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Original Plays by Rachel 'Ray' Erazo

Scripts rooted in healing, humor, and the heart of human complexity.

SYNOPSIS: In the snow-covered stillness of an Alaskan winter, six-year-old Carrie Ann meets Buddy—a talking caribou who becomes her best friend, tea party guest, and keeper of childhood secrets. Through puppet-play and apple-sharing, their world builds with innocence and wonder…until something unsaid begins to darken the edges.

Carrie Ann and Buddy is a magical-realist exploration of grief, friendship, and the fragile space where fantasy protects us from what we’re not yet ready to face.

GENRE: Magical Realism / Family Drama

“A tea party. A caribou. A secret you’re not quite old enough to understand.”

🖋️ Carrie Ann & Buddy

Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 2F, 1M (flexible puppet or actor for Buddy)
Staging: Backyard + bedroom; ideal for creative lighting and puppetry
Performance Style: Whimsical dialogue, emotional subtext, stylized movement
Themes: Childhood grief, friendship, imagination as survival, family dynamics
Ideal For: Ensemble or youth theatre, puppetry festivals, trauma-informed education
First produced by: Adams State University Theatre Staged Readings (2017)

🖋️ Vows

“Some conversations shouldn’t happen on your wedding day. And some can’t wait any longer.”

SYNOPSIS: In a luxe bridal suite moments before her walk down the aisle, a bride is visited by a man from her past—dressed in white, full of regret, and very much uninvited. What starts as a tension-laced reunion unfolds into something far more complex: part confession, part closure, and part impossible love story.

Vows is a lyrical, intimate two-hander about power, sacrifice, and the echoes of choices you never really got to make.

GENRE: Intimate Drama with Thriller Undertones

Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 1F, 1M
Staging: Simple interior (bridal suite with mirrors, florals, gown elements)
Performance Style: Emotional nuance, slow-burn tension, layered intimacy
Themes: Love and duty, agency, political/familial identity, gendered expectation
Ideal For: Advanced acting scenes, competition, emotionally complex showcases

🖋️ The Ad

SYNOPSIS: When Bob walks into a lavish, strangely intimate hotel room, he’s nervous—but determined. Reyes, calm and professional, already has everything set up: the lights, the contract, the camera. What unfolds is a tightly wound negotiation layered with innuendo, etiquette, and unexpected tenderness—until the tension cuts through and something darker creeps in.

A sharp, dialogue-driven two-hander that plays with audience assumptions and actor vulnerability, The Ad invites its viewers to laugh, squirm, and question everything up to the final blackout.

GENRE: Psychological Comedy-Drama / Thriller

“‘Will you do anything for money?’ That’s what the ad said.”

Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 2M
Staging: Minimal but atmospheric (hotel suite, rich lighting cues, symbolic props)
Performance Style: Requires subtle tonal shifts, mastery of subtext, and confident pacing
Themes: Identity, desperation, consent, emotional performance
Ideal For: Festivals, competition pieces, or scene studies focusing on subtext and ambiguity
First produced by: Panther Playhouse, Fatal Intentions (2023)

SYNOPSIS: When Bob walks into a lavish, strangely intimate hotel room, he’s nervous—but determined. Reyes, calm and professional, already has everything set up: the lights, the contract, the camera. What unfolds is a tightly wound negotiation layered with innuendo, etiquette, and unexpected tenderness—until the tension cuts through and something darker creeps in.

A sharp, dialogue-driven two-hander that plays with audience assumptions and actor vulnerability, The Ad invites its viewers to laugh, squirm, and question everything up to the final blackout.

GENRE: Psychological Comedy-Drama / Thriller

“Some connections take five minutes. Others need a pen, a list, and just the right kind of silence.”

🖋️ The Journalers

Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 2M
Staging: Minimal but atmospheric (hotel suite, rich lighting cues, symbolic props)
Performance Style: Requires subtle tonal shifts, mastery of subtext, and confident pacing
Themes: Identity, desperation, consent, emotional performance
Ideal For: Festivals, competition pieces, or scene studies focusing on subtext and ambiguity
First produced by: Panther Playhouse, Fatal Intentions (2023)

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