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Garage Invasion

10-minute comedy
Donnie just wants to get in his car and drive to work. But there’s an intruder in his garage. And she's smiling.
 
Characters
BLAIR, cheerful young woman, a health and safety inspector
DONNIE, gruff young man, a construction worker          

(audio recording)
Shouting in the Evening podcast
Shout International Theatre Company
UK
​January 29, 2025


Cast: Ali Gallo (Blair), Iain Cowieson (Donald)

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Off Page Short Play and Film Festival
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
West Chester, Pennsylvania

November 3, 2024

Directed by Oliver Assiran

Cast: Anne Schmalzigan (Blair), Oliver Assiran (Donnie)


(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
​Bread & Roses Theatre

London
​
June 17, 2024

Cast: Veronica Grenville (Blair), Derekk Ross ​(Donnie) ​
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Veronica Grenville (Blair) and Derekk Ross ​(Donnie) ​

(online reading)
​Off Page
​
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
​May 29, 2024


Cast: Tori Bond (Blair), Mike Russo ​(Donnie) ​
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Mike Russo ​(Donnie) ​and Tori Bond (Blair)

Eighth Annual Theatre Festival
​Stage Right Theatrics

Abbey Theatre
Dublin, Ohio
​February 2-4, 2024


Cast: Samantha Woodill (Blair), Jeff White ​(Donnie) ​

​Directed by Niko Carter
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Samantha Woodill (Blair) and Jeff White ​(Donnie) ​

(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
​September 19, 2023​​​​​


​Cast: Susan Price Monnot (Blair), Sean Nixon ​(Donnie) ​
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Sean Nixon ​(Donnie) ​and Susan Price Monnot (Blair)

(podcast)
Open Door Playhouse

Altadena, California
​July 12, 2023


​Cast: Natalie Venturi (Blair), Justice Davis ​(Donnie) ​

​Directed by Bernadette Armstrong
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Audio recording of Justice Davis ​(Donnie) ​and Natalie Venturi (Blair)

(online reading)
Merely Writers
Atlanta, Georgia
​
April 2, 2023

​
Cast: Janine Myers (Blair), Jerry Jobe ​(Donnie) ​
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Janine Myers (Blair) and Jerry Jobe ​(Donnie) ​

(online reading)
Zoom-In, WRiTEON
Cambridge, UK
​February 26, 2023


Cast: Pamela Jenner (Blair), James Stedman ​(Donnie) ​
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James Stedman ​(Donnie) ​and Pamela Jenner (Blair)

(online reading)
​​LAVA Playwrights Circle
​
Greenfield, Massachusetts
​
February 13, 2023

Cast: Jan Maher (Blair), Jack Tierney ​(Donnie) ​
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Jack Tierney ​(Donnie) and Jan Maher (Blair)

(online reading)
Virtual Volume 175
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
​October 10, 2022


Cast: Melody Munitz (Blair), Peter Pasco ​(Donnie) 
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Melody Munitz (Blair) and Peter Pasco ​(Donnie)

(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
​August 15, 2022


Cast: Susan Louise O'Connor (Blair), Ryan Laskowski ​(Donnie) 

​Directed by Eve Petty
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Susan Louise O'Connor (Blair) and Ryan Laskowski ​(Donnie)

(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
​June 12, 2022​


Cast: Alison Clare (Blair), Paul Uhler ​(Donnie) 
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Alison Clare (Blair) and Paul Uhler ​(Donnie)

(online reading)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
​May 17, 2022


Cast: Liz Samuel (Blair), Jimmy Pravasilis ​(Donnie) ​
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Jimmy Pravasilis ​(Donnie) and Liz Samuel (Blair)

(reading)
Tuesdays at 9 Chicago

Naked Angels
Annoyance Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
​May 10, 2022

Cast: Stephanie Grilo (Blair), 
Michael Bassett ​(Donnie) 
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Michael Bassett ​(Donnie) and Stephanie Grilo (Blair)

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Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival
Center for Performing Arts Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Bonita Springs, Florida
April 22-24, 2022

Cast: Lisa Jordan (Blair)​, Tom Kluko (Donnie)

Directed by Toni Palumbo

Published in 
Stage It! 6: Thirty 10-minute Plays

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Lisa Jordan (Blair) and Tom Kluko (Donnie)

(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
​April 10, 2022


Cast: Pilar Uribe (Blair)​, Joel Roman (Donnie)
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Joel Roman (Donnie) and Pilar Uribe (Blair)​

PictureVideo of Brendan Powers (Donnie) and Rachel Burttram (Blair)​
(online reading)
Tiny_Theatre
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 12, 2022

Cast: Rachel Burttram (Blair)​, Brendan Powers (Donnie)

​Video begins at 19:35.


(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
December 1, 2021

​Cast: Ellen Barber (Blair), David Kubicka (Donnie)
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David Kubicka (Donnie) and Ellen Barber (Blair)

(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
​September 19, 2021 


​​Cast: Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Blair), Steve Bruun (Donnie)
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Steve Bruun (Donnie) and Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Blair)

(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, CA
June 27, 2021

​​Cast: Tricia McGuinn (Blair), Paul Surace (Donnie)
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Video of Paul Surace (Donnie) and Tricia McGuinn (Blair)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
​March 16, 2021

​Cast: Petra Seirmarco
 (Blair), Rocco Spoon (Donnie)
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Rocco Spoon (Donnie) and Petra Seirmarco (Blair)

Claremorris Fringe Festival
Hot & Cold Theatre
Town Hall Studio
Claremorris, Ireland
March 18, 2018

Cast: 
Katie Padden (Blair), Gearóid Herraghty (Donnie)
​

Directed by Donna Ruane
  • Adjudicator award: Katie Padden "For a lively, buzzing representation of Blair"

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Fade to Black Reading Series
Matchbox 3, John P. McGovern Foundation Theater
Houston, Texas
January 13-14, 2017

Cast: 
Ananka Kohnitz (Blair), Dave Shepard (Donnie), Tonyai Palmer (narrator)

​Directed by Ananka Kohnitz

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Dave Shepard (Donnie), Tonyai Palmer (narrator), Ananka Kohnitz (Blair)