SCOTOPIA SHORTS 2026 INCLUDED A VARIETY OF NEW 10 MINUTE PLAYs!

• Ever Last by Rebecca Brown Adelman introduces two young women trying their hand at boxing to work through some societal stress.

• High Water Line by Victoria Z. Daly follows a mother and daughter experiencing the result of melting ice caps.

• Ghosts at a Narcan Training by Rebecca Kane presents a sensitive fling revisited when past lovers accidentally reunite at a narcan training.

• Terrarium by Yide Cai: includes a daughter who shares her luxurious new lifestyle with her mother, while they’re unknowingly exposed to toxic pollutants. 

• The Curious Case of Mercury Jones by Kenndall Wallace presents a young woman who shares complicated feelings for a crush to her notes app, serving as her confidant. 

• Root of the Wound by MoB Theatre performed by Amber Briana Moore is a collection of monologues from Cynthia Brown have been pulled and reworked from Wilmington Reconstructed to tell Cytnhia’s powerful experience with being raised in the after waves of the massacre of 1898.

our workshop series offered growth for full lengths, mob originals, and various new plays by nc playwrights

MoB-Curated Full Length

• Negro Leather Shoes by Olga El is inspired by a little known historical events, this neo-folktale explores the inter-generational wealth, power, and privilege of an American family—ill-gotten gifts that must be passed down.

MoB-Original Stage Readings and Workshops

• Oak Grove by MoB Theatre is a developing documentary piece dives into the history of a mixed race cemetery destroyed by a city’s rapid development. 

Commissioned Play Workshops 

• Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit by Mary McCallum inspired by the writings of the late Larry Reni Thomas is a striking look at the protests and violence during the events surrounding the Wilmington 10.

NC Playwright Series

• Earthling Invasion by Connie Dinkler asks us to reconsider our assumptions: here on Earth, we often imagine the worst when we think about beings from another world arriving on our planet, but what happens when we are the ones who travel elsewhere first, and will those aliens assume the worst about us?

• Mama & Fetus by Anthony Copian explores the tangled lives of Nola and her two sons, Mitchum and Daft, as they struggle with trauma, addiction, and broken dreams.

• Suicidal Tendencies by Kimmee Dee follows menopausal writer, Olivia, as she workshops her suicide note at a writers group.

• Never You Mind by Marie Marrianan focuses on an aging woman who is struggling to retain her autonomy and privacy while her sons have their own agenda regarding what they perceive as their entitled inheritance.

OUR SOLO AND SELF PRODUCED SECTION OF Scotopia Gave artists a home to share unique stories

Solo Series

• Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owens tells the story of young Effie, a girl with very few resources, money or friends.  It follows her journey from a down on her luck woman teetering on the brink of catastrophe to a socially conscious young woman who finally comes to realize that her power is greatest when joined with those around her. This powerful one woman piece is traveling from Raleigh and being presented by Burning Coal Theatre.

• Song of a Sea Witch by Rachel Hynes with Ensemble Music by Ethan Foote uses puppetry, physical theatre and music to tell a fairytale about the power of language and the lasting impact of negative self-talk. Appropriate for ages (7+) it follows the story of a young girl whose best friend lives at the bottom of the sea.

• What’s a Woman, Beth? by Karola Lutteringhaus is a movement piece that explores gender identity and the complexities of femininity. 

• Cornelia by Chloe Mason is a monologue comedy piece that exhibits the playwright's experiences during the life span of her childhood guinea pig. It showcases the self preservation of a teenage girl, and the connection between child and pet.