Licensing

The Zahir licenses its original plays for production by theaters, schools, and other organizations. Fees are reasonable and scaled to your venue and production.

Each title below includes a synopsis and an electronic press kit (EPK) with additional materials.

Apprehension

By L.B. Deyo

Winner — Outstanding Original Script, Austin Theatre Critics Awards 2025–2026

Synopsis

A paranoid psychological thriller about Joe Dempsey, a man tormented by memory lapses and gnawing doubts about his own past. During a period of emotional collapse, Joe begins to suspect that his wife and friends are not who they seem to be. As his grasp on reality wavers, he struggles to determine whether he’s uncovering a horrific truth or falling prey to delusion. Set in a world of shifting loyalties, buried traumas, and eerie disappearances, Apprehension explores the line between paranoia and insight.

Press

“Absolutely taut… Like Sartre on speed.”
— Brian Paul Scipione, CTX Live Theatre

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Oversight

By L.B. Deyo

Synopsis

A secret commission. A ticking clock. A decision that can’t be undone. Oversight is a fast-paced political and psychological thriller that traps its audience inside a closed committee hearing as lawmakers confront a consequential threat at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security.

Press

“Philosophical, political, deeply human and unnervingly timely… an ambitious and provocative and well written work that lingers long after the curtain falls.”
— Elise Krentzel, Sun News Austin

“Oversight is the very first production of the Zahir… and the company couldn’t have hoped for a more powerful and engrossing debut.”
— Brian Paul Scipione, CTX Live Theatre

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THE EGG

By Noah Masterson

Synopsis

THE EGG is an absurdist dark comedy about technology gone very, very wrong. Three social misfits, each carrying bizarre, intimate secrets, must navigate love and friendship under a rigid surveillance state. It is about art in an age of algorithms, connection in a culture of isolation, and the sirens’ call of digital immortality—a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience featuring freakish birdpeople, illegal surgery, and out-of-control technology.

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Get in touch

To inquire about licensing a Zahir play, please contact us. Include the title you're interested in, your organization, and any proposed production dates or venue details. We'll respond with availability, terms, and fee information.