C.J. Ehrlich
playwright - screenwriter
Longer Plays​: Full-length and one acts (15-30 min)
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request a script sample and royalty information, contact CJ
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peruse ten minutes and even shorter plays here
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Full Lengths
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Noir Comedy (90 minutes)
cast of 10: 5M, 5F (with doubling; larger cast and extras possible; large spread of cast ages inc teens or 50+ actors or younger)
Join private investigator Jake Pantograph on a delightfully comic sally into the world of noir,
as he tries to track down a missing girl, a blackmailer, a one-of-a-kind black diamond necklace, a hot babka, and some ice for his drink
Winner: 2018 Women Are Funny award, Play-Makers Spokane
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THE CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY "Cupcakes are Easy! Marriage is Complicated."
Comedy (90 minutes)
cast of 6: 2M, 2F, 2 M/F (flexible genders)
Thanks to a blind-date mix-up, an unsuspecting couple find themselves on opposing sides of
a nefarious scheme involving cupcakes. Really evil cupcakes.
Winner: National New Play competition, Rover Dramawerks, TX
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THIS TIME WE'LL MAKE IT WORK
Comedy-drama (90 minutes)
cast of 6: 3M, 3F
A mismatched couple, unlucky in love, dare each other to stay together, no matter what.
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All roles open to actors of any ethnicity
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Longer short plays (15-25 minutes)
HOMESPUN WEBS LAB RATS
2F, 15min magic realism/comedy, 50+ welcome 3F, 15 min, surreal comedy
LIKE MANNA IN THE DESERT STANDING ROOM ONLY
Cast: 4 (2F, 2M, 1 flex), 20m comedy Cast: 3 (1F, 2M, ages 20-50+ actors), 15m dramedy
LONG TRAIN RUNNING THREE’S A CLOUD
2M, 15m Cast: 3 (2F, 1M) 15m LGBT bedroom farce
PICNIC ON THE LAKE TUESDAYS IN THE PARK
Cast: 2 (1F, 1M), 15m horror-drama WITH RIVER APPLE 5F, 15+m comedy, ages 20-50+
THE RED & GREEN ROOM WHOM DEATH DOTH S/EEEk
Cast: 4 (1F, 2M, 1 flex), 20m comedy Cast: 4 (2F, 2M), 15m adult comedy
ROOM CIRCUS ZANE TO GATE 69
Cast: 3 (2F, 1M), 30m LGBT bedroom farce Cast: 3 (2F, 2M, ages 20-50+) 35m time travel comedy
SHREW MAN vs. SHREWMAN
Cast: 4 (1F, 2M, 1 flex, ages 20 and above, one role specifically for a 50+), 20m comedy
Contact C.J. with questions, or to request script samples
15m comedy 1W, 2M
10m surrealist comedy, 3W
10m (1W, 1M) Sometime this couple think they're in two different movies.
2W, 1M, 1w/m 10 minute dark comedy for reunionaphobes
10m comedy, 1W, 1M, 1w/m A couple on a bargain tour of Eastern Europe struggle to stay together, and to stay out of prison.
Comedy, 10m, 2M
20m comedy, 5W
10 minute dark comedy (1W, 1M0
Noir comedy, 2W, 2M, one corpse
1W, 2M, surrealist comedy
and a few more treats for your audiences…
Room Circus
LGBT screwball bedroom farce (2W, 1M) - 15 min
Jake’s about to ditch Margot in the honeymoon suite, when her ex, Sienna, arrives with a special order of room service. Fasten your seat belts - it’s going to be a bumpy honeymoon. Partial nudity welcome.
Homespun Webs: Imagining Louise Bourgeois
Comedy with magical realism (2W) - 15 min
Drunk, newly divorced, and alone in her new apartment, Madeline’s about to give up — but she’s stopped by the spectral presence of renowned spider artist Louise Bourgeois, here to talk about spinning new webs.
Tuesdays in the Park with River Apple
Fast paced comedy for 5W- 15+ min
If you like… ouch! it’s funny because it’s true.
New to the city and to full-time motherhood, Abby just wants to make friends. Play nice, ladies!
Zane to Gate 69
Sci fi comedy (2W, 1M, 1w/m) - 25-35 minutes
If you like… Fast-paced laughs, feminism, mayhem
Kate Welles, a secret agent from a future dystopia, is sent back to 1972 to brief a bumbling spy on what could be his -- and humanity's -- last mission. But will she be in time?