Drama/ 1 character, 1 woman any age/ One Act
Synopsis: My Own Personal Mermaid is a one-act, one-woman play (for an actress of any age) that navigates themes of loss, grief and renewal in a style of magical realism. The story is seen through the eyes of writer Mags Prescott as she reads a selection from her newly-published, autobiographical novel, that takes us back to when she was a brilliant eight-year-old living on Park Avenue, and about to lose her enchanted mother to cancer. Mag’s only coping mechanism is the extraordinary imagination that will guide her through her harrowing, heart-of-darkness journey, taking her from the furthest reaches of the Milky Way to the depths of the Boat Lake in Central Park, where salvation and a shimmering mermaid await.
Amateur and professional rights:
David Steven Simon
davidworld3@gmail.com
Ph.: 914-318-2820
Manager: Irene Dreayer
Ph.: 213-713-4306
About the Playwright: David Steven Simon (writer/director) is a TV/film writer/executive producer who has either run or staffed 16 sitcoms including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Mad About You, Sister, Sister, Full House, and My Two Dads. He co-created the series The Wayans Bros. His very first credit was for Norman Lear’s Fernwood Tonight. His newest series, There’s Johnny, (a behind-the-scenes comedy about the Johnny Carson Tonight Show years) which he co-created and co-wrote with Paul Reiser streamed on Peacock.
He co-wrote the story for the feature In The Mood with Robert Kosberg which starred Patrick Dempsey. His first play, Grave Doubts, originally premiered at Theater Harrisburg, and has since had staged readings in Los Angeles, starring Peter Onorati, and in New York starring Tony Danza and Andrea Burns. His award-winning comedy short, Dante and Beatrice, can be enjoyed at Danteandbeatricefilm.com. David began his writing career with exclusive overall deals at Walt Disney Studios, Universal Studios and Columbia Studios. He is also a graduate of New York’s High School of Performing Arts so is tickled to his Hokas to finally be writing for the theatre. Any additional information can be found on his profile on Match.com.
My Own Personal Mermaid was first produced at The Spark Festival, NYC, on March 17, 2024.