Past

These works have been written and/or produced to bring to the world a cannon of work inspired by Social Justice. If you are interested in producing any of these plays for your own community or have an issue you would like for us to present please contact us.

All for Fun
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
Two friends wake up in a morgue to discover they were the cause of their own demise.

Crossing Boarders
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
An American and a Mexican meet each other under a tunnel between the United States and Mexico borders.

Desert Surprise
A play in ten minutes
by Damian Torres-Botello
Separated by branches of service, husband and wife briefly reunite while stationed in Kuwait days before the start of the war.

Dressing Out
A short play for one actor
by Damian Torres-Botello
A drag queen dress out of her gown and into his suit for an office party.

Faith is Calling
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
Doubting her importance in life, Ezra is visited by Faith through her computer, television and radio.

For a Time & Place
a play in two acts
by Damian Torres-Botello
In the summer of 2001, Sam, Kyle and Sebastian discover each other at a great time of need. Trying to escape from physical harm at home, the three unassuming companions find love and support through the help of a spirit named E’Chel. Can Sam break away from her established life? Or is everything set in stone by the choices she made? Can the children of Berchman Park find their own peace to exist? Or is life meant to be journeyed alone?

 

Let Freedom Ring
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
Suspected of harboring a terrorist, Agent Smith listens in on a conversation between Addison and Jo.

Likely Mothers
A play in ten minutes
by Damian Torres-Botello
Partners in life, two women confront their own fears about being parents.

See What I See
A play in ten minutes
by Damian Torres-Botello                                                                                                                                                                                      Two unlikely neighbors meet in a stairwell and see one thing in two different ways.

Shuffle
A play in two acts
by Jeremy M. Lillig
Adam is discontent with his life, and at 23 his discontentment grows as he begins to look at his life and his relationships. Escaping into music, and aided by his new found friends, Adam starts questioning his current plight, his mother, his future, and what is really the “issue” stopping him from fulfilling his destiny. A project that explored the possibilities of infusing music into a story to influence dialogue, mood and tempo, we take a journey into life, dignity and the mental health system.

Stuck in the Pit
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
Two pit-bulls face death despite the reasons they were bred.

Squirrelly
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
Two friends on their way to class realize the importance of life, death and innocence through the demise of an animal.

How to Read the Moon
A short play for one actress
by Damian Torres-Botello
A solder’s wife eagerly gets ready for a romantic evening with her husband who is home on leave only to discover America is fighting its own war. 

Waiting Room
A play in ten minutes
by Jeremy M. Lillig and Damian Torres-Botello
The doctor’s office is about to close, and the walk-in patients anxiously wait their turn as they discuss the importance of their ailments and who should be seen first.

Whispers From The Streets
A presentational play
by Damian Torres-Botello and Jeremy M. Lillig
Go on a journey as we meet various individuals, through a series of monologues and song, as they share what it like is to be poverty stricken and homeless in America. A culmination of a year long project full of research and interviews, we take an intimate look at the current socio-economic state of things and the price individuals pay for freedom.

This production was performed in St. Louis as a benefit for Peter and Paul Community Services; an “ecumenical human service agency committed to providing immediate and transitional housing and supportive services to the homeless, especially those experiencing mental illness, HIV/AIDS and drug and alcohol addiction.”

Concurrently, Whispers from the Streets was also adapted for radio and was produced by KKFI for 90.1 FM, and has been aired on numerous radio stations around the country including Oregon, Washington and Florida.

Will I Live to be a Hundred?
A one man performance piece
by Jeremy M. Lillig
A young hypochondriac explores the influence of the media on his ongoing plight of excessive worry and anxiety.