bodies & beds

The most vulnerable moments happen in the place we don’t want to give to an audience—a bedroom. Two intertwined couples explore sex and what it is in a means of control, love, exploration, and desperation.

Photos by Angel J. Rivas

  • Full Length - approx. 90 mins

    4 actors of any gender

  • Staged Reading September 2023 at the Drama League

    • Directed by Alizae Ivette

    • Stage Managed by Maddie Groff

    • Produced by MaDelYn Theatre Company

    • Original Cast -

      • Joey D'Amore (Quinn)

      • Danny Gomez (Dakota)

      • Rodney Nelson (Aubrey)

      • Connor Riordan (Arden)

  • Full draft available on request at henvillenadel@gmail.com

burnt scraps

The Wells sisters haven’t spoken to each other for quite some time, and they like it that way. They have their families, their jobs, their own relationships, and don’t have time to dig up the past...even if it’s the only way they can actually heal the thing they keep breaking.

When their estranged mother shows up, and the day gets more complicated than they expected, can this family save the remains of ties between them, and actually make an edible meal at the same time?

Photos by Nicky Conti

  • Full Length - approx. 90 mins

    6w/2m

  • Staged Reading at Emmanuel College [2022]

    • Sponsored by English Department & Matchbox Theatre Company

    Miranda Family Summit Showcase [2024]

    • Directed by Teralin Jones

    • Produced by Onastasia Ebright

    • Dramaturgy by Haley Lopes

    • Cast

      • S-Netchem Hetep (Ms. Jasmine)

      • Angelique Dina (Tia)

      • Alizae Ivette (Rune)

      • Devyn Itula (Faith)

      • Elizabeth Donato (Ajah)

      • Gerald Aviles (Deaton)

  • Pitch deck available on my website!

trumpets

On the brink of a world ending thunderstorm, we meet a band of homeless misfits squatting in the basement of the tallest building in Brooklyn, trying to make it through one more night. We also meet a dysfunctional family, eerily familiar to us, who live on the top floor of this building trying to get through the very same Armageddon.

  • Full Length in Progress

    2w/2m

  • Still in progress!

  • Excerpt available on request from henvillenadel@gmail.com

verona falls

Verona Falls imagines a world where Romeo survived and returns to Verona after a long exile. He finds Juliet married to Paris and the city on the brink of upheaval. As old loves reignite and political intrigues unfold, the characters must confront the consequences of their past choices and decide where their loyalties truly lie. This gripping drama explores themes of lost love, the price of peace, and the difficulty of escaping one's past in a city still haunted by old grudges.

Photos by C. Michael Clark

  • One Act - 45 mins

    2w/2m/1 any gender actor

  • Currently Playing at Circle Theatre Festival.

    Tickets Available

    [Code: VeronaFallsFnF]

    • Directed by Bev Kippenhan

    • Stage Managed by Emily Anderson

    • Dramaturgy by Teralin Jones

    • Intimacy & Fight Direction by Lisa LaGrande

    • Casting by Devym Itula

    • CAST

      • Lindsey Belise (Juliet)

      • Michela Murray (Romeo)

      • Connor Riordan (Paris)

      • Tara Halpern (Venetia)

      • Dani Foster (Escalus)

      • Emmie Collins (Juliet/Venetia/Escalus Swing)

      • Justen West (Paris/Romeo/Escalus Swing)

    Now through September 7th & 21st, October 5th, 12th & 26th and November 2nd, at the Flea Theater!

    GoFundMe here!


  • Email me at henvillenadel@gmail.com!