Elin Hampton
Encino, CA

Plays

by Elin Hampton

Myra Barrette returns home to her community after an unexplained eight-month sabbatical only to discover her next-door neighbor’s historic Victorian home has been demolished with a modern “eyesore” going up in its place. She soon confronts her new neighbor Sam Telfer -- architect, contractor, and agent of change -- who’s as passionate about self-expression and evolution as Myra is to maintaining the status quo, having recently been battered by devastating changes in her personal life.  It’s a battle of wills in which secrets are uncovered, motives come into focus, and an unlikely relationship develops and builds to a terrible conclusion.

Cast:
SAM TELFER: Late 30’s. An architect from Connecticut. Charming, rustically handsome and professional. He looks comfortable swinging a hammer. MYRA BARRETTE: Late 40’s. Like many attractive southern women, she dresses younger than she should and never leaves the house with a naked face.
by Elin Hampton

This ten minute play is about a woman who is devastated to learn that her husband  has been involved in an online relationship for four years.   When Pam confronts the subject of her husband's affections, she is shocked to discover that his mistress is a middle aged lonely man.  

Cast:
Ken: a schlump/preferably over 40 Pam: a well-groomed woman in her 40s
F4
by Elin Hampton

This ten minute play takes place following a devastating tornado, Wallis, an eager first time

EMT, spots a survivor, a man she knew in her youth. He sits amidst debris, in his neon painted rocking chair, unmotivated to find safety. In her attempt to rescue him, she learns more than she'd like to know. When he finally allows her to "save" him, it is she who is saved.  This play was a finalist in the City Theatre National Award Short Playwriting Contest

Cast:
Crisco: A corn farmer, over forty Wallis: A first time EMT... 20's