Impactful plays to engage and inspire
Impactful plays to engage and inspire
As a playwright, Debra A. Cole is passionate about creating compelling content that engages audiences. With a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence, Debra A. Cole Scripts is dedicated to delivering high-quality plays of all lengths that exceed producer, director, actors, and audience expectations.
Debra A. Cole is a playwright from Lawrence, Kansas. Her plays have been seen by audiences around the world. Debra was a selected playwright for the William Inge Theatre Festival - New Play Lab 2023. Debra’s 20-play collection titled "The Wrinkle Ranch and Other Short Plays About Growing Old" is available through Next Stage Press, as well as additional plays with Drama Notebook, Off The Walls Plays, and Heuer Publishing. Debra is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, a member of Honor Roll!, an advocacy group of women+ playwrights over 40, and 2023-24 Kansas City Public Theatre's Playwright’s Roundtable cohort.
Debra A. Cole's catalog of work includes:
Monolgues
1-Minute Plays
2-3-Minute Plays
5-MInute Plays
10-Minute Plays
45-60 Minute Plays
60-90 Minute Plays
Youth Plays ( monologues, short plays, large cast, musicals)
Purchase copies of THE WRINKLE RANCH AND OTHER PLAYS ABOUT GROWING OLD directly from Next Stage Press, or next time in NYC, stop in the famous Drama Book Shop and pick up a signed copy.
Adult One-Acts: Performances/Recent Staged Readings/Conference Selections:
Short + Sweet Dubai
Endeavour Theatre, Perth, Australia
Short + Sweet, Perth, Australia
Short + Sweet, Sydney, Australia
Short + Sweet, Illawarra, Australia
The Talisman Theatre Group, Midlands, United Kingdom
Whiskey Theatre Factory, Orlando, Florida
The Secret Theatre - Long Island City, NY
Potluck Productions, Kansas City, MO
Midwest Dramatist Conference, Olathe, KS
Herald of the Hope Theatre Company, Washington D.C.
The Playground Experiment - Faces of America Monologues, NYC
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre - semi finalist and finalist
Mad Lab Theatre Roulette, Columbus, OH
Crafton Hills College’s New Works Festival for 2022
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - UK Live Edition 2022
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Houston, Texas 2022
Theatre Lawrence, Lawrence, KS
5th annual Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest Playwriting Competition 2022
Boog City Festival 18 - 2022, Poet's Theatre, NYC
Dramatic Chaos Productions, London, England 2022
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle, Summer Sessions 2022
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine's'”Et tu, Brute? -Volume 1” Anthology 2022
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine's - CONTEMPORARY NEW YORK PLAYS-2022 (Volume 1)
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine’s - CONTEMPORARY ONE MINUTE PLAYS 2022 (Volume 3)
"Literature Today", January 2023
Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs, Staged Reading Series, JAN 2023
Camino Real Theatre, San Juan Capistrano, CA JAN 2023
Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, Chicago, Illinois 2023
Theatrical Shenanigans Podcast, 2023
Powerstories Theatre, Tampa, FL 2023
Minnesota Shorts Play Festival, 2023
Dramatic Chaos Productions - Plethora of Plays 2023
Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective "369 Monologue and Short Play Festival"
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - UK Live Edition 2023
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - NYC 2023
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Houston, Texas 2023
The Decameron Project - Hollywood, 2023
A is For… One Act Play Festival Finalist 2023
Midwest Dramatist Conference - 2023
Mini-Shenanigans Podcast - 2024
Eden Prairie Players’ Women's One Acts+ 2024
2024 Valencia College Theatre Student Directed One Act Festival of Plays
Semi-Finalist Good Vibes Summer, Broken Arts Entertainment, 2024
The Best 10-Minute Plays 2024, Smith & Kraus, Inc
Plethora of Plays 2024
Different Strokes! 369 Monologue and Short Play Festival 2024
Wichita State University – School of Performing Arts 1st Annual 24hr Play Festival
William Inge 24-Plays for High School Students - Playwriting Mentor 2023/24
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Houston, Texas 2024
William Inge 24-Plays for High School Students - Playwriting Mentor 2024/25
Bicycle Face Productions, Lawrence, Kansas 2024
Theatrical Shenanigans 2024
Short + Sweet, Dubai 2024
Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Leeds, England 2024
Modern Classics Theatre Company of Long Island's Gimme A Minute Play Festival in December, 2024
State College, Short Play Night, 2024
School Full Productions:
Hundreds of Schools/Youth Groups/Community Youth Theatre Programs Across the World
- William Inge 24-Hour Plays Playwriting Mentor
- Theatre Lawrence Youth Playwriting Instructor
- Theatre Lawrence Adult Playwriting Instructor
- Mentor Coordinator for The Penguin Project
- Theatre Lawrence Youth Playwright in Residence
- Kansas Author's Club Presenter
If interested in licensing a play or monolgoue , please reach out! I am a very flexible and open playwright who only wants positive interactions.
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By downloading perusal scripts you acknowledge that Debra A. Cole is the sole copyright owner of these plays. None of these plays may be produced or reproduced in whole or in part unless permission is granted by the author.
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