Heidi Decker

      Playwright     Boston, Massachusetts

'...Her characters are sometimes dark, sometimes comical, but always searingly honest, and never what they appear to be on the surface. A refreshingly original voice.'

- Tyro Pro News

Heidi Decker's plays  explore the intrigue and peculiarity of daily life and seemingly ordinary people.

What does that mean?  Everyone looks normal on the outside.  Nobody is.

Life is weird and people are weirder, most of us just hide it well.  Heidi's multi-faceted characters offer a look beneath our homogenized outer shells into the deeply private eccentricities hiding inside us all.  

Ms.  Decker's plays have been produced across the United States, Great Britain and Australia. Excerpts from her plays can be found in several anthologies (see below) available in most bookstores, as well as universities and acting studios worldwide.

Also an actress who spent many years searching for 'meaty' roles to play, her writing focuses on character depth and development, making it ideal for the actor in search of original and compelling material.  

Her works include:

Eye of the Beholder

Small Mercies

Panic

Hope and Evil Harlequins

Revelations

Freefall

Imani

The Agony and the Irony

Why Aren't You Naked?! 35 Kick Ass Monologues for Actors

Full scripts are available to order! Woo hoo!

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Excerpts from these plays can

be found in the following:

                                      (New! Just released!)    

          Voices in the Dark         

Recent productions include...

Epiphany  -Burswood Theatre, Perth, Australia

Paid   -Fishweir Elem, Jacksonville, Fla

Freefall   -Creative Place Theatre, New York, NY

This Dream / Epiphany ( Voices ) -R.A.D.A., London, England  
 

Safe ( Voices )   -Rice University, Houston, TX

 
Small Mercies   -Love Creek Productions, New York,NY

 
Fiona ( Eye of the Beholder )-TheBuzz NYC Monologue Showcase, NY, NY (Winner) 
 

Eye of the Beholder  -Love Creek Productions, New York,NY

 
Red ( Eye of the Beholder ) -Wharf Rat Productions, Salem, MA 
 

Denis ( Small Mercies) -Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 
 

Henla / Dominick ( Small Mercies ) -Second City Theatre, Chicago, IL 
 

Epiphany ( Eye of the Beholder )  -Mae West Fest, Seattle, WA

 
Epiphany ( Eye of the Beholder ) -University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

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Useful links:

The Dramatists Guild

Copyright Basics  

International Centre for Women Playwrights

Artists Network

Playwright Tony Kushner

Playwright Martin McDonagh

Playwright Eric Bogosian

Composer Stephen Sondheim

NHL.com

Slam Hockey

The Goaltending Consultant Group

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Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays 

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60 Seconds to Shine: 221 One-Minute Monologues for Men

Smith and Kraus

Millenium Monologues

Meriwether Press

Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1999

Smith and Kraus

Even More Monologues by Women for Women

Heinemann Press

Best Men's Stage Monologues of 1999

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Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1997

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Hey You!

Do you have a question about one of the plays? 

One of the characters? Wondering what the hell it all means? 

Okay, I don't have an answer for the last one...but if you do, or you have any questions or comments, just send  an email.

(Also, check out my Frequently Asked Questions page!)  

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