Original Works Publishing Announces New Play Listings

Original Works Publishing recently made news by becoming the first company of its kind to launch their titles as eBooks via Amazon Kindle and Google Books.

New titles are as follows:

Mitzi's Abortion
A Saint's Guide to Late-Term Politics and Medicine in America
by Elizabeth Heffron

4 Females, 3 Males
Synopsis: With humor, intelligence and honesty, Mitzi's Abortion explores the questions that have shaped the national debate over abortion, and reminds us that whatever we may think we believe, some decisions are neither easy nor simple when they become ours to make. A generous and compassionate comedy with serious themes about a young woman trying to make an intensely personal decision in a system determined to make it a political one.
"a canny mix of comedy and drama in a play that has private and public resonances."
"Mitzi's Abortion is a fine example of the magic of theatre."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Charm of Preparedness
by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas

4 Males, 3 Females
No intermission
Synopsis: A college is turned inside out when a pre-med student begins to organize a campus-wide preparedness drill. Is this guy for real, or is this all just a ruse to impress Greta, the nursing student? Will the students who volunteer to play chemical burn victims be able to earn extra credit? Does college actually prepare anyone for anything? A very droll comedy about growing the frack up.
"(his work) is full of rich poetry,
shocking manipulations of form,
and a real concern for the big issues."
- Kristoffer Diaz
(Pulitzer Prize Finalist,
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity)

Asleep on a Bicycle
by Tony Foster

2 Males, 7 Females
Synopsis: The story takes place in the deep recesses of a woman's mind as she peacefully sleeps. However, she suddenly begins to realize that perhaps she is unable to return to her waking life due to a bizarre bicycle accident rendering her helpless. Now she must confront her subconscious demons head on. The very nature of marriage, family, career and the mysteries of life and death manifest itself in the forms of strange and whimsical characters such as an Italian movie star, an ax murderer, and even a lesbian nun. Falling asleep is easy compared with the challenges of waking up.
"funny, ironic, and surprisingly moving"
CRITICS CHOICE
- Los Angeles Times

COMMENCEMENT
by Clay McLeod Chapman

1 Female
Synopsis: One actress plays three women drawn together in the grim aftermath of a high school shooting - the mother of the shooter (staph infection), one of the shooter's victims (early release), and the mother of that victim (keynote speaker). It is a deep exploration of the lives of three women that, according to SEE Magazine "... will leave you wringing your hands in helpless empathy."
"Ripped me into little tiny shreds, but I would see it again and again."
- Time Out New York (CRITICS PICK)

The Transit Plays
and Others
by Sheila Callaghan

FEATURING:
· THE TRANSIT PLAYS
(Plane, Boat, Car, Bicycle, Train)
Five very short absurd plays
Minimal set
2 M, 2-3 F
Each play revolves around one form of transportation; ferry, train, bicycle, plane, and car. Strangers attempt to form connections with one another, attaining varying degrees of success.
* With theatrical staging, elevated and challenging language, and non-realistic elements.
· HE ATE THE SUN
Minimal set
2 M, 1F
A series of quick vignettes navigating the experience of one cowardly man losing his attractive yet shallow wife to a young, hot internet tycoon. Look out, he's got a gun.
· AMERICAN JACK
Minimal Set
1M, 1F
A fragmented and theatrical portrait of a Greek survivor of Nazi occupation, who subsequently builds a life for himself in America in the 70's brick by brick.
· SOAK
Minimal Set
1M, 2F
Heidi and David come to this space everyday. Something tragic happened here, but all that remains is the ghost of a German chanteuse, an accordion player, an iPod, and a shrine to Bjork. And everyone is drunk.
"...deliciously zany humor and surreal aesthetic... [Callaghan's] brilliant."
-The Washington Post

"[Callaghan's] a gutsy writer with a gift for creating vivid images rooted in the emotional life of her characters."
- The New York Times

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