One-Shot

It’s 1999. Ellen has already come out on her TV show. Jack’s about to do the same on Dawson’s Creek. And David and Martín — two young video store employees, film buffs and best friends — are waiting to hear about a film scholarship to NYU that could change the trajectory of their lives. An exploration of privilege, identity, fragility, and the ever-present celluloid closet, ONE-SHOT examines who gets the space...

It’s 1999. Ellen has already come out on her TV show. Jack’s about to do the same on Dawson’s Creek. And David and Martín — two young video store employees, film buffs and best friends — are waiting to hear about a film scholarship to NYU that could change the trajectory of their lives. An exploration of privilege, identity, fragility, and the ever-present celluloid closet, ONE-SHOT examines who gets the space to tell what stories.

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  • Chris Fontanes: One-Shot

    Was fortunate enough to see this at the 2025 NNPN Showcase. I don't have enough characters to gush about how much I love this play so I'll just leave it at this -- one of the most powerful plays I have ever read.

    Was fortunate enough to see this at the 2025 NNPN Showcase. I don't have enough characters to gush about how much I love this play so I'll just leave it at this -- one of the most powerful plays I have ever read.

  • Dave Osmundsen: One-Shot

    “One-Shot” works as a time capsule of the long-gone independent video store, a tribute to the power of cinema, and a quietly devastating queer love story. It’s to Rosendorf’s credit that all three characters feel compassionately and thoroughly drawn. I resonated (too much) with David, whose passion and knowledge for film outweighs his drive and ability to follow through on his dreams. The ending moved me deeply, and made me wish and hope for a better world for David, Martín, and Charles.

    “One-Shot” works as a time capsule of the long-gone independent video store, a tribute to the power of cinema, and a quietly devastating queer love story. It’s to Rosendorf’s credit that all three characters feel compassionately and thoroughly drawn. I resonated (too much) with David, whose passion and knowledge for film outweighs his drive and ability to follow through on his dreams. The ending moved me deeply, and made me wish and hope for a better world for David, Martín, and Charles.

  • Shaun Leisher: One-Shot

    This is one of those plays where the setting is as much a character as the living breathing people that inhabit it. This is a piece of queer history. These characters are products of trailblazers that came before them. Most of this play exists in a time where hatred runs rampant and people have to live in fear against those that don't understand them. The ending really moved me. So much has gotten better but we still have so far to go. This play needs to be produced NOW!!!!

    This is one of those plays where the setting is as much a character as the living breathing people that inhabit it. This is a piece of queer history. These characters are products of trailblazers that came before them. Most of this play exists in a time where hatred runs rampant and people have to live in fear against those that don't understand them. The ending really moved me. So much has gotten better but we still have so far to go. This play needs to be produced NOW!!!!

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David - 18 to 27, White
Martín - 18-27, Latine
Charles - 60s, Black

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization Cleveland Play House, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Signature Theatre, Year 2021
  • Type Workshop, Organization Zoetic Stage, Year 2021
  • Type Workshop, Organization La Jolla Playhouse, Year 2021

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