New Scripts!
These scripts are in various stages of pre-publication, and I may be able to send you a free perusal or license them directly to you! Read more about each script below and contact me at tracywellsplaywright@gmail.com for more information!
Angels of Bataan
Time: available as a 40 minute one act or a 90 minute full length
Cast: 8+F, 4+M, 4+ either (14-40 possible)
It’s 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and Sally are among more than 100 U.S. army nurses who have come to the islands looking for light duty, warm tropical breezes, and a little adventure. But paradise becomes a nightmare when, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, their own island is rocked by death and destruction at the hands of enemy bombers. Now Helen, Sally, and the rest of the nurses must do everything they can to keep their charges, and themselves alive as they navigate nursing through a war zone in Manila, a tropical jungle in Bataan, and eventually as prisoners of war in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Can the nurses survive long enough to find freedom? Or will disease and starvation take the ultimate toll on the brave women known as the Angels of Bataan?
Checking In
(formerly titled, "A Room With A View)
Time: available as a 45 min one act or a 90-100 min full length
Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 15+ either
At the Regency Arms Hotel, the comfort and well-being of the guests comes first--and no one knows that better than its staff, most notably bellhop Bernard and housekeeper Natasha. And while Bernard keeps busy trying to woo Natasha and managing the guests' luggage, it's the other baggage the guests brought with them that really keeps him on his toes! A Room With a View uses humor and heart to tell a lifetime of stories in its scenes--from a soon-to-be mom unexpectedly going into labor in "Fresh Squeezed" , to a teenager learning to see the world outside of a screen in "In Room Safe", to a couple finding love in "Guest Relations", to the craziness of traveling with kids in "Wake Up Call" and finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation in "Trip of a Lifetime". These stories, and many more, reflect the theme that "life is a journey--travel it well" and reminds us that as we travel through life, it's the people we chose to journey with that make it special.
***Note that this script has been acquired by Dramatic Publishing. I can still email a perusal, but for licensing requests, click the link below or email me and I will put you in contact with a customer service representative who can assist you.
Night of The Macabre
Running Time: 90 minutes
Cast: 32+
A hunt for horror finds four friends at the Museum of the Macabre…a wax museum displaying scenes from short stories by some of the great authors of Gothic Horror…Poe, Hawthorne, Irving, and more. But as unnerving as the exhibits-and the stories behind them-are…the real terror for the fearless four comes when the exhibits start to come to life!
This easy to stage play celebrates the great short stories from Gothic Horror including “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Hand” by Guy De Maupassant, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Red Room” by H.G. Wells, “The Velvet Ribbon” by Washington Irving, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Similar to a vignette style, each scene “comes to life” telling their chilling classic tales, while an underlying story of four friends in a Gothic Horror wax museum ties them all together. Perfect for Halloween, one act competitions, or in collaboration with English Lit teachers, this flexible, large cast play will delight audiences and actors alike.
***Note that this script has been acquired by Stage Partners. I can still email a perusal, but for licensing requests, email me and I will put you in contact with a customer service representative who can assist you.
The Con
Time: available as a 45 min one act or a 75 min full length
Cast: 30+
In this hilarious heist who-dun-it, a rare first issue comic is up for grabs. Set in a Comic Con, this play consists of a series of vignettes, each with its own stand alone story depicting an aspect of Comic Con, while also furthering the underlying plot of a con in progress. There’s a bat-tactic hero clowning around with his foe in “The LARP Knight Rises”, a Mario Kart menace who loses it in more ways than one in, “A Plumber Cracks,” a D&D newbie who wants to let her inner gnome shine in, “The Ballad of Lena Moonfallen,” some costumed competitors who will stop at nothing to complete their quartet in, “Cosplaying With Fire” and much more! Keep your audience laughing, and guessing with this clever Comic Con caper!
***Note that this script has been acquired by Playscripts/Broadway Licensing. I can still email a perusal, but for licensing requests, click the link below or email me and I will put you in contact with a customer service representative who can assist you.