Theater Arts
Drama: Plays for Page or Stage
Matthew Moore
The Surfer Buys the Perfect Wave
A Ten-Minute Comedy
Click on the title to explore or download the free PDF script.
Performance/production rights are not conveyed via this link.
HEADER: The Surfer Buys the Perfect Wave
LOGLINE: A determined surfer bargains with a mythological wave manager to chase the elusive perfect wave, risking pride, skill, and life to transcend the limits of human experience.
SYNOPSIS: In this compelling drama, a passionate surfer seeks the ultimate thrill: riding the perfect wave. Convinced that this transcendent experience will elevate him from obscurity to legend, he approaches Pip, the enigmatic and mythological manager of waves, to strike a deal. Pip challenges the surfer’s resolve, skill, and pride, setting a grueling path of demanding trials through lesser waves. As the surfer battles nature, skepticism, and his own limitations, he must prove his dedication to the sport and himself. The story explores ambition, obsession, and the fine line between aspiration and recklessness, all against the backdrop of the ocean’s unforgiving might.
About the playwright:
Matthew Moore is a playwright and poet who now resides in New England. His work has been produced at the Toronto Fringe Festival, the Boston Theater Marathon, the New York Fringe Festival, Fresh Fruit, the Chain Theater, and Two Oceans Theater.
Image: The Wave Manager (AI-assisted digital image) by O:JA&L staff creative. 2025. Public domain via MidJourney AI.
OJAL Art Incorporated, publishing since 2017 as OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) and its imprints Buttonhook Press, HOT BUTTON PRESS Contemporary Issues, and HIGH BUTTON PRESS Contemporary Art, supports writers and artists worldwide.
Explore O:JA&L’s Buttonhook Press offerings on Amazon.
Subscribe to the O:JA&L YouTube channel.
Become an O:JA&L Member through Patreon.
Support Pamelyn Casto’s text for writers: Flash Fiction: Alive in the Flicker
Support O:JA&L’s free presses.
