Plays

AUNT ALICE'S SUMMER, Full-length youth play.
COOL MIKE, Full-length middle/high school play. Playscripts.com
DINNER PLANS, 15-minute senior theatre play. Baker's Plays
FRIENDS FOREVER, Full-length high school play. Drama Source
HOMETOWN SUMMER, Full-length family play. Drama Source
SOMEONE TO LOVE, Full-length adult romantic comedy.
THE LAST GIFT, One-act youth play. Drama Source
FIVE FROGS AND A PRINCE, full-length musical.
CHRISTMAS SHOW MEMORIES, adult one-act.Drama Source
THE BIRTHDAY, 7-minute dramatic senior play.
THE RED CAT OF CHIANG MAI, short youth play. Drama Source

AUNT ALICE'S SUMMER
22F 7M
Full-length drama. One-and-a-half hours. One set basement bedroom.
Great-Aunt Alice comes to spend the summer with Stacy and her new husband Mike as their six kids try to blend into one family.
Winner of the Jackie White Memorial National Children's Play Writing Contest.
Opened in Columbia, Missouri.

 

COOL MIKE
9F 5M
Short play. One hour.
Will is new in town and turns to his internet chat room "friend" who is really an adult predator.
Finalist at the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Marilyn Hall Award, Robert J. Pickering Award, and Jackie White Award.
Publisher: www.Playscripts.com

 

DINNER PLANS
5 senior women
15-minute comedy. One set: room in an apartment.
Widows get together to share recipes and discover they are cooking for the same man.
Winner of the Lebanon Community Theatre Playwriting Contest.
Opened in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Publisher: Baker's Plays.

 

FRIENDS FOREVER
19F 4M
Full-length drama. One hour fifteen minutes. One set: dormitory room.
This drama follows a large cast of high schools girls as they learn that the best way to make a friend is to be a friend.
Third Place at the Jackie White Award.
Opened at Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Publisher: www.dramasource.com

 

HOMETOWN SUMMER
9F 5M
Full-length intergenerational slice-of-life play.  One set: backyard.
After living abroad, R. J. Whitman moves his family back to his boyhood hometown in Oklahoma.  Grandpa takes the kids fishing, Mom tries canning beans, and R. J.'s favorite ice cream shop now sells frozen yogurt. Kelsey and Robbie face an unfriendly crowd as the new kids in town. Opened at Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa during Oklahoma Centennial Celebration.
Publisher: www.dramasource.com  

 

SOMEONE TO LOVE
3F 3M
Full-length romantic comedy for older actors. One double set: Fred's apartment and a sidewalk cafe.
Eighty-year-old Harry oversees the local sidewalk cafe in this romantic comedy.
Winner of the San Diego New Works Theatre Playwriting Contest.
Winner of the Jewel Box Theatre Playwriting Award.
Winner of Spirit Award for Stage Place at Moondance Film Festival.
Finalists at the American Renegade Award and the Paul Green Award.

Opened at Jewel Box Theatre in Oklahoma City.

 

THE LAST GIFT
8F 6M
One-act comedy for children. Half-hour. One set: castle ballroom.
This fairy tale is about a princess who learns that what is on the outside is not always what is on the inside.
First Runner-up Southwest Theatre Association Playwriting Contest. SWTA
Opened at the Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood, Oregon.
Publisher: www.dramasource.com

 

FIVE FROGS AND A PRINCE
9F 10M and 6 dancers
Full-length community theatre show. 75-90 minutes
Story and lyrics by Vicki Bartholomew. Music by Liinnea Brooks.
Fairy tale musical for family audience. Real emotions reflected in songs like "Shadow on the Wall" and "I only Wish to be Left Alone". Fun numbers like "Any Man Could Find a Bride Tonight," "The First Dance, " and "The Frog Conga".
Orchestra includes keyboard, flute, trombone, french horn, alto sax, clarinet, and electric bass.
Winner of the 2004 Jackie White Memorial National Children's Play Writing Contest.
Opened at hte Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood. Oregon.

 

CHRISTMAS SHOW MEMORIES
5F 1M
Short half-hour play. One set: an apartment.
A young teacher reluctantly directs the school Christmas show and learns something about herself.
Opened at Majorie Stewart Community Center in Sherwood, Oregon.
Publisher: www.dramasource.com

 

THE BIRTHDAY
2F
Very short, very dramatic.  One set: senior apartment.
Elderly mother waits for her son to take her out for her birthday.  Will he come?
Opened at Pentacle Theatre Playwriting Festival, Salem, Oregon.
Performances available in Oregon through www.billwhitneyseniorplayers.com.


 

THE RED CAT OF CHIANG MAI
4F 3M
Short school play for cross cultural learning.
One set: house in a Thai village. A Bangkok businessman buys an ordinary cat.
Semi-finalist at Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Marilyn Hall Awards
Winner at Moondance Film Festival Stage Plays for Kids.
First reading at Brentwood High School, TN.
Publisher: www.dramasource.com