Sara Freedman
Playwright

Sara Freedman’s plays include “Stapleton” (2026 Festival of New Voices, Lakewood Playhouse); “Crowbar” (Adjudicator Award, 2026 Spokane Civic Theatre Playwrights’ Forum Festival); “Long Haul” (Finalist, 2022 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival One-Act Contest ); and “Horseshoe” (Third Place, 2025 10:4 Tenn National Playwright Contest and Judges Award Winner, 2024 Edmonds Driftwood Players’ Festival of Shorts.) She has a master's degree in writing from Portland State University and lives in Bend, Oregon.

PLAYS:

“Stapleton”
Full-length play

Synopsis: Lyle lives with his daughters, Billie and June, on the Stapleton ranch in eastern Oregon. Billie's ready to take over the ranch, and June’s headed to Stanford. But Lyle thinks Billie needs a husband by her side to properly run Stapleton, and Clay Hansen fits the bill. As family expectations collide with Billie's determination to forge her own path, what will she risk for Stapleton? This new play explores birthright, tradition and legacy, and when to fight for them—or fight for yourself.

Staged Reading:

  • Festival of New Works, Lakewood Playhouse, Lakewood, Washington - July 18, 2026

“Crowbar”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Riley is annoyed when neighbor Bill is invited for Thanksgiving. But then she makes a discovery.

Produced:

  • Summer One-Act Bonanza at Old Academy Players - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July 2026)

  • Playwrights Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre - Spokane, Washington (June 2026 - Winner: Adjudicators’ Selection Award)

  • Playground Theatre Co.’s Ten-Minute Play Festival at Chelmsford Center for the Arts - Chelmsford, Massachusetts (June 2026)

  • Cut to the Chase: An Evening of One-Act Plays at The Artistic Home at The Den Theatre - Chicago, Illinois (February 2026)

  • 10-Minute Play Festival at Century College Playhouse & Lakeshore Players Theatre - White Bear Lake, Minnesota (February 2026)

“The Push”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Someone got pushed at the fundraising gala.

Produced:

  • Playwrights Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre - Spokane, Washington (June 2026)

“Harmon Street”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Three high school friends are at a crossroads.

Staged Reading:

  • Twilight One Act Summer Theater at Twilight Theater Company - Portland, Oregon (July 2025)

“Corn Dog”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Someone took Tina’s corn dog out of the breakroom refrigerator.

Produced:

  • Majestic 8 Play Festival at Majestic Theater - Corvallis, Oregon (March 2025)

“Horseshoe”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Dad wants Joe to take over the ranch. Joe has another dream.

Reading:

  • 10:4 Tenn Playwright Contest, 3rd Place Prize Winner awarded by the Ponder Review, Tennessee Williams Tribute Festival, and Mississippi University for Women Department of Theatre - Columbus, Mississippi (September 2025)

Produced:

  • Playwrights Festival at Brewster Theater Company - Carmel, New York (September 2024)

  • Summer Shorts at Theatre Workshop of Owensboro - Owensboro, Kentucky (July 2024)

  • Festival of Shorts, Judges Award Winner at Edmonds Driftwood Players - Edmonds, Washington
    (June 2024)

“Levels”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Something in Brianna’s past prevents her from doing well in the group home. Katherine knows what it is – because she’s been there.

Produced:

  • Now You’re Talking One Acts at Silent Echo Theater Company - Sisters, Oregon, (June 2024)

“Heirloom”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Tim wants his mother’s wedding ring. Laura thinks she’s earned it.

Produced:

  • Northwest Ten Annual Festival of 10 Minute Plays at Oregon Contemporary Theatre - Eugene, Oregon (March 2023)

“Long Haul”
One-act play (30 minutes)

Synopsis: Panic attack, heart attack, or COVID-19? Kara's been sick since the first day of lock down. But is it all in her head?

Finalist:

  • Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Contest -New Orleans, Louisiana (March 2022)

“Who Gets Harvey?”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Dad isn’t even in the ground yet, and someone’s stolen the deer head off the wall.

Produced:

  • Playwrights Festival at Brewster Theater Company - Carmel, New York (November 2022)

  • Cascades 10 Festival at Cascades Theater - Bend, Oregon (April 2022)

Finalist:

  • Edgefest at Birdhouse Theatre - Milledgeville, Georgia (September 2021)

“Hooked”
10-minute play

Synopsis: Katie says she sober. Alice isn’t so sure.

Produced:

  • 2022 Tapestry of the Arts at Cascades Theater - Bend, Oregon (October 2022)

“Blueberry”
10-minute play

Synopsis: A young couple struggles with different views on having children.

Produced:

  • 2019 One-Act Fringe Festival at M.T. Pockets Theatre - Morgantown, West Virginia (February 2019)