Three Sides (in the works)
One family, three stories. How one little change with life, death or adoption may alter some of their reality, but not all.
Bringing a Urine Sample to Hitler --
and Other Stories of My Crazy Mother (in the works)
Episodic play comprised of stories about aging parents.
Ashes to Ashes (1 Woman, 1 Man, 1 either)
Liberal SARA and right-winger JEFFERSON are polar opposites about everything except their love and devotion for their two, newly deceased, filthy-rich best friends. Trapped by the time-constraints of their friends' will and overseen by a mysterious character named DENISE/DENNIS, the ex-couple Sara and Jefferson are forced to spend the next sixteen days, twenty-one hours and thirty-two minutes together, literally, scattering ashes across Europe. Whether they make it or not, they are both in for a bumpy and funny ride.
Sample pages of Ashes to Ashes.
Biking With Andrew Scott (3 Women, 3 Men, 2 or 3 female gospel chior minions, 2 or 3 male gospel chior minions)
A dark comedy about the effect ANDY’S suicide has on those closest to him, especially that of his life-long, control-freak, best friend STEPHANIE. As Stephanie tries desperately to hold everyone else’s life together, her life quickly falls apart. Andy’s ghost tries to “help,” and Andy’s born-again mother, his gay lover, and Stephanie’s tarot card reader all interfere with Stephanie’s plans. The play follows these colorful characters as they go through all of the stages of grief in order to come to terms with Andy's death.
Biking With Andrew Scott enjoyed a successful run at the Write Act Repertory Theatre in Hollywood, CA (April 10 - May 17, 2008)
The Tolucan had this to say: "Delivered with heartbreaking authority by playwright Debbie Bolsky, this story is at times gentle, brutal, clever and sweet, and always an incredible ride."
Backstage West stated: “The twist: From the opening scene onward, Andy appears as a ghost, and only Stephanie can see and speak to him. This plot device offers the production's best moments, thanks to several honest, tender moments, well-crafted by Bolsky and handled with reserved yet palpable emotion by Brown and Crabtree.”
Sample pages of Biking With Andrew Scott.
What Would Mary Do? (4 Women, 2 Men and Mary Tyler Moore)
This offbeat comedy involves estranged best friends, JONI ROBERTS and LIZ CONROY, who battle it out over Liz’s decision to sue Mary Tyler Moore – the person she holds responsible for her own, and all women’s emotional problems. As Liz takes the lawsuit even further, Joni does her best to stop it, ruining her own life in the process.
To download some preview pages, click here: What Would Mary Do?
Douds, Iowa (2 Women, 1 Body)
A 10-minute, short, black comedy about small-town mortician, KAT, who tries to escape now that UNCLE JIM has died, but his sister, AUNT MAY has other plans.
It’s Only A Movie (5 Women, 4 Men)
This screwball comedy is about ALEXANDRA (Alex), a budding young filmmaker who, out of desperation, takes a job in the spiraling vortex known as the marketing department of Monumental Studios. While trying to keep her values and dreams alive, she is constantly sucked into the crazy worlds of the wacky people she works with. Each of her twisted adventures echoes a different film genre.