I’m off to the library to work on my play again, but before i go, I wanted to put this up. I never knew both of my Grandmothers but I felt compelled to write this based on the events of last week. This is a shorter version because I didn’t weigh down LISA’s dialogue and…
Author: Conrad
Conrad's a San Francisco Bay Area Playwright. He loves long walks upon the concrete and rainy days. Aside from writing words for actors to regurgitate into an audience's ears and eyes, he loves sports, 90's R&B, and learning.
Sucker!
Sucker!by conrad panganiban BIXBY (early 30’s) and GRASSHOPPER (early teens) sit at MUNI bus stop. GRASSHOPPER is sucking on a lollipop. BIXBY: You are not 25! GRASSHOPPER: I am so. BIXBY: Then what year were you born? GRASSHOPPER: Why you want to know? BIXBY: Cuz you look like your… GRASSHOPPER: 13. I get that a…
Star-Crossed Love
Star-Crossed Loveby conrad panganiban At a store inside a mall. BREEZE is shopping, sees someone, and pulls JULIP to her side. BREEZE: Don’t look over there! (JULIP looks) BREEZE: I said don’t look! Did he look over this way? (JULIP shakes her head, “No.”) BREEZE: Thank goodness. Did I ever tell you about him? I…
A Scene from SHINE – the Musical
A Scene from SHINE (working title) – the Musicalby conrad panganiban [A song begins and MANDY and CARLOS dance and sing around Juice It. The song has crazy mad beats and it’s about making dreams happen.] As the song ends, a KAREN, enters the store. CARLOSHey, Mandy. Got a customer behind you. MANDY turns around…
Burgundy, Cerise, and an Apple
Burgundy, Cerise, and an Appleby conrad panganiban BURGUNDY: Cerise, are you ready? CERISE: I was born ready, Burgundy. BURGUNDY: Are you sure? CERISE: I’ve been practicing. BURGUNDY: For 2 hours?! CERISE: What’s so hard? BURGUNDY: Hitting the bull’s eye. CERISE: Piece of cake. BURGUNDY: What if you miss? CERISE: Don’t worry. BURGUNDY: I don’t know……
A Scene from GARDEN OF DREAMS
I don’t want to let go of the part of me that i really like… and miss. This is from a scene from a play i’m writing called “A Dance in the Garden of Memories” aka “Letting Go” aka some other title that i’ll come up with in the next couple of minutes. this is…
a review
why not… from The Wily Filipino (http://www.thewilyfilipino.com/blog/archives/000768.html) blog: Play number 3 — the tense and well-acted “Borders,” written by Conrad Panganiban — nicely pulls the carpet from underneath the audience; the real trick here is not the dialogue, but the way the subdued emotional content of the acting suddenly makes a sharp, effective pivot into…
Stories High VIII (2005)
Bindlestiff Studio Premieres 6 New SF Stories of Mystery, Love, & Loss A man who has committed suicide finds himself in an interrogation room with supposedly divine agents, and an aging virgin and cafe owner struggles to find a love that goes deeper than her eczema. A private eye continues an investigation into a magical…
Ang Palengke
NOTE: This play is protected under the Common License Agreement. If you wish to use this work for a Class Assignment, Competition, Video, Staged Reading or a Full-Production, please contact me at conradap@gmail.com.(I always say, YES!, but it’s nice to know when someone likes my plays.) Download the script (PDF) ANG PALENGKEAlso performed under the…
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