Steven Joseph Stack

The Dread Pirate Sadie by Steven Stack 60 Minutes, 1M+10W+1 Either, Simple set Suitable for High Schools and Middle Schools About the Play Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre. But there’s a problem. She’s not just Sadie; she’s The Dread Pirate Sadie...

She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More by Steven Stack 40 Minutes, 1M+7W+2 Either, Simple Set, 43 pagesSuitable forHigh Schools and Middle SchoolsCategoriesMelodrama and MysteryTonight was going to be writer Alina Deveraux’s most important night, the unveiling of her memoirs: a non-fiction fictional ...

The Bottom of the Lake by Steven Stack 70 Minutes, 2M+12W+2 Either, Multiple Locations, 39 pagesSuitable forHigh Schools and Middle SchoolsSummer camp. The memories. The s’mores. The campfire. The ghost stories.Dani’s out in the middle of the woods at night, alone, without a flashlight. She meets th...

Ashland Falls by Steven Stack 90 Minutes, 2M+12W, Simple set Suitable for High Schools Drama, Character Study, Melodrama, and Mystery A school receives a mysterious script about a girl who died long ago. The director disappears. A new director arrives just in time and knows all about the story...

How is suicide portrayed in the cinema and what does it mean for suicide prevention? The first-ever comprehensive study of film suicide analyzes more than 1,500 film suicides.The portrayal of suicide in cinema can impact public understanding and effective prevention of suicide. This book presents th...

Artistic work itself has been thought of as a life-saving behavior for some suicidal artists. Artistic depictions of suicide can also have a contagion effect, causing suicides among members of the real-world audience. Guidelines are still needed for institutions such as the motion picture industry f...

Each suicide is as unique as the individuals involved, especially if one examines the nature of the act and to what extent these acts can be viewed as a theatrical performance. Focusing on the dramatic aspects of suicide may seem tangential to the physical and mental pain experienced by those who tr...