
PLAYWRIGHT
TO THE DUMP
"...an outstanding play, a delicious comedy with a firm basis in real-life drama... Slater's script is superb... "
BUG
"...jumps off the stag... a beautifully crafted play... the plot is clever and unusual, the development of the characters... strong and compelling...
DESPERATION COMEDIES
(two one-act plays)
"Both plays bounce with energy and laughs... with occasional serious undercurrents that add depth to the comedy... whimsical and outrageously weird... "
"funny and fast-paced... wickedly funny character comedy... "
THE PLAYMAKERS
"His characters are entertaining, his plot is intriguing, and the dialogue is natural, unselfconsciously funny, and entirely believable."
ZOO AT SUNSET
Runner up in the national Festival of Firsts contest
FOOL'S ERRAND
A young man tries to regain the innocence that made him invincible.
CELESTE'S OASIS
A widow's peaceful life is shattered by the arrival of a handsome doctor being pursued by fundamentalist assassins.
SLEEPING DOG
An abusive father wakes from a coma.
TIME OUT
A musical about the trials of high school girls on a basketball team.
JOURNEY WITH SHADOWS
Fleeing a disaster, a middle-aged man and his wife are pursued by a strange couple.
TEN MINUTE PLAYS
APRIL SHOWERS
Silverware in a dishwasher struggle to find common ground.
REMOTELY INTERESTED
An interrupted cafe flirtation creates an array of fantasies.
A FISH THROUGH THE WINDOW
The happy life of a young couple is threatened by a small intruder.
SCREENPLAYS
THE BLACK PIRATE
A skilled thief finds himself trapped in the 18th century.
MAKING TRACKS (with Chuck Gibson)
A master of escape makes the ultimate sacrifice.
DOUBLED UP (with Ginger Cavanaugh)
Two women covertly time-share a career.
Contact Philip Slater at info@philipslater.com
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