Gruesome Gift
a comedy
An ambitious gift wrapper seizes an opportunity to display her flair for presentation.
Characters
GLADYS, a young woman
SOFTY, a mature man
Setting
Macy’s department store, Los Angeles
Time
1945
Characters
GLADYS, a young woman
SOFTY, a mature man
Setting
Macy’s department store, Los Angeles
Time
1945
Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
Tampa, Florida
August 25, 2024
Cast: Alexa Sheppard (Gladys), Bryce Pfeiffer (Softy)
Directed by Taylor Hendershot
* Gruesome Gift received 2nd place for comedic play.
Tampa, Florida
August 25, 2024
Cast: Alexa Sheppard (Gladys), Bryce Pfeiffer (Softy)
Directed by Taylor Hendershot
* Gruesome Gift received 2nd place for comedic play.
(online reading)
Drama With Friends
San Francisco, California
July 15, 2024
Cast: Catherine Hampton (Gladys), Ugo Baldassari (Softy)
Directed by Joe Kaniewski
Drama With Friends
San Francisco, California
July 15, 2024
Cast: Catherine Hampton (Gladys), Ugo Baldassari (Softy)
Directed by Joe Kaniewski
New Writing: The Shorts
Lantern Theatre
Sheffield, UK
April 23-27, 2024
Cast: Lauren Dorman (Gladys), Phil Eardley (Softy)
Directed by Simon Naylor
Lantern Theatre
Sheffield, UK
April 23-27, 2024
Cast: Lauren Dorman (Gladys), Phil Eardley (Softy)
Directed by Simon Naylor
(live reading)
10-Minute Play Festival: Empowerment
Overbrook Theater, Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, Michigan
March 30, 2024
Cast: Natalie Wilson (Gladys), Tom Bitson (Softy)
10-Minute Play Festival: Empowerment
Overbrook Theater, Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, Michigan
March 30, 2024
Cast: Natalie Wilson (Gladys), Tom Bitson (Softy)
(online reading)
Off Page
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 6, 2024
Cast: Julie Chapin (Gladys), Marty Krzywonos (Softy)
Off Page
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 6, 2024
Cast: Julie Chapin (Gladys), Marty Krzywonos (Softy)
(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
November 27, 2023
Cast: Maria Cole (Gladys), Derekk Ross (Softy)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
November 27, 2023
Cast: Maria Cole (Gladys), Derekk Ross (Softy)
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
November 14, 2023
Cast: Vanessa Query (Gladys), Stephen Poulin (Softy)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
November 14, 2023
Cast: Vanessa Query (Gladys), Stephen Poulin (Softy)
(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
October 30, 2023
Cast: Samia Mounts (Gladys), Ethan Jones (Softy)
Directed by Robert Chambers
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Orlando, Florida
October 30, 2023
Cast: Samia Mounts (Gladys), Ethan Jones (Softy)
Directed by Robert Chambers
(online reading)
Virtual Volume 199
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
October 23, 2023
Cast: Caitlin Belforti (Gladys), Paul Singleton (Softy)
Virtual Volume 199
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
October 23, 2023
Cast: Caitlin Belforti (Gladys), Paul Singleton (Softy)
(online reading)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
September 26, 2023
Cast: Skyler Easterbrook (Gladys), George Triplett (Softy)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
September 26, 2023
Cast: Skyler Easterbrook (Gladys), George Triplett (Softy)
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
September 24, 2023
Cast: Elly Norris (Gladys), John Romano (Softy)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
September 24, 2023
Cast: Elly Norris (Gladys), John Romano (Softy)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
July 18, 2023
Cast: Danielle Wirsansky (Gladys), Sean Nixon (Softy)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
July 18, 2023
Cast: Danielle Wirsansky (Gladys), Sean Nixon (Softy)
(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
June 11, 2023
Cast: Carla Alvarez (Gladys), Lloyd Pace (Softy)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
June 11, 2023
Cast: Carla Alvarez (Gladys), Lloyd Pace (Softy)
(online reading)
Merely Writers
Atlanta, Georgia
June 4, 2023
Cast: Marita McKee (Gladys), Michael Short (Softy)
Merely Writers
Atlanta, Georgia
June 4, 2023
Cast: Marita McKee (Gladys), Michael Short (Softy)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
May 28, 2023
Cast: Michelle Lily (Gladys), Mark Jeffries (Softy)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
May 28, 2023
Cast: Michelle Lily (Gladys), Mark Jeffries (Softy)
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
May 7, 2023
Cast: Deb Cole (Gladys), George Sapio (Softy)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
May 7, 2023
Cast: Deb Cole (Gladys), George Sapio (Softy)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
April 5, 2023
Cast: Ellen Barber (Gladys), Brian Zupan (Softy)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
April 5, 2023
Cast: Ellen Barber (Gladys), Brian Zupan (Softy)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 21, 2023
Cast: Lauren Proda (Gladys), Raymond Alvin (Softy)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 21, 2023
Cast: Lauren Proda (Gladys), Raymond Alvin (Softy)

(online reading)
Scriptwriters & Co Scratch Night
Bath, UK
March 21, 2023
Cast: Holly Bodimeade (Gladys), Ryan Sett (Softy)
* WINNER, Spring 2023 Scratch Night
Scriptwriters & Co Scratch Night
Bath, UK
March 21, 2023
Cast: Holly Bodimeade (Gladys), Ryan Sett (Softy)
* WINNER, Spring 2023 Scratch Night