Original Plays by Rachel 'Ray' Erazo

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

From absurdist rom-coms to trauma-informed character studies, Ray Erazo’s plays explore human contradiction, teenage rebellion, and the fragile hilarity of being alive. Many works are classroom-tested, student-performed, and ready for licensing. Educators and directors can request scripts or performance rights below.

📜 Available Scripts

Each entry includes:

  • Title

  • Blurb / Themes

  • Details (Genre, Cast size, Length, Age range)

  • Performance History (if any)

  • Script Sample (PDF link or excerpt)

  • Link to apply for licensing rights

🖋️ The Ad

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

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 (One-Act)
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

🖋️ Carrie Ann and Buddy

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

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
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

🖋️ 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 Journalers

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

SYNOPSIS

Abby and Henry meet at a chaotic speed-dating event—two awkward souls armed with more baggage than flirtation. What starts as a reluctant conversation turns into a quiet ritual across holidays and seasons, where shared notebooks, bad coffee, and tiny acts of kindness begin to rewrite their lives. The Journalers is a soft-spoken romantic dramedy about healing after heartbreak, the power of paper, and the unexpected ways we find our people.

Genre: Romantic Dramedy (One-Act in 3 Scenes)
Length: 10–15 minutes
Cast: 1F, 1M
Staging: Minimalist (restaurant across three holidays)
Performance Style: Dialogue-driven, subtle, emotionally intimate
Themes: Divorce, vulnerability, journaling, new beginnings, slow-burn connection
Ideal For: Acting showcases, festival submissions, Valentine’s or holiday shorts, educational settings exploring scene work and emotional subtext