The Wizard of Ounces, photo by Arthur Cornelius.
Pictured: Barry Weil and Tanya Khordoc.
Strangers
“A two-hander pregnant with Pinter-esque pauses, manages to convey the numbing repetitiveness and frustration of life with an amnesiac.” - Village Voice
Produced with the one-act Linguish at Theater 5 as part of NEUROFest in New York City; Produced with the one-act Linguish at Three Brothers Theater in Waukegan, IL.
Cast 1W, 1M; Running time: 30 minutes
Performance for One
A performance text meant for one performer and one audience member. A text about memory, but even more so, it is about relationship between performer, audience member, and author. What is the responsibility of the audience member, and how is it felt differently when there is only one audience member? Who is the story teller, the author or the performer? What happens to a memory that two people share after one of those people is gone?
Produced at the Secret City Art Revival in Woodstock, NY; At various venues in New York City including Chashama, the Ezair Gallery, and Governor’s Island.
Cast: One performer, any gender; 7 minutes.
One Head Too Many
An absurdist fairy tale about a Princess who falls in love with her second head.Presented as part of the Off-Broadway production, Fairy Tales of the Absurd, at Theater 80.
Presented as part of the Off-Broadway production, Fairy Tales of the Absurd, at Theater 80.
Cast: 2W, 1M; Running time 30 minutes.
The Money Atheist
A testimony at the Money Church, in a world where some people have stopped believing in money.
Presented as part of the economic vaudeville, Money Lab, which played at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York and HERE in New York City.
Cast: 1 actor of any gender; Running time: 7 minutes.
The Wizard of Ounces
A short puppet play about the gold standard and the land of Oz.
Presented as part of the economic vaudeville, Money Lab, which played at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York and HERE in New York City; Presented at La MaMa Theatre as part of their Puppet Slam.
Cast 1W, 1M (flexible); Running time 8 minutes.
Possessed by a Rebellious Spirit
Casey, a teenage girl, gets a little "visit" from her recently deceased grandmother. In an effort to grab just one more taste of reality, grandma gets a chance to see the world out of the eyes of her teenage granddaughter. In the process, Casey learns a lot she didn't know about her family history and herself.
Winner of TADA Theater's annual playwriting contest (short plays for teen actors).
Cast: 1 woman, 2 teen girls, 2 teen boys; Running time: 40 minutes.
The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot
A puppet play fairy tale about a boy raised by robots who does not want to be human. An examination of a child on a spectrum, through metaphor.
Presented as part of the NEUROfest at Theater 5 in New York City; Presented with A Taste of Blue as part of the program Brains & Puppets at Walkerspace in New York City.
Cast: 1M (flexible); Running time: 25 minutes.
The Taste of Blue
A monologue (presented optionally with puppets) about a teenage girl who can taste color and see music. She has synesthesia, a condition in which the senses are mixed.
Presented as part of the NEUROfest at Theater 5 in New York City; Presented with The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot as part of the program Brains & Puppets at Walkerspace in New York City.
Cast: 1W (playing a teen); Running time: 15 minutes.
Carnivores
A man explains his philosophy of life to his wife via a monologue about sausage.
Cast: 1 W, 1 M. Running time: 8 minutes
I Am Not I
A monologue of a woman suffering from the neurological syndrome Capgras delusion who no longer her own image in the mirror.
Cast: 1W, Running time: 10 minutes.