“Orloff’s writing is sharp.”
Variety
Welcome to my website! My writing takes various forms, ranging from comedic plays to spiritually-infused poems. My goal is always to connect with the reader and the audience. I love to engage people and take them on a ride through the human experience.
My poems are read by over 2000 people each week, and they’ve appeared in numerous journals, including The Poet and Jewish Writers Project. One of my favorite responses is when someone says my poems are “accessible”.
Although my plays vary from comic explorations of such topics as disability (FUNNY AS A CRUTCH) and lust among the older crowd (ADVANCED CHEMISTRY) to documentary-style plays such as DAYS OF POSSIBILITIES (about student activism in the 1960s), they all feature my own unique blend of irreverence and compassion.
Many of my plays and musicals are designed just to give audiences a fun time. I think “fun” is one of the best experiences life offers.
The New York Times has called my comedies “rip-roaringly funny” and “wildly imaginative”. My dramatic plays have been called “theater with a brain and theater with a heart” (Los Angeles Times) and “touching and truthful (DramaLogue).
My website features descriptions and excerpts of all of my plays – and over a hundred of my poems. Enjoy the ride!