Tyler Joseph Rossi...|
Supernatural and Horror Plays
Below you'll find plays that feature all things of the supernatural and horror bend. If you'd like to peruse a script, head on over to my New Play Exchange (linked at the bottom of the page) or email me via my contact page!
Verboten
(5m/4f)
Hamburg, Germany, 1936. The Nazis have banned swing music. A group called the Swing Youth danced to swing and jazz as a form of resistance. VERBOTEN follows a group of friends, their struggle to survive, and their choice to resist in the heart of pre-war Germany.
where the canary dies
(2f)
WHERE THE CANARY DIES is the story of two sisters who venture down into an abandoned mine to wrestle with a traumatic past… only to wrestle the supernatural, too.
Pyre
(2m/2f)
Scotland, 1614. King James is King of Scotland and England. "Witches" burn under his rule - victims of public hysteria. Rather than fall victim, herself, a woman barters with a demon for power and security in this Renaissance thriller.
A one-act/fringe cut of Pyre is available upon request.
THE BORGIAS: it dwells in the blood
(6m/4f)
Their father is Pope of Rome in Renaissance Europe.Cesare claws for something more than a Cardinal's hat. Ambition drives him onward.Lucrezia strives to be something more than a bargaining chip for her father. She longs to be free.
Stray Ghosts
(2m/2f)
A horror play about a group of college students venturing into a mineshaft which uses nothing but practical lighting to tell its story (headlamps, candles, matches, etc.)
true drink
(3m/3f)
A vampire family drama/memory play about the things we hold on to and the things we can't bury.
hair of the dog
(2m/3f)
A dark comedy on family, binge grieving, what we hold onto, and the things we leave unresolved.
Oh, and check your chest freezer. There may be a body inside.
Bear-ial
(2f/1 any/
1nb afab)
An experimental, DnD infused play, Bear-ial charts the adventures of Blake as they brave the dungeons of college and the dragons of toxic families.
This play is a love letter to my college roommates and anyone who has braved dangers to find their chosen family.