AVAILABLE FULL-LENGTH PLAYS:

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:

-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.
-Received a developmental reading as part of Michael Howard Studios' Friday Night Series (Dec 07,MHS-NYC) directed by David M. Wells.
-Received two developmental readings as part of Boston Theatre Works' 2007 UnBound Festival (June 07, Boston), directed by John King.
-Received 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


BARRIER ISLAND (Part of 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 disasters no wall can protect.

Production History:

-Slated to be produced by Maieutic Theatre Works in Spring 2010, New York.
-Received a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2009 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 09, ArcLight Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.


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:

-Slated to be produced by BOO-Arts in Spring 2010, New York.
-Received a developmental reading as part of BOO-Arts Multi-Cultural Reading Series (Nov 08, Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC), directed by Dana Monagan.
-Received a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2008 National NewBorn Festival (Jan 08, Payan Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.



A SONG FOR SAINT MICHAEL'S (Part of the Galveston Cycle)

Copyright ©2009
2 Act Full-Length  (6 Women-3 Men)

A schoolboy's death stirs the people of Galveston Island after the devastation of Hurricane Ike. 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.

Production History:

-Slated to receive a developmental reading as part of Maieutic Theatre Works' 2010 NewBorn Festival, New York.



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:

-Received 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.
-Received a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (May 07, The 45th Street Theater, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea. 



FOLIE A DEUX: Insanity In Pairs

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: 

-Received 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.
-Received a developmental reading by Maieutic Theatre Works (June 06, The 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:

-Received a developmental reading as part of Intravenous Theatre's Oh Hello Reading Series (Sep 09, Interborough Theatre, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea.


AVAILABLE SHORT PLAYS:

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:

-Received 2 performances as part of The Culture Project's Women Center Stage (Feb 08, The Puffin Room, NYC), directed by Cristina Alicea. 


THE BREAK IN THE DAY

Copyright ©2010
30 Minute Short Play (1 Woman)

A woman who had given up on the possibilities of joy at her advanced age is evoked back to the wonders of life when she takes in a troubled boy in this coming of youth story.