David L. Caruso
Plays //
// Sävë thë Whälës, etc.
When the United States officially declares the climate apocalypse, an American mother and daughter travel to Canada to see the last glacier on Earth before it's too late. A comedy.
Finalist, National Playwrights Conference 2023; Finalist, Terrence McNally New Works Incubator
2023; Finalist, Kendeda/Alliance Graduate Playwriting Competition 2023; Finalist, Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship, 2022
Workshop Production, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 2022; Reading, Alliance Theatre, 2024
// Through Hike
In the wake of a mutual friend's suicide, five strangers attempt to thru-hike the PCT. Things fall apart when boundaries of grief, exhaustion, and intimacy get crossed on trail.
Finalist, International Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition, 2020; Semi-Finalist, National Playwrights Conference, 2020
// The Dog Wizard (lifes so rad)
A roadie wants to be a good dad, but it's hard to keep up with a kid who is multi-dimensional. SoCal accent solo show.
// Bill & Stephanie
After their friends' wedding, two couples and a runaway gather together. Hanging out until dawn in the abandoned banquet hall, they discuss love, marriage and early-adulthood committment.