Since 2018, I’ve had three 10-minute plays produced by the Reading Theater Project.

“Trapped” is a retelling of “Rapunzel,” this time where the heroine is trapped inside the famous tower but isn’t completely cut off: Now she has a smartphone.

Reviewer Susan Peña had this to say about the play, which was part of the Reading Theater Project’s third annual Five-Minute Fringe Festival:

If I were judging the festival, the hands-down winner would be Adam Richter’s witty “Trapped,” impeccably performed by Jeanette Fotis as Rapunzel, who has been given a smart phone by her prince, and Kath Godwin as her overprotective mother. It’s a tiny gem, a sly social commentary on alternative facts and conspiracy theories with no wasted words.

Susan Peña

Productions:

2024:

‘Long Story Short’, a one-minute play, performed at Gi60 Houston.

‘Song of the Dragon,’ a five-minute play, performed at In Nature’s Studio by the Reading Theater Project.

‘Something Like Spoons,’ a monologue performed by the author, performed at the Reading Theater Project 5-Minute Fringe Festival.

‘Banshee,’ a full-length play, got a staged reading from the Reading Theater Project.

2023:

‘Clips,’ a ten-minute play, won the Philips’ Mill Emerging Playwriting Contest.

‘You Don’t Own My Soul Anymore,’ a ten-minute play, was performed at the Reading Theater Project’s 5-Minute Fringe Festival.

2021:

“Life During Maritime: A Zoom Monologue for a Whale” was featured on the BCTV show “Reading Reading” in 2021. In 2022, it was part of Talking Horse Productions’ original monologue contest.

“Mitzi and Professor Snuggles Do Their Part” was produced for the first In Nature’s Studio, an outdoor theater event by the Reading Theater Project on the grounds of the Reading Public Museum.

“Monster Under the Bed” was performed by Mark Baumgartner for Talking Horse Productions’ original monologue contest.

My nonfiction play “Second Home: Five Stories of Immigration” had a virtual reading by the Reading Theater Project.

“Kind of Together” was produced for the Reading Theater Project’s virtual Fringe Festival.

2020:

“Everybody Hates This Place”, a one-act play, was produced by Barley Sheaf Players as part of their annual one-act festival.

“The Unboxing Match” was produced for Reading Theater Project’s Five-Minute Fringe Festival.

“Eye Contact” won the Philips’ Mill Community Association’s Emerging Playwright Competition in 2020, and had a virtual staged reading in 2021.

2019:

“Dancing Lesson” was part of the fourth annual Five-Minute Fringe Festival.

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If you want to hear one of my plays while outdoors, you can check out my audio play “Mirror Pond,” designed to be listened to while walking in the Reading Public Museum arboretum in Reading, Pa.

You can find these scripts and more, including monologues, at my New Play Exchange page.

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