RON ROSENFELD

Playwright

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

On Darwin's Tree of Life, A Battle for Survival

Based upon the race between Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace to discover the principles behind natural selection, the foundation of our current understanding of the origin of species, competition for survival, and evolution.

Staged reading in Palo Alto, CA (2019);

Script available on Amazon

HELIOS

Madness      Mayhem      Murder      Movies

Based upon the life of Eadweard Muybridge, the pioneering 19th century photographer whose efforts to freeze time and motion established the basis for cinematography.

Staged readings in London (2017) and Palo Alto, CA,  (2019)

FIXATION

A Mephistophelean Story of Ambition and Genius, Triumph and Tragedy

Based upon the life of Fritz Haber, a German chemist, who has been credited with saving more lives than any other scientist in history, but is also the acknowledged father of chemical warfare.

STELLA NOVA

Science and Witchcraft

Based upon the life of astronomer Johannes Kepler, who was determined to understand the “harmony of the heavens” by accurately plotting the orbits of the planets.

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Virtual Production, Peridot Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (2021)

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

ONE-ACT PLAYS

BLESSED THORN

Based upon the excommunication of 23-year old Baruch Spinoza by the Jewish congregation in Amsterdam, a verdict unprecedented in its harshness.

Staged reading in Palo Alto , CA (2020)

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

The Angel of Death visits an insurance salesman and makes an unusual offer.

Virtual production in Palo Alto,  CA (2020)

and Scottsdale,  AZ (2020)

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GLOBAL ENTRY

An alien lands at San Francisco International Airport, but is held up by Customs as he tries to pass through Global Entry.

Virtual production by Village/KrisP Productions in Hong Kong and Singapore ((2020)

O.U.T.

The federally-mandated Office of Unfortunate Termination requires all individuals to commit suicide on their 50th  birthdays.

Winner, The Acronym Plays, Urban Stages Theatre,  New York  (2020)

DAVID AND GOLIATH RETOLD

A Fairytale

Retelling of the encounter between David and Goliath.

Staged reading in New York  (2020)

PRESSING MATTERS

The curator of a world-class rare book collection discovers that the Church plans to auction off the entire collection, including a "perfect" Gutenberg Bible.

SUPERHERO

Zoom call about the COVID pandemic, involving Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman.

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Virtual production by Osceola

Middle School, Florida  (2020)

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MAMA, LOOK A BOO-BOO

Zoom Call between the CDC and a 13th century English king concerning the bubonic plague.

FRANKLY, MY DEAR 

Two married couples are planning a vacation.

GRAVITY

Seventeen year-old Emma refuses to go back to high school and speaks to her father about suicide.

LULU VISITS THE VETERINARIAN

An abused English Springer Spaniel visits the veterinarian.

IMMUNITY

Two scientists are testing COVID-19 antibodies.

NOWHERE TO RUN

King William and his knights appear to be defeated in a battle with life and death consequences.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

A ten-year-old girl captures a mayfly in a glass jar and plans to keep it as a summer pet.

Podcast, Winters Theater Company, CA (2021)

DOWNSIZING

An aging married couple are cleaning out their closets in an effort to begin “downsizing."

THOU SHALT SURELY

Adam and Eve speak about death with God in the Garden of Eden.

ALL MY STUFF

A 70 year-old man is is worried about what will happen to “all his stuff.”

Virtual production in Scottsdale, AZ (2021)

ORIGIN

Two pigs, Victor and Esther, discuss their perfect lives in a perfect world.

FIN

A monologue in which a Madagascar oryx addresses the Uppsala Wildlife Preservation Institute on the subject of species survival.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS

Former lovers meet again after fifty years and reminisce.

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Honorable Mention, Storefront Theatre, Indianapolis (2021)

SO HELP ME GOD

An expanded, one-act version of THOU SHALT SURELY in which Adam and Eve sue God in court.

Virtual production in Palo Alto, CA (2020)

PUSHBACK

Two airline passengers argue over seat position.

ON THE BEACH, LONG AGO

A fish and a crustacean find themselves washed up on the beach and discuss their predicament.

HOUSE OF BRICKS

Practical Pig visits Fiddler Pig with some disturbing news.

OUR LADY

Two French laborers build a cathedral in the 13th century,

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT

Disgruntled employees confront their boss.

Virtual production in Scottsdale, AZ (2021)

Podcast, City Lights Theater, San Jose, CA (2021)

LET THE WATERS RISE

A couple discusses a cruise.

BIO

My plays explore the interface between science, religion, faith and ethics. 

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I am a member of the Pear Playwrights Guild in California.

PRESS

Los Altos  Town Crier

RON ROSENFELD

Los Altos, California

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