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PlayME Shorts
Short Stories
Best short stories read by an a-list company of actors.
Theory by Norman Yeung
Play / Theater
How can you remain progressive when progress becomes dangerous?
Isabelle is a young, liberal professor of film theory. She creates an Internet discussion board for her class as a learning tool and encourages them to speak freely. A mysterious student posts questionably offensive comments and videos, testing Isabelle’s open-mindedness.
Grade 8 by Dwayne Morgan
Play / Theater
Grade 8 is a heartwarming story of a father’s love. Told with charm, wit, and vulnerability, Grade 8 is a roller coaster of emotions, that will leave you holding on tightly to those you love the most.
Lo (or Dear Mr Wells) by Rose Napoli
Play / Theater
It was ten years ago that Laura was Alan Wells’ student at Corpus Christi High School. She was uncharacteristically intelligent for fifteen years old – perceptive and vulnerable – dream student for a flailing English teacher. Years later, all that remains is the dust of controversy that surrounds their relationship. Now, at twenty-five years old, Laura has written her first book. She’s called it ‘Dear Mr. Wells’ and Alan is the first person she wants to read it.
Quiver by Anna Chatterton
Play / Theater
Maddie’s sweet sixteen sister, Beatrice, is dating someone she shouldn’t. Their brassy single mom, Sheila, makes up with her ex-boyfriend again. So fourteen-year-old Maddie is left to fend for herself with nothing but her bow and arrow.
Better Angles by Andrea Scott
Play / Theater
What do you do when you feel trapped and alone? You could walk out the front door, but you’re even less uncertain of what lies beyond.
Akosua is a young woman late of Ghana who has come to Canada to work as a nanny for Leila and Greg Tate in their beautiful Toronto home.
The couple insist she is a member of their family, but when they increasingly deny her pay she comes to a chilling realization: she is a prisoner.
Agamemnon By Nicolas Billon
PlayME Interviews
Interviews
Some of the most interesting voices in contemporary writer talk about their process and work.