December 11, 2020
Reunion
Written by Michael Brady
Four friends graduate from high school, young and unformed, but full of promise and contradictions. Over the course of several class reunions, they love, betray, damage, and heal each other, living their lives as best they can. Will they stay “friends to the end,” or will life get in the way?
November 13, 2020
Kill Your Darlings
Written by Mary Spence
Sam Strauss, a successful TV writer-turned-playwright, struggles to complete a commissioned project. As he works, he is haunted by personal ghosts of all kinds: literary, imagined, and possibly real. The looming question concerns the murderous event that Sam refuses to see and whether it is real or figurative. To what lengths must an artist travel when pursuing Truth? How far has Sam actually gone to achieve his life's work, and does he know, as Shakespeare put it, "a hawk from a handsaw"?
October 23, 2020
Six Words. Pandemic Life. You. Me.
Adapted and Directed by Jan Carpman
Crowd-sourced by the PlayZoomers community
Emotional reactions to the ups and downs, ins and outs, of life during the 2020 pandemic.
Afar
Written by Matthew Weaver
Valentina and X share their first kiss as a couple over Zoom or a Zoomish-type program, during quarantine.
Stick and Move
Written by Greg Lam
If you’re on a first date, it’s always good to have someone in your corner.
Talk! Talk! Talk!
Written by Martin Murphy
Three talk show episodes bring together an assortment of unlikely participants -- historical, fictional, and contemporary -- who then reconvene in a Zoom roundtable.
October 2, 2020
The Set Up
Written by Anna Watts
Two, well-meaning, but slightly misguided moms try to fix up their respective grown children.
Sharon’s Play
Written by Harry Bagdasian
Young marrieds, Sharon and Jerry, both in their mid-twenties, see their relationship nearly crumble because of a miscarriage. Then when going through a box of snapshots, they find a way to cope.
Frog and Toad are Self-quarantined Friends
Frog and Toad Tentatively Go Outside after Months in Self-quarantine
Written by Jennie Egerdie, based on the books by Arnold Lobel
A gentle parody of the beloved characters created by author/illustrator Arnold Lobel in his series of award-winning children's books. It imagines how Frog and Toad would respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it would - and would not - make in their lives.
September 11, 2020
With a Kiss I Die
Written by Anthony Lane, based on the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet woo during the pandemic.
May Tag
Written by Thomas W. Stephens
During a washing-machine repair call, Russian émigrés Rudolph and Natalia discover they are more than mere acquaintances.
Sketching: 14 April 2020
Written by Thomas W. Stephens
To fill time in the early, sheltering days of the pandemic, Tammy convinces Scott to join her in sketching each other.
Grandpa is with Jesse
Written by Thomas W. Stephens
Has Grandpa gone missing? Midgie returns to her estranged husband to learn why the old man seems to have disappeared with the mysterious Jesse.
August 28 2020
Curveball
Written by Harry Bagdasian
Comedic satire focusing on a topical talk show where the host ambushes and ridicules his guests.
Me and Mrs. Cheverly
Written by Ernie Joselovitz
Alan's tribute to a mentor, Mrs. Cheverly, a relationship that spans nearly 40 years, from the first meeting to the final phone call.
August 7, 2020
Good Corporate Citizen
Written by Sam Graber
Are corporations people?
Your Call is Important to Us
Written and Directed by Jan Carpman
A woman working from home during the pandemic, repeatedly calls tech support at her WiFi company in order to solve a critical, email problem.
July 17, 2020
Offend Me Not
Written by Elizabeth Appleby
A satirical look at the excesses of political correctness.
June 19, 2020
Talkback
Written by Sam Graber
Having finished reading aloud the first draft of “Hamlet,” actors deliver feedback to the playwright.
Ed and Larry are Red
Written by Sam Graber
In a dank dungeon, two statisticians tabulate data. “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” meets “The West Wing.”
June 5, 2020
Kitchen Sink Drama
Written by Emily Feldman
A family has some trouble with their kitchen sink while they try to remember the story of how they met, or a version of it anyway.
I’ve Been Trying to Meditate
Written by Steph Del Rosso
Nell's meditation app tells her to think of a place that brings her ease. Nell's meditation app tells her to breathe. So she tries.
May 21, 2020
Exposure
Written by Leigh Strimbeck
Two women reconnect after the funeral of their charismatic college art professor.
You Can’t Take That Away
Written by Leigh Strimbeck
In the early days of the pandemic, a female store clerk and a male customer transform a potentially fraught situation into a tender moment.
May 7-8, 2020
Café Plays
Written by Michael Brady
A day in the life of a cafe, featuring equal parts comedy and drama - and did you hear what they are saying at the next table?
April 23, 2020
Aisle Five
Written and directed by Michael Brady
A near collision in the grocery store, and the answer to the question of who gets the last roll of toilet paper.