Plays and Scripts

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My plays available for production include the following works:

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FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

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​​​​​​​Anything But Straw (comedy): Timely, funny, and a new twist on "Rumpelstiltskin" for all ages, ANYTHING BUT STRAW is the epic tale of Penelope, a smart and independent young maiden who yearns to be a troubadour but who must unwillingly seek marriage to save her family mill. A desperate lie wins her the tyrant King's betrothal, so she must spin a roomful of straw into gold or face the axe -- unless she can outwit him, and save herself. ​Production History: ANYTHING BUT STRAW is a new work and is currently unpublished and unproduced, but it was given an online Zoom reading performance by The Playwrights Group on April 9, 2026, starring Elizabeth Vichness, Anthony Communale, Michael Lake, Travis Creston Detwiler, Gabrielle Pascoe, Isaac J. Conner, and Paul Caamano. Hosted by Richard Caliban.

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​​​​​​Aggro (comedy): A play for anyone who ever woke up and despaired of facing the workday, AGGRO is the comic story of Mira, a woman who escapes into the world of computer gaming when she's unexpectedly fired from her longtime job. As Mira falls deeper into the world of the game, she finds new friendship, power and freedom, but at the potential cost of her sanity (and marriage). A witty, imaginative 75-minute play for three performers with no intermission. ​Production History: AGGRO is new and unproduced, but it was given a live, in-person staged reading by Bellingham Theatreworks at The Upfront Theatre on April 26, 2026. The reading starred Dallas Milholland, Sam Wallin, Jack Tronsdale, and was directed by Laura French.

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The Betrayals of Women (drama): Going back millennia, there have been countless stories, myths and legends in which a woman is told "Don't do that." Don't do what? That one, small thing... THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN reimagines three timeless stories of betrayal: Eve and Adam, Psyche and Eros, and a mysterious newlywed couple, and provides a dark, seductive, and even humorous new imagining of these women's thoughts and motives in each fateful choice. ​Production History: THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN is unproduced but was given an online Zoom reading performance by The Playwrights Group on July 21, 2022, starring Hannah Schooner, Giancarlo Herrera, Catherine Skojec, John Bordeaux, Michael Reisman, Kimberly Ferse, Matt Lyman, and Daniela Melgar. Hosted by Richard Caliban.

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Missing the Comet (drama): An uptight, perennially terrified woman finds herself forced out of her shell by the unexpected visit of her schizophrenic, free-spirited sister. Production History: An early draft of MISSING THE COMET was given a live staged preview performance of its first act by The Boca Raton Theatre Guild in 1992. 

Between the Wish and the Life (drama): Life happens even when you're waiting, as this two-act drama demonstrates, in four interconnected seriocomic stories of characters dealing with life's crises while waiting on the phone, at the DMV, at the bus stop, and in a hospital waiting room.

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Angry Annie: An Orphan's Revenge (Additional Dialogue and Lyrics). ANGRY ANNIE: AN ORPHAN'S REVENGE  is a world-premiere musical parody that asks: What if, instead of adopting Little Orphan Annie, Daddy Warbucks had simply sent her back to the orphanage and stolen her beloved dog, Sandy? Follow Annie’s bloody, brutally funny path from youthful aspiration ("I Hope They're Gonna Keep Me Here") to revenge (“The Gun’ll Come Out Tomorrow”) and beyond ("We Don't Need Anything But Us") in this smart, savage, and unexpectedly moving musical parody that will have people talking for years to come. 

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SHORT PLAYS

 

Here Be Monsters (10-minute comedy): Billionaire Max Childerton comes home to his wife after a successful layoff... and becomes convinced that a monster is waiting under the bed.

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The Great God Zeus in Brooklyn (10-minute comedy): A typical afternoon of depression, Cheez Doodles, and reality TV
is unexpectedly interrupted for lonely old widow Lorna Weiman — when the great god Zeus shows up to woo her. Production History: Performed live at the Revolution Stage Company 10-Minute Play Festival, Palm Desert, CA, January 11 and 12, 2025, starring Rebecca McWilliams and Travis Creston Detwiler, directed by Kimberly Ferse.

You Need to Sign for This (10-minute comedy): A woman in crisis receives legal papers and pulls the delivery
person into her personal apocalypse -- only to discover that he may be going through some hard times himself. Production History: Performed live at the Revolution Stage Company 10-Minute Play Festival, Palm Desert, CA, January 11 and 12, 2025, starring Christopher Lopez and Melanie Blue, directed by Jennifer Silverman.

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In the Absence of a Volleyball (10-minute comedy): Two castaways stranded on a desert island -- a society woman and a redneck mechanic -- try to find a moment of connection despite their red-hat, blue-hat differences.

Montana (10-minute drama): A casual conversation between two women in a hospital waiting room
reveals unexpected deeper truths -- and higher stakes.

Thank You for Banking With Us (10-minute comedy): Three people in an ATM line find their lives changed by a single
conversation -- and a mysterious ATM that may or may not be helping things along.

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Scrooge, Marley, and the Haughty Humbug (one-act comedy): The ghost of Jacob Marley shows up to save the soul of quiet introvert Mistress Evaleeza Scrooge, but the night does not go exactly as planned.

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LYRICS

 

"The Cost of Doing Business" (Angry Annie)

Music by Phil Hinton, Lyrics by Angela D. Mitchell and Kimberly Ferse

Song Demo: "The Cost of Doing Business"

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SCREENPLAYS

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Missing the Comet: An uptight, perennially terrified woman finds herself forced out of her shell by the unexpected visit of her schizophrenic, free-spirited sister.

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Between the Wish and the Life: Life happens even when you're waiting, as this two-act drama demonstrates, in four interconnected seriocomic stories of characters dealing with life's crises while waiting on the phone, at the DMV, at the bus stop, and in a hospital waiting room.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

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The Dramatists Guild

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL)

New Play Exchange

The Playwrights Group (TPG), NYC

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Please query me about reading or producing any of the above, at paramitch "at" gmail. And feel free to read, view samples, or explore further at New Play Exchange!

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