I write plays exploring themes of identity and intersectionality, families and friendships, and growing up–with lots of flowers and fruits sprinkled throughout. My scripts always start with a character with a dream, and more often than not, a dream that is bigger than they think is possible for them.

If you are interested in reading or using one of my plays in a production, please contact me at marissamaym@gmail.com. Thank you!

Play Production History

• Now It’s A Party | ten-minute play | Ever wondered what it’s like to be an eldest daughter? Just close your eyes and imagine being concerned about everyone else’s needs before your own!
  (Staged reading, July 2025, Contemporary Asian Theater Scene)
• Joyful Wedding TBD | ten-minute play | Rita is in the middle of getting dressed for the biggest day of her life, worrying about the catering, her new career, and her finance… Tito Nan has taken it upon himself to cheer up Rita, but when Rita’s mom shows up with surprises, opinions, and worries of her own will Rita be able to persevere or will the pressure to appease her mother over take her? (April 2025, Bindlestiff Studio)
• stonefruit | full-length | Carrie Cortez dreams of one day running her family’s cherry orchard, while her best friend, Teo Diaz, dreams of escaping their farm town. Touching upon family legacies and the journey of growing up, stonefruit follows Carrie as she navigates graduating high school, her relationships, emotions, and–biggest of all–the cherries. (Staged reading, May 2024, Santa Clara University)
• your twenties | one-act | Hailey, Rob, and Tracy have been friends since high school, but they realize how much each of them have changed and what friendship and happiness really mean. (Staged reading, February 2023, More Más Marami Arts)
• Flowers in a Pandemic | A peek into mental health and daily walks during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. (June 2022, More Más Marami Arts)
• School Cycle | A forum theatre piece illustrating the strains of the pandemic on teachers and students. (June 2022, More Más Marami Arts)
• stonefruit | full-length | Teo Diaz never knew his parents and dreams of escaping the farm town he grew up in. His best friend, Carrie Cortez, dreams of one day running her family’s cherry orchard. Biting at the core of their relationship, Teo and Carrie chase after their dreams, each facing the legacies their parents left behind and the realization that something—or someone—will be lost along the way. (Staged reading, May 2022, Bindlestiff Studio)
• The Alebrije Play | one-act | 14-year-old Linda winds up in an after-school art project with classmate Eddie, exploring feelings of happiness and grief, all while trying to connect with her Tía Cecilia. (Virtual staged reading, October 2021, More Más Marami Arts)
• Immigration History Break | one-act | This play features spunky educators Jenny, Teddy, and Luis tell us about the history of immigration in the U.S. in a Weekend Update-Bill Nye-YouTube-esque stype. (Virtual staged reading, February 2021, More Más Marami Arts)
• In Your Eyes | ten-minute play | This play explores the relationship between step-sisters Carmen and Eva as they support their younger half-sister and challenge perspectives–the ones they see and the ones they don’t. (Virtual production, September 2020, Bindlestiff Studio)
• The Heart’s Delight | one-act | This play explores what true happiness is as a twenty-something in tech and business in Silicon Valley. (Staged reading, January 2020, More Más Marami Arts)
• Talking Talking | A devised ensemble theatre performance of a barrage of conversations about the controversial perspectives and realities of global warming. The performance was on the side of a creek in East San Jose, highlighting the dryness of climate change. (September 2019, More Más Marami Arts)
• Boba Shop Solace | ten-minute play |  Lina enters Happy Tea looking for the comfort of her favorite boba drink. Shop owners Mrs. and Mr. H. serve her tea and some bitter lessons in life and love with Lina’s “Boba Horoscope.” (February 2019, Bindlestiff Studio)
• Be Your Own OTP | ten-minute play | In the fanfiction world, a “One True Pairing” is one’s favorite combination of fictional characters to pair together into the perfect couple. In the real world, for a fan like Kathy, it might mean something else entirely. (February 2017, Bindlestiff Studio)
• Natural Wonders | one-act | Martin has worked at Rita’s Flowers for years, but when he has to train new girl Linda, everything he knows about flowers seems to go out the window. (Staged reading, May 2016, Santa Clara University)
• Anxieties with a Scoop of Ice Cream | ten-minute play | Two friends contemplate what comes after high school. (February 2016, The Bench Project 5)
• Hapa Cup of Sugar | one-act | Hapa follows recent college grad Leila as she reflects on how the color of her skin impacts her job hunt and her younger siblings, Anne & Georgie. (November 2015, Santa Clara University)