Adam Harrell

Playwright, Copywriter, B2B Content Expert

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Major Works

  • Shakespeare in the Dark 

    Cast: 8 (5F, 3M)
    Genre: Supernatural Comedy
    (Two Acts, 90 mins.) Irwin, a struggling theater director in the grips of an artistic slump and midlife crisis, must rediscover his creative spark when the ghost of William Shakespeare is sent by the theater gods to haunt his disastrous production of The Tempest. As fantasy, magic, and romance weave their way into his chaotic, way-off Broadway show, Irwin confronts his demons and learns to tell the story in his heart. Filled with star-crossed lovers, soliloquies, and the delightful chaos of a Shakespearean romp, this heartfelt new play celebrates the transformative power of storytelling.

  • The Basement Company 

    Cast: 4 (3M, 1F)
    Genre: Dark Comedy
    (One Act, 80 mins.) A trio of actors wake to find themselves chained up in the basement of a psychopathic playwright. Being forced to perform their kidnapper’s magnum opus — a five hour-long film noir play — they must put on the performance of their lives… for their lives.

  • The Government Agent

    Cast: 8–9 (6M, 3F)
    Genre: Farce

    (Comedy, 1hr 45min) Ted Wyatt’s criminal reign as Mayor and future political aspirations are thrown into peril when a suspected undercover government agent shows up in his small town of Crystal Canyon, USA. With the help of his corrupt staff, he and his dysfunctional family pull out all the stops to impress the agent, preserve the status quo, and possibly line their own pockets along the way in this updated and Americanized adaptation of The Inspector General by Nicolai Gogol.

  • Buffalo Heights 

    Cast: 6 (3M, 3F)
    Genre: Ensemble Comedy
    (One Act, 90 mins.) Upon being deported from France to start her new life as a French teacher in Buffalo, NY, expatriate Fran gets on the bad side of a student who is also a US Congresswoman’s daughter, endangering the entire school. Scandal, intrigue, improper bodily searches, and damned lies — just an average day at Buffalo Heights High.

  • Birds of Paradise 

    Cast: 2 (1M, 1F)
    Genre: Romantic Comedy
    (One Act, 70 mins.) Follow a lovelorn ornithologist named Archie as he uses bird behavior to deconstruct his ill-fated romance with Emma, a struggling artist. Zoology intertwines with memories of summer love in this heartfelt story about knowing when to fly away.