Burying Mom
Bouncing between past and present, Paul is forced to negotiate the many layers of his relationship with his mom…or he can just bury her in the back yard. Paul’s journey to put his mother to rest takes him across time and space, where he meets a bevy of unique women who exemplify various aspects of his mother’s personality. Whether it be advice from his old high school guidance counselor turned cheap therapist, criticism gladly handed down from his annoyingly perfect sister, philosophy from a waitress with a passion for Rocky, or life lessons from his wake-obsessed grandmother one thing is certain – Paul’s life won’t ever be the same.
"Brilliant!" - Nuvo
"The writing is funny...and insightful." - nytheatre.com
"Fotis's script is hilarious throughout, it's ultimate poignancy unforced." - Nuvo
"Fascinating...The stand out of the evening." - StageBuzz.com
Published through Original Works Publishing: BUY IT HERE! Or get it for your Kindle HERE!
Read a Q&A about the play from OWP HERE!
"Brilliant!" - Nuvo
"The writing is funny...and insightful." - nytheatre.com
"Fotis's script is hilarious throughout, it's ultimate poignancy unforced." - Nuvo
"Fascinating...The stand out of the evening." - StageBuzz.com
Published through Original Works Publishing: BUY IT HERE! Or get it for your Kindle HERE!
Read a Q&A about the play from OWP HERE!
Nights on the Couch
One man's journey from child to parent, told through five nights spent on the couch. A childhood sleepover and a ruined pair of pajamas; a night of young love; an awkward college road trip; and a pair of very different nights with the love of his life. An examination of the nights on the couch that help shape the men we become.
National Finalist for The John Cauble Outstanding Short Play Award. Read it as part of Short & Sweet!
National Finalist for The John Cauble Outstanding Short Play Award. Read it as part of Short & Sweet!
The Candid Biography of a Single Chess Table Chosen at Random on an Ambiguous Spring Day in Central Park.
Rather than follow the trials and tribulations of a main character, this off-beat one-act comedy tracks the life of a chess table in Central Park through fourteen interconnected vignettes about life, death, sex, and jogging. Come meet the bevy of unique, colorful, and rather strange characters that inhabit this play’s world and you just might leave the theater with a new understanding of life...maybe. Okay, you probably won't but you'll laugh your ass off.
"Fotis's script enlivens both mundane and bizarre human interactions...[A] tightly acted composition that evokes the gamut of emotions." - City Pages
"Everyone in the room was tearing with laughter." - Augsburg Echo
"Banter...as fresh as if it were improvisation." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"No one ever plays chess." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The most fully realized production of the Fringe." - Nuvo
"Fotis's script enlivens both mundane and bizarre human interactions...[A] tightly acted composition that evokes the gamut of emotions." - City Pages
"Everyone in the room was tearing with laughter." - Augsburg Echo
"Banter...as fresh as if it were improvisation." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"No one ever plays chess." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The most fully realized production of the Fringe." - Nuvo
The Zebra Baby
Greg's life is finally starting to come together. He and his new wife have just moved into their first house, but when talk of a baby arises it turns out that the most sane person in Greg's life might just be a kid who likes sandwiches. A surreal comedy about love, life and plungers.
"Fotis's wit is evident." - TimeOut Chicago
"Promising young playwright Matt Fotis delivers smart, funny dialogue and honest observation of diverse characters." - Chicago Reader
Winner of the Sonoma Repertory Theatre's One Act Play Contest.
"Fotis's wit is evident." - TimeOut Chicago
"Promising young playwright Matt Fotis delivers smart, funny dialogue and honest observation of diverse characters." - Chicago Reader
Winner of the Sonoma Repertory Theatre's One Act Play Contest.
On the Surface
Dad's off his rocker. Mom's completely stressed out. Grandpa just wants someone to pay attention to him. And Susie's caught in the middle of it all. A fast paced, surreal look at what it means to be a part of a family.
