For excerpts, click on the links provided by each play(more coming soon).  If you are interested in producing one of the plays, please CONTACT US, and we'll discuss the venue, logistics and royalties. PLAYS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL: For a reading copy of the play, click on the title. For royalty rates, please email Gary Young: artsy12@earthlink.net CLICK HERE for excerpts from the plays INTERRUPTIONS - a life, a death, pizza, dancing and Murphy's Law (Full-length)CLICK HERE for production photos, etc. A serio-comic look at the plight of Bob, a recent young widower, dealing with the death and celestial presence of his beloved wife, Linda. He is aided unexpectedly by Zolton, a loony pizza salesman (or is he?) and Nancy, his amorous and concerned sister-in-law. Further attempts to advance his road to recovery are offered by the slightlly askew chums at his weekly support group. Bob is given "permission" to grieve, and therefore, get well, as he maneuvers through a succession of "Murphy's Laws." Comedy-drama. 3 men, 7 women (with doubling)   ON HOLD: The MYTH of Male Maturity Full length one-person show,  entire show or specific scenes available. A new one-person play, written and originally performed by Gary Young.  Is there such a thing as male maturity? Can you sum up a life and fix everything with one phone call to a pop psychologist? Five characters tackle this while on the telephone, on hold, waiting to speak to a radio pop-psychologist. We gather a bit of  insight and have some fun as we nurture this man through his own "stuff."  Full-length comedy-drama, with separate segments.  Solo. I’m a Shoe  On a cruise ship, the wrong person dies, the wrong person takes charge,   the wrong jewels are stolen, and the wrong person has to disappear.  One-act, comedy. 4 men, 4 women (2 of the men and 2 of the women can be done as off-stage voices) Holding On: the Mythology and Impossibility of Death A new work in progress. Physics, quantum physics, spirituality, hope, the unknown, religion, and snow cones. Full-length. Drama/comedy. Chabanais  France, 1890. The nightlife and absinthe.  Based on the photographic essays of Brassai.  One-act drama. 3 men, 3 women. Say Goodnight (10 min.)  A father and son coming to grips with father/son communication,   emotional conflicts, mortality, and messy eating.  Ten-minute comedy-drama. 2 men, or solo. Rehearsing Dutchman  Caught between the Actor's Dream and the perpetual rehearsal,  three people battle their way to their art.  Ten-minute comedy-drama. 2 men, 2 women. Leftovers   Michael Corleone, Sollozzo, and the Police Captain McCluskey...  well, actually the waiter that served them that night; he's a person too!  Ten-minute Comedy-drama. 1 man, 1 woman. Sig Alert  On the highway to Las Vegas. An unusual roadblock, causes surprising interactions.  One-act, comedy-mystery. The Tenor   A wasteland full of riches just out of reach.  One-act drama. Time’s Up   In an Egyptian tomb. Whom do you expect to meet in such a place? Think again.  One-act comedy. Jumping Jimmy   It's not the ledge that's the problem. It's the housekeeping service.  One-act comedy-drama. 1 man, 3 women. Left Field   The Cubs and the Red Socks pair off in the ultimate world series.  What could go wrong? It does.  Ten-minute comedy. 1 man, 1 man or woman. Cartoon Heroes  Super? Real? Imagined? Where does our real strength come from?  One-act dramedy. Red Head He wants to tell her.  She wants to know.  Allergies aside, will they ever communicate? Ten-minute comedy. 1 man, 1 woman. So What's Your Problem? Telling it all.  Maybe more than all.  Maybe nothing at all. Dramedy.  Ten-minutes.  2 men.  ~~Other ten-minute and one-act plays~~ The Rose Garden I See Living People The Herbalist Collectables Dreams Antiques Satira Don't Ask your Mother; She Doesn't Know a Damn Thing "Outstanding." John F.Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. "Ingenious stage business..."Washington Post "...moved to tears and laughing up a storm...an amazing release." Joan Webb "Accurately conveys many universal ideas." Tolucan "...charming, funny, loveable." Sr. Opportunities "Member's pick" On the House "...succeeds beautifully." Entertainment Today "...truly unique vision." NoHo News "...entertaining and bittersweet." Our House Interruptions is a serio-comic look at the plight of Bob, a recent young widower, facing major difficulties dealing with the death and celestial presence of his beloved wife, Linda. He is aided unexpectedly by Zolton, a loony pizza salesman and Nancy, his amorous and concerned sister-in-law. Further attempts to advance his road to recovery are offered by the slightlly askew chums at his weekly support group. Itchy Mitch has lost a wife to a drunk driver. Outspoken Freda insists she has endured every mishap under the sun, more than once! Ditzy but brainy Melissa lost her wealthy husband through a freak accident while at a swank seaside resort and Bonnie witnessed her hot-dogging husband’s murder while attending a sporting event. Additional platters of platitude are served up by a crusty New York deli waitress. Bob is given "permission" to grieve, and therefore, get well, as he maneuvers through a succession of "Murphy's Laws."  If life is lived forward and understood backwards, life is definitely off-kilter for Bob, who has lost his 36 year old wife after a long battle with breast cancer. The two had been inseparable, and he took the loss badly, spending long hours in bed, vegetating. Linda, his deceased wife, does not like what she is seeing. She may have died, but that doesn't keep her from getting angry at Bob's lack of recovery. She visits him in a series of more than vivid dreams, and suggests, cajoles, and finally conjures a plan that is definitely a little wacky, and perhaps might not work exactly as she planned. Well, just because she is dead does not mean that she is perfect, causing a few surprises and unexpected twists of plot  Originally produced at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the work was inspired by the loss of the star and playwright’s first wife at the age of 39. When Mr. Young found that there was very little information that would help young widows and widowers, he decided to change the original focus of the play to reflect this surprisingly common condition. The people in this play are fictional, as well as composites of his experiences and the experiences of many others in the same situation, who he met through support groups and "fix ups." Although the humor may be slightly ‘politically incorrect,’ the problems are accurate and the ideas universal, even if, in this case, the fix is more than a little unorthodox! The work of recovery is difficult. If you keep your instinct for survival and your sense of humor, you can reassemble your life. It will be different than before, but it can be good on its own terms.  The antic and socio-serious play has impacted many individuals and the east coast premiere was hailed by the Washington Post for “...ingenious stage business” and praised as “outstanding” by the Kennedy Center.  Directed in Hollywood by the Tony award nominated Marcia Rodd, known for her acting on Broadway, off-Broadway, Film, TV (Mash, Maude, Lou Grant, Night Court, All in the Family, ETC!).