Dark Comedy — My Plays — Maggie Lou Rader

The Church of Broken Things

The Church of Broken Things follows the intertwined lives of three childhood friends—KK, Vick, and Faith —growing up in rural Oklahoma. Against a backdrop of poverty, broken families, and the suffocating influence of small town gossip, the girls navigate adolescence, survival, and the search for meaning in a world that repeatedly fails them. Darkly funny and deeply raw, The Church of Broken Things becomes a meditation on resilience, memory, and the messy, unpretty ways that broken people keep going.

Maggie RaderFebruary 2, 2026Dark Comedy, Drama, Comedy

The Picture of Dorian Gray

A fresh, new, female-centric adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s only novel. When Basil Hallward paints a portrait of the stunning young Dorian Gray, Dorian finds himself wrestling between his conscience and the life lessons of Lady Harriet Wotton. This brand new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic and only novel brings the horror of what we all keep hidden to the stage. What is your soul worth?

Kate StarkMay 4, 2025Dark Comedy, Drama

LET. HER. RIP.

LET. HER. RIP. is the story of camaraderie, activism, and ferocity which lies in the crosshairs of the Match Women labor movement and the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888.

Kate StarkOctober 15, 2023Dark Comedy

Blood to Drink

In this dark comedy about the Salem Witchcraft Trials, Elizabeth Proctor, Sarah Good, Bridget Bishop, and Ann Foster find themselves on the wrong side of accusations.

Kate StarkOctober 11, 2023Dark Comedy