C.J. Ehrlich
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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
![STANDING ROOM ONLY](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_7be2e1eed90441f7bc29d5d200aac96e.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_7be2e1eed90441f7bc29d5d200aac96e.jpg)
15m comedy 1W, 2M
![LAB RATS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_38be2e26a66c43f7bb021cafdfcebb65.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_27,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_38be2e26a66c43f7bb021cafdfcebb65.png)
10m surrealist comedy, 3W
![NOIR IN SECOND CLASS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_91c587377c9e4ba9955cd73be9bcac13.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_91c587377c9e4ba9955cd73be9bcac13.jpg)
10m (1W, 1M) Sometime this couple think they're in two different movies.
![THE ENTIRE PUNCH BOWL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_87ef7e8df7d446bb9d26c57b0995a06f.jpg/v1/fill/w_200,h_150,al_c,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/cc4873_87ef7e8df7d446bb9d26c57b0995a06f.jpg)
2W, 1M, 1w/m 10 minute dark comedy for reunionaphobes
![A PACKAGE DEAL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_62effb86560c43aa8c6d6c72e8050619.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_83,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_62effb86560c43aa8c6d6c72e8050619.jpg)
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.
![ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE & SCIENCE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_9c35ebd23d01426997d913b92f8d9b0e.jpg/v1/fill/w_140,h_105,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_9c35ebd23d01426997d913b92f8d9b0e.jpg)
Comedy, 10m, 2M
![TUESDAYS IN THE PARK W RIVER APPLE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_2b4584fc3b114da0ab8b5f37bb3af4ec.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_2b4584fc3b114da0ab8b5f37bb3af4ec.jpg)
20m comedy, 5W
![The Ninth Circus of Hell](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_7d7a7bafcc2d4105b42fbb2d04ff026f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_7d7a7bafcc2d4105b42fbb2d04ff026f.jpg)
10 minute dark comedy (1W, 1M0
![2+1=MURDER](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_41108a2c67fd4569b4fcd9e433ad063f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_41108a2c67fd4569b4fcd9e433ad063f.jpg)
Noir comedy, 2W, 2M, one corpse
![THE BLACK BOX](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_0f705d763d794fdab62f157c963256b8.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cc4873_0f705d763d794fdab62f157c963256b8.jpg)
1W, 2M, surrealist comedy
and a few more treats for your audiences…
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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.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_a3ab4beb3696402fba2fee990db364ae.jpg/v1/fill/w_148,h_142,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/cc4873_a3ab4beb3696402fba2fee990db364ae.jpg)
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.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_5be3fadb2e5643ac863169e3d701f558.jpg/v1/fill/w_140,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/cc4873_5be3fadb2e5643ac863169e3d701f558.jpg)
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!
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc4873_71c86fa4f4e24d35a1d2d50900954694.jpg/v1/fill/w_140,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/cc4873_71c86fa4f4e24d35a1d2d50900954694.jpg)
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?