ALIZA GOLDSTEIN, PLAYWRIGHT
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All New Cells

When Nils's ex-girlfriend commits suicide, she drags him back into a toxic online roleplay scene he swore he'd never return to. He'd been doing okay sticking to his seven-year plan for getting over their breakup - but now, everyone either blames him or expects him to have answers, and he's getting nasty anonymous messages that might be coming from beyond the grave.
2018 Blank Theatre Company Living Room Series (Staged Reading)

A Singular They

While making up for missed classes, an intersex teenager strikes up a rapport with their biology teacher, who provides much-needed validation for their skepticism about surgically “normalizing” their body, and  – perhaps dangerously – treats them like an adult.
First place - 2015 Ebell of Los Angeles Playwright Prize (Staged Reading)
2014-2015 Blank Theatre Company Living Room Series (Staged Reading)
2015 Blank Theatre Company Living Room PLUS (Workshop)
2016 Blank Theatre Company (World Premiere Production, Dir. Chris Raymond)
Winner, 2017 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award for the World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play
Winner, 2020 SETC/Stage Rights Ready to Publish Award

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Like a Dog in Space

Brought to life by a trip into space, crash test dummy Ivan Ivanovitch undergoes a magical transformation in order to pursue a second chance at the stars - and to stave off obsolescence and certain death. ​
2011 Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival (dir. Nathan Singh)

Allan Chang is a Totally Bogus Ghost

On the eve of their first Thanksgiving home from college, two childhood friends reconnect to find that they are both still reeling from the suicide of their third musketeer several months ago… only to have the deceased appear before them.
2010 Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival (dir. Kirsten Sanderson)

Other People's Garden Gnomes

After a childish prank goes very wrong, Ophelia winds up stranded in the emergency room at midnight. While she tries to put off calling for a ride, she is forced to finally face the grief she has been running from for months. ​
2009 Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival (dir. Michael Matthews)
2009 Young Playwrights Inc National Playwriting Competition Finalist (Staged reading)
2009 International Thespian Society Playworks Finalist (Staged reading)


Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World

Dove, an aspiring young photographer, tries to get close to Izzy, her autistic neighbor who she is certain knows how to fly despite all evidence to the contrary. ​
Published by and available for performance licensing by Playscripts, Inc.
2008 Blank Theatre Company Young Playwrights Festival (dir. Thia Stephan)
2008 International Thespian Society Playworks Finalist (Staged reading)
2007 VSA Playwright Discovery Award

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