“Corey writes thought-provoking plays that speak to the invisible threads in our culture that fracture people and their relationships. His work is smart, well- crafted, and dynamic for directors and actors looking to discover a body of work that layers subtext and character development well.”
Everyone is an Astronaut
1980’s period piece, drama
Official Selection: The Parsnip Ship Podcast Play Company, Season Two
In 1986, a young man obsessed with space sets his sights on Earth. What he sees is his life in ruins, and his family in fragments. He sets about trying to make things right, but when a space shuttle in Florida explodes just moments after takeoff, it’s a sign that his best laid plans are doomed to failure. The universe is indifferent, but maybe the order is in the chaos.
Long Distance Drunk
alcoholism and drug abuse, adult relationships, coming of age
Maned Wolf Productions, 2016
Distilled Theatre Company, 2013
Winner: The Playoffs Competition, Distilled Theatre Company, 2013
Two young people forge a relationship in college based around music, books, and beer. Years later, as their relationship cracks, and their addictions deepen, they go their separate ways and create new lives for themselves. After overcoming their dependencies, they discover the only thing they were ever addicted to was each other. Closeness drove them apart, but distance may bring them back together.
the Queen of Cocoa Puffs and the Cap’n Crunch King
young audiences, contemporary fantasy, fairy tale spoof
Produced by Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre, 2020
Produced by Piper Theatre Productions, 2012
Published through Piper Theatre Productions
Some of the greatest battles in history are unrecorded. Some of the bloodiest wars are fought right at home. When a pair of sovereign siblings sit down for breakfast with two hearty appetites and one cereal box between them, a battle cry is heard across the kingdom of New Brunswick. There will be blood—and perhaps orange juice.
Fahrenheit IS-51
dark comedy, surreal office life
Produced by Exit 7 Players, 2016
It’s a standard day at IS-51. There are reports to be completed, quotas to be met, and the new guy just showed up completely engulfed in flames. The strange thing is that no one seems to notice. It’s not until he finally points it out to them that an unsettling realization starts to set in. Work is hell.
Brief Encounters of the Third Kind
parody/spoof, science fiction, period piece
Produced by Gallery Players, 2011
Laura Jesson is a happily married woman who wants for nothing. That is, until she meets a mysterious man who seems to come from a whole world apart from the one she knows. Between this and the pending alien invasion, she’s going through a rough time. Will Laura find her place in the world before it falls down around her? Literally?
Visible Cosmic Entities
outer space, astronomy, mental illness
Produced by NuBox Theatre, 2019
Produced by HartBeat Ensemble, 2015
Produced at The Secret Theatre, 2013
Published through The Long Island City One-Act Play Festival
Carl is an amateur astronomer and an armchair philosopher. Ever since the accident, Carl’s life has been in neutral. The only thing he has to look forward to is beer in the backyard with his best friend Isaac under an incredible night sky. It isn’t until his girlfriend Sally intervenes that Carl realizes he needs to find his way back to reality, and back to Earth, before it’s too late.
The Amazing Adventures of Dirk Dalloway in the 27th Century
adventure, comedy, science fiction, Spoof
In a far-off future, maverick space captain Dirk Dalloway is returning from a salvage mission on a long-abandoned planet called Earth. With a payload of junk food and an impressive collection of sci-fi DVDS, he thinks he has it made until an old foe from Dalloway’s past threatens to unmake the entire voyage. Can Dirk Dalloway outwit this dastardly despot? Will first mate Ensley rise to the occasion? Will the finale of Battlestar Galactica be as disappointing five hundred years in the future as it was for us? Tune in and see! Same Dirk time! Same Dirk theater!