For more details on any play please click on its title. The full script of most plays is available as a PDF. If you
have questions about any of the plays below, or are interested in obtaining performance rights, please contact me at
James@playwrighting.org.
For published plays please contact the specified publisher for performance rights. For unpublished plays the royalty rates are
negotiable; simply email me with the details of your planned production and we can work out a fair and affordable rate.
I am interested first and foremost in seeing these works performed and enjoyed by audiences everywhere.
Full-Length Plays
THE CAPTAIN'S TREASURE: A COMMEDIA
Love, greed, and mistaken identity abound in this new tale inspired by the original Italian commedia dell'arte.
Comedy; 90 minutes; Total Cast: 7 (3 women, 4 men)
THE PRINCESS AND THE MOON: A FAIRYTALE
In her quest to reach the moon Princess Lizzy faces trolls, giants, and her own Herald-turned-Villain!
Comedy; 90 minutes; Total Cast: 24 (9 women, 4 men, 11 men or women; extras and some doubling possible)
MASTERMINDS
A comedic collision between three writers and their living creations.
Comedy; 75 minutes; Total Cast: 5 (1 woman, 5 men)
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
The adventures of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad are brought to life in this new adaptation of the children's classic.
Drama; 90 minutes; Total Cast: 21 (2 women, 1 man, 18 men or women; extras and doubling possible)
ACE OF DIAMONDS
The theft of the mysterious Bloodstone ruby brings six guilty strangers together in murder.
Mystery; 75 minutes; Total Cast: 6 (3 women, 3 men)
A SLIP IN TIME
Detective Datch Hudson receives a warning from the future, but will it be enough to
prevent murder?
Mystery; 90 minutes; Total Cast: 14 (4 women, 7 men, 3 men or women; doubling possible)
REXQUE FUTURUS
King Arthur wakes for one day to determine if the world is ready for his return.
Drama; 100 minutes; Total Cast: 18 (4 women, 2 men, 12 men or women; doubling possible)
ReFUSION: TALE OF THE ORACLE
Three traveling players share a fantastical tale brought to a startling conclusion by an unexpected visitor.
Fantasy; 85 minutes; Total Cast: 4 (1 woman, 2 men, 1 man or woman)
LIGHT NEVER DIES
A terrifying enemy descends upon the kingdom of Alterra and sparks a cataclysmic war between
good and evil.
Fantasy; 150 minutes; Total Cast: 25 (8 women, 11 men, 6 men or women; doubling possible)
WORLD THAT NEVER WAS
Two scientists struggle to prevent a new discovery from becoming the instrument of Earth's
destruction.
Science-fiction; 90 minutes; Total Cast: 21 (2 men, 19 men or women)
One-Act Plays
ILLINOIS JANE AND THE PYRAMID OF PERIL
Adventure heroine Illinois Jane embarks on an epic journey to find the Elixir of Life!
Comedy; 55 minutes; Total Cast: 8 (1 woman, 3 men, 4 men or women)
ILLINOIS JANE AND THE RAINFOREST OF RETRIBUTION
Illinois Jane returns to face crocodiles, an erupting volcano and more in her search for the Oracle of Pachacamac.
Comedy; 50 minutes; Total Cast: 7 (3 women, 3 men, 1 man or woman; plus possible extras)
THE TIGER, THE BRAHMAN, AND THE JACKAL
An act of compassion sends a poor Brahman on a journey to escape becoming a tiger's next dinner.
Folk tale; 35 minutes; Total Cast: 8 (2 women, 6 men or women; doubling possible)
TWILIGHT OF THE KING
Stationed in Bethlehem on the night of Christ's birth, two Roman guards find themselves immersed
in events they barely comprehend.
Comedy; 35 minutes; Total Cast: 6 (1 woman, 1 man, 4 men or women)
EPONINE
A stranger grants a homeless girl's greatest wish.
Drama; 40 minutes; Total Cast: 2 (1 woman, 1 man)
FORGOTTEN FIRE: TALE OF THE BURNING SWORD
In a fantastical world two rivals struggle for possession of a fabled sword and the
fate of a kingdom.
Fantasy; 30 minutes; Total Cast: 3 (2 women, 1 man)
10-Minute Plays
LOOK MOM, I GOT A JOB!
Devoted jogger Kari discovers the unusual job held by her actor-neighbor Gus at the local zoo.
Comedy; 10 minutes; Total Cast: 4 (1 woman, 2 men, 1 man or women)
THE LAST ANNIVERSARY
George and Ellen meet for what is to be their last anniversary.
Drama; 10 minutes; Total Cast: 2 (1 woman, 1 man)
NUTS!
Three squirrels decide the time has come to exact their revenge upon the backyard dog.
Comedy; 10 minutes; Total Cast: 4 (men or women)
CIRCUS OF FATE
Diana learns a lesson about fate from a very peculiar prophet.
Dark comedy; 10 minutes; Total Cast: 3 women
