Absurdist. Existentialist. First Year Dramatic Writing MFA Student at Arizona State University. Twenty-three years old. From Sanford, FL.
Ghostbird Theatre. Infrared Theatre.
Production / Publishing Inquiries: danefutrell51@gmail.com
Plays
Full-length.
Ricky and Louis are two dedicated dock workers. They fell out of the sky eternities ago, and now they count ducks and send them off into the afterlife. They were told by Sir, the big boss man, that each fallen duck represents a human body leaving Earth for good. Ricky begins to have epiphanies relating to the true nature of their once-meaningful, now-meaningless task, while Louis pines over his fascination with conventional capitalistic desires: a family, kids, a future.
Full-length.
The ominous late-night conversation in a prohibition style speakeasy kindles suspicions involving ghosts, water, manipulation and used hats, which lead to the impact of alcoholism being displayed in explosive action.
One-act.
Two best friends stranded in a northern Texas wasteland meet a man who speaks of Micronesia, surfing, and the tasks of the damned.
Ten-minute.
Viv has just returned from the "hospital". Bo has allowed her daily activity time to keep her focused and on track. They attempt to consume food together. The entire room keeps thudding, as if a giant was walking outside.
10 Minute.
The Wild West. Syd and Lane just got hanged. Their bodies sway with the wind, dead as can be, until Lane snaps awake and attempts to escape. He wants to reunite with Lucy, his prized banjo, but when Death shows up to take their souls away, Lane attempts to negotiate a way out of dying while Syd repeatedly falls asleep.
One-act.
The worldwide sadness has reached the point of no return. Everywhere on this rock is hopelessly inhabitable. Luca and Koda work for The News and have been tasked with marketing Death Day, the first ever government mandataed worldwide suicide. Everything goes according to plan, until Some Guy advocates for life and changes the way the world interprets life and death.
One Minute.
Myth searches for a man she used to know in a field of broken statues.
One Minute.
An old man reminisces about his old El Camino while a modern journalist asks questions about regrets.
Successes
Sitting Ducks on the Sitting Dock was professionally produced by Ghostbird Theatre Company in Fort Myers, Florida in November of 2021. It is published in full in Issue 12 of Fleas on the Dog virtual magazine.
Cactus, Texas was workshopped in Arizona State University's TheatreLab and professionally produced by Prism Theatre Company in Phoenix, Arizona.
Soul Magnet Beneath the Limestone was workshopped in Arizona State University's TheatreLab and professionally produced by Prism Theatre Company in Phoenix, Arizona.
Red Goose was published by Literature Today in December of 2022.
Broken Among Broken was published in Contemporary One Minute Plays, Vol. 4 in January of 2023.