A WHITE ELEPHANT OF ANOTHER COLOR

You’ve always been white. Suddenly you’re Black—and have a new family you’ve never met. How are they going to react? With open arms? Unlikely.

An apparently white college freshman, learning that her father is African-American--the result of a long ago, hidden affair--barges in on his family for Thanksgiving. Her arrival leads to comic and dramatic conflict as the school principal father fights to save his marriage and career, his wife searches for her way in these new circumstances, while their son—unaware the young woman is his sister— attempts to hit on her. Dramedy runs 90 minutes. Cast of 5 (3m, 2f). Simple, unitary set.

SHAKE MY HAND

A racial challenge can bring out your inner feelings. Are you ready?

A couple’s encounter with a panhandler crosses the color line and becomes uncomfortably real. Ten-minute drama. Cast of 3 (2m, 1f). Unitary set.

A REAL SWEETHEART

Old evils never die, but their victims fade away.

An aging, successful white architect who got a young Black woman pregnant way back when, visits the lawyer his parents paid to clean up the scandal in hopes everything turned out all right for her. The truth isn’t pretty, but his comfortable life won’t be unduly troubled. Drama runs 10 minutes. Cast of 2m. Simple, unitary set.

STRINGS

Can this hookup be saved?

A violinist and a fiddle player meet on a Tinder date, but a bad break comes between them. Comedy runs 10 minutes. Cast of 2 (1m,1f). Simple, unitary set.

DEVICES

Alexa, where is my life?

The loss of a phone reveals fissures in a couple's relationship, but their interactive speaker comes to the rescue. Dramedy runs 10 minutes. Cast of 3 (1m, 2f). Simple, unitary set.

GUN SHOP

Death for sale.

The clerk at a gun shop beguiles a betrayed husband bent on murder. Dramedy runs 10 minutes. Cast of 2m. Simple, unitary set.