Debra Boyle
debra@fellswoop.net
bio
DEBRA BOYLE is a playwright and screenwriter. She is a co-founder
of Lowbar Productions, an independent film production company.
Her play Labour of Love was the winner in the one-act
category at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Other plays include: Verlaine in Kensington, The
Thunder Storms in Texas, Monkey Do, Lottie.com,
Savage Blossom and Into the Garden. She is
a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama (M.F.A.
2002) and Texas Christian University (B.F.A. 1999).
work
Plays [skip to Screenplays]
Verlaine in Kensington
Full-length – 3M/1W
Desiree is haunted by the memory of a long lost love...and the
spirit of 19th century French poet Paul Verlaine. Together,
she and her 'muse' Verlaine embark on a search for love and
inspiration in London's ex-patriot community.
The Thunder Storms in Texas
Full-length – 3W
As a family copes with the loss of a father in a horrendous
tornado, a young girl searches the rubble for his remains and
finds a legacy she never expected.
"Savage Blossom"
One-Act -- 2W
Keely wakes up from a drug induced sleep to find herself in
the strange world of her hermit Aunt Sophronia -- a world plagued
with heartbreak and betrayal. Once all the family secrets are
on the table, Keely must make a decision that will change both
their lives.
"Lottie.com"
Ten-minute 1M/1W
Lottie is an accountant on her way home from work. Tracy is
a photographer in need of a model. One look at Lottie in the
subway and he knows he has the next hot thing. If only she would
agree to a picture.
"Monkey Do"
One-Act -- 1M/1W
Why do protesters always show up on his watch? Bruce just wants
his carefully planned, media-blitzed demolition of a downtown
landmark to go off without a hitch. But there is that damn Monkey
again, showing up to make his life hell. This time she's chained
herself to the front door. If he can't get the chains off her
in time, his career will topple with the building.
"Labour of Love"
One-Act -- 2W/1M
The blank page. For this first time playwright, it is an intimidating
sight. On that page she paints a story of romance and true love.
And then she tries to destroy it.
"The Plant"
Ten-Minute - 2W
Two women on a covert operation discover the horrible truth
- they've been sent on a death mission by their compatriots.
As they examine their loyalties to the movement, it becomes
clear that one of them has to sacrifice herself for the cause.
The question is, which one?
"Once Five Minutes Pass"
Five-Minute - 2W
Two young girls contemplate the end of the world during a solar
eclipse.
Screenplays [back to Plays]
LaTuna Canyon
All she wanted was a place to hide. Caden,
rock and roll’s most infamous groupie, thought her dead
uncle’s ranch would be the perfect place. There, she discovers
a world far stranger than the one she left behind. Although
the residents of the ranch welcome her into their community
and their lives, she is haunted by the mystery of the man in
the carriage house, a man none of the residents has ever seen.
