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Will Boersma

Will Boersma

Will Boersma received his BFA in Playwriting and Creative Writing from DePaul University and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from National Louis University. Will's adaptation of O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief," Two Desperate Men, was a finalist in the Art of Adaptation Festival at CityLit Theatre in Chicago in 2019. He is a two-time runner-up in the 2011 and 2013 YouthPLAYS New Voices One-Act Play Competition for Young Playwrights. His plays Animals and The Boys, The Bed, and The Balsa are published with YouthPLAYS; The Art of Parenting with the literary journal Crook and Folly at DePaul University; and A Golfing Anniversary with the online literary magazine Outrageous Fortune at Mary Baldwin College. Will's plays have been produced, performed, published and/or received staged-readings around the world in 17 states, 5 countries and 4 continents. Will thanks his family and friends for their support.

Works by Will Boersma

Shorts Animals cover Drama Animals When two teenagers find a dying bird, is the act of mercy to leave it be or end its life? 9-12 min 2 males, but gender flexible (could be 2 females).
One-Act Plays The Boys, The Bed, and The Balsa cover Comedy The Boys, The Bed, and The Balsa When three feuding friends are forced to share a motel room and a single bed the night before the National Balsa Wood Tower Competition, will their tower still be standing in the morning? 25-30 min 3 males.
Anthologies New Voices: Winning One-Acts by Young Playwrights cover Anthology New Voices: Winning One-Acts by Young Playwrights Eight talented young writers chronicle our coming of age in this collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition. Whether it's lampooning teen rites of passage like college admissions or the dreaded driver's test, exploring relationships with families, friends and would-be significant others, or taking on serious issues like mental health and eating disorders, these playwrights pull no punches and write with honesty about the world in which they find themselves. 170-230 min 20-45 females, 15-40 males (35-85 performers possible).