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Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell
Copyright ©2007
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women; 1 to 2 Men)
Imagine an island in hell where Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Queen Victoria...wait for their men. What happens when women's lib icon Anaïs Nin arrives to turn their afterlife upside down? David Stallings’ new comedy, Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell explores the question of whether Sartre was right and hell really is other people, or whether we carry around our potential for damnation or salvation within ourselves.
Production History:
2010: Receives a developmental reading at the Time Out NY Lounge (New World Stages, NY), as part of On The Square Productions' Reading Series.
2009: Receives a developmental reading at Boston Playwrights Theatre (Boston).
2008: Part of The 2008 New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC 2008, produced by Maieutic Theatre Works (Aug 08) directed by Cristina Alicea, Connelly Theatre, NYC. Cast: Shelly Feldman, Jeremy King, Kristina Kohl, Madalyn McKay, Colleen Piquette, ,Marnie Schulenburg and Aly Wirth.
2007: Receives a developmental reading as part of Michael Howard Studios' Friday Night Series (Dec 07,MHS-NYC) directed by David M. Wells.
2007: Receives two developmental readings as part of Boston Theatre Works' 2007 UnBound Festival (June 07, Boston), directed by John King.
2007: Receives a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2007 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 07, ArcLight Theatre-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Awards:
Winner: 2nd Biennial Arthur W. Stone New Play Award-Louisiana Tech University.
Winner: 1st Prize Boston Theatre Works, 2007 UnBound Festival.
Semi-Finalist: 2008 Princess Grace Awards.
Selection: Best Script, Best Leading Actress (Shelly Feldman), and Best Supporting Actress (Aly Wirth) in The 2008 OffOffOff.com Best Of FringeNYC.
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women; 1 to 2 Men)
Imagine an island in hell where Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Queen Victoria...wait for their men. What happens when women's lib icon Anaïs Nin arrives to turn their afterlife upside down? David Stallings’ new comedy, Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell explores the question of whether Sartre was right and hell really is other people, or whether we carry around our potential for damnation or salvation within ourselves.
Production History:
2010: Receives a developmental reading at the Time Out NY Lounge (New World Stages, NY), as part of On The Square Productions' Reading Series.
2009: Receives a developmental reading at Boston Playwrights Theatre (Boston).
2008: Part of The 2008 New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC 2008, produced by Maieutic Theatre Works (Aug 08) directed by Cristina Alicea, Connelly Theatre, NYC. Cast: Shelly Feldman, Jeremy King, Kristina Kohl, Madalyn McKay, Colleen Piquette, ,Marnie Schulenburg and Aly Wirth.
2007: Receives a developmental reading as part of Michael Howard Studios' Friday Night Series (Dec 07,MHS-NYC) directed by David M. Wells.
2007: Receives two developmental readings as part of Boston Theatre Works' 2007 UnBound Festival (June 07, Boston), directed by John King.
2007: Receives a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2007 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 07, ArcLight Theatre-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Awards:
Winner: 2nd Biennial Arthur W. Stone New Play Award-Louisiana Tech University.
Winner: 1st Prize Boston Theatre Works, 2007 UnBound Festival.
Semi-Finalist: 2008 Princess Grace Awards.
Selection: Best Script, Best Leading Actress (Shelly Feldman), and Best Supporting Actress (Aly Wirth) in The 2008 OffOffOff.com Best Of FringeNYC.
Arpeggio
Copyright ©2007
2 Act Full-Length (2 Women-3 Men)
Zeb, the personal assistant and best friend to fading pop superstar, Cindy Hall, is consumed by loneliness so he decides to take on a new roommate, Gerry. Zeb and Gerry become fast friends. He confides in her about the uncertainty of his relationship with his new illegal immigrant boyfriend, Ricardo—although they feel greatly for each other, they are wary of a future together. Gerry confides in Zeb that she has a secret - a passionate affair with rock sensation Tobin Grey. The story reveals more secrets, which devastate their illusions and lives, spotlighting America's obsession with celebrity, and its tragic effects. David Stallings’ Arpeggio is performed with an onstage rock band showcasing the talents of composer Alec Bridges and the musical arrangements of Sarah Chaney.
Production History:
2007: Receives a three-week limited engagement production by Maieutic Theatre Works, from November 1-18, 2007 (The 45th Street Theater-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea, orginial music by Alec Bridges, musical arrangements by Sarah Chaney. Cast: Jonathan Albert, Allison Ikin, Kristina Kohl, Antonio Minino and Andy Travis.
2007: Receives a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (May 07, The 45th Street Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
2 Act Full-Length (2 Women-3 Men)
Zeb, the personal assistant and best friend to fading pop superstar, Cindy Hall, is consumed by loneliness so he decides to take on a new roommate, Gerry. Zeb and Gerry become fast friends. He confides in her about the uncertainty of his relationship with his new illegal immigrant boyfriend, Ricardo—although they feel greatly for each other, they are wary of a future together. Gerry confides in Zeb that she has a secret - a passionate affair with rock sensation Tobin Grey. The story reveals more secrets, which devastate their illusions and lives, spotlighting America's obsession with celebrity, and its tragic effects. David Stallings’ Arpeggio is performed with an onstage rock band showcasing the talents of composer Alec Bridges and the musical arrangements of Sarah Chaney.
Production History:
2007: Receives a three-week limited engagement production by Maieutic Theatre Works, from November 1-18, 2007 (The 45th Street Theater-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea, orginial music by Alec Bridges, musical arrangements by Sarah Chaney. Cast: Jonathan Albert, Allison Ikin, Kristina Kohl, Antonio Minino and Andy Travis.
2007: Receives a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (May 07, The 45th Street Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Barrier Island
(First play in the Galveston Cycle)
Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length (4 Women-5 Men)
As a fearless and stubborn community rests their lives against the historic wall that protects Galveston Island from natural disasters, a younger generation challenges the emotional d disasters no wall can protect.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive its regional premiere production in Lousiana by Ovation TheatreWorks, under the direction of Cody Daigle.
2010: Receives its world premiere production at Center Stage NY (May 2010), produced by MTWorks, directed by Cristina Alicea. Cast: Alex Bond, David Carson, Anthony Crep, Mark Emerson, Anne Clare Gibbons-Brown, Carol Hickey, Stu Richel, Frankie Seratch & Jennifer Laine Williams.
2009: Received a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2009 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 09, ArcLight Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Awards:
2010: Semi-Finalist Princess Grace Awards
2010: Selected as a New York Daily News Editor's Pick
2009: Nominated for the Weissberger Award (Williamstown Theatre Festival)
Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length (4 Women-5 Men)
As a fearless and stubborn community rests their lives against the historic wall that protects Galveston Island from natural disasters, a younger generation challenges the emotional d disasters no wall can protect.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive its regional premiere production in Lousiana by Ovation TheatreWorks, under the direction of Cody Daigle.
2010: Receives its world premiere production at Center Stage NY (May 2010), produced by MTWorks, directed by Cristina Alicea. Cast: Alex Bond, David Carson, Anthony Crep, Mark Emerson, Anne Clare Gibbons-Brown, Carol Hickey, Stu Richel, Frankie Seratch & Jennifer Laine Williams.
2009: Received a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2009 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 09, ArcLight Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Awards:
2010: Semi-Finalist Princess Grace Awards
2010: Selected as a New York Daily News Editor's Pick
2009: Nominated for the Weissberger Award (Williamstown Theatre Festival)
The Break In The Day
Copyright ©2010
30 Minute Short Play (1 Woman)
Sandra has given up her hope of joy as the tedium of advanced age has crept into her life until she unwillingly takes in troubled young Jeremy and is evoked back to the wonders of living in this coming of youth story.
30 Minute Short Play (1 Woman)
Sandra has given up her hope of joy as the tedium of advanced age has crept into her life until she unwillingly takes in troubled young Jeremy and is evoked back to the wonders of living in this coming of youth story.
A Daughter Of Israel
Copyright ©2008
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women)
Co-created with Adi Kurtchik.
In the backdrop of the never ending "situation" that affects the Middle East, four Israeli girls are forced to become instant women when drafted into a special unit that only their Commander believes, feels and forces them to excel in. Based on the true stories of co-creator Adi Kurtchik.
Production History:
2010: Receives a workshop production at The Looking Glass Theatre NY (Nov 11-21), produced by BOO-Arts, under the direction of Kathleen O'Neill. Cast: Melanie Brook, Daniella Chai, Melissa Doherty, Shira Kobren & Adi Kurtchik.
2009: Receives a developmental reading at Chelsea Studios NY, produced by BOO-Arts, under the direction of Kathleen O'Neill.
2008: Receives a developmental reading as part of BOO-Arts Multi-Cultural Reading Series (Nov 08, Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC), directed by Dana Monagan.
2008: Receives a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2008 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 08, Payan Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women)
Co-created with Adi Kurtchik.
In the backdrop of the never ending "situation" that affects the Middle East, four Israeli girls are forced to become instant women when drafted into a special unit that only their Commander believes, feels and forces them to excel in. Based on the true stories of co-creator Adi Kurtchik.
Production History:
2010: Receives a workshop production at The Looking Glass Theatre NY (Nov 11-21), produced by BOO-Arts, under the direction of Kathleen O'Neill. Cast: Melanie Brook, Daniella Chai, Melissa Doherty, Shira Kobren & Adi Kurtchik.
2009: Receives a developmental reading at Chelsea Studios NY, produced by BOO-Arts, under the direction of Kathleen O'Neill.
2008: Receives a developmental reading as part of BOO-Arts Multi-Cultural Reading Series (Nov 08, Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC), directed by Dana Monagan.
2008: Receives a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2008 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 08, Payan Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Deceiving Chance
Copyright ©2006
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women-4 Men)
Untrustworthy Elliot has finally grown out of his ways and decides to share his life with Chance, to only find out that he might already be engaged to a specimen of the female kind. Matters only get worse when he ventures upstate to confront him at his family estate. Bunburying meets the 21st Century in this modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Production History:
2009: Receives a developmental reading as part of Intravenous Theatre's Oh Hello Reading Series (Sep 09, Interborough Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women-4 Men)
Untrustworthy Elliot has finally grown out of his ways and decides to share his life with Chance, to only find out that he might already be engaged to a specimen of the female kind. Matters only get worse when he ventures upstate to confront him at his family estate. Bunburying meets the 21st Century in this modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Production History:
2009: Receives a developmental reading as part of Intravenous Theatre's Oh Hello Reading Series (Sep 09, Interborough Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
The Family Shakespeare
Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women - 4 Men)
A young woman from the 18th Century is enraptured by the Bard's work, only to discover it has been censored by the family she uses his stories to escape from. Inspired by the complete censored works of William Shakespeare, by Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive it's world premiere production in New York City at the June Havoc Theatre from April 13th through the 30th, directed by Nicole A. Watson, produced by MTWorks.
2009: receives a developmental reading as part of Oberon Theatre Ensemble's Reading Series (Hunter College), directed by Mark Karafin.
2 Act Full-Length (5 Women - 4 Men)
A young woman from the 18th Century is enraptured by the Bard's work, only to discover it has been censored by the family she uses his stories to escape from. Inspired by the complete censored works of William Shakespeare, by Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive it's world premiere production in New York City at the June Havoc Theatre from April 13th through the 30th, directed by Nicole A. Watson, produced by MTWorks.
2009: receives a developmental reading as part of Oberon Theatre Ensemble's Reading Series (Hunter College), directed by Mark Karafin.
Folie A Deux
Copyright ©2006
2 Act Full-Length (2 Women-3 Men)
In 1933, two sisters, Lea and Christine Papin, are found naked in bed after brutally slaying their employer. The remarkable case – in which the defense claims that the women suffer from ‘folie a deux’, insanity in pairs – prompts noted attorney Clarence Darrow to recall the case of Leopold and Loeb from a decade earlier, two young men in Chicago who were found guilty of murdering a teenage boy as a bizarre social “experiment.” Are the worst crimes representative of the worst elements of society – and how does a society’s reaction to a horrible crime define who they are? David Stallings’ new play Folie a Deux follows Darrow as he intertwines the story of these bizarre and brutal cases, revealing troubling assumptions that might be made about violence, madness and forbidden love. Can two people really share a madness that turns deadly – or is society itself partially to blame for its failure to understand those who are different?
Production History:
2006: Receives a three-week limited engagement production by Maieutic Theatre Works in association with Roy Arias Studios, from October 26-November 12, 2006 (The Rock Theater-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea. Cast: Hella Bel, Brian Hathaway, Lauren Montgomery, Scott Sortman and David Stallings.
2006: Receives a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (June 06, The Payan Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
2 Act Full-Length (2 Women-3 Men)
In 1933, two sisters, Lea and Christine Papin, are found naked in bed after brutally slaying their employer. The remarkable case – in which the defense claims that the women suffer from ‘folie a deux’, insanity in pairs – prompts noted attorney Clarence Darrow to recall the case of Leopold and Loeb from a decade earlier, two young men in Chicago who were found guilty of murdering a teenage boy as a bizarre social “experiment.” Are the worst crimes representative of the worst elements of society – and how does a society’s reaction to a horrible crime define who they are? David Stallings’ new play Folie a Deux follows Darrow as he intertwines the story of these bizarre and brutal cases, revealing troubling assumptions that might be made about violence, madness and forbidden love. Can two people really share a madness that turns deadly – or is society itself partially to blame for its failure to understand those who are different?
Production History:
2006: Receives a three-week limited engagement production by Maieutic Theatre Works in association with Roy Arias Studios, from October 26-November 12, 2006 (The Rock Theater-NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea. Cast: Hella Bel, Brian Hathaway, Lauren Montgomery, Scott Sortman and David Stallings.
2006: Receives a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (June 06, The Payan Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
The Quality of Mercy
Copyright ©2010
2 Act Full-Length (4 Women - 4 Men)
Georgia's husband was back from serving in the Navy and everything in their lives was going according to plans until the sudden tragic death of their newborn changes their lives forever. Not wanting to have another baby, the young couple decides to foster a child, yet their plans are stopped when new equality laws do not concur with their religious beliefs and consider them unfit to be foster parents. What ensues is a battle of morals and wills in a family that thought everything was simple and their Christian values would always prosper in the South. This is a fictional story set in a foreseeable future inspired by recent events in the UK.
2 Act Full-Length (4 Women - 4 Men)
Georgia's husband was back from serving in the Navy and everything in their lives was going according to plans until the sudden tragic death of their newborn changes their lives forever. Not wanting to have another baby, the young couple decides to foster a child, yet their plans are stopped when new equality laws do not concur with their religious beliefs and consider them unfit to be foster parents. What ensues is a battle of morals and wills in a family that thought everything was simple and their Christian values would always prosper in the South. This is a fictional story set in a foreseeable future inspired by recent events in the UK.
The ReEducation of Arizona
Copyright ©2010
1 Act Full-Length (7 Women-6 Men)
A play about a young boy’s struggle with identity when his Principal requests painters of their elementary school mural to "lighten" the faces of the children depicted in it. While the boy searches to find a place to belong, his family deals with the repercussions of their state’s new immigration reform. The ReEducation of Arizona is a satirical comedy that attempts to dissect the impetuous behind discriminatory behavior. It also reminds us of the effects our big government can have on our littlest people. Based on real events that took place at a Prescott, Arizona elementary school just two months after Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona’s controversial Immigration Bill into law.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive a reading as part of the 2011 National NewBorn Festival on Monday, February 5th at Manhattan Children's Theatre, NYC.
1 Act Full-Length (7 Women-6 Men)
A play about a young boy’s struggle with identity when his Principal requests painters of their elementary school mural to "lighten" the faces of the children depicted in it. While the boy searches to find a place to belong, his family deals with the repercussions of their state’s new immigration reform. The ReEducation of Arizona is a satirical comedy that attempts to dissect the impetuous behind discriminatory behavior. It also reminds us of the effects our big government can have on our littlest people. Based on real events that took place at a Prescott, Arizona elementary school just two months after Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona’s controversial Immigration Bill into law.
Production History:
2011: slated to receive a reading as part of the 2011 National NewBorn Festival on Monday, February 5th at Manhattan Children's Theatre, NYC.
The Seawall
(Third play in the Galveston Cycle)
Copyright ©2010
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women-4 Men)
Three single mothers must come to terms with an absent father, two years after Hurricane Ike, and one year after a National economic crash.
Copyright ©2010
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women-4 Men)
Three single mothers must come to terms with an absent father, two years after Hurricane Ike, and one year after a National economic crash.
A Song For St. Michael's
(Second play in the Galveston Cycle)
Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women-3 Men)
A Song For St. Michael's takes place one year after the hurricane in 2009. In this play, a schoolboy's death stirs the people within this small, guarded community. With the help of a transferred priest, a young witness could tilt the balance from confusion to truth; but drowned secrets have kept Saint Michael's Catholic School afloat all these years and the Seawall around the island is not the only barrier.
Production History:
2010: Receives a developmental reading as part of MTWorks' 2010 National NewBorn Festival (NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length (6 Women-3 Men)
A Song For St. Michael's takes place one year after the hurricane in 2009. In this play, a schoolboy's death stirs the people within this small, guarded community. With the help of a transferred priest, a young witness could tilt the balance from confusion to truth; but drowned secrets have kept Saint Michael's Catholic School afloat all these years and the Seawall around the island is not the only barrier.
Production History:
2010: Receives a developmental reading as part of MTWorks' 2010 National NewBorn Festival (NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
The State Of The Art
Copyright ©2008
15 Minute Short Play (1 Woman-2 Men)
Reanimated by futuristic doctors, a famous author finds himself in a world without Art, and is genetically altered to fit into their stale world. An ode to 50's science fiction symbolism.
Production History:
2008: Receives a production as part of The Culture Project's Women Center Stage (Feb 08, The Puffin Room, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
15 Minute Short Play (1 Woman-2 Men)
Reanimated by futuristic doctors, a famous author finds himself in a world without Art, and is genetically altered to fit into their stale world. An ode to 50's science fiction symbolism.
Production History:
2008: Receives a production as part of The Culture Project's Women Center Stage (Feb 08, The Puffin Room, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.
