Ron Simonian

Ron Simonian

Ron Simonian is an Armenian American playwright from Los Angeles who is now based in Kansas City. He is the Unicorn Theatre's most produced playwright with seven World Premiers. The New York Times calls Simonian a writer with "An acute, unforgiving ear." Variety says, ...Simonian is a "promising new writer...into the legit arena." Simonian's work has been seen Off-Broadway in New...
Ron Simonian is an Armenian American playwright from Los Angeles who is now based in Kansas City. He is the Unicorn Theatre's most produced playwright with seven World Premiers. The New York Times calls Simonian a writer with "An acute, unforgiving ear." Variety says, ...Simonian is a "promising new writer...into the legit arena." Simonian's work has been seen Off-Broadway in New York at Alice's Fourth Floor, The Annex Theatre in Seattle, National Pastime and Prop Thtr in Chicago, The Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City. He is currently the Resident Playwright for The Living Room Theatre in Kansas City.

Plays

  • Dancing at Birth by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: romantic comedy, loneliness and isolation + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romantic comedy, loneliness and isolation, Birth, death, afterlife
    Emily and Joe meet at a formal dance party designed to help members of a select group feel more alive. This group is so select, that Joe had no idea he was even a member. The world can be a lonely place, sometimes we all need a fresh start.
  • Water Me by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: infidelity, awkward sexuality + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: infidelity, awkward sexuality, marriage, elder care, botany, gardening
    A ten minute play. Greg's father came to visit Greg and his wife Megan for a week. That week has turned into seven months. Megan would like him to leave, but Greg feels a loyalty to his aging, lonely father. This play dives into the connection between sexuality and gardening. It might be time for Greg to send his father home or see his wife become transplanted into another pot.
  • Lions and Zebras by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: face your fear, childhood fear + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: face your fear, childhood fear, animal kingdom, family vacation
    A ten minute play. Jack babysits Albert's bunny while Albert vacations in the wild. When Albert comes to retrieve the bunny he shares his discoveries of the primal nature of the animal kingdom. They both discover you don't have to live in the wild to be in the wild.
  • When it Rains by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: death, life + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: death, life, striptease, family funerals and deaths
    A ten minute play. Jordan becomes angry when he discovers his deceased mother's funeral plans. A simple body in a casket viewing is not her style. She puts the SHOW in funeral.
  • Trigger Happy by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: political correctness, Academia + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: political correctness, Academia, college, black lives matter, Muslim, white privilege, feminism, trigger warning, safe rooms, hate speech
    The battle over political correctness in academia has reached the boiling point. Two Professors, one liberal, the other conservative, plead their cases to each other in hopes of saving their careers, and their friendship. TRIGGER HAPPY represents a slice of the millennial revolution and the enforcement of a debatable set of guidelines that have thrust these topics into the national spotlight. TRIGGER HAPPY...
    The battle over political correctness in academia has reached the boiling point. Two Professors, one liberal, the other conservative, plead their cases to each other in hopes of saving their careers, and their friendship. TRIGGER HAPPY represents a slice of the millennial revolution and the enforcement of a debatable set of guidelines that have thrust these topics into the national spotlight. TRIGGER HAPPY presents the debate with each side equally represented. From Transgender Issues to Racism - Trigger Warnings to Feminism - Xenophobia to Safe Rooms, TRIGGER HAPPY confronts it all, as it begs "One Nation Divisible" to come together and debate.
  • Next of Kin by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: death, family + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: death, family, adult child with aging parent, religion
    NEXT OF KIN tells the story of three squabbling siblings who begrudgingly head home to throw their mother a surprise birthday party, only to discover that she's been dead for three years.
  • Death In 3 To 5 Business Days by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: death, family + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: death, family, grudge, Armenian Genocide
    Tom's designs on a new man cave are put on hold to allow his dying mother to use it for hospice. Only she is not dying as quickly as predicted. This Armenian family struggles with guilt, depression and the power of grudges in this very dark comedy. Sometimes only death can save a family.
  • Good Behavior by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: gay, bisexuality + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: gay, bisexuality, prison, gay straight relationships, marriage, friendship, loneliness, betrayal
    Carol felt abandoned by her married friends due to her being single. However, today is the day that she gets to introduce her new husband Barry to her best friends, Steve and Joan. She courted her new husband by visiting him while he was in prison. He's now a free man with a strong libido and an interesting past. Barry's former cellmate and prison husband Marco has tracked him down. He's a jilted...
    Carol felt abandoned by her married friends due to her being single. However, today is the day that she gets to introduce her new husband Barry to her best friends, Steve and Joan. She courted her new husband by visiting him while he was in prison. He's now a free man with a strong libido and an interesting past. Barry's former cellmate and prison husband Marco has tracked him down. He's a jilted lover with no interest in moving on. He has come to claim his man. This is a story about LOVE, MARRIAGE and PRISON SEX.
  • For Worse Or For Better by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: marriage, extra-marital affair + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: marriage, extra-marital affair, loneliness, dating and relationships
    Peggy is a woman in her 60s who has realized that all of her dreams have come true and yet her life is non-fulfilling. Her 40 year marriage is all but dead, and her career is coming to an end. Her best friend Katie, is quite a bit younger and even more lost that Peggy. When a young suitor makes his presence known, Peggy begins to question every aspect of the time she has left on earth. Is the safety of a broken...
    Peggy is a woman in her 60s who has realized that all of her dreams have come true and yet her life is non-fulfilling. Her 40 year marriage is all but dead, and her career is coming to an end. Her best friend Katie, is quite a bit younger and even more lost that Peggy. When a young suitor makes his presence known, Peggy begins to question every aspect of the time she has left on earth. Is the safety of a broken marriage enough to keep the status-quo? Or is passion the fuel that all life requires? If she's not careful she might be happy for the rest of her life.
  • The Sting Of Love by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: prostitution, police + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: prostitution, police, male sexuality
    One by one Johns busted in a prostitution sting are led onto a Police bus. Each John is from a different background and state of mental health. The tension is high and the denile deep as these men explain the reasons they are there. We meet a manic depressive who is 8 steps short of his 12th, a young man who is getting married in the morning, a lawyer who never pays for sex, a man who is comfortable enough in...
    One by one Johns busted in a prostitution sting are led onto a Police bus. Each John is from a different background and state of mental health. The tension is high and the denile deep as these men explain the reasons they are there. We meet a manic depressive who is 8 steps short of his 12th, a young man who is getting married in the morning, a lawyer who never pays for sex, a man who is comfortable enough in his skin that he is proud to be there, and an angry lesbian with a secret who can't believe the cop led her on. In the end the true meaning of love is discovered.
  • How Does Your Garden Grow by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: misogyny, feminism + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, farce, political, satire
    Keyword: misogyny, feminism, gender bias, corporate greed, Hope, male privilege, loneliness
    The corporate view of the creation of mankind. The struggles of building the utopia we know as Eden. The story's been told from a Biblical perspective, but this is the story of the process behind the journey that led to the world as we know it today. Why did Adam want Eve? What where the dinosaurs? How did vaginas change the course of HIStory?
  • At The Feet Of Doves by Ron Simonian
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: gun violence, morality + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: gun violence, morality, PETA, female sexuality, homosexuality, murder, Camping, virginity
    Two hit men of different ages and backgrounds are brought together on a job for the first time. Their personality clash leads them to a high stakes conversation about, life and philosophy, manners and morals, sexuality and Disneyland and of course vegetarianism. Along the way the two must find enough team meantality to bury a body in the woods.