My Plays
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
Nine individuals find themselves greeted at the gates of hell by three welcoming Demons, but it’s up to us to decide if they deserve their fate. Download here.
A Lot of Time to Think
Foster wakes up buried alive with nothing but a voice recorder and a flashlight with near-dead batteries, being forced to analyze their own life to figure out why they were chosen to suffer this fate. Download here.
Rotted
Two zombies stumble through the zombie apocalypse, discuss life before society fell, and discover that maybe they aren’t that different from humans. Download here.
I Survived Being Haunted at My Childhood Home: Age 6
The first in a series where I use theatre to examine my past paranormal experiences and discover for myself if it was a real paranormal encounter or if it was simply all in my head. Download here.
Type 1
Jeremy finds out he can’t afford his insulin when he goes to pick it up, and meets a man who works for the very company that raised the prices. Download here.
The Bus to Nowhere
Altering suffering the loss of his wife, Charlie gets on a mysterious bus that only picks passengers up but never lets them off. Based on the Philadelphia urban legend. Download here.
This is the 74th Cover Letter I’ve Written this Month Please for the Love of God Hire Me
4 candidates who are victims of the staffing shortage all write out very similar cover letters to the same job posting. Download here.
Afterall
Inspired by “Wonderwall” by Oasis, Adam must decide who is going to save him after suffering the loss of his father; his girlfriend, or his imaginary friends. Download here.
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
The recording is from the first premiere production, directed by myself. This production was done at Michigan State University, produced by Second Stage Productions.
State News at MSU released this article about the pre-production and rehearsal process.
Starring: Sebastian Barnett, Bobby Conlan, Alexander Cousins, Claire Swayze, Andrew Seng, Marina Terenzi, Joie Culligan, Matt Chuang, Kelley Whitehouse, Michael Bolanos, Rachel Vos and Olivia Bath.
Type 1
The recording is from Second Stage Productions’ play festival “The Ties We Bind.” Type 1 details the struggles of not being able to afford life-saving insulin in America.
Andie Nash as Janette Sam Campbell as Christina Directed by Vaughn Xavier Haynes
Not My Kind of Limbo
Recording is from Second Stage Playwriting’s festival “What Makes a Miracle,” timestamp 12:55. Not My Kind of Limbo follows a man bargaining with Death, trying to convince the dark angel, who is actually just a snarky teenager, that it isn’t his time to die.
Mark Zum Allen as Isaac Bennett Barber as Death Hailey Eriksen as Amy Sydney St. Amour as Dr. Tyler Directed by Sam Cahalan Carter
Hoplo
The recording is from Second Stage Productions play festival “The Ties We Bind Vol. 2,” timestamp 0:08. Hoplo follows teenager Hope and her journey through therapy after surviving an active shooting.
Brooke Scherer as Hope Abby Grantham as Dr. Morgan Henry Clise as Dad Mark Zum Mallen as Protester 1 Bennett Barber as Protester 2 Directed by Sam Campbell
Hoplo received its second production on November 20, 2021, via the Talking It Out virtual play festival.
The Bus to Nowhere
This recording is from The Orpheus Theatre Company’s festival “Tales by the Fire II.” The Bus to Nowhere is based on the Philadelphia urban legend of the same name and follows Charlie in the aftermath of losing his wife to cancer.
Directed by Josh Dorsheimer
Charlie - David Keshel
Lisa - Katherine Campbell Rossi
Trevor - Sam Shea
Stage Directions - Alyssa Keshel
So Close, Yet
Performed in the Queer Voices Virtual One Act Festival by Rainy Day Artistic Collective. The performance starts at 57:21. Written in collaboration with Sam Carter.
Directed by Laura Uyeki Skyler - Carson Marie Earnest Joey - Monica Ahuatl
So Close, Yet was also performed as an audio drama for the “DEI Audio Anthology,” a MainStage production for Michigan State University’s 2020-2021 season. Listen here.
A Lot of Time to Think
Performed in Rainy Day Artistic Collective’s Halloween Monologue Night.
Starring:
Ollie Philips as Foster
Pumpkin Guts
To celebrate Halloween, RubySky Productions produced Pumpkin Guts, a horror-comedy monologue about a yet-to-be-carved pumpkin who has plans to take over the world.
Performed by Debra A. Cole
Rotted
Broken Arts Entertainment produced my zombie-comedy short as part of the Future Anthology.
Directed by Joe Swenson
Zombie 1 - Nathan Roach
Zombie 2 - Shelby Parker
Dead Meat - Ray Fletcher
Survivor 1 - Helen Crawford
Survivor 2 - Joe Swenson
Theatrical Shenanigans
I’m lucky to have been produced twice by the Theatrical Shenanigans Theatre Podcast. My play The Paranormal Club’s Seventh Annual Haunted House Sleepover was in included in season two as their Halloween special, and A Love Letter to Stu Macher was included in their One Year Anniversary Special.
Publications
The Bus to Nowhere - Charlie’s Monologue
Included in Smith and Kraus’ “Best Male Monologues 2023” anthology.
I Survived Being Haunted at my High School Auditorium: Age 16
Included in Fresh Words International Literary Journal’s 4th “Contemporary One-Minute Plays” anthology.
The Bus to Nowhere
Included in Dramatic Chaos Productions’ “2023 Spooky Play” anthology.
Walking Past Pete Davidson on a New York City Street
Included in Fresh Words International Literary Journal’s “Contemporary New York Plays 2022” anthology.
Malcolm’s in Here
Included in Fresh Words International Literary Journal’s “LAAFTRRRRR” anthology.
The Happiest Days
Included in Fresh Words International Literary Journal’s 2nd “Contemporary One-Minute Plays” anthology.
Jessie Loves Our Dog
A short story included in Wicked Shadow Press’ “Flashes of Nightmare” anthology.
What People Are Saying!
Find more of my work and quotes from readers on my New Play Exchange!
“What makes an anthology play truly special is seeing how each of the pieces intersect and complement one another. I won't spoil the sheer brilliance of how Dzubak's ending does this work, but rest assured that it DOES. It puts the entire evening into perspective and simply lays out the groundwork that we all must acknowledge. Some people certainly perhaps deserve eternal punishment. But does everyone? Why? What's antiquated and what isn't? What's evil? What's desperation? What's hope? A lovely evening of theatre with plenty of roles to jump into.”
— Daniel Prillaman on Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
“Whoa. This had my heart racing. Dzubak is a master storyteller. Never divulging more than you need to keep your imagination fully fueled yet longing for more. This is a tense, chilling, melancholic piece that thrusts us into a life flashing before someone’s eyes. Great stuff.”
— Christopher Plumridge on A Lot of Time to Think
““Guess leftovers only last so long.”
That line is a tripwire. Or a snare. Once you hit it, you’re trapped. A mediation on grief and loss, the play is deeply moving without being manipulative, which is a pretty big feat considering it’s about parents contemplating buying a toy for a child they lost. Dzubak lets the moment happen without belaboring it. Grief rises to the surface and we feel it with them. Rehearsals and design meetings will be amazing. Figuring out the store. Exploring how to play these beats. A theatrical gift borne of tragedy.”
— Scott Sickles on A Doll for my Daughter
“What is a frozen window in the middle of winter? It's an annoyance, right? Because it messes things up. It gets snow, ice, and chilly wind everywhere. Ultimately, it hurts. It's hard to close. Then, when you do, some ice breaks. Maybe it hits you. Maybe it even cuts or stabs you. But the cold is gone. So, too, are the warm breezes of summer. Because the ice remains. Now it's frozen shut. And that hurts, too. Which is worse, keeping the window of our soul open to someone freezing it or slamming it shut on them? Great argument short.”
— Jarred Corona on A Frozen Window