Andrea Lepcio, Playwright
| Mark Richard Ford and Kim Cea The Bronx Casket Co. Directed by Hinton Battle |
| Adrienne Hurd in One Nation Under Directed by Tye Blue |
| Ensemble The Bronx Casket Co. Directed by Hinton Battle |
| J'Nelle Bobb-Semple in One Nation Under Directed by Tye Blue |
| Jenna Kalinowski and Jenny Gammello Second Kiss Vital Theatre |
| Ace Marrero, Toks Olagundoye, Brian Hoffman How I Won the War Vital Theatre |
Play Descriptions |
Full Length PlaysSAD MAD GLAD BAD (Under development) 2wOlexzandra and Jill compete for the audience. A wildly theatrical duet about the making of love, self and art. ANTIGONE’S CYCLE (Under development) 4w, 3m A timeless telling of Antigone’s story from beginning to end. THE BRONX CASKET CO. (Musical – Under Development) Lyrics and Music by DD Verni (founder/composer and lead bass for pioneer metal band OVERKILL) THE BALLAD OF ROM AND JULES (Musical – Under Development) Lyrics by Cheryl L Davis. Music by Mary Fensinger. A new gender-bending musical telling of an old story. Set in a contemporary suburban high school, peppered with street language and timeless teen passion, a boi and a cheerleader fall for each other vowing “to say my love with my last breath.” ME YOU US THEM (Under Development) 2-3m 1-2w Two hungry boys meet and make friends. A modern woman frightened by the world around her and her inadequate response searches alone. With the invitation of a third hungry boy, the woman takes on the role of “friend of a friend” and leads their insurgent journey to the Center of Things. LOOKING FOR THE PONY 3w, 1m Indomitable Spirit. Fierce Optimism. Two Sisters. Everyday life puts cancer in perspective. ONE NATION UNDER 4w, 2m Set in 2005, a Federal Bench Judge with Supreme Court aspirations comes face to face with her principals when her slacker son shocks her by signing on with Halliburton to go to Iraq and an under-the-radar political operative delivers on his promises. One Nation Under is about the laws of the land and the laws we each chose to live by. TARTUFFED 4w, 3m An adaptation of Moliere’s Tartuffe that takes an insider look at contemporary corporate America where the firm stands in for home, money is the new/old religion, and hypocrisy is alive and well. BOTTOM OF NINE 2m, 2w Set during the deciding 2004 Yankees/Red Sox championship game, avid Red Sox fans face the truth about their team, themselves and their town. Six months after their parents’ accidental deaths, Paul and Donna can barely make ends meet. Donna has decided it’s time to sell their parent’s house to get on with their lives. Paul would rather die. She forces the issue by inviting over her new girlfriend, Tyeesha – the first African-American to ever visit their home. The action takes place in continuous time while the game is played. Paul and Donna must lose everything in order to discover what they have. ECLIPSE 1w, 1m This "Twilight Zone" comedy explores how the world we inhabit is created by the choices we make. Pedestrian rage destroys New York City and the rest of the world. Two corporate consultants survive. He’s the boss, she’s a lesbian. Somebody says no. They both discover their capacity for war and peace. A soul-searching, side-splitting romp. HOOK & EYE 4w, 1m The 1952 coming-of-age story of four Boston sisters juxtaposed against the evolution of the Jewish-American comic triggers questions about family allegiance, gender identity, materialism and mainstream American mores divorced from Jewish religious and cultural traditions. The play reflects on the ongoing expression, borrowing, morphing and assimilation of individual, cultural and national identity. Winner Trustus Playwrights Festival. A SEPTEMBER SPRING (Screenplay) When teenager Jocelyn Young’s Mom gets breast cancer, Jocelyn is alarmed by how much adults don’t know. She risks everything to find the answers herself. In this cancer movie, Mom lives! Winner the 1999 Sloan Foundation Dramatic Writing Award. Short Plays“Tumble Jumble” 3w, 2mA river’s run dry, a dog’s been lost, a town’s dying, a wedding’s going as planned and Edo’s playing solitaire. Five young people grapple with life and loss and the mystery of experience. “A Peddler’s Tale: Buttons, Guts & Bluetooth” 1w, 1m The absolutely true story of an immigrant who turned three buttons into a banking empire. “Strangers in the Night” 1w, 1m A woman learns too late who her pick up is. “How I Won The War” 1w, 2m A WW II Vet recalls how he won the war with Germany, his father and himself. “The Macalfardongregintosh Twins” 2w Two sisters, a Scottish Flag, hand-to-hand combat. “Looking for the Pony” 4w A one-act drama about a woman and her sister as they journey through the places that breast cancer takes them. Heideman Finalist. Published in Plays and Playwrights 2003 and Estrogenius 2002. “Get in the Car” 1m, 1w The founder of abstract expressionism and his footnote. In our imagination, Jackson Pollack and Edith Metzger explore their choices in the aftermath of their fatal accident. Heideman Finalist. Published in Estrogenius 2004 “Second Kiss” 3w, 1m Teenage sex angst: second kiss, cause the first one didn’t do it. “Why Do Good Boobs Go Bad? 4w After her sister dies of breast cancer, a woman goes on a search not for the cure, but for the cause. Published in Estrogenius 2003. “Do Over” 2w After the death of their father, a prodigal daughter returns home to the sister who cared for him. “Can You Get My Cat Off My Ass?” 2 actors, any gender Written for presentation in a public bathroom, a stranger asks a stranger for help. “Crossing Town” 1w Late for work, a woman fights her way down a crowded street until she…stops. “Peace on Earth Goodwill to…” 2w A woman tries to stop the war by buying all the weapons on the open market. "Whodunit" (Ten-Minute Comedy) 1w, 1m A young woman finds her long lost Dad. Published in lichen, vol.4 no.2, fall 2002 “Night Night”(Ten-Minute Drama) 2w A nightmare brings two longtime lovers to a turning point in their relationship. “The Wife Seller” (One-Act Farce) 2w, 2m A the turn of the nineteenth century tale of Luce Ferryfleet, a self-made man who happens to be a woman, proves that all too often, whether in pants or a dress, women fight their battles alone. “Average Family Business” (Ten-Minute Comedy) 2w Audrey wants a family business. Ruth is statistically certain she’s unable to run the one she has. “Love’s Lost and Found" 5w Lesbian commedia del'arte love farce. |