Plays

by Josiah Thomas Turner

Uncle Tom’s Nephews


A Family Cycle in Three Acts set in Steubenville, Ohio.

BECOMING!!

or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 2279 and All that Followed.

A musical within a play about Michelle Obama (it’s not about Michelle Obama.)

Jinkies! or The Dog Play


A challenging TYA play about loss, legacy and coming of age.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Jim

A Black American Epic

Eden Bound


The first in a trilogy of Greek adaptations following a Black family in the post apocalypse.

Amazonia


The second in a trilogy of Greek adaptations, follows siblings as they encounter a dangerous cult.

Kidemones or Apokalupsis at Zion


The finale to a trilogy of Greek adaptations – family is reunited, all is revealed.

Leapsickness / The Law of Liquids


A successful-yet-delusional artist prepares for a sophomore exhibit following the death of his mentor.

Eliza on the ice


A two-handed thriller that explores sex trafficking in rural Wisconsin.

s p o o k s


A romantic ghost story and adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ set in Louisiana.

George, Jesse and Mary


A one act play detailing a fictionalized account of the execution of 14 Year Old George Stinney Jr.

The Bible According to Alan Packard


A comedy about an accidental, charismatic, semi-sexual cult.