SCRIPTS
Full-Length

BELLES OF THE MILL is a musical about the 1912 "Bread and Roses" strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  The score is by Jill Marshall-Work. (6W, 6M, 1 boy age 12, plus ensemble).

Audio Clip 1: Pennies In Our Pay/We Strike                  Audio Clip 2: Negotiation Rag                  Sample Dialogue

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CLARY'S EXODUS: Harlem, 1926.  Clary Hayes, a fast-living, black blues singer, is unexpectedly compelled to confront her young daughter's half-Jewish heritage.  (3W, 1M, 1 girl age 11).

*PLAY USES CLASSIC BLUES MUSIC; Clary must sing.*
***NOTE: THIS SCRIPT IS IN DEVELOPMENT.***

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GRACE NOTES follows three generations of a Connecticut family from the 1940s to the 1990s.  (5W, 1M; up to 8W, 2M, 1 girl age 12).
Video Clip 1: Grace & Molly                  Video Clip 2: Grace & Dinah                 Sample Dialogue

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LENNON, A LIFE is a bio-play about the acerbic Beatle, with twelve original "Beatle-ish" songs.  (10M, 5W, 2-4 boys aged 5 to 9).

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RICHMOND UNDERGROUND, set in 1864-65, tells the true tale of a ring of Unionist spies operating in the heart of the Confederacy. 

(5W, 7M; up to 5W, 12M).
Video Clip 1: Bet, Hancock, & Rowley                  Video Clip 2: Carrington, Bet, & Mary                  Sample Dialogue

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THE BELLES OF THE MILL, set in 1912, depicts the "Bread and Roses" textile strike through the eyes of several immigrant women. 

(6W, 4M, 1 boy age 12).

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THE UNDERSTANDING is a searing family drama which tracks the legacy of Argentina's "Dirty War" through the unfolding tale of two sisters who learn that they were "disappeared" children.  (3W, 2M).

Video Clip 1: Eva and Sofia                  Video Clip 2: Victor and Raul                  Sample Dialogue

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THE WAY FORWARD is a humorous and moving play about family, friendship, and love, set in the (fictional) town of Wickham, Vermont. 

Mud Season is in full swing and change is in the air.  Liza, her wife Marti, and her best friend Charlie are all contemplating life-changing choices...some of which don't sit well with Charlie's fiance, Ben.  Meanwhile, Marti's mother Evelyn shows up on the doorstep of Liza and Marti's home, The Wickham Way Inn, unannounced and uninvited, with news of her own...​  (3W, 2M).

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THE WICKHAM WAY is a heartfelt, heartwarming play with music, set in the (fictional) town of Wickham, Vermont.  Liza Cooper, a soon-to-be-famous folk singer, realizes that she must come to terms with her past in order to embrace her future.  (3W, 2M).

*The play includes four original songs by Lisa Brigantino.  The actress cast as Liza must play guitar and sing well.*

Video Clip 1: Liza & Marti                  Video Clip 2: Charlie & Liza                  Sample Dialogue                  Song: "Those Days"