Jack Neary

It's Academic Jack Neary

From a philosophy professor, whose forced retirement causes him to deeply examine his life, to two grade-schoolers, who are trying to make sense of the current political climate over a box of Milk Duds, It's Academic offers four short plays with a unique range of perspectives - from inside and outside the classroom.

An Unexamined Life by William Ivers


A philosophy professor's forced retirement causes him to deeply examine his life, and Socrates isn't able to offer much help.


Ideologues by Jack Neary


Two grade-schoolers try to make sense of the current political climate over a box of Milk Duds.


Easter at the Entrée Gold by John Minigan


An extravagant escape to a luxury hotel suite only provides a temporary reprieve from the reality of a teacher's misdeeds outside the classroom.


An Ordinary Day with Bullets by Walter A. Freeman


A High School English teacher deals with school bureaucracy, student apathy, overachievers looking to be validated by a letter grade, and an active shooter drill