corner, being a smartass. Will Peter find one last poem? Can his sister bargain with death for more time? A 10-minute play. 2 men, 1 woman. Minimal set. Very dark comedy. Production history
This play will premiere at Acme Theater's New Works Winter Festival, January 2006.

Grievance. A Dialogue. Dennis Kavanaugh is not happy. He wins $11 million and three days later he gets shot. Obviously, God is to blame, so it's time for a little head-to-head chat with Him. Approximately 15 minutes. 2 men or 1 man and 1 woman. Minimal set. Production history
This play premiered at the New England Academy of Theater's Short and NEAT Festival, June 2005.

"...marvellously intimate and monumentally important at the same time."--Judd Silverman, playwright.

Waiting for the End of the World. In a small city park, three of the Four Horsemen gather for the start of the Apocalypse. But the fourth is running late and isn't answering his cell phone. Should the other three get Armageddon underway without him? Or should they even try? Approximately 20 minutes. 2 men, 1 woman. Minimal set. Production history

Owen and George Play Chess. Owen and George are playing chess in a park when George announces that he could kill Owen. Right now. And the dark, slightly absurdist comedy continues from there. About 15 minutes. 2 older men. Minimal set. Production history

Both plays debuted July 2004 at Attleboro Community Theater. These plays can be performed separately, but have typically been played as a pair, using a common set.

To check out rehearsal photos from the original run, click here.

Bob's Date.
My most-produced play to date! Audiences and actors love it!

Bob--who's not actually in this play--is going on his first date in two years. His internal attributes--Nerves, Logic, Libido, Confidence, and Bull--rally to prepare for the night. But when a love-at-first-sight moment awakens Emotion, she threatens to throw the night into chaos. Approximately 40 minutes. 5 men, 2 women. Minimal set. Production history

"The play takes you places you don't think you're going to go. It's a very clever, very funny piece, but for a comedy it's much more touching than you think you're going to get."--Richard Carey, director

Bob's Date was originally produced by Attleboro Community Theater, Attleboro, MA, March 2004.

This play was named first runner-up for Best Production at the 2004 EMACT Festival and the AACT 2004 Regional Competition in a performance by Curtain Call Theater of Braintree.

Take a look at some photos from the EMACT shows.

PRODUCTION HISTORIES (past and pending)