The PlayFinder™

This collection of socially distant shorts is designed to be performed on the internet as well as the stage. Playful and inventive, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES taps into the delights and frustrations of staying connected.

HEY STRANGER by Steph Del Rosso. Years after a messy breakup, Eve and Gideon reunite. What could go wrong? Possibly everything. A comedy about mixed signals and bad internet, loneliness and autonomy. And one very precocious high schooler. (1M, 2W.) OYSTE... Read more

Alexander the Great consults two of his most loyal soldiers about the decision to slow down and stop all the conquering. Julie, a playwright, consults her six-year-old son about writing a play about Alexander the Great. Whose ideas will prevail?... Read more

Mabel makes lists, a lot of them, especially during these desperate times. Her current list details some of the less heroic stuff on her mind but still…it’s on her mind…and maybe something not too terrible will come of it.... Read more

When you’re stuck at home during a global pandemic, everything happens online—even high school reunions. Richard and Julia are old friends who happily reconnect at their fortieth reunion—until Lizbeth, a younger woman, appears onscreen. Despite being a different class, Lizbeth won’t leave, infuriating Julia, who demands she go. But Lizbeth’s desperate plea to stay leads to an admission and uncovers an old secret about Richard and Julia.... Read more

When six feet feels more like six thousand miles, a child and a parent try to figure out how to connect in the age of social distancing.... Read more

THE PARTY HOP takes place on a Saturday night three years into quarantine. Three college sophomores, Ava, Emma, and Nancy, bounce from virtual party to virtual party in what is now a typical night *out.* However, when Emma and Nancy discover that Ava has not yet had her first kiss, they insist that tonight must be the night. Their given circumstances complicate this, but sometimes… it's nice to have a dream.... Read more

THE SECRET by Crystal Skillman. Over months of quarantine, we follow Luna, a housecat trying to piece together what is going on. She watches with concern as her human dons a mask, leaves at odd hours with protest signs, reads newspapers with long lists of names, and becomes more anguished by the day. When Luna encounters a special visitor, she is given the key to resilience during pandemic. But can she make her human truly understand The Secret?... Read more