Echo and Narcissus (2023)

Produced by Playing on Air
Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Starring Mia Katigbak, Sarah Manton, Christian Conn

In Echo and Narcissus, Amanda Quaid’s newfangled take on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a girl condemned to repeat the words spoken to her falls in love with a narcissist. Of course, he is all too happy to hear himself echoed.

Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun’s Rays (2021)

Commissioned by EST/Sloan Foundation
Presented at the First Light Festival
Directed by Colette Robert

A story about amateur scientist Eunice Foote, one big discovery, scientific legacy, and ever-rising levels of carbon dioxide.

Amanda Quaid on Eunice Foote, Families, Climate Science, and Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun’s Rays
Featured in American Theatre Magazine’s “The Unpredictable Experiment: 25 Years of Sloan Science Plays”

The Clam (2020)

a winner of the James Stevenson Prize for comedy writing
Produced by Playing on Air
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Starring Tony Shalhoub, Kristine Nielsen

After a lifetime of playing it safe, a wistful clam (Shalhoub) decides to come out of his shell with  help from a therapist (Nielsen). His friends are disappearing without a trace, he’s lost touch with thousands of his children, and he’s desperate for a pearl to call his own. Alternately tongue-in-cheek and deeply identifiable, The Clam is a comedy for anyone who’s ever felt adrift in their search for happiness. 

The Extinctionist (2019)

finalist, Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest
Produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre
Directed by Pamela Berlin
Starring Stephanie Berry, Sharina Martin, Sean McIntyre

An environmentalist distraught by climate change decides to sterilize herself. It all goes according to plan until she realizes she has less choice in the matter than she thought.