Debra A. Cole, Playwright

Debra A. Cole, PlaywrightDebra A. Cole, PlaywrightDebra A. Cole, Playwright

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Debra A. Cole, Playwright

Debra A. Cole, PlaywrightDebra A. Cole, PlaywrightDebra A. Cole, Playwright

Impactful plays to engage and inspire

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About Debra A. Cole Scripts

About Debra A. Cole Scripts

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.

About Debra A. Cole

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 and 2025. 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 and 2024-25 Kansas City Public Theatre's Playwright’s Roundtable cohort.

Catalog of Work

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)

Learn more

Head to Drama Book Shop in NYC

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.

Links to Debra A. Cole's Publishers

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Next Stage PressHeuer PublishingOff The Wall PlaysYouth: Drama Notebook

Production Images: Youth & Adult

    Where Have Debra A. Cole scripts been performed?

    Adult One-Acts: Performances/Recent Staged Readings/Conference Selections:
    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
    40th William Inge Playwright Festival - Playwright's Lab 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, 2024
    Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Houston, Texas 2024
    Bicycle Face Productions, Lawrence, Kansas 2024
    Theatrical Shenanigans 2025
    Short + Sweet, Dubai 2025
    Gi60: The International One Minute Theatre Festival - Leeds, England 2025
    Modern Classics Theatre Company of Long Island's Gimme A Minute Play Festival in December, 2024
    State College, 2024
    Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA., 2024
    Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, 2024
    By the Fireside, Nomad Theatre, 2025
    The Coterie Theatre, Kansas City, MO, 2025
    Public Domain Players, "Out of the Hat" Festival 2025, University California Santa Barbara
    The Becoming Arts Collective, Pittsburg, PA - 2025
    Wichita State University 2025 24Hour Play Festival
    "Hello Godot" – A One-Minute Existential Play Anthology
    42nd William Inge Playwright Festival - Playwright's Lab 2025

    LAB Laughs 2025, LAB Theatre Project, Tampa, Florida


    School Full Productions:
    Hundreds of Schools/Youth Groups/Community Youth Theatre Programs Across the World


    Files coming soon.

    Videos of Adult & Youth Productions

    "Romero & Juiet" Talisman Theatre"Proof and Justice" Gi60 NYC"Twice in a Lifetime" Gi60 NYCYouth Production- Iceland"The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh" YOuth Production"Get Out of Your Zone" Song from Royal Declarations - YOuth Play"Social Media" Youth Middle School Production"Middle School Brain" Backdoor Theatre Youth Program"Sister from the Same Mister" Different! Strokes Performing Arts CollectiveKansas Authors Club Convention 2024 - "Dynamic Dialogue & The Short Play

    Theatre Educator

    - 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

    Debra A. Cole on Theatrical Podcasts

    Theatrical Shenanigans - International Women's Day Special Theatrical Shenanigans - Camera Girl PERFORMANCETheatrical Shenaningans - By the Short Hairs PERFORMANCETheatrical Shananigans - Stork patrol PERFORMANCETheatrical Shenanigans - guest appearanceTheatrical Shenanigans - voice actressTheatrical shenanigans - The Panel Presents - PanelistTheatrical Shananigans - Anniversary SpecialEclectice Theatre Half Hour Audio Hour - Stork PatrolQuill & Curtain: Debra A. Cole InterviewTheatrical Shenanigans - armchair critic

    Contact Me

    Questions or Comments?

    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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