Inhabited

A young reporter enters a notorious murder house, determined to understand its history. Its aging owner offers to be his guide, and curiosity begins to look like obsession.

One act. Two principal actors, with an optional silent ensemble. A single suggested house, using light and sound to move between its spaces. Adapted from Mark Hardcastle’s short story in The Red Ledger.

Content

A folklore enthusiast becomes absorbed in an online singer whose attention offers belonging while consuming his connection to ordinary life.

Approx. 10–15 minutes. Four performers suggested; two actors with prepared voices and images are possible.

Where the Willows Weep

Before sunrise in a farmhouse, Roy and Ethel face illness and forty years together. Tenderness and fear share the room, while something darker waits beyond it.

Approx. 8–12 minutes. Three actors. Two playing areas and simple furniture.

Grave Matter

Haunted by memories of a life he has never lived, Patrick Harrison turns to a clairvoyant. His search draws him toward an Illinois cemetery and a past that refuses to stay buried.

Approx. 15–20 minutes. Four actors. Flexible furniture, a mirror frame, and suggested grave markers.

Plays by The Red Pen Men, adapted from The Red Ledger. Playing times are estimates and vary with staging.

Scripts and performance rights

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