Joseph Reed Hayes - playwright

   "Joseph Hayes' sense of dialogue and structure, his wit and
   awareness of the foibles of our society and the humanism that
   fill the pages of his work make him a true dramatist." — David Amram

HOUSE THEATER PROJECT
Intimate theater takes on a new meaning when original plays are webcast from living rooms, gardens and unique performance spaces, using new technology and old-fashioned storytelling.

Winner, United Arts Professional Development Grant 2012
IF I HAD MY WAY
The illogical logic of relationships and the inequity of war meets the magic of a Spring evening in a small citrus town.

Winner, Florida Individual Artist Fellowship 2010; United Arts Professional Development Grant 2009
SOLOS
The Jazz Romance of trumpeter Ben "Blue" Miller and Ellie Grace, a woman composer in a man's world. A tale as passionate as the music.

Orlando Fringe Festival
A LITTLE CRAZY
A real life comedy about an elderly Polish man's last days with his favorite nephew.

Orlando Fringe Festival

10th Anniversary production coming soon
AFTER TWO
Ray loves Carly. Carly loves Darryl, but can't remember why. Sandi loves Bill. Bill loves the waitress. James loves his son. Sam hates everyone.

3 tables, 8 people, 25 minutes... over and over and over...
SLOW RIDE
Three generations of women take a Sunday ride, with all the tension, humor, affection and near-demented discord that arises when family is in close proximity for more than ten minutes.
WEST FARMS
A worn man reminisces about youth, boxing, family and The Metropolitan, an almost mythical drinking establishment from his childhood in the Bronx.

Telly Award Winner 2008
A GOD IN ASPECT
Jeremy Gilbert, minor government functionary at the Department of the Interior, meets the embodiment of his darkest dreams when a Lovecraftian Elder God walks into his office.
TELL IT TO THE BIRD
Checking into a swank hotel, Mr. Thompson finds the typical amenities: individual climate control, on-site fitness center, Internet access ... and Ethel, the Pest Elimination Companion.
JOHNNY MYSTERY
The ghost in the closet, the Tooth Fairy, the bed bugs bite, these are real things for Johnny Mystery; and for his friends, he'll solve anything. A short play/radio drama series for kids.
TEMPUS
The end of Swing, The birth of Cool. Music, Separation, Love. One musician's quest to play the music of his people while living in a new world.
BAND OF DRUNKS PROJECT
They'll play all night, eat your food and seduce your daughters. They're raucous, brilliant, and usually drunk. The definition of rock stars. It just happens to be Russia. In 1890 ...

Joseph Reed Hayes - playwright

BAND OF DRUNKS PROJECT