David Lipschutz

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The Berenstain Bearadox


Photo Credit: Jakespeare Theatre Company

The Berenstain Bearadox

Bubbie & Zayde As They Prepare for Seder

Bubbie & Zayde As They Prepare for Seder

 A father has an existential crisis after reading his child a bedtime story. 2-minute monologue.


Production History:
Jakespeare Theatre Company (MA), 2022

Paradox Theatre Works (IL), 2021

Theatre West (CA), reading, 2021

Bubbie & Zayde As They Prepare for Seder

Bubbie & Zayde As They Prepare for Seder

Bubbie & Zayde As They Prepare for Seder

Passover of Guilt Trips & Mishegas: An Evening of Jewish Holi-Plays. A Bubbie and Zayde get the dining table ready for Passover Seder. 5-minute play.


Production History:

TypseSet Theatre Co. (IL), reading, 2024

Candles!

The Courtship of Max and Midge

The Courtship of Max and Midge

Everyone agrees what is the best part of a street fest, right? RIGHT!? 1-minute play.


Production History:

microChicago (IL), 2025

The Courtship of Max and Midge

The Courtship of Max and Midge

The Courtship of Max and Midge

FKA Two Pigeons Talk About Sh*tting On People And Then They Sh*t On People, A Love Story. A love story of two pigeons as they meet on the rooftop of a high-rise building on a beautiful sunny day. 5-minute play.


Production History: 

Garfield Center/Short Attention Span Theatre (MD), 2022

Literary and Discourse Society (UK), reading, 2022


Honors: 

Finalist, V-Minute Valentines Festival, Hey Playwright, 2021 

Crossroads of the World

Crossroads of the World

Crossroads of the World

A typical and ordinary experience of a dad picking his son up from the airport. 1-minute play.


Production History:

microChicago (IL), 2025

The Eighth Swing

Crossroads of the World

Crossroads of the World

An actor has called out last minute. It is up to a random audience member to save the day…hopefully. 5-minute play.


Production History:

TypseSet Theatre Co. (IL), reading, 2023

George Santos is a Farshtunkener!

The Greatest Jewish Summer Camp Game Ever Played

The Greatest Jewish Summer Camp Game Ever Played

A person gives their honest opinion of George Santos. 1-minute monologue.


Production History:

The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2023


Honors: 

Semi-Finalist, The PlayGround Experiment's Faces of America Monologue Festival, 2023

The Greatest Jewish Summer Camp Game Ever Played

The Greatest Jewish Summer Camp Game Ever Played

The Greatest Jewish Summer Camp Game Ever Played

This is the true-ish Jewish story of Artie, an 8th grader, and his summer in the year 2000 at Camp Ramah (a summer camp in Wisconsin). Will he become champion of the annual tennis competition? Will he defeat the bully and win the heart of the girl of his dreams? Will it truly be the greatest Jewish summer camp game ever played? 5-minute play.


Production History:

La Jolla Theatre Ensemble (CA), 2023

New City Players (FL), reading, 2022

Literary and Discourse Society (UK), reading, 2022

Heya Abe!

Ice Cream Bonanza

Ice Cream Bonanza

Co-Written with Dana Hall. A couple’s movie night on the couch is interrupted by an unexpected email. 1-minute play.


Production History:
Modern Classic Theatre Company of Long Island (NY), 2024

Gi60 Houston (TX), 2024

Ice Cream Bonanza

Ice Cream Bonanza

Ice Cream Bonanza

The ice cream game is strong around the Montrose Brown Line. 1-minute play.


Production History:
microChicago (IL), 2025

In Memory of David Manning

In Memory of David Manning

In Memory of David Manning

A man named Ted rants – and raves – about a definitely not fake movie critic. 2-minute monologue.


Honors:

Selection, Fools Gold Anthology, Dramatic Chaos Productions, 2024

Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox!

In Memory of David Manning

In Memory of David Manning

A Chicagoan explains why Chicago is the greatest city ever. 1-minute monologue.


Production History:

Bughouse Theater (IL), 2025

microChicago/The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2024

Matzah Ball Soup

Quit Your Whining

Quit Your Whining

Co-Written with Dana Hall. Inspired by the short play, Ahavah. After his Bubbie's death, Saul returns home to his family after a long absence to sit Shiva. Alice, Saul’s girlfriend, joins him. While Saul is already in the room where services are being held, Alice is outside, contemplating whether or not to enter. 5-minute monologue.


Production History:

The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2022

Quit Your Whining

Quit Your Whining

Quit Your Whining

Two coworkers in a high-rise office complex in Chicago's Loop discuss the Occupy Chicago protests as they are happening on the streets below. 1-minute play.


Production History:

microChicago (IL), 2025

The Science of Scare Project

The Science of Scare Project

The Science of Scare Project

 The Science of Scare Project annually releases their list for the scariest movies of the year. In order to do so, they enlist the help of 250 volunteers. This year, they may have selected the perfect volunteer. 5-minute play.


Honors:

Selection, Fresh Words, 2025

A Swiss Hanukkah

The Science of Scare Project

The Science of Scare Project

A Jewish man recalls a happy yet silly memory of Hanukkah from his childhood. 1-minute monologue.


Production History:

microChicago/The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2023

Vaseline on the Lens

Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

While filming a campaign ad, Republican Senatorial Candidate Kari Lake has an existential crisis. 2-minute play.


Production History:
microChicago/The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2024

Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

Purim of Guilt Trips & Mishegas: An Evening of Jewish Holi-Plays. 

A congregant shows off their new costume to the Rabbi before the Purim holiday service. 1-minute play.


Production History:
Gi60 Houston (TX), 2024
TypseSet Theatre Co. (IL), reading, 2024

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