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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 11w, 15m, 6 any gender (adult)
Justin Borak
Josh, OC, and Will are alone in an empty cabin. At night. In the woods. The perfect setting for a scary story competition! The three boys try to out-scare each other with tales of zombies, lab accidents, and teenage slashers to distract each other from the pain of high school.
Josh, OC, and Will are alone in an empty cabin. At night. In the woods. The perfect setting for a scary story competition! The three boys try to out-scare each other with tales of zombies, lab accidents, and teenage slashers to distract each other from the pain of high school. A horror comedy about the fear of standing out and the friends you make when you decide you don’t care about fitting in.
Cabin Chronicles premiered at West Virginia Public Theatre in Morgantown, WV on August 27, 2023.
The Baking Boys JOSH – The son of the owner of the cabin. A little worried about doing anything that might get him or his friends in trouble. Loves his buddies. WILL – The “unofficial” leader of the group. Cocky, cool, and just wants to have a good time. Always gets him and his friends into trouble but honestly never means it; he just wants to have fun. OCTAVIUS – An absolute nerd with a huge heart. Always wants to be cool like Will. Goes by OC (pronounced like the letters O.C.). Their Friends PENELOPE – The redheaded girl from the general store Josh has a crush on. JILL – Penelope’s friend. Just an offstage voice. DAD – Josh’s dad. Just an offstage voice.
Cabin 261 (told by Will) BRAD – Jock. TOMMY – Jock, but sweet. ADAM – Nerd. CINDY – Cheerleader. DANA – Cheerleader. MEGAN – Nerd. JAMISON – A masked killer.
Cabin 262 (told by OC) TWO VAMPIRES TWO TEENS WITH AN EVIL BOOK ONE TARANTULA TSUNAMI
Characters that are only at the beginning of OC’s attempt at the story; easily doubled. JACK – Scientist/researcher; cares a lot, wants to get the job done but have fun. JODIE – Scientist/researcher; aggressive and easy to anger. DANIELLE – Scientist/researcher; cares about the people around her. SAM – Intern to the scientists; obsessed with rules, wants to prove herself. PEST – Forensics; Southern goof, trigger-happy. DAVEY – Forensics assistant; too cool to be here, thinks he’s better and smarter than everyone. PETE – Extraction team; just wants to help. Cabin 263 (told by Josh) MIKEY – A survivor in the zombie apocalypse. Scrawny, nervous, losing hope by the second. STEPH – Mikey’s girlfriend. Also a survivor. Looking to survive and to bring Mikey back to reality. MALCOLM – Mikey’s older brother. A classic leader. Wants to help his brother and the group. TEX – The big brute of the group. Aggressive but just wants to have a family like Mikey does. BRADY – Runner in the group. She is Abigail’s best friend. When something happens to Abby, she starts to lose it. ABIGAIL – Runner in the group. She is Brady’s best friend. ZOMBIE – A zombie.
Three locations on stage: a campfire, a cabin and the narrator's circle. Present day.
Justin Borak is a Lebanese-American playwright based out of New York City. He was named a finalist for the 2025 Lanford Wilson New American Play Prize and a semifinalist for the 2026 Eugene O’Neill National Playwright’s Conference for haters gonna hate, was named a finalist f ...