Writing for Theater
Stage Plays; or, jukebox musicals of poetry
"In your playwriting era"
Flashes
a two-act memory play
Miguel looks back on his growing up and uses make-believe to better understand and recontextualize his tumultuous childhood. ​​
Flashes by Adrian Enzastiga debuted in The University of Iowa's Gallery Series in October 2024 (Dir. Michael C. Flores).
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Flashes previously received a developmental reading in January 2024 (cast pictured here –>)
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This play is dedicated to Andy Vasquez.
Awards:
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Julie Jenson Full-Length Play Award (honorable mention), Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Des Moines, IA
Recognizes the outstanding full-length play written by a student of color, on the subject of family and community
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Drag'daLore:
The Musical Ballroom Epic
Book and lyrics by Adrian Enzastiga
Music by Mark Bruckner and Adrian Enzastiga
In a world where nobody is born naked, aspiring drag queen Harriet Theal longs to be more than just a small-town unicorn farmer. But when she moves to the great city of Drag'daLore, she learns the devastating cost of artistic success in a commercial world.
Drag'daLore by Adrian Enzastiga was workshopped in September 2024 and September 2025, with a developmental production set for the Iowa New Play Festival 2026.
Awards:
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Theatre Summer Research Support Award, The University of Iowa Department of Theater Arts
Granted $2,800 to study drag and queer history in New York City in order to conduct research for new play
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Go!
In the amazing world of "Punymon Go!" expert trainers form lasting friendships with their creature companions, go on glorious adventures to improve their skills, and team up to battle an ultra-serious gaming addiction.
Go! by Adrian Enzastiga was a part of the Iowa New Play Festival 2025 reading series. This also marked Adrian's directorial debut.
Leeches
a full length play of absurdist drama
Eviction court is a no man’s land;
tenants’ rights are crushed under landlord’s command,
and social workers (can) do little to offer a hand,
but there are some who refuse to idly stand.
Leeches by Adrian Enzastiga made its debut in a staged reading at the 2024 Iowa New Play Festival.
Awards:
Nathan Louis Jackson Playwriting Award, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Des Moines, IA
Recognizes the outstanding full-length play written by a student of color, on the subject of family and community
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Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Des Moines, IA
Recognizes the outstanding student or faculty-written play on the subject of social justice and/or civil rights
The Outcloset
A two-act musical
In a world where queer people are sent to an underground plague bunker when they come out, Twink finds himself in The Outcloset, where he discovers a new sense of his own identity and learns how to be queer in a heteronormative society. Narrated by four polyamorous muses in drag.
The Outcloset, Adrian's first full-length play, is currently in development to be adapted into a musical with musician and composer Aden Murnane