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SEAN ABLEY
5724 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 109
Los Angeles, CA 90028
newplays@darkbluefilms.com
Sean Abley is a founding member of the Factory Theater in Chicago, now in its 17th year. While there he wrote and directed many plays, including SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS: The Musical, ATTACK OF THE KILLER Bs, and NUCLEAR FAMILY. He also contributed to the ensemble-created works HOORAY!, SECOND CITY DIDN'T WANT US or, IS THERE A SPOT IN THE TOURING COMPANY FOR MY GIRLFRIEND?, and P, a comedy adaptation of the "P" volume of the encyclopedia.
Commissioned stage works include THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Virginia City Players, Virginia City, Montana. Published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals), and DRACULA'S DAUGHTERS: A Family Comedy (Virginia City Players. Published by Playscripts, Inc.)
As a screenwriter for both TV and film, Mr. Abley has written for the shows So Weird (Disney Channel), Sabrina the Animated Series (ABC), Digimon and Mega Babies (both Fox Family), among others. He also wrote all the video material for Rip Torn in the Men In Black: Alien Attack park attraction at Universal Studios, Florida.
He is currently developing three plays for young audiences--HORROR HIGH, DR. FRANKINCENSE AND THE CHRISTMAS MONSTER, and ROSE RED: Snow White’s Less Famous Sister.One-act comedy, 50 minutes
9m, 8f
Ages 12-17
Available from playwright
Ever wonder what horror icons like Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, the Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and their friends were like as teenagers? HORROR HIGH explores the hilarious side of the horrors of high school--student council elections, dating, the prom, creative expression--with a unique set of characters all young actors will be dying to play.
DR. FRANKINCENSE AND THE CHRISTMAS MONSTER
One-act holiday comedy – 40 minutes
13m, 5f (1 nonspecific gender)
Ages 12-17
Available from playwright
(Artwork by Ray Kampf)
All the villagers in Christmas Village believe Dr. Frankincense to be an evil, mad scientist. This doesn’t prevent them from inviting him over for potlucks and Christmas carols, but it does mean they attack his laboratory with torches whenever he invents something. So this Christmas, Dr. Frankincense decides to invent the ultimate holiday gift--the Christmas Monster. Sadly, the villagers once again believe he has committed a crime against Christmas, and he’s dragged into the Supreme Court of Christmas (Judge Jack Frost presiding) to defend himself.
DRACULA’S DAUGHTERS: A FAMILY COMEDY
One-act comedy, 50 minutes.
4m, 4f (16 actors possible: 12m, 4f)
Ages 12-17
Available from Playscripts, Inc.
(Virginia City Players, 2008. Photo credit: Sean Abley)
When a production of DRACULA is taken over by an audience member who demands more romance, Dracula marries Mina and moves to the suburbs of Transylvania to raise their two daughters. The Count of Darkness has all the problems you might expect of the father of two half-vampire daughters, from garlic experimentation to rebellious blood-drinking.
THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
One-act mystery comedy, 50 minutes
4m, 4f (9 actors possible: 5m, 4f)
Ages 14-17
Available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
(Virginia City Players, 2007. Photo credit: Sean Abley)
Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” gets turned upside down in this sequel . . . of sorts! Far from the Gothic mood of the original story, this is a broad comedy-mystery with a little bit of the macabre thrown in for fun. A group of strangers has been called together on this dark and stormy night by a mysterious host for a reading by Poe. One by one, they all disappear. It’s all deliciously spooky as lightning flashes, pendulums, and poisoned tea raise the play’s tension and dark humor.
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