U.S. Man: A Play About Now
August 22 @ 7:30 pm
U.S. Man
Written by Ryan Skinner
Performed by Brett Owen
It’s the week after Christmas, a man walks through a small suburban neighborhood looking at the Christmas trees that have been discarded by most of the houses. He ponders his life, his country, the state of things and wonders what will become of him, his daughter, his town and anything and everything else.
U.S. Man is a one person show that uses humor, dark humor and a lot of drama to get into very relevant and pressing issues but more than anything…the feeling of people living in a world that they don’t see a future in and a crumbling, decaying landscape of Uber drivers, Amazon workers and OnlyFans models.
The play will jump through time, strange events and ultimately this wandering person must decide what his place is in this world and if there is any way to fix it.
Ryan Skinner
Ryan is a screenwriter, TV writer and playwright. Studio Nowhere, a half hour comedy series he created, was optioned by 24 FPS Pictures which led Ryan to sign with his first agent. He sold a one hour drama entitled The Four Mothers to Hirsch Pictures. The pilot is shot and currently the package for the series is being shopped. His screenplay Carnegie’s Call won him Best Screenwriter at the 2024 Paramount Film Festival. His one hour drama script Gallatin won Best Pilot Script at the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival. Ryan is also a playwright. His play Under The Lake has been produced across the country, including Michigan, New Jersey, Manhattan and Oregon. Other plays of his, including 246 Conrad and Red Light White Light, have been selected for workshops and readings as well. He is currently repped by Gloria Soto of the Max Steiner Agency.
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Brett Owen
Brett Owen is a Hudson Valley native who received his training in New York under Gregory Abels, and back home with Rodney Douglass, Roger Hendricks Simon and Carol Fox Prescott. Recent performances include An Enemy of the People, The Fateful Hour, Dystopia 5, The Clan of the MacQuillins, The Tax Man – Part Three of Ryan Skinner’s McShay Incorporated, and Poe’s Basement. Thanks to Ryan for another opportunity to work together.
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