WHAT WE DO
ScriptWorks is playwright development and service organization that was founded to:
- Create a home for dramatic writers that stimulates imagination
- Develop new dramatic works to their fullest potential and feed them into the local and national markets
- Produce and encourage the production of new work that lends dignity to the playwright’s vision
- Network and enhance the visibility of the diverse community of playwrights in the Central Texas area
LATEST NEWS
December 2025 Salon (FF)
FRONTERAFEST PREVIEW
Sunday, December 14th at 6:30 PM
Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd St.
Join us as we preview these three Short Fringe pieces.
HOW TO GROW A MAN by Nicole Cortichiato
An introductory course on the delicate art of growing a man. Soil, pots, and man seeds provided.
Nicole Cortichiato is a writer with narcolepsy who resides on the edge of consciousness. You’ll find her napping in unusual places and making a creative life of joy and service despite her disability. She’s published numerous poems, plays, and children’s stories that blend fiction with reality and dark humor with optimism. She lives in Austin with her husband and two demanding corgis.
SEIZE ME by Liz Ross
Henly takes us on their journey with epilepsy from childhood to adulthood. She shines a light on the ripple effect her seizures have on those around her and how it impacts her relationships.
Liz Ross (she/they) got her BFA in theatre performance and production with a minor in creative writing from Texas State University in 2010. She received her Masters in Acupuncture and Herbal medicine in 2024. She’s pansexual nonbinary artist with epilepsy. Liz has worked on productions with UT Opera, Art Spark, Salvage Vanguard, Vortex, Ground Floor Theatre, Texas State University, 14/48, Frontera Fest, ACC, and more. She has experience in video games, film, radio, start ups and politics. She was a 2012 delegate for Obama where her hat for the 2012 DNC is now a permanent donation to the Smithsonian. She is the Executive Director and cofounder of award winning TUBU Fest, a disability short fringe theatre festival, a B. Iden Payne Award winner for ‘Game Night’ with TILT Performance Group, was a Board Member of KOOP Radio 91.7 where she hosted ‘The Sex Ed Show’ for 5 years.
ONE DAY ON THE CAMINO by Lesley Clark and Rupert Reyes
In the summer of 2025, I walked a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain and came across a pilgrim from England. It was a day of struggle, a day of empathy, a day of compassion, and a day of shared experiences. This is a moment I’ll never forget. I feel that the experience was an answer to a question that I am continuing to explore.
Rupert Reyes, founding Artistic Director of Teatro Vivo and co-founder of the Latino Comedy Project, has been a ScriptWorks member for a long, long time. His plays have been produced throughout the United States and his co-written Children’s Play, Cenicienta, played the Kennedy Center and toured the US. Along with his wife, JoAnn, he continues to be involved with the Austin Chapter of American Pilgrims, attending national gatherings and introducing the Camino to other pilgrims. Summer 2026, he plans to take four grandchildren and his daughter on a portion of the Camino Portuguese.