Melt.Punish

Read the play on New Play Exchange.

For production inquires contact Jameslabella1@gmail.com

Finalist: O’Neill Playwrights Conference
Semi-Finalist: Ojai Playwrights Conference

Melted. Jailed. Eaten. Burned. Reformed. Disappeared. Contained. Destroyed. Changed. "What happened the villain in your favorite movie as a child?"

Docudrama meets psychosexual stand-up show, Melt.Punish investigates media and justice through an onstage game between me and an audience volunteer.

Development History:
Workshop - Ars Nova’s ANT Fest [2026] dir. Matt Romein
Reading - The Civilians [2024] dir. Ryan Dobrin
Reading - Life.World [2023] dir. James La Bella

Residency - The Civilians R&D Group [2023-34]