Jayne Hubbard - Writer
We write to taste life twice.
- Anaïs Nin
Lighthome
by Jayne Hubbard and Candace Vance
Full length play. Cast: 2W, 2M. 120 min, one intermission
When Georgianna Pearson and her father arrive at the Admiralty Head Lighthouse on Whidbey Island in 1866, they know to plan for isolation, salty air, and a family stock of whale blubber. But when tragedy strikes, the last thing they expect is the early arrival of Georgie’s youngest sister, Flora…just in time for Christmas. With a hint of romance and plenty of music, the seemingly mundane lives of the forward-thinking sisters are transformed not only by Christmas, but by Epiphany.
For further information, samples, or questions, please email jaynehubbard1@gmail.com. Learn more about one of Jayne’s favorite and regular collaborators, Candace Vance.
Photo: Lighthome staged reading at Seattle Pacific University
From left to right: Stage directions read by Dr. Shelby Lunderman, Scott Nolte as DANIEL, Jayne Hubbard as FLORA, Candace Vance as GEORGIANNA, and Sam Vance as REVEREND/ CHARLES
DIRTY
Book by Jayne Hubbard, Composed by Alara Magritte + Daniel Rosen
Full length play with music. Cast: 8.
1891. When a glue fire burns down twenty-five downtown blocks of Seattle, Washington everyone looks to the wealthiest person in town, local brothel owner Madame Lou Graham. A historical fiction with lots of music, DIRTY explores the complex lives of the most powerful figures in town; Seattle’s sex workers.
RESET
Short film. Co-written by Jayne Hubbard and Galen Andrus
A Military Spec OPS mission goes haywire when one of the soldiers realizes he’s trapped in a loop of repeating the same mission.
Excerpt from Reset
IN HEAT
Short film. Co-written by Jayne Hubbard and Rachel Taggart
In the sweltering heat of a climate crisis, a lonely grandma and her moody teen granddaughter navigate a week without air conditioning, discovering unexpected connections and hope for the future amidst their hilarious misadventures in love.
STRONGEST SUIT
by Jayne Hubbard
One act play. Cast: 2W. 10 min.
As two teen sisters try on swimsuits at the local department store, they wrestle with gender, fatphobia, the male gaze, and safety. While choosing their armor (A rash guard? Or a string bikini?), these girls find they are strongest when they stick together.
Video excerpt from Strongest Suit for Seattle Pacific University’s Directing Projects.
Taylor Abbay as MIA, Junia Paulus as SAVANNAH
Close to Time
By Jayne Hubbard
One act play. Cast: 2 (Gender not specific). 30 min One Act
They meet, they fall in love, and time stands still. Or flies by. Or a little bit of both. When their time together inevitably is coming to an end, they try to go back to the beginning. In a story told through words, movement, and puppets, two queer lovers fight for forever.
Wiser
By Jayne Hubbard
One act play. Cast: 5W. 15 min
With a deadline fast approaching and a bad case of “writer’s block”, Cynthia finds inspiration from the girl scout who appears on her front porch.
Works In Progress
Careful (Working Title)
By Jayne Hubbard
Full length play. Cast: 3W, 3M, 1NB.
Texting when we’re lonely. Posting when we’re insecure. Scrolling when we’re crumbling. In a trial for a new in-patient care facility, 5 strangers become the patients of a new technology; the AI therapist.