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Great Short Plays: Volume 5 by Liz Duffy Adams and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
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A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... Read more

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... Read more

Available as eScript

The Gift List by Kyle Nesbit

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M,  (8-19 actors possible: 2-18 W, 1-17 M)
Productions (7)
(8)

Santa isn’t the only one who has to check his Christmas list twice. After siblings Keith and Caroline ask for an unwieldy seventy-nine presents... Read more

Santa isn’t the only one who has to check his Christmas list twice. After siblings Keith and Caroline ask for an unwieldy seventy-nine presents... Read more

Boiling People in My Coffee by Jonathan Yukich

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M,  (3-4 actors possible: exactly 1 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (104)
(1)

Faced with microscopic civilizations in their coffee and a corpse on their couch, a husband and wife attempt to cope with the loss of their son... Read more

Faced with microscopic civilizations in their coffee and a corpse on their couch, a husband and wife attempt to cope with the loss of their son... Read more

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The Refugee Women by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 13 W, 4 M,  (13-25 actors possible: 11-20 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (29)
(10)

To give shape to the endless days in a refugee camp, a group of girls from different countries come together to put on a production of The Trojan... Read more

To give shape to the endless days in a refugee camp, a group of girls from different countries come together to put on a production of The Trojan... Read more

Available as eScript

The Princess and the Pea adapted by John O'Hara

  • Comedy
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 19 W, 4 M,  (20-35 actors possible: 15-25 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (81)
(3)

King Pendleton and Queen Pandora are in search of the perfect match for their son Prince Pete. With the help of wisecracking Granny Primrose,... Read more

King Pendleton and Queen Pandora are in search of the perfect match for their son Prince Pete. With the help of wisecracking Granny Primrose,... Read more

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Biz Town (one-act) by Rachel Bublitz

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 36 Any (8-36 actors possible)
Productions (11)
(11)

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo,... Read more

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo,... Read more

Matterhorn by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (62)
(1)

Stuck in a never-ending line at Disneyland, a husband and wife are just on the verge of killing each other -- until they devise a novel solution... Read more

Stuck in a never-ending line at Disneyland, a husband and wife are just on the verge of killing each other -- until they devise a novel solution... Read more

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Unbreakable Timmy Cratchit by Tyler Dwiggins

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 14 W, 9 M, 23 Any (9-40 actors possible: 0-40 W, 0-40 M)
Productions (38)
(14)

There are people who are excited about Christmas, and then there's Tiny Tim Cratchit - he's never met a seasonal sweater he didn't love. When he... Read more

There are people who are excited about Christmas, and then there's Tiny Tim Cratchit - he's never met a seasonal sweater he didn't love. When he... Read more

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The Christmas Machine by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 Any (5-15 actors possible: 2-15 W, 0-13 M)
Productions (50)
(27)

Told in rhyming couplets a la Dr. Seuss, The Christmas Machine is the fanciful story of the Christmas Moo, a shameless huckster who foists his... Read more

Told in rhyming couplets a la Dr. Seuss, The Christmas Machine is the fanciful story of the Christmas Moo, a shameless huckster who foists his... Read more

Small World by Tracey Scott Wilson

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (166)
(1)

Six people go on three different blind dates, all of them unfolding simultaneously, with many unexpected interconnections emerging along the way. Read more

Six people go on three different blind dates, all of them unfolding simultaneously, with many unexpected interconnections emerging along the way. Read more

Brief Interviews with Internet Cats: A Stay-At-Home Play by Patrick Greene

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 6 Any (4-22 actors possible: 1-22 W, 1-22 M)
Productions (38)
(8)

Celebrity interviewer Ian McWorthy has a dream line-up for tonight's episode of the World Wide Window: a veritable litterful of felines whose... Read more

Celebrity interviewer Ian McWorthy has a dream line-up for tonight's episode of the World Wide Window: a veritable litterful of felines whose... Read more

Pirates! by Joshua Mikel

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 8 W, 7 M, 8 Any (8-23 actors possible: 3-15 W, 3-15 M)
Productions (81)
(15)

A friendly game of pirates becomes all too real when overzealous Theodore accidentally falls into a giant sinkhole and wakes up to find himself... Read more

A friendly game of pirates becomes all too real when overzealous Theodore accidentally falls into a giant sinkhole and wakes up to find himself... Read more

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High School Reunion by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 1 Any (5-20 actors possible: 2-12 W, 2-12 M)
Productions (67)
(6)

After spending a fateful night together at their senior prom, five "frenemies" reunite at their 10th, 25th, and 65th high school reunions. The... Read more

After spending a fateful night together at their senior prom, five "frenemies" reunite at their 10th, 25th, and 65th high school reunions. The... Read more

Boise, Idaho by Sean Michael Welch

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M,  (4 actors possible: 1-3 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (99)
(0)

The narrator of a story dutifully chronicles the meeting of a couple in a small cafe in Paris, France, only to start losing control of his... Read more

The narrator of a story dutifully chronicles the meeting of a couple in a small cafe in Paris, France, only to start losing control of his... Read more

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Campsite Chaos: A Frantically Romantic Love Story by Ken Preuss

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 14 Any (8-20 actors possible: 3-17 W, 2-18 M)
Productions (86)
(6)

Zoe thinks a quiet, romantic camping trip in the middle of nowhere should be the perfect opportunity for her easily-distracted boyfriend Perry to... Read more

Zoe thinks a quiet, romantic camping trip in the middle of nowhere should be the perfect opportunity for her easily-distracted boyfriend Perry to... Read more

How I Got That Part by Robert Pridham

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 60 minutes
  • 14 W,  (14-20 actors possible: 14-20 W, )
Productions (77)
(2)

Auditioning for a part in the middle school play always induces pandemonium among one group of girls. This year, as their more mature... Read more

Auditioning for a part in the middle school play always induces pandemonium among one group of girls. This year, as their more mature... Read more

Say Nothing by C. R. Wright

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (31)
(2)

Class President Emily delivers a touching eulogy to the student body after the recent suicide of classmate Elliot. But when her speech is over,... Read more

Class President Emily delivers a touching eulogy to the student body after the recent suicide of classmate Elliot. But when her speech is over,... Read more

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Confession: Kafka in High School by Bobby Keniston

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 4 W, 5 M, 
Productions (76)
(9)

Model student Connor K. wakes up one morning to find himself in his high school's conference room, being interrogated by the principal. How he... Read more

Model student Connor K. wakes up one morning to find himself in his high school's conference room, being interrogated by the principal. How he... Read more

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Charming Princes by Emily C. A. Snyder

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 25 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (73)
(9)

Cinderella lived the dream: she donned a gown of starlight, waltzed with the prince, and stole a (somewhat wet and slimy) kiss. So what if... Read more

Cinderella lived the dream: she donned a gown of starlight, waltzed with the prince, and stole a (somewhat wet and slimy) kiss. So what if... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

The Search for Cindy by Tim Kochenderfer

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 5 Any (7-12 actors possible: 3-9 W, 3-9 M)
Productions (88)
(2)

Tim decides that the best way to express his love for Cindy is to get her name tattooed on his back. But when she ends the relationship, Tim... Read more

Tim decides that the best way to express his love for Cindy is to get her name tattooed on his back. But when she ends the relationship, Tim... Read more