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 stage . . . 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.

10-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.

 

 

 

 


 

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