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Monsoon Season

  • Lizzie Vieh
  • Short Play, Drama, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 1M
  • ISBN: 9780573706134

It's monsoon season in Phoenix, and Danny hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks. And things only get weirder when a decapitated body is found near Danny's job, and Danny develops a fascination with circles.

  • Short Play
  • Drama
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
It's monsoon season in Phoenix, and Danny hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks. Between his recent divorce, his mind-numbing job in technical support, and the neon sign from the strip club that glows through his window all night, his grasp of reality is slipping. And things only get weirder when a decapitated body is found near Danny's job, and Danny develops a fascination with circles.

Published in the Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 41st Series.

Premiere Production: Monsoon Season premiered at Amios' short play reading series, Shotz from the Crypt, in 2016 under the direction of Alex Keegan.
  • Casting: 1M
  • Casting Attributes: All Male

  • DANNY - In his 30-40s. Recently divorced. Works for a technical support company in Phoenix, Arizona.