Full-length Plays

Find Brother
Social/Political Drama.  3 Men, 1 Woman. 135 pages. 2.5 hrs

Dwayne Pfeiffer has worshipped his older brother Terrence his whole life.   But now Terrence—an ex-Marine turned military contractor—has gone missing in Afghanistan, and the government has no answers.  Dwayne and his girlfriend Sam launch a social media campaign to draw attention to Terrence’s disappearance—but things go FUBAR when an aspiring filmmaker is brought in to direct the project and his own agenda gradually poisons the process and results.  Trust is betrayed and hard truths are revealed in this challenging play that unflinchingly examines American patriotism, ambition, loyalty, and loss.  The current draft was workshopped in MADLab (Moving Arts Development Lab for new plays) and is available for perusal, but undergoing revision. 

(Note from Trey:  Find Brother expresses my curiosity and ambivalence about many contemporary social and political issues and I was committed to not censoring myself in the ways I explored these characters, their lives, their dreams and their wounds.  Their pain is my pain, and they may speak for others as well.  There is some frank sexual content and moments of graphic violence in the play.  There's comedy and tragedy.  Audience opinion has been divided.  I want this play to have a life beyond the page, of course, and I'm in a long revision process now. I'd love to find a brave theatre company willing to consider exploring it for development and production.)

Find Brother MADLab workshop rehearsal.  Moving Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, California.  L to R: Brian Majestic, Robert Paterno, T. Lynn Mikeska, Director Jason Duplissea, Grant Rosenmeyer. 

A Lesson in Proper Bow-fluffing Technique
Holiday Solo Show.  1 Actor.  33 Pages. 75min.

Meet Trey Nichols!  A slightly fictionalized version of…Trey Nichols!  He’s a harried customer service guy working in a busy department store during the mad crush of the holiday season.  His only refuge is the gift wrap nook, where he slips away whenever he can for a few moments of peace and quiet fluffing bows.  But this year his world is turned upside down when the store hires a team of developmentally challenged students to fluff bows for the store.  Undaunted, Trey quickly appoints himself bow-fluffing coach--but he soon discovers that teaching the fine art of bow fluffing to a group of teens whose hearts aren’t in it is harder than he ever imagined! This is a highly acclaimed one-man play that premiered in 1998 in a shorter version called Fluffer.  It was expanded to its current form in 2004.  Trey received an LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award nomination for Best Solo Performance in 2005.  He has continued to perform the show at various solo performance festivals in Southern California. 

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Photos by August McCue.
 

The Meadows
Coming of Age Comedy/Drama. 4 Men, 2 Women. 151 pages.  2.5 Hours

Naive, brash Alex has kidnapped his best friend Pete for a wild week in Las Vegas to celebrate their 21st birthdays.  Alex wants to be a player in Sin City; Pete just wants to have fun with his best friend.  Mayhem and heartache ensue as the bonds of friendship are tested for two boys on the cusp of manhood in the mid-1990's (no smartphones!)  Ah, to be young, dumb, and full of...well you get the idea.  Ensemble cast plays multiple roles.

A partial list of Trey's plays...

Chair/Silhouette: 1w, 1m.  Short drama

Deep Dish Apocalypse: 1w, 1m.  A 5-minute zombie apocalypse romantic comedy.  Zom-rom-com?  The virus is cheeseborne!

Fathers At A Game:  3m or 2m, 1w.  An absurdist war drama.

From Beyond (adapted from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft): 4m/w (gender flexible).  Science fiction/horror.

Good Lady Ducayne (adapted from the short story by Mary Elizabeth Braddon)  4w, 2m  Suspense/Mystery.  

Mosaic Couple With Wine:  1w, 1m Comedy

Move: 3w; 1m Comedy

Todd's Hollywood Tours: 1w, 1m.  Comedy

The Night Gwen Stacy Died: 1w, 2m Comedy/drama/fantasy

PCH: 1w, 1m.  Drama

Impact: 2m. Drama

One Slit Head: 2w, 1m.  Drama/Suspense

Pina Coladas: 1w, 1m. Comedy

Pinata: 1w, 2m.  Drama/Suspense 

Risen: 1w, 1m, 1nb. Drama/Suspense

Security: 2m. Drama  (unavailble in PDF format)

The Sheriff's Children (adapted from the short story by Charles W. Chesnutt): 2w, 4m. Drama.

Smedley's Gone: 1w, 1m. Drama

This page will be updated on Trey's new website with synopses, production histories, and photos soon!