Aside from copywriting, I also spent most of my life in theatre, specifically writing and performing comedy at Second City, iO, and The Annoyance in Chicago. Below are the plays that I wrote and produced over the years.
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The Case of the Suspicious Biscuit
When a mysterious biscuit ends up on a woman’s windowsill, it’s up to a grizzled mailman with a tragic past and a bright-eyed rookie to solve the crime before the whole town is destroyed. Based on a true story, with 5 million embellishments.
Written by Mark Walsh
Directed by Hannah Baker
World Premiere at The Annoyance Theatre, Chicago, IL
February 2022
Scenes from an Italian Spaceship
After the crew of the USS Spaceship wake up from their cryogenic freeze to answer a distress call, it’s every man for himself when a deadly life form infiltrates the ship. Based on the film Alien and the greatest song ever written.
Written by Mark Walsh
Directed by Charley Carroll
World Premiere at The Annoyance Theatre, Chicago, IL
January 2019
You’re a Good Man, Mary Shelley
Based on the real events surrounding the writing of Frankenstein. Lake Geneva, Switzerland 1816. After a volcanic eruption that altered the seasons, poets Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley decide to hold a ghost story competition with their esteemed guests, including 18-year-old Mary. Thus, the most famous horror novel of all time was born. But what happened to the other ghost stories written that summer? You’re a Good Man, Mary Shelley dives deep into the lost works of the rest of the contestants, and celebrates the legacy of Mary Shelley’s finest work.
Written by Mark Walsh and Maureen Monahan
Directed by Susan Glynn
World Premiere at The Annoyance Theatre, Chicago, IL
September 2017
