The Literary Journal of the Stonecoast MFA
DRAMATIC WORK by Ayvaunn Penn CHARACTER NAME, BRIEF DESCRIPTION, AGE, GENDER PROF. BLACK: A Black university educator 35+ Any PROF. WHITE: A White university educator 40+ Any PROF. BENTON: A Latinx university educator 40+ Any PROF. HALLOW: A university educator. Any Race. 40+ Any …
DRAMATIC WORK by Serena Norr CHARACTERS BEN: 25, Dreams to work at Stocked, HQ MAC: 55, CEO of Stocked, HQ BETTY: 30, Stocked Mom, College Student, Best Friend, etc. Assumes all roles and easily confirms to fit any part at Stocked, HQ 2–3 VARIOUS PEOPLE:…
DRAMATIC WORK By Emma Watkins A man stands among several playsets. A play kitchen. A play school. A play veterinarian. A play pizzeria and food delivery stand. None of them come above his waist. ARTHUR: I make little worlds. I’m less interested in big ones.…
DRAMATIC WORK By Gregory Von Dare A ten-minute sci-fi comedy about serious stuff. CAST: TODD: A nerdy guy in his mid-30s. Average height and build. Kind of an annoying voice. GINNY: She is athletic and moves with the fluid grace of a dancer. Early 20s. Excited…
DRAMATIC WORK By KJ Stewart A playground. Recess. FOUGLAS (pronounced like“Douglas”) kicking wood chips around. CLEMENTINE under a slide pretending to be a cat. FOUGLAS throws a wood chip at her. CLEMENTINE: That hurts. FOUGLAS: It’s because I like you. I found a Mouth in the Woods.…
DRAMATIC WORK by Ben Scranton Synopsis When an African-American woman submits an unusual piece of original art to a show whose theme is ‘The End of Society as We Know It’ debate ensues between the white arts administrator and the artist. They navigate a treacherous…
DRAMATIC WORK by James Menges Synopsis: A digital rendition of Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be” performed as a contemporary group text chat. Staging Notes: This is an experimental play with a dance element. There is only one spoken line in the…
by Amy Martin This story originally appeared in Stonecoast Review Issue 17. BOUNTY A rural road somewhere in the American South or Midwest in a not-too-distant future. From BLACK, sound of a SIREN, then cop cherries flash. A teenage girl in a field hockey uniform appears…