David Lipschutz

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SHORTS

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:

     Ubiquitous Players (IL), reading, 2025

    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

    Hans' Shadow

    Hans' Shadow

    Hans' Shadow

    A shadow has an argument with its human counterpart. 1-minute play.


    Production History:

     Ubiquitous Players (IL), reading, 2025

    Industrial Gardens/Oak Park Harvest Fest (IL), 2025
    microChicago (IL), 2025

    Heya Abe!

    Hans' Shadow

    Hans' Shadow

    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

    In Memory of David Manning

    In Memory of David Manning

    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!

    Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox!

    Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox!

    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

    Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox!

    Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox!

    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

    The Science of Scare Project

    The Science of Scare Project

    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:

     Ubiquitous Players (IL), reading, 2025

    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

    Swiss Family Rubinstein

    Swiss Family Rubinstein

    Swiss Family Rubinstein

     a/k/a A Swiss Hanukkah


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


    Production History:

    Modern Classic Theatre Company of Long Island (NY), 2025

    microChicago/The Lightbulb Factory (IL), 2023


    Honors: 

    Semi-Finalist, The PlayGround Experiment's Faces of America Monologue Festival, 2025

    Vaseline on the Lens

    Swiss Family Rubinstein

    Swiss Family Rubinstein

    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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    Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

    Your Purim Costume is Out of This World

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