PLAYS

Body Language

(full-length)
Cast: 3 women, 1 man
Staged reading by theNEST at Judson Memorial Church

When a college linguistics professor is told that he has only a short time to live, the lines between passion, marriage, and power become blurred.
 

The Silent Exile

(full-length)
Cast: 5 men, 2 women
Finalist, Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition
Staged reading at the WorkShop Theater
Staged reading at Theatre Row
Semi-Finalist, Princess Grace Playwriting Award

A family of Cuban Americans in Miami finds itself in crisis when a daughter's decision to run for Congress uncovers her parents' turbulent political past, in this drama of love, betrayal, identity, and exile.
 

The Man From Brazoria County

(full-length)
Cast: 5 women, 4 men
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights New Works Lab
Finalist, Range View Productions Playwriting Contest
Semi-Finalist, Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award

In a small Texas suburb, a teenage girl's grief over the death of her father is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious ex-convict. Is he a dangerous thug or a man in search of redemption? As her relationship with him intensifies, the mounting suspicions of friends and family force a brutal confrontation with tragic consequences.
 

Shame and Desire

(full-length)
Cast: 2 men, 2 women
Stella Adler Theatre

In the New York publishing world just after the dot-com crash, a struggling alcoholic writer schemes to seduce a beautiful and powerful publicist, only to find that he may be the pawn in a larger game of manipulation and betrayal.

Recommended by the LA Weekly for its "delicious script, chock-full of snappy one-liners and Byzantine plot threads that keep the audience guessing right up to the surprise ending."
 

The Bitter End

(full-length)
Cast: 3 women, 2 men

A young man accustomed to cleaning up his best friend's messes with women ends up becoming part of the mess himself, in this comedy about love, marriage, friendship, and sexual competition.
 

Anger

(10-minute)
Cast: 2 women
Elephant Theatre

Two college girls on a backpacking trip through Europe unleash their pent-up aggression after their search for adventure brings heartbreak rather than fulfillment.
 

The Moving Forward of Souls

(10-minute)
Cast: 2 men, 1 woman
Coronet Theatre

A spat between a husband and wife in front of their best friend, a disillusioned heart surgeon, becomes an existential discussion about the purpose of marriage and the meaning of happiness.
 

Forbidden Hands

(10-minute)
Cast: 3 girls, 1 man
Turtle Shell Productions Summer Shorties Finalist

When two young girls in Tehran spot their female cousin holding hands with a boy in public, the ensuing controversy causes them to question the rules of their society and the future of their country.
 

To contact the playwright about performance rights, e-mail kuros@kuroscharney.com.