Now More Than Ever

2F 3M - One Act Zoom Play - 45-60 min

After the coronavirus crisis forces a major regional theatre to go remote and lay off half their staff, their remaining box office associates must attend an emergency Zoom training session from marketing on how to cold call patrons to solicit donations while promoting the theatre’s thrilling new slate of online content.

CHARACTERS: 

GABRIEL……………………... Manager, BIPOC
ALLISON……………………... Associate, BIPOC
BECCA…………………..…… Associate, Any Race
JAMES…………………..……. Associate, Any Race
DEREK…………………..…….. Associate, Any Race

NOTES: 

Exact genders and ages do not matter, but GABRIEL and DEREK are the oldest, ALLISON is the youngest, and BECCA and JAMES are around the same age somewhere in the middle.

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Production History and Honors

  • Digital Production, St. Louis Actors Studio, St. Louis, MO, March 18-20, 2021

  • Selected as the winner of OKC Repertory Theatre’s Stage@Home New Voices Contest, March 2021

  • Semifinalist, Mazumdar New Play Competition: Digital, Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY, Sept 2020

  • Workshop, First Floor Theater, Chicago, IL, May 2020

Press

  • Selected by St. Louis Post Dispatch theatre critic Calvin Wilson as a “Best Bet” in St. Louis Entertainment - Link

  • Interview on Ray Hartmann’s “STL In The Know” (KTRS 550) with Hanna and STLAS Artistic Director William Roth - Link