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Full Length Plays
The Mage Knights of Eternal Light
Run time: 100 minutes; Cast: 4 women, 3 men; Genre: Comedy, adventure, TYA, fantasy
Awards: National Second Place Kennedy Center New Plays for Young Audiences Award
Praise: " ...a smart, funny play...Zeitler excels at the details and the big picture – delivering one liners that has the audience screaming with laughter and weaving a plot that builds each character’s wishes into an explosive climax – literally." - Jessica Vaughn, DCMTA
"The fantasy work is really fun, and the themes universal and yet freshly presented. It's definitely not just for kids - there's plenty of great stuff in here for everyone!" - Nan Barnett, Executive Direction of National New Play Network
Weep
(Formally Titled La Llorona)
Run time: 80 minutes; Cast: 4 women, 1 man; Genre: Drama, folktale adaptation, suspense, procedural
Awards: 2014 Wichita State University National Playwright Award; 2018 Detroit New Works Festival Semifinalist
Praise: "... [Zeitler's] writing demonstrates talent and maturity far beyond her years. Her depiction of the difficulty of dealing with criminal clients, the justifications offered by criminal defense lawyers, and the impact of handling a high profile case all ring true to this former prosecutor." -Steven McKnight, DC Theatre Scene
"..an enticing mystery with an appropriate IV drip of information, the revelations hit in all the right spots building to an unexpected but inevitable conclusion and everything is properly foreshadowed... The script is structured wonderfully." -Daniel Parisi, Washington City Paper
Beholder
Run time: 80 minutes; Cast: 4 women, 1 non-binary person; Genre: Horror, drama, paranormal, suspense, LGBTQA+
Neverlanding
Run time: 35 minutes; Cast: 1 man; Genre: Solo show, drama, memory play, adaptation
Miranda After the Storm, or What Happens to Savage Little Whores
Run time: 100 minutes; Cast 4 women, 3 men; Genre: Tragi-Comedy, cultural satire, Shakespeare adaptation
The Woebegone Misadventures of Wayne the Wank: A Psuedo-Picaresque
Co-written with Seth Rosenke
Run time: 90 minutes; Cast: 4 women, 4 men, 1-2 gender neutral ensemble members; Genre: Satire, comedy, political/societal commentary, not-quite-a-picaresque
PLEASE NOTE: This play has a lot of sexually explicit language and some nudity. Not appropriate for children under 16.
Praise: "A sexy new play that's funny, edgy, and endearing. It provoked a lot of thoughts and discussion about sex and sexuality and how we define 'normal' in our private lives." - Tearrance A. Chisholm, Playwright
Dirty Laundry
Run time: 90 minutes; Cast: 2 women, 1 man; Genre: Dark comedy, satire, feminist expressionism
The Pencil is Mightier
Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Kirby
Run time: 80 minutes; Cast: 23 roles, all can be played by men or women, contact playwright to changes names/pronouns of characters as necessary; Genre: Musical, TYA, adventure, fantasy, comedy, morality tale
PLEASE NOTE: This play was written as a commission as part of the Speak Out on Stage program at Imagination Stage. Any performances of this play must include this information in a program note.
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Music & Lyrics by Andrew Zimmer
Run time: 80 minutes; Cast: 23 roles, all can be played by men or women, contact playwright to change names/pronouns of characters as necessary; Genre: Musical, TYA, adventure, fantasy, comedy
PLEASE NOTE: This play was written as a commission as part of the Speak Out on Stage program at Imagination Stage. Any performances of this play must include this information in a program note.
Collide-O-Scope
Music & Lyrics by Deborah Jacobson
Run time: 85 minutes; Cast: 3 women, 20 non-gender specific; Genre: Musical, TYA, adventure, comedy, fantasy, sci-fi
PLEASE NOTE: This play was written as a commission as part of the Speak Out on Stage program at Imagination Stage. Any performances of this play must include this information in a program note.
The Highwayman
Run time: 100 minutes; Cast: 3 women, 3 men; Genre: Melodrama, adaptation, adventure, period
One Acts & Ten Minutes
On the Rocks
Run time: 40 minutes; Cast: 2 women; Genre: Family drama
Bite Me
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 2 men; Genre: Comedy, political satire, absurdist fantasy
Awards: Semi-finalist for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 2 playwriting contest
Drawing Vick
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 2 women; Genre: Drama, experimental, choreopoem
Creatures of ILMS
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 3 women, 2 men; Genre: Comedy, holiday play, fantasy
Greenies
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 1 woman, 1 man; Genre: Sci-fi, drama, western, political
Eulogy for L
Run time: 8 minutes; Cast: 1 woman; Genre: Monologue/one woman show, political satire, drama
Sidewalk Conversations
Run time: 10 minutes, Cast: 2 women; Genre: Drama, political
Why You Shouldn't Have Sex in A Car
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 1 woman, 1 man; Genre: Romantic comedy
The Adventures of Charlotte and Corday, her Talking Dog
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 2 women, 2 men; Genre: Comedy, political satire
Behind Closed Doors
Run time: 10 minutes; Cast: 4 women, 1 man; Genre: Horror, political satire, drama