Plays communicate through action, and during the transit from page to stage, while the actors 'body forth' a world of 'deeds', the final draft of the script reveals itself. Explore the landscape of... More > our darkest desires and elemental urges is this pair of challenging and erotic plays. WHERE'S TRICKY and GODS OF THE DEEP have had staged readings (including readings at National Pastime Theater in Chicago), but neither has been fully mounted, so they remain unfinished; they are rough pieces in both form and content.< Less
Gifted author, playwright and director Michael Sokoloff hits readers with an unexpected and refreshing dose of realism in this eclectic collection of essays. Sokoloff propels us down the rough and... More > tumble path of his life illuminated by young love, shadowed by loss and enlightened by raw and honest reflection.< Less
This play provides a raw window into the heart of women's desires and the sacrifice inherent in digging into one's true identity. We follow Beth as she attends to her dying mother and reflects on her... More > grandmother's life: one in which she eventually winnowed out subservience and gave herself up to elemental forces. The juxtaposition of death, surrender, and the possibility of new life bring powerful insight to this electric examination of the roles we play.< Less
Plays communicate through action, and during the transit from page to stage, while the actors 'body forth' a world of 'deeds', the final draft of the script reveals itself. Explore the landscape of... More > our darkest desires and elemental urges is this pair of challenging and erotic plays. WHERE'S TRICKY and GODS OF THE DEEP have had staged readings (including readings at National Pastime Theater in Chicago), but neither has been fully mounted, so they remain unfinished; they are rough pieces in both form and content.< Less
MUSTAPHA'S BRIDE and MEDICINE SHOW may seem an unlikely pairing, but these short plays are companion pieces. One dark; one light; they explore what happens when you tumble down the rabbit hole, and... More > find yourself in a world that's upside-down. The old rules don't apply, and your future may depend on how fast you learn the new ones. Each play has a theatre festival pedigree, and were signature pieces for Sokoloff's late performance group, the Aggravated Assault Ensemble.< Less
Two Aces: Bend in the Road and Yuba City is a pair of plays that deal the best and grittiest of the wild west and gallop off on two bawdy rides filled with humor, gun fights, double crossing, and... More > ladies of the night. Yuba City has been performed in Chicago's notorious National Pastime Theater and Bend in the Road will debut this 2012 season.< Less
WHITE DOG is a homo-erotic crime thriller that's going to slam you up-against-the-wall. Enter the world of Mack Masters as he thumbs his
nose at authority and puts the "fuck" back in... More > "fuck you". If that doesn't scare you, stick around as he becomes tangled in a web woven by powerful unknown forces. Will he be pulled down, or will he turn the tables on his pursuers?
Sokoloff transports readers to a primal plane where the vicious but wholly human psychopath, Masters, makes perfect sense. Artfully written and threaded with challenging imagery, WHITE DOG savagely brings erotic fiction to a new level.< Less
WHITE DOG is a homo-erotic crime thriller that's going to slam you up-against-the-wall. Enter the world of Mack Masters as he thumbs his
nose at authority and puts the "fuck" back in... More > "fuck you". If that doesn't scare you, stick around as he becomes tangled in a web woven by powerful unknown forces. Will he be pulled down, or will he turn the tables on his pursuers?
Sokoloff transports readers to a primal plane where the vicious but wholly human psychopath, Masters, makes perfect sense. Artfully written and threaded with challenging imagery, WHITE DOG savagely brings erotic fiction to a new level.< Less
MUSTAPHA'S BRIDE and MEDICINE SHOW may seem an unlikely pairing, but these short plays are companion pieces. One dark; one light; they explore what happens when you tumble down the rabbit hole, and... More > find yourself in a world that's upside-down. The old rules don't apply, and your future may depend on how fast you learn the new ones. Each play has a theatre festival pedigree, and were signature pieces for Sokoloff's late performance group, the Aggravated Assault Ensemble.< Less
Two Aces: Bend in the Road and Yuba City is a pair of plays that deal the best and grittiest of the wild west and gallop off on two bawdy rides filled with humor, gun fights, double crossing, and... More > ladies of the night. Yuba City has been performed in Chicago's notorious National Pastime Theater.< Less
