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One of the most produced short plays in America. An elderly man desperately attempts to connect with his wife one last time before he loses her completely to dementia. He tells her the story of when they fell in love and does it so vividly she can almost see it.

Included in The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014 by Applause Books, 2015. Performance rights available through Dramatic Publishing: https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/a-long-trip

Based on the play of the same name, an elderly man attempts to make one last connection to his wife before losing her completely to dementia. With music by Jordan Kuspa.

Poppy and Tucker are surprised to find their house was broken into. They are more surprised to find nothing was stolen. They are most surprised when the burglars return— with a message.

A man no one knew spent a week in Cutler, Texas, to methodically rid himself of all his possessions then walk into the Gulf of Mexico to drown. Now, on the eve of the tenth anniversary of that event, the local sheriff, a local hotel manager, and a reporter meet on the Gulf shore to recount the event and to face the bigger questions it presents.

Ron invites his older brother Mike to the house he bought as a wedding gift for his fiancée Amy. But the dilapidated structure seems to encourage old antagonisms to arise between the two and the ensuing confrontation threatens to ruin Ron's surprise for Amy who is due to arrive at any moment.

What would you do if you found a wallet full of cash? What would happen if you decided you keep it? Two permanent residents of a park bench are about to find out.

When a well-known artist and a high-end museum CEO meet to discuss a purchase, sometimes the definition of art and its true worth get lost in the negotiation. And what has that got to do with the price of eggs?

Jamie Adler, a young graphic designer at a large corporation, finds she and several of her co-workers must stay late to finish the company's quarterly report. In doing so, she misses her son's birthday party, deals with the petty problems and office politics, and navigates the insulting demands of clients. The evening, in short, becomes an encapsulation of everything about her job that grinds her life into the ground. There is, however, one, last desperate hope.

Sometimes the arrival is worse than the wait.

Featured in Hello Godot Volume 8 – A One-Minute Existential Play Anthology