1,000 stories by "Adam Szymkowicz"
All rights reserved. Yes, those rights too.
Five Dollars
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JILL finds five dollars in her jacket pocket.)
JILL
Score!
(Enter JACK.)
JACK
Hey Jill, what's up?
J…
play written by me. All right reserved. For real.
Times Change
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JILL and a DINOSAUR smoke cigarettes or maybe they vape.)
DINOSAUR
So I said, "No, you're fi…
new very short play. All rights reserved. That means you must get my permission should you want to do anything with this very short play.
(JACK and JILL. JACK is opening a…
new play. don't reproduce or produce without my permission.
Another Year
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JILL is reading a letter or writing a letter she wrote.)
JILL
All The Things I Never Sa…
a new play. Don't do anything with it before you ask me. Thanks.
Forbidden Fruit
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK and JILL and SNAKE in the garden. JACK and JILL are not wearing …
this is my play. all rights reserved. (so like if you want to do something with it, ask me first.)
Prague
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK and JILL sitting on the grass.)
JILL
I feel l…
a short play. don't do anything with it unless you ask me first, you know?
Raccoon
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK is playing with a slinky. Enter JILL.)
JILL
Hey Jack.
JACK
Hey Ji…
another short new play. you must ask my permission if you wish to do anything with it. Thanks!
What Happened?
by Adam Szymkowicz
JILL
It's the end of an era.
JACK
Is it?
JILL…
Play by me. All rights reserved. Contact me if you wish to produce or reproduce.
Transformation
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK and JILL are wrestling. It's sort of like WWE. &n…
New short play. Ask my permission if you want to do anything with it.
Lasagna
by Adma Szymkowicz
(JACK whittling a stick, barefoot. Enter JILL.)
JILL
Whatcha doin'?
JACK
Whit…
C. Denby Swanson
Hometown: Austin, TX
Current Town: Austin, TX
Q: What are you working on now?
A: A Sloan/EST science-play commission called NUTSHELL, a one-woman show ab…
1000 Playwright Interviews
The first interview I posted was on June 3, 2009. It was Jimmy Comtois. I decided I would start interviewing some of my playwright friends. It w…
another short play. All right reserved-- don't produce or reproduce without my permission.
Dusty
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK and JILL facing each other, not quite seeing each other)
JA…
Melissa RossHometown: All over Massachusetts Current Town: NYC Q: What are you working on now?A: A few plays that are hard to write and so I keep trying to write them and then I…
Rae Binstock
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
Current Town: Brooklyn, NY
Q: What are you working on now?
A: My latest project is a Top Girls-inspired play about American women from a …
Kitty
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JILL is calling a cat,)
JILL
Here kitty kitty kitty. Here kitty kitty. Here kitty kitty kitty. Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty ki…
PRODUCTIONS
KODACHROME
Production #1 of Kodachrome
Portland Center Stage
Portland, OR
February 3-March 18, 2018
Adventures of Super Margaret
Production #6 of Super Margaret
AJB Toro T…
new short play. The usual rules apply. I own this play and you need to contact me before producing or reproducing.
Without You
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACKin hospital bed, asleep…
new short play. The usual rules apply. I own this play and you need to contact me before producing or reproducing.
Without You
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JILL in hospital bed, asleep.…
new short play. The usual rules apply. I own this play and you need to contact me before producing or reproducing.
Just Us
by Adam Szymkowicz
(JACK and JILL sitting on a log or…
John DeVoreHometown: McLean, Virginia. That's where I grew up. It's a suburb of Washington D.C. My dad worked in politics for a Texas politician. So Texas was the Promised Land. Suburban D.C…
About Jack and Jill Plays:
This is a new thing I'm doing. Posting a short play every day as long as I can.
The normal things about plays apply-- don't produce or reproduce this …
About Jack and Jill Plays:
This is a new thing I'm doing. Posting a short play every day as long as I can.
The normal things about plays apply-- don't produce or reproduce this …
Lee Mueller
Hometown: Affton, Missouri.
Current Town: Troy, Missouri
Q: What are you working on now?
A: A few things; a one-act tentatively called "With Special Mirr…
About Jack and Jill Plays:
This is a new thing I'm doing. Posting a short play every day as long as I can.
The normal things about plays apply-- don't produce or reproduce this …
