UTE ORGASSA STORIES AND PLAYS

Tom and Ellie are in lockdown during the 2020 pandemic and rather bored. They get a Ham radio to occupy their time. One of the people they chat with is Robbie, who is convalescing from TB and very lonely. They soon discover that they share the same place and emotions, but not the same time in this world.

Roles: 3 main

It is the Middle Ages and the plague is raging wildly. Bardolph and Harwise are two plague doctors who work in tandem to try to heal the sick and dispose of the dead. The two of them have very different points of view regarding God, the world, and the disease. 

Roles: 2 main, 3 secondary, several background

Helen lives in a little cottage in a small, coastal town to escape the responsibilities of the bigger world. One morning she finds Dario washed up at the beach. Dario is alive, but lost his memory. Helen decides to take him in until he recovers. They develop a friendship that changes both of their lives.

Roles: 2 main, 4 secondary

Jenna is a fresh faced legacy student in a quaint university town. She meets Penelope Jennings, a rather free spirited professor who doesn’t care about legacies and judges people only on the content of their character. After Jenna runs into some problems in the system, it turns out that Penelope is her best ally.

Roles: 2 main, 5 secondary, 10 tertiary

The Wilson family is having a celebratory dinner for their oldest son Josh who is returning from military duty. The three generations of the family, grandma Doreen, the parents Robert and Stacy,as well as aunt Alex, and the kids, Josh, Bethany, and Jamie, clash on several issues and topics.  

Roles: 7 main

Rachel becomes an overnight internet sensation. She enjoys the perks and fame that come with this, but is in no way prepared to deal with the darker elements of an industry that uses up content creators in 15 second intervals.

Roles: 1 main, 11 secondary

Six highschool seniors end up in detention for a racially motivated incident that wasn’t their fault. The way they, and their families deal with the fallout of the situation reveals the power dynamics within the school and the town. CW for the ending. 

Roles: 7 main, 8 secondary

An immigrant family works on getting citizenship for several members. Some might get it, others already have it, some might never be eligible. The fight with the system to achieve the right to stay together both unites and divides the family. 

Roles: 6 main, 5 secondary, several background

Erica, a young woman ends up in a mental health facility after having a breakdown and attempting suicide in her first year of college. The play follows her from her initial intake, through her stay, until her final release. 

Roles 1 main, 5 secondary

Angela, an upcoming TV actress is looking for new roles, after her character was unceremoniously killed off in the last show she was in. She finds a new role as a TV cop, going after illegals. Angela’s roommate Luz tries to keep her mother safe, who is an illegal immigrant. Can Angela take the new role, knowing that the reality of immigration is very different from what the show runners want her to portray?

Roles: 2 main, 12 secondary (several of those can be interchanged)