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The Plays:
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"Ancient
Island in the Brain", 30 min, 3M 20-30's, 1F, 20; Stash and Limo, two hill fighters in a long ethnic
war, smoke joints and play poker for the next chance to rape Birdwoman, their enemy prisoner.
Playing with them is Gill, a dead comrade they have propped up so he can serve as third hand in the game. That's how far gone and degraded these guys are. And
yet, their longings, fears, anger, hatred, humor and bickering place them very much in the circle of human behavior. Premiered at Revolution Theatre, Chicago/2005. Read it at http://www.eclectica.org/v12n2/schutzman_island.html To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"The Bank", 25 min, 1M 60's, 1M 20's, 1F 20's; A recently retired physician who doesn’t know
what to do with himself, causes such a disruption at a bank that he and the bank guard, a refugee from Africa, catch a whiff
of the danger all around them. Premiered at short stack v.2, Bowie State University. Published in Post
Road, a literary journal. Read it at http://www.eclectica.org/v12n2/schutzman_bank.html To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Blue and Darker Blue", 20 min, 1M 50's, 1F 50's; A man and
his wife, with different needs now that she has become famous and is writing a memoir, come to new understanding of their
past, present and future. Staged reading Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, NY. Published in Alaska Quarterly Review/2004.
To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Driver's Side Air Bag" 1M 30-40, 1Female Voice. A man
driving alone, the voice of his ex-wife echoing in his head, lets loose a wild stream of black humor, hard cruel emotion
and linguistic acrobatics. Finally, he enacts a reckless plan that can only end in disaster. But it gets worse: He is decapitated. And worse: He goes on talking. Premiered at Saint John's Theatre Company, New
Brunswick, CAN. Published in Third Coast, a literary journal. To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Five More Minutes", 20 min., 1M, 1F, both early-mid 20's. Laura, an emotional basket case,
has been sitting on her porch swing all day when her tenant Gregory comes home from work to tell her he's moving out,
because the night before her boyfriend slashed his tires. Laura and Gregory have more than their share
of inertia but connect in absurd, sweet and poignant ways. Premiered at New York City 15 Minute Play Festival/2005.
Read it in Eclectica Magazine www.eclectica.org/v11n4/schutzman.html To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Ghosts Play One" 60 min. Not describable, at least by me, as yet. Premiered at Fells
Point Community Theatre, 1994. To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Poor Old Tom" 1M 70-80, 1F 70-80. The disappearance of their cat and much more ignite an old married couple’s comedic struggle over what they have
and have not lost. Semi finalist First Stage L.A. One Act Contest,
2005. Staged reading Triangle Theatre, NYC. To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Tammy"
25 min, 1M 70's, 1M 40's. A man and his father go to the swimming pool at the old JCC. A play about lost
worlds old and new. Staged reading Playwrights Circle, Palm Springs CA. To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
"Tree Man" 60 min. 1F 30-40, 1F 35-45. Helen and Charlotte, relative strangers in
very different circumstances, are watching their sons play in the backyard. After
some wine, they connect in startling, truthful, imaginative and even reckless ways that transform them and might open the
door to a different future. Winner First Prize (The Irene Bashore Award, First Stage L.A. One Act Play Contest, 2004).
Produced at Hovey Players, Waltham, MA: Strawberry One Act Festival, NYC and Baltimore Theatre Project. Go to Tree Man, a play in one act to read the play. To order go to Purchasing Copies and Rights
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