The Last Quest of Visilock
Photo by Westlake Theatre Performing Arts Department
Welcome to the Velarium Inn! A host of colorful characters run this ramshackle waystation in the magical realm of Visilock, where elves and dwarves, knights and rogues, wizards and barbarians strive to co-exist in a world beset by evil and monsters. Knight Swarna Hays is after the legendary artefact, the Fount of Joy, but the nefarious League of Shadows is after it too. Swarna meets adventurers with greater destinies than they want to take on. Join us for a fantasy comedy about having the courage to meet the road, day after day.
70-Minute Comedy. Cast of 16.
Production. Westlake Theatre's Performing Arts Department at the American High School Festival (Edinburgh Fringe)
Artist Retreat
Retired dancer Mother Dee lives in an aging mansion and hosts an eclectic group of artists, including those who practice the art of gardening, poetry, clowning, and even bodybuilding (though he really wants to dance). But despite the overtime efforts of handywoman Hacksaw, the mansion’s electricity is spotty, the roof is caving in, and ”the duct tape is structural.” To pay for repairs, Mother Dee tries to access a family trust, but straight-laced banker, Penny, breaks the news that the funds can only be used to start a for-profit business.
Luckily, Penny has a heart and helps the kooky group of creatives dive headfirst into finding a business model. But when the artists fumble their business pitch, their confidence wanes, insecurities are revealed, and Sally’s giant chickens run amok! Just when it seems the artists have no business in the business world, they convince would-be customers to become faithful clients of the arts at their retreat.
Full-Length Comedy. Cast of 17.
Production. Burrell High Scholl Theatre Department.
The Hanford Invasion!
More than 50 years after a bizarre experiment, the spirit of an irradiated lizard makes its way home. But once there, it discovers the sunny banks of its beloved Columbia River poisoned by decades of nuclear waste. Having perfected – well, nearly - the ability to possess human bodies, the lizard invades the Hanford site, and the bodies of the bureaucrats tasked with waste cleanup. But in the face of an enormous, man-made ecological disaster, can one lizard monster really make a difference?
Full Length Comedy. Cast of 7-8.
Reading, The Cascadia Project, 2019
Staged Reading, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, 2018
Reading, Macha Theatre Works, 2017
Sally and Thor Save The Universe (At Summer Camp)
10-year-old Sally is trying to get home through a land where myths collide. A Trickster leads Sally away from her summer camp, where she meets Baloo the Bear, Thor the Norse god, and characters from many different tales. But she must face her fears and use her wits to get back home.
Full Length, all ages Comedy. Cast of 9-15.
Production, Balagan Theatre, 2012
Actors Danielle Daggerty and Matt Fulbright
Pamela M. Campi Photography
Dr. Loopifer's Machine
Two neighbors just trying to express a noise complaint get more than they bargained for when they find out their neighbor has a Seance Machine - a way to communicate to the great beyond. This is especially interesting to Selma, who recently lost her pet hamster, Bananas.
10-Minute Comedy. Cast of 3.
Production, The Phoenix Theatre, 2019