The title says it all. Authors. Irish ones. Held hostage. Yeats, Wilde, Joyce, Synge, Beckett, all with guns to their heads. For the love of God, come see this show! Have you no feeling heart in your chest?


"If you enrolled a gaggle of 'Saturday Night Live' writers in English 101 as taught by poet Seamus Heaney, they might whip up a droll spoof like 'Irish Authors Held Hostage.' 'Irish Authors' brims with an erudite postmodern whimsy that, at its most inspired moments, recalls Tom Stoppard." --Celia Wren, The Washington Post

A menacing comedy/drama that probes the issues of faith, hospitality, and American vacillation. Funny, thought-provoking and at times disturbing.


All inquiries regarding Larry's Resolution must be directed to its publisher, One Act Play Depot.

Adapted from the Grimm's fairy tale about a poor farmer who seeks revenge on the townspeople who mock him. All inquiries regarding The Little Farmer must be directed to its publisher, One Act Play Depot.



"This is nicely plotted and well-crafted in its use of actors and staging." --Arts and Letters Prize for Drama

An office busybody attempts to get her boss together with a friend, simultaneously explaining the matchmaking process to the audience.


"There is some excellent writing here and a fine look at relationships." --Arts and Letters Prize for Drama


"This is by far the wackiest romp of the evening..." --Anthony Chas, Buffalo ArtVoice


"[The] frequent asides to the audience are hilarious..." --Michael Groosberg, Columbus Dispatch


"...a clever treat." --Richard Ades, The Other Paper

A dark comedy about two feuding brothers and freelance editors, whose conflict builds to a violent conclusion when asked to ghost write the autobiography of a nineteen year old pop star.

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A comic revenge tragedy about the Ticket Taker at a regional theater who seeks vengeance against those who replaced him with an optical scanner.  It will premiere this summer at the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival, produced by The Georgetown Theatre Company.


Five stars!  Hilariously entertaining!  Jack The Ticket Ripper produces laughs with ease, combining farcical elements of horror films and theatre management.  Anyone who’s ever had psychotic thoughts during a shift at a less-than-glamorous job (come on not, that’s everybody), should exorcise his anger by seeing Jack The Ticket Ripper.”  --Caitlin DeMerlis, DC Theatre Scene