PLAYWRIGHT
Member, Dramatists Guild.
Complete works available on New Play Exchange.
For performance rights and royalties inquiries, use the Contact page.
Complete works available on New Play Exchange.
For performance rights and royalties inquiries, use the Contact page.
PUBLICATIONS
Pride and Prejudice Abridged
Available for perusal/licensing on YouthPLAYS. Witty and carefree Elizabeth Bennet despises the haughty Mr. Darcy—a wealthy, proud newcomer to her small English village. Her sister Jane Bennet, so shy she becomes mute around men, falls for Darcy’s best friend, the wildly outgoing Mr. Bingley. Will the Bennet sisters’ scheming mother be spurned in her efforts to ensnare rich husbands for her daughters? Who will Elizabeth fall for: her weaselly preacher cousin, the smooth and seductive Mr. Wickham, or maybe even her worst enemy—Mr. Darcy? We don’t have all day to find out! Bonnets fly and cravats are loosened in this farcical adaptation of Jane Austen's classic. |
The Gospel of Huxley
105 Five-Minute Plays for Study and Performance, edited by John Capecci and Irene Ziegler, published by Smith & Kraus. In this dystopian short, reproduction has been banned in the name of equality for women in the capitalist workplace. One employee has a secret. |
The Flesh From Their Bones
Commissioned by Spark and Echo Arts Listen for free online now! Read about Laura's work in America Magazine. |
PAST PRODUCTIONS
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NIBON
by Laura Pittenger and Meron Langsner GI60 One-Minute International Play Festival |
SANDWICHES
by Laura Pittenger and Meron Langsner GI60 One-Minute International Play Festival |
THE HVAC PLAYS
(Or, Adventures in Living Without Basic Necessities, Like Heat and Air Conditioning)
by Laura Pittenger
directed by Cassandra West
Produced at the New York International Fringe Festival
(Or, Adventures in Living Without Basic Necessities, Like Heat and Air Conditioning)
by Laura Pittenger
directed by Cassandra West
Produced at the New York International Fringe Festival
Featuring: Zak Wilson, Abigail Ludrof, Gabrielle Adkins, Josh Henderson-Cox, Alex Herrald, Evelyn Peralta. Photo credit Christopher & Justin Swader.
Press for The HVAC PLAYS
Part of Charged.fm's "Ten Must-See Shows at the New York International Fringe Festival."
City Atlas named THE HVAC PLAYS in their local guide to FringeNYC.
HY Reviews named THE HVAC PLAYS as having one of the longest titles in the festival. (No joke.)
"Don’t let the jocular subtitle fool you. This isn’t a cutesy in-joke about the inconveniences of New York apartment living. Playwright Laura Pittenger has created a thoughtful, thought-provoking set of slice-of-lifes, and populated them with real people an audience can (and will) care about."
- NY Theater Now
Part of Charged.fm's "Ten Must-See Shows at the New York International Fringe Festival."
City Atlas named THE HVAC PLAYS in their local guide to FringeNYC.
HY Reviews named THE HVAC PLAYS as having one of the longest titles in the festival. (No joke.)
"Don’t let the jocular subtitle fool you. This isn’t a cutesy in-joke about the inconveniences of New York apartment living. Playwright Laura Pittenger has created a thoughtful, thought-provoking set of slice-of-lifes, and populated them with real people an audience can (and will) care about."
- NY Theater Now
READINGS AND WORKSHOPS
Christmas Eve Eve, 2016. Pictured: Vicki Oceguera & Sarah Sawyer
Christmas Eve Eve
Originally produced as a staged reading by 3Voices Theatre, New York City, directed by Maggie Delgadillo. Ten-minute. In 2016, the year the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Grace buys a house. Her little sister Carly plots a Christmas Eve Eve surprise - which backfires. |
Deconstructing the Scream
by Laura Pittenger and Meron Langsner Turn to Flesh Productions "Cocktails and Classics" |
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The Drill (Or, Civil Defense Is No Defense): A Play Concerning the Life of Dorothy Day
Produced: Theater of Light (dir. Helen Huff) Sheen Center Theatre Festival (dir. Kathy McGowan) Staged reading: commissioned by One Bird Productions for SWAN Day as "The Untitled Dorothy Day Project." dir. Rebecca Cunningham. Dorothy Day: Catholic anarchist, New Yorker and social justice champion protests the nuclear defense drills in New York City in the 1950s, outside City Hall. An encounter with a familiar stranger forces her to confront her forgotten past. Ten minute. |
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The Honor of Your Presence
Staged reading at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska
Inaugural Playwriting Fellowship at The Sheen Center, NYC, 2019
Ever wonder what happens to the jilted exes as the credits roll over your favorite romantic comedy? Two such characters meet at the wedding of their respective exes. Suddenly, the present seems far less attractive, and the neglected past, a welcome respite. A dark comedy of loss, jealousy, and unforgettable memory. Full-length.
Staged reading at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska
Inaugural Playwriting Fellowship at The Sheen Center, NYC, 2019
Ever wonder what happens to the jilted exes as the credits roll over your favorite romantic comedy? Two such characters meet at the wedding of their respective exes. Suddenly, the present seems far less attractive, and the neglected past, a welcome respite. A dark comedy of loss, jealousy, and unforgettable memory. Full-length.
