Short Works by Aly Kantor
All of the works below are available to read on New Play Exchange. If you are not a member, I’m happy to provide you with a PDF perusal copy of any play you’d like to read. Send me an email, let me know which piece you’re looking for, and I’ll hook you up!
Ten Minute Plays by Aly Kantor
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The Psychopomp
Bethany and Christine head to a notorious haunted road to hunt for a Documented Local Specter™. Alone in the car, in the darkness, they find something much more haunting.
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Hot Blood Sundae
In a world in which nobody is REALLY sure what constitutes a HIPAA violation, two cold, tired, sexually-frustrated women choose to self-diagnose.
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Come Back Right
Variations on your girlfriend's resurrection.
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After Aulis
Many years after their fateful and unfortunate meeting at Aulis, the war hero Achilles and his almost-bride Iphigenia are reunited in the Underworld, where their roles before the war have been reversed, and they discuss what it truly means to be immortal.
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Pandora's Box of Donuts
Two friends discuss the nature of hope.
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Little Red Handed
Red has come back to Granny's house, but she's not so little anymore... and she has an agenda. A twisted sequel to Little Red Riding Hood.
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My Beloved, My Axiom
A hopeless romantic is ready to give up on finding “the one,” but fate – and at least one foreign government – have other ideas.
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Iphis and Ianthe at the Courthouse
A contemporary re-telling of the myth of Iphis and Ianthe, set in a courthouse right before their wedding.
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Body Horror
Middle school BFFs Mary Rose and Rosemary are having their first sleepover since The Incident. Now that they have some alone time, they can finally discuss important topics, such as the musical stylings of Ariana Grande, and, of course, the five wounds of Christ.
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An Invocation to His Muse
Two strangers chat in a New York City automat in 1920s New York - but perhaps they aren’t strangers. This play tells the story of fine artist Jo Nivison Hopper, wife of Edward Hopper.
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Narcissa, Narcissa
In the wake of an assault, once-vain Narcissa can't stop studying her reflection. Will self-love be enough to convince her to pursue healing, or will she become one more girl turned into a plant for her protection?
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Persephone Wasn't Hungry That Day
Who the HELL only eats 6 pomegranate seeds?! A play about owning your hunger.
One Act Plays by Aly Kantor
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Any Port in a Storm
It all starts like an uninspired pay-per-view porno, when the agoraphobic Paige boldly propositions the cute handyman repairing her window. It ends a little differently.
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Tracks
Hadley is approaching the end of a five-year study focused on a new treatment for major depression.. When a familiar face from her past enters the exam room, she's forced to grapple with the true costs of living with a mental illness under late capitalism.
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A Voice from the Prussian Sea
A surprisingly funny feminist retelling of The Little Mermaid set during the Shoah.
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Odd Songs for Odd Birds
Emily runs a second-hand store (and Airbnb) out of an old church parsonage on an island with an aging population, where nothing ever changes... until an odd new guest arrives and begins asking questions about the local folklore.
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Meat Cute
xX_Sav_on_IceXx is lonely. Skullfucker69 is REALLY lonely. This intricate ritual might be their first, last, and only chance to be with another woman.
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The Rosies
In the year 1945, every single day, rain or shine, six girls discuss what they'll do when they finally get well and leave the TB sanatorium where they are passing their teenage years. When one girl's health takes an unexpected turn, they must face the reality of their condition and how much control they really have over the future.
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Adventurers Anonymous
An agnostic paladin, an asexual druid, a perfectionist-turned-fighter, and an oversexed bard don’t walk into a bar.
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Bees
Maybe we can’t count on the bees, but can we count on ourselves to reach out - even (and especially) when it’s the hardest?
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reANIMA
Cricket totaled her meat vessel at a party—but not to worry! Her best friend has an industry hookup and made her a brand new one with all the bells and whistles she could ever want. Now everything can get back to normal…right?
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Fish Tank
Taking place on an invasive two-way video platform, a woman is assessed by a non-descript government agent, but as the conversation goes on, just who is in control of who becomes less clear.
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Two of Every Animal
Two young scientists have chosen to remain on a dying Earth as stewards of the genetic memory of the natural world. When one scientist’s interest in a specimen turns into an obsession, both begin to understand the weight of the sacrifice they have truly made.
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She Got Better
What if Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood met at an in-patient eating disorder clinic? SHE GOT BETTER is a contemporary fairytale epilogue about women who dare to take up space in their own stories.