Piper

PUBLISHED BY NEXT STAGE PRESS

Length: 90-100 minutes

Casting: 5-6 Actors

A one-night-stand becomes a lifetime commitment through some fairy dragmother magic.

SYNOPSIS: At 35, Piper had decided to give up on love and procreation. His family dies stupid young after all. When a one-night-stand leaves him with a random pair of Andrew Christian underwear, Piper does the logical thing and sews the abandoned briefs into a puppet. A magical fairy godmother drag queen brings this puppet to life, and Piper is left to raise his puppet child Andrew alone.

WHY THIS PLAY: This is a queer, Pinocchio-inspired take on the single parent narrative. Let’s be real: do this play because drag queens and puppets are awesome.

This was developed at Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas. Image below from the development workshop, with my former roommate, the incomparable Rudy Ramirez as Esmerfella.

Read the play via Next Stage Press OR via the New Play Exchange.