Helga Goes Bats
a comedy
A struggling artist gets a chance to create a major artwork for a new hotel. But can her integrity survive?
Characters
HELGA, young female, an artist
BLAIR, mature female, an art dealer
DANE, senior male, the owner of a hotel chain
Setting
The lobby of an upmarket hotel
Time
The near future
Characters
HELGA, young female, an artist
BLAIR, mature female, an art dealer
DANE, senior male, the owner of a hotel chain
Setting
The lobby of an upmarket hotel
Time
The near future
(online reading)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
January 6, 2026
Cast: Jasmine Shanise (Blair), Pixie Esmonde (Helga), George Triplett (Dane)
Writing Room
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
January 6, 2026
Cast: Jasmine Shanise (Blair), Pixie Esmonde (Helga), George Triplett (Dane)
Jasmine Shanise (Blair), Pixie Esmonde (Helga) and George Triplett (Dane)
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
December 9, 2025
Cast: Sasha Aronson (Helga), Patricia Crosby (Blair), Stephen Poulin (Dane)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
Greenfield, Massachusetts
December 9, 2025
Cast: Sasha Aronson (Helga), Patricia Crosby (Blair), Stephen Poulin (Dane)
Stephen Poulin (Dane), Sasha Aronson (Helga) and Patricia Crosby (Blair)
(online reading)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
September 7, 2025
Cast: Monica Catherine (Helga), Angela Van Tassel (Blair), Keith Franklin (Dane)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
September 7, 2025
Cast: Monica Catherine (Helga), Angela Van Tassel (Blair), Keith Franklin (Dane)
Monica Catherine (Helga), Angela Van Tassel (Blair) and Keith Franklin (Dane)
(online reading)
Virtual Volume 213
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
June 10, 2024
Cast: Zen Dot (Helga), Alexandra de Suze (Blair), Rick Taylor-Rivera (Dane)
Virtual Volume 213
The Playground Experiment
New York, NY
June 10, 2024
Cast: Zen Dot (Helga), Alexandra de Suze (Blair), Rick Taylor-Rivera (Dane)
Zen Dot (Helga), Alexandra de Suze (Blair) and Rick Taylor-Rivera (Dane)
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
June 25, 2023
Cast: Carla Alvarez (Helga), Paula Ulrich (Blair), Richard Hadley (Dane)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
June 25, 2023
Cast: Carla Alvarez (Helga), Paula Ulrich (Blair), Richard Hadley (Dane)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Paula Ulrich (Blair), Carla Alvarez (Helga) and Richard Hadley (Dane)
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
July 3, 2022
Cast: Rachel Feeny-Williams (Helga), Alice Josephs (Blair), Warwick Bassett (Dane)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
July 3, 2022
Cast: Rachel Feeny-Williams (Helga), Alice Josephs (Blair), Warwick Bassett (Dane)
Alice Josephs (Blair), Warwick Bassett (Dane) and Rachel Feeny-Williams (Helga)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
January 12, 2022
Cast: Lauren Proda (Helga), Susan Courtney (Blair), Gene Santarelli (Dane)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
January 12, 2022
Cast: Lauren Proda (Helga), Susan Courtney (Blair), Gene Santarelli (Dane)
Susan Courtney (Blair), Lauren Proda (Helga) and Gene Santarelli (Dane)
(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
August 16, 2021
Cast: Isabel Webb (Helga), Jenny Norris (Blair), Carl Lowe (Dane)
Directed by Sabrina Moore
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
August 16, 2021
Cast: Isabel Webb (Helga), Jenny Norris (Blair), Carl Lowe (Dane)
Directed by Sabrina Moore
Isabel Webb (Helga), Jenny Norris (Blair) and Carl Lowe (Dane)
(staged reading)
Dragon Eggs
Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Redwood City, California
June 20, 2021
Cast: Danielle Tortolani (Helga), Juhandryn Dessames (Blair), Dominick Palamenti (Dane)
Directed by Hugo Carbajal
Dragon Eggs
Dragon Productions Theatre Company
Redwood City, California
June 20, 2021
Cast: Danielle Tortolani (Helga), Juhandryn Dessames (Blair), Dominick Palamenti (Dane)
Directed by Hugo Carbajal
Danielle Tortolani (Helga), Juhandryn Dessames (Blair) and Dominick Palamenti (Dane)
(online reading)
Tiger’s Heart Players
New York, NY
May 2, 2021
Cast: Quinn Warren (Helga), Heather Haneman (Blair), Wayne Mattingly (Dane)
Tiger’s Heart Players
New York, NY
May 2, 2021
Cast: Quinn Warren (Helga), Heather Haneman (Blair), Wayne Mattingly (Dane)
Wayne Mattingly (Dane), Heather Haneman (Blair) and Quinn Warren (Helga)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
March 28, 2021
Cast: Maria Wolf (Helga), Shon Wilson (Blair), Chuck Lacey (Dane)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
March 28, 2021
Cast: Maria Wolf (Helga), Shon Wilson (Blair), Chuck Lacey (Dane)
Video of Maria Wolf (Helga), Shon Wilson (Blair) and Chuck Lacey (Dane)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 2, 2021
Cast: Erika Crocco (Helga), Lauren Proda (Blair), David Logan (Dane)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 2, 2021
Cast: Erika Crocco (Helga), Lauren Proda (Blair), David Logan (Dane)
Lauren Proda (Blair), Erika Crocco (Helga) and David Logan (Dane)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
February 7, 2021
Cast: Louise Cornetta (Helga), Sarah Bostock (Blair), Harvey Newman (Dane)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
February 7, 2021
Cast: Louise Cornetta (Helga), Sarah Bostock (Blair), Harvey Newman (Dane)
Sarah Bostock (Blair) and Louise Cornetta (Helga)
(online reading)
Writing Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
Northampton, UK
November 12, 2020
Cast: Agnieszka Wieclawska (Helga), Amy Botes (Blair), Al Holloway (Dane)
Writing Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
Northampton, UK
November 12, 2020
Cast: Agnieszka Wieclawska (Helga), Amy Botes (Blair), Al Holloway (Dane)
Al Holloway (Dane), Agnieszka Wieclawska (Helga) and Amy Botes (Blair)