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
Directed by Taylor Hendershot
Tampa, Florida
August 25, 2024
Directed by Taylor Hendershot
(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)
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(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