Writing for Theater
Stage Plays; or, jukebox musicals of poetry
"In your playwriting era"
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
​
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
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 will make its production debut at The University of Iowa's Gallery Series in October 2024 (Dir. Michael C. Flores).
​
Flashes previously received a developmental reading in January 2024 (cast pictured here –>)
Drag'daLore
a dragified musical of camp, fish, and sex; a Disney+ original series
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 will receive its first developmental workshop reading on Sep. 16, 2024. Adrian recently started performing drag at local venues in Iowa City, IA and Omaha, NE for research purposes and no other reason.
Awards:
​
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
​​
Cats Don't Get Sad
a ten-minute play
Three cats grow concerned when their human begins acting strange...
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