PRODUCED PLAYS

TYVERI, TYVERI!

by Nolan Richards

Produced by Yucaipa High School's 2nd Annual Writers Festival, 2025

Mystery Dramedy // 4M, 3F, 2-4 Any // 1 act (35 min.)

At the glittering Copenhagen Museum of Art, a gala unveiling turns into a night of chaos, comedy, and crime. When Max Klein’s prized sculpture vanishes during a mysterious blackout, six eccentric guests, a flamboyant socialite, a boisterous gambler, a snarky journalist, a stern professor, and a charming florist, find themselves trapped inside the museum with suspicion swirling like champagne bubbles. A hilarious and haunting one-act about what we’ll steal and what we’ll sacrifice for the things we love.

Honorable Mention award recipient of the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in Region-At-Large West Writing

Cast and Crew at Thespian Play Festival (2026)

Fate Is The Only Decider

by Nolan Richards

Produced by Yucaipa High School's 3rd Annual Writers Festival, 2026

Philosophical Dark Drama // 6+ Any // 1 act (40 min.)

Inside a smoky 1920s jazz club known as The Open Flame, guests are dealt tarot cards that determine who they become and how they live. Presiding over it all is the sly and all-powerful Emcee, who insists that fate alone controls every life. But when the hopeful Star is broken, the Hermit returns transformed, and two patrons begin to question the roles forced upon them, the illusion of order cracks. As memories surface and an unknown figure steps forward to challenge the dealer of destinies, the club spirals toward collapse. A surreal and provocative one-act about identity, free will, mortality, and whether life has meaning without an ending.

memos*

by Nolan Richards

Produced by Yucaipa High School's 1st Annual Writers Festival, 2024

Coming-of-Age LGBTQ+ Dramedy // 4-5M, 1-2F, 2+ Any // 1 act (25 min.)

In a poetry-slam–style black box, memories become lifelines and love becomes an act of courage. Memos follows Lucas and Dylan, two teenage boys navigating first love, secrecy, and identity in a small town. When a football injury leaves Dylan in a coma and erases the last three months of his memory, the relationship he shared with Lucas is wiped away, opening the door for lies, heartbreak, and painful self-discovery. Through fragmented monologues, shoulder angels and demons, and haunting voiceovers, the play explores what it means to remember who you are when the world tells you to forget. A raw, intimate one-act about memory, queerness, and finding your way back to love.

*not available for licensing

UNPRODUCED PLAYS

Lost In Ruins*

by Nolan Richards

Stage Reading by Yucaipa High School's Writers Lab, 2026

Post-Apocalyptic Romantic Drama // 1 M, 1 F, 4+ Any // 1 act (35 min.)

In a future where rising temperatures have made cities nearly unlivable, two young survivors endure life inside a tightly controlled recovery camp governed by fear, propaganda, and constant surveillance. When restless dreamer Timothy uncovers evidence of a hidden underground society thriving beneath the ruins of New York City, cautious poet Irene must choose between safety and the chance for something greater. Together they flee into the scorched world above and the dark subway tunnels below, chasing freedom, truth, and the hope of beginning again. A haunting and heartfelt one-act about love, sacrifice, and whether one beautiful moment is worth the risk of everything.

*not available for licensing

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