Not Even The Good Things by Joseph Scott Ford
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A group of six 20-something-year-old friends gather in a mountain cabin to enjoy a well-deserved vacation. It’s just they can’t seem to enjoy anything, really. What is supposed to be a fun and carefree evening evolves into a drunken circus of attempted infidelity, nonsense, and weird religion. This all takes place under the watchful gaze of a young girl who only shows herself to one person, while he steadily and hilariously loses his grip on reality in the company of his oblivious friends. The nature of shame, sexuality, loyalty, intoxication, privilege and faith are all explored in this achingly funny new play.
”Hilarious and Haunting … a stellar cast, under the capable guidance of director Kelsey Claire, shines and gives tangible groundedness to Ford’s characters.” The Review Hub
VaudeVisuals video interview with director, Kelsey Claire.
Breaking Up by Michael Cristofer
A two-hander living room drama that was performed in an actual NYC apartment. The audience sat along the wall in the living areas, and practical lighting was used to create separate apartment spaces for the couple.
Breaking up is hard, especially when two people are meant for each other. In a series of scenes, some comic and others sad, Steve and Alice try to separate but each new scene finds the young couple back together. Increasingly desperate measures are employed, including a wild attempt at marriage as the ultimate solution for a failing relationship. Finally, they do part, marry others, have children and build separate lives. And then, one night they meet again.
Deathbed by John Peña Griswold
Part of the New Ambassadors Theatre Company’s October 2019 Fearfest.
A dark comedy about a patriarch who gathers his family around him in his final moments, only to be interrupted by a nuclear holocaust that destroys the whole world. The family proceeds to jockey for their own “deathbed” moment, which ultimately leads to their demise.
Hot Air by Kelsey Claire
The third play in the Death/Love Letters series written by Kelsey Claire and Joseph Scott Ford.
A one-man short about a young man who is grieving the loss of his wife… in a hot air balloon. Staged at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 2017.
Good Mourning by John Peña Griswold
The half-hour comedic TV pilot created by John Peña Griswold, and written by Griswold, Jennifer Downes, and Jeremy Senie. A selection of the 2019 International Buffalo Film Festival.
When an aspiring actress and her comedian friend struggle to find work that's both fulfilling and paying, they end up crashing a funeral. After discovering that they've interrupted a group of "Professional Mourners" paid by the family to blend in, they turn the morbid scenario into gainful employment.
