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| I am the author of a number of plays, eight which premiered at Dallas
area theaters, including
HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS IN HEELS, SANTA CLAUS VS. THE MARTIANS and A BOLLYWOOD LYSISTRATA, which earned
great reviews and played to large audiences! I'm a member of the DFW Playwrights Alliance and the Dramatists
Guild. I have written full length comedies and children's plays. All of my scripts are designed to be performed with minimal set needs, making them ideal for small theaters with limited space and tight budgets. There are also plenty of women/girls roles in my plays. My plays are generally family-friendly, though A BOLLYWOOD LYSISTRATA and BABY JANE'S HUDSON FAMILY CHRISTMAS are PG-13. I was commissioned by Garland Civic Theatre to write 4 children's plays, which toured the North Texas area. Originally performed by actors aged 12-18 playing all the teenage and adult roles, the sets can be simple to make them easily portable, the cast sizes are small, with running times of 45 minutes to an hour. Perfect for teen actors and education groups, I've had requests for these scripts from theaters, camps, and schools around the country. Information on how to contact me for performance rights and perusal scripts can be found at the bottom of this page. Video demos from the original productions are also available at minimal cost for theater companies considering these scripts for production. All the material on this page is copyrighted, as are my scripts. |
| SANTA CLAUS VS. THE MARTIANS,
a stage adaptation of the classic bad-cult movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, with some editing & rewriting to add to ambience
of portraying a bad movie live onstage. Read the
great reviews from
its world premiere run. This script is the perfect holiday show for those looking for something different from all the productions of A Christmas Carol and
The Nutcracker - adults will laugh at the silliness of the dialogue and campy acting while kids will enjoy seeing Santa and 2 Earth children defeat the Martians to
save Christmas.
(Video available) You can also view clips on YouTube. Full-length comedy in 1 act, running time approx. 70 minutes (can be done with intermission, if needed) Cast size: Can be done with as few as 14 m/f (with double-casting) or as many as 20 (each role cast with a separate actor). The original production used 9 m, 5 w, ages 20-50ish (with women playing the Earth boy and Martian boy, and a man playing Mrs. Claus in drag) Here's how to contact me about this script. 
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| A BOLLYWOOD LYSISTRATA,
an adaptation of the Aristophanes comedy, set in Colonial India in 1899, complete with lots of Bollywood dance numbers. Read the
great reviews from
its world premiere run. This show features a large female cast and is perfect for colleges and community theaters.
(Video available) Full-length comedy in 2 acts, cast size: 9 m, 11 w, 1 child/girl, ages 12-50ish Here's how to contact me about this script. 
 
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| HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS IN HEELS,
a satire of all those really bad 50's B-movie teen exploitation flicks,
was loosely inspired by Ed Wood's
screenplay for The Violent Years. It follows the downward spiral
of an innocent young girl as she gets caught up in a life of fast cars,
cigarettes, and - gasp - drinking, when she falls in with the wrong
crowd at her high school. This play was dubbed "funniest show of the year"
in the Dallas Observer best of 2003 theater wrap-up. Read the
fabulous reviews from
its sold-out run for more details on the plot and characters. Here's my
favorite review quote: "If the comedy High School Hellcats in Heels were ice cream, it would be cherry bubble gum with licorice chips. If it were a sweater, it would be fuzzy pink angora over a pointy D-cup. And if it really were a B-movie from the 1950s, it would star Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn and Terry Moore...High School Hellcats is bubbly comedy shot through with dark jabs at midcentury good-girl-gone-bad movies. With heavy scoops of the same twisted wickedness of John Waters' Crybaby and Hairspray, the script by Dallas writer Andi Allen offers an intelligent, deliciously bitter take on the hypocritical moral codes of the Beaver Cleaver era." (Video available) You can also view clips on YouTube. Full-length comedy in 2 acts, cast size: 5 m, 4 w, ages 18-50ish Here's how to contact me about this script. 
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BIKINI BEACH BLOODSUCKERS
premiered at the Pocket Sandwich Theater in Dallas in 1996,
enjoying a successful run and receiving a Leon Rabin Award
nomination
from the Dallas Theater League for Outstanding New Play.
Not bad for my first playwriting effort! The plot involves 60s teenagers reminiscent of Frankie and Annette who find their beach fun interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious blood-thirsty countess. Baby boomers will especially enjoy all the 60s TV and song references, while audiences of all ages get a hoot out of watching this Beach Party movie spoof with a dash of good old horror movie villains thrown in. A review of the show said "the dialogue is hilarious and the sight gags are priceless." (Video available) You can also view clips on YouTube. Full-length comedy in 2 acts, cast size: 6 m, 4 w, ages 18-50ish Here's how to contact me about this script.   
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| ZOMBIE A-GO-GO!
is
the sequel to BIKINI BEACH BLOODSUCKERS
and finds our four Beach Party teenagers once
again stumbling into the middle of a B-movie horror plot. This
time they help a Jamaican boatman/undercover spy save the world
from a Voodoo priestess (a Marlena Dietrich lookalike) who is
using zombies to restore the Nazis to power. A highly successful
reading of ZOMBIE was presented at
Pegasus Theatre in the spring of 1998. (Video & audio available of the reading) Full-length comedy in 2 acts, cast size: 5 m, 6 w, ages 18-50ish Here's how to contact me about this script. |
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SUPERMODEL SUPER SPIES: MORTAL KOMPACT! is another
comedy spoof of the 1960s. This time I take on the spy genre immortalized
by James Bond, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.,
and my personal favorite, The Avengers. Inspired by - or perhaps
frightened by - the original TV show Charlie's Angels, I created a trio
of supermodels who are as intent upon making a fashion statement as they are
defeating a criminal mastermind bent on forcing the world to wear his demented fashion designs.
Full-length comedy in 2 acts, cast size: 4 m, 4 w, ages 18-50ish Here's how to contact me about this script. |
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BABY JANE'S HUDSON FAMILY CHRISTMAS is something
different; a ten minute one-act play turning the cult film Whatever Happened
to Baby Jane into a twisted Christmas show. If you are looking for a perversely
funny take on the Yuletide season, this short script is it! In this wicked parody,
Baby Jane Hudson, the Bette Davis role, attempts a career comeback on 1960's TV
with a holiday variety show. Sister Blanche, the Joan Crawford role, is along
for the ride in her wheelchair and to spice things up, I've added a Swedish male
nurse for some beefcake. The live TV special quickly disintegrates into macabre
mayhem when both sisters don't feel like displaying holiday cheer towards each
other. I am currently working on expanding this piece into a full one act play
about 40 minutes in length.
10 minute one-act, cast size: 1 m, 2 w, + 2 offstage voices, ages 20-50s Here's how to contact me about this script. |
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SLEEPING
BEAUTY ON SUNSET BEACH is my reworking of the fairy tale "Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), moving the story to the 1960s California beach, complete with beach parties and surfing. Parents will catch all the baby boomer references, while kids can enjoy
all the visual effects and action involving teens who battle against a wicked witch (naturally) and lift a magic spell with
the aid of the family dog and funny sea creatures. (Video available) One act children's play, cast size: 9 actors = 2 m, 3 w, 4 roles non-gender specific, ages 14-50 (In the original cast, all the roles were played by teenage actors.) Here's how to contact me about this script. |  |
| CINDERELLA SUMMER CAMP is a 90's version
of Cinderella set in a summer camp. This Cinderella fights some very modern,
and funny, villains and defends environmental issues on behalf of her
forest friends, including a talking beaver and charmingly inept magic
fieldmouse. (Video available) One act children's play, cast size: 2 m, 7 w, ages 16-40ish (In the original cast, all the roles were played by teenage actors.) Here's how to contact me about this script. |  |
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SNOW WHITE AND THE ... THREE LITTLE PIGS? humorously combines
two classic fairy tales and even adds a talking parrot for fun, while teaching some valuable lessons about family and friendships. One act children's play, cast size: 8 = 1 m, 3 w, 4 m or w, ages 15-40ish (In the original cast, all the roles were played by teenage actors.) Here's how to contact me about this script. |
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PETER
BUNNYTAIL, PRIVATE EAR uses Bogart-style
narration from a boy bunny's perspective as young Peter investigates
a string of vegetable robberies with the help of his animal friends. One act children's play, cast size: 7 = 2 m, 3 w, 2 m or w, ages 14-40ish (In the original cast, all the roles were played by teenage actors.) Here's how to contact me about this script. |
| Perusal Copies, Performance
Rights & Royalties: Free perusal copies are available upon request to theaters, producing organizations and their authorized representatives (such as directors, dramaturges, script-reading committee members, and literary managers - anyone who works with a theater company that can make script recommendations for productions) Receiving a perusal copy does NOT automatically grant performance rights. Royalties are generally on a per-performance basis and vary based on ticket price, theater size, and professional/amateur status (I'm very reasonable and happy to negotiate a royalty that works for both the theater and me, the playwright). Educational groups and schools may be eligible for special arrangements regarding royalty fees. Students can also receive special deals for continued use of a script or portion of a script for school dramatic and forensic competitions. If you would like to receive a video or audio tape of the original production along with your perusal copy, a tape can be mailed to you for a nominal fee. The script perusal copy is free and sent via email, whether you request the additional tape or not. To request a perusal copy or to inquire about performance rights and royalties, please send me an email with the following information:
(If your email client does not open an email window, just email me at this address: andi@andiworld.com) |
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