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Short Story / Humor

December 19, 2020

Reads: 82

Comments: 8

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Two lovably wicked old ladies find a bewildered young man sitting in his underwear at a bus stop on a cold night. they think of ways in which the situation might be turned to their advantage. Read More

Tags: theatre, tricked, potion, misogynist, crones

Careful what you wish for. The Prairie Playhouse a generous grant - so why not use it to enhance their status by adding a dramaturg to staff? The possibilities are endless! And, in fact, the possibilities are endless. But not in the way that the co-founders of the Prairie Playhouse… Read More

Tags: humor, fiction, ireland, conflict, theatre

First few scenes of a play I've been writing for a while... Read More

Tags: drama, theatre, play

Short Story / Flash Fiction

April 10, 2020

Reads: 265

Comments: 7

Shelves: 1

The The Imaginarium House

A missed opportunity threatens to spoil Joan's surprise birthday gift... Read More

Tags: birthday, london, surprise, theatre, nineteen

A humorous tale of a composer who poured his heart and soul into his latest operetta, only to die before he could recover them. Read More

Tags: humour, theatre, rivalry, stage, phantom

Poem / Personal Finance

August 11, 2018

Reads: 337

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem about my experience working as the Assistant Stage Manager for The Theatre Downstream production of "Wizard of Oz". Read More

Tags: friendship, poem, theatre

A 4 act play of a life enacted from death... Read More

Tags: theatre, plays, playwrights, 4-act

Tags: theatre

Threw my hat in the ring, let's see what I get. Just wanted to post for the record. Also, kind of acts as some context for DTTL posts in the future. Just piecing life back together, one post at a time. Read More

Tags: truth, essay, theatre, theater, scholarship

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 30, 2018

Reads: 483

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

An actor prepares. Read More

Tags: memories, theatre, actor

Another Examination Monologue from 16-17 year olds for their grade 11 examination Read More

Tags: theatre, monologue, script, soliloquy, audition

Poem / Humor

June 28, 2017

Reads: 462

Comments: 4

The The Imaginarium House

A poem inspired by the Imaginarium House One Word Prompt -- tiered. Read More

Tags: theatre

" Far Away Romance- Birth of a Hero " is a story about a boxer who lives a terrible life but fights for positivity. The story will be acted in a play in June 2019. Characters: Christopher Jones, Stacy Jackson, Jenny England, Azrael, The Masked Man. Content Rating: 14+ Sex,… Read More

Tags: horror, romance, action, theatre, boxing

An Essay/Ramble on my experience with theatre things and why I consider it important Read More

Tags: theatre, preformance, the-arts

Sachiko is born a girl in the eta community of Izumo, a girl with low prospects as to life and what she can expect. After escaping from her crooked family, she is swept into the world of the miko by a young girl named Okuni, discarding her old name and… Read More

Tags: japan, theatre, historical-fiction, kabuki, gay-and-lesbian

Short Story / Memoir

October 08, 2016

Reads: 575

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

"Would a certain Grandfather like to spend some time with the girls while I run some errands?" so read the text on my iPhone which was sent by my daughter in law. "Yes." my reply. And the rest is history... Read More

Tags: theatre

A play about you, me or Anyman. Read More

Tags: theatre

This article details the history of Gaumont cinemas from the Victorian era through to the 1990s. It charts their highs and lows, from cinema being the 'in thing' and the emergence of colour, through to their decline following the second world war and the emergence of the new up and… Read More

Tags: victorian, theatre, entertainment, cinema, gaumont

In the 1980's I became part time Stage Door Keeper of the Albery theatre (Now the Noel Coward) in the West End of London. During my time there, many extraordinary things happened. This is one of them. Read More

Tags: theatre, carpenter, short-story, stage-door, back-stage

As stage actors, Carlyn and Louis are used to playing different roles. The stage has become their sanctuary from all the things they have gone through in their lives. Carlyn is content not to have strings attached to her relationship with Suzie and enjoys the company of her loyal and… Read More

Tags: love, romance, relationships, comedy, theatre

Gabriella works for Broadway Ministries, a theatre that performs Bible stories. Gabriella is kept busy working for the production company and God, but when another offer from a professional Broadway theatre comes, she is tempted to take it. Where is God leading her? Read More

Tags: god, music, christian, jesus, acting, theatre, bible, broadway, actress, ministry, actor, performing, ministries

Script / Humor

October 23, 2015

Reads: 989

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A Producer and a Director put on the most expensive Shakespeare production of all time. They rent the biggest theatre in the country and hire the world's most famous actor to play the lead role of King Lear. However, just before curtain up on opening night, he dies. The single… Read More

Tags: single, night, shakespeare, curtain, lead, production, role, weekend, theatre, biggest, play, country, before, king, sentence

A scandalous night out. Read More

Tags: theatre, fame, club, coach, audio-version

Ginny is angry when her choir teacher does not choose her to participate in honor choir. Later, her teacher tells her she is not chosen since she suffers from bipolar disorder. In her anger, Ginny researches an theatre company in the city and decides to audition for it. She knows… Read More

Tags: fiction, god, religion, music, teacher, christian, mental_illness, jesus, cutting, high_school, student, theatre, choir, pastor, audition

Poem / Poetry

October 03, 2014

Reads: 243

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

one of my favorite places to be is on stage in the theatre. The definition of Theatre is a seeing place and I've always loved that all though I feel the theatre is a place we do far more than just see. Read More

Tags: poem, happy, theatre

Book / Other

April 01, 2014

Reads: 1341

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Natural genetic evolution is on the rise, and dividing society by blood status and purity. Katie Pierce and Adair Rose come from conflicting worlds, political ideals and social prejudice. Katie is a Divitiae – a person with desirable blood – and the oldest of her kind. Adair’s father, Senator Rose,… Read More

Tags: love, death, friendship, teen, school, adult, war, society, conflict, relationship, drama, pregnancy, future, prejudice, political

A group of friends goes to see two plays, one is Oscar Wilde's Salomé and the second is one they've come up with themselves, entitled Shared Summer Romance Read More

Tags: novel, friends, theatre, oscar_wilde, descriptive, short_fiction, salome

William and his mortal enemy are about to reach the climax of their decades-old dispute and William's wife only adds fuel to the fire. A new take on a world-famous writer. What really happened? Read More

Tags: fiction, murder, shakespeare, history, theatre

A account of a young girl's trip to the movies by herself: what she thinks, experiences, feels and loves. Read More

Tags: cold, girl, moon, movies, theatre, scarf

A disconnected German soldier faces the horrors of war in Leningrad, Russia 1943. Feedback appreciated. Read More

Tags: war, conflict, russia, sniper, theatre, battle, german, world_war_, leningrad, fire_fight, eastern_front

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