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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (one-act)
Don Zolidis
Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. To make it more difficult, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable using Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and other more obscure stories like Lean Lisa and The Devil's Grandmother.
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Comedy
35 - 50 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 1-19 W, 1-19 M)
35 - 50 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 1-19 W, 1-19 M)
Bad Auditions by Bad Actors
Ian McWethy
A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves impossible when the pool of actors includes extreme method actors, performers who just don't know what to do with their hands, and one particular woman who may or may not think she's a cat. This hilarious comedy will bring you to the last place you'd ever want to be...behind the doors of a casting session.
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Comedy
25 - 30 minutes
7 W, 4 M, 3 Any (4-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
25 - 30 minutes
7 W, 4 M, 3 Any (4-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Declaration
Jonathan Dorf
In a series of connected scenes and monologues that occur before, during, and after a mass shooting, young people of all stripes piece together what is happening and why.
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Drama
35 - 50 minutes
6 W, 6 M, 10 Any (10-55 actors possible: 5-53 W, 2-50 M)
35 - 50 minutes
6 W, 6 M, 10 Any (10-55 actors possible: 5-53 W, 2-50 M)
Goldilocks on Trial
Ed Monk
Goldilocks is on trial for breaking and entering. Will she be found guilty and sent to prison, or will the truth come out? It's up to Judge Wallabee and some very silly jurors to decide, after hearing testimony from Goldee, the bickering Three Bears, and surprise witness Merwin the Big Bad Wolf, among others...
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Comedy
45 - 55 minutes
3 W, 4 M, 17 Any (12-24 actors possible: 3-22 W, 2-21 M)
45 - 55 minutes
3 W, 4 M, 17 Any (12-24 actors possible: 3-22 W, 2-21 M)
Rue
Mandy Conner
Deep in a Louisiana swamp, sixteen-year-old Josephine struggles with intense anxiety following the mysterious disappearance of her parents. She refuses to leave the safety of her home and face the outside world, even as it becomes increasingly dangerous for her to stay in the marshland. Against the wishes of her brother and best friend, Jo turns to the dark inhabitants of the swamp for answers. But is she brave enough to face the truth about her family—and herself?
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30 - 45 minutes
8 W, 4 M, (12-20 actors possible)
Dark Road
Laura Lundgren Smith
When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to find her place in the world and provide for her sister Lise. But soon she learns the reality of her duties...
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Drama
40 - 45 minutes
8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)
40 - 45 minutes
8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)
The Wild Bunch Women: A Memory Play
Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia
The Wild Bunch Women were known throughout the Old West as cattle rustlers, stagecoach bandits, and bank robbers... but to Pearl Hart, they were family.
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Drama
25 - 35 minutes
15 W, 2 M, (13-25 actors possible: 11-15 W, 2-10 M)
25 - 35 minutes
15 W, 2 M, (13-25 actors possible: 11-15 W, 2-10 M)
4 A.M.
Jonathan Dorf
What's it like to be awake when the rest of your world is asleep? Meet an early-morning jogger, a radio DJ whose show may have an audience of none, a modern Romeo and Juliet, the author of a most unusual letter, and many other teen characters as they search for connection in the magic hour..
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Dramedy
30 - 35 minutes
3 W, 3 M, 6 Any (6-40 actors possible: 3-20 W, 3-20 M)
30 - 35 minutes
3 W, 3 M, 6 Any (6-40 actors possible: 3-20 W, 3-20 M)
Fast Food
Tracy Wells
When you’re hungry for hilarity but short on time and tight on budget, where do you turn? Why, the one-act play Fast Food, of course! From crazy customers to screwy staff, this vignette-style collection of scenes will satisfy your craving for fast food fun while offering a simple set and an entirely flexible and expandable cast.
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Comedy
30 - 45 minutes
6 Any (6-25 actors possible)
30 - 45 minutes
6 Any (6-25 actors possible)
The Things She Held
Martha Epstein
The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of memories. It’s a play about how we hold onto the things we love. Or maybe it’s about how we let them go. Do they go? Can anything really last forever? Isn’t it all so crazy?
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Comedy Drama
25 - 30 minutes
5 W, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 3-20 W, 0-17 M)
25 - 30 minutes
5 W, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 3-20 W, 0-17 M)
Booby Trap
Ed Monk
In the near future, an American soldier sits in a combat zone, trapped by a land mine. As he waits to see what will happen to him, scenes from his past, present, and future unfold around him...
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Drama
30 - 35 minutes
6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (11-17 actors possible: 5-12 W, 5-12 M)
30 - 35 minutes
6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (11-17 actors possible: 5-12 W, 5-12 M)
The Wizard of Oz
Erin Detrick
Full of ensemble possibilities, this imaginative adaptation captures the heart of L. Frank Baum's classic tale...
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Comedy/Drama
45 - 60 minutes
11 W, 5 M, 5 Any (12-44 actors possible: 4-40 W, 4-40 M)
45 - 60 minutes
11 W, 5 M, 5 Any (12-44 actors possible: 4-40 W, 4-40 M)
Help Desk
Don Zolidis
When you call the help desk, you're looking for a solution - but your problems might just be beginning. Whether you're getting shamed about your inability to log in, giving your credit card information to a scammer, or having serious conversations with a clown, customer service calls spiral into absurdity for the customers and employees alike in this hilarious comedy.
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Comedy
30 - 40 minutes
4 Any (4-30 actors possible: 4-30 W, 4-30 M)
30 - 40 minutes
4 Any (4-30 actors possible: 4-30 W, 4-30 M)
We Are The Sea
Laura Lundgren Smith
Norah, Una, and Iseult set sail from Ireland to escape the ravages of hunger, only to find a new set of dangers on their ocean voyage. The so-called "coffin ships" are full of illness, squalor, and grief, and the passengers can rely only on one another and their memories for comfort. When a cruel, angry sailor refuses to show them mercy, it seems like even their stories might be lost. But they don't know that the sea that swirls around the ship is listening. The sea remembers everything. And the sea demands justice. A poetic and striking historical drama with a hypnotic ocean chorus.
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Drama
30 - 40 minutes
3 W, 2 M, 7 Any (12-30 actors possible: 3-28 W, 2-27 M)
30 - 40 minutes
3 W, 2 M, 7 Any (12-30 actors possible: 3-28 W, 2-27 M)
15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play
Alan Haehnel
This is a play about not being in a play, ironically expressed through a hilarious series of monologues, duets, and ensemble scenes. From early traumas involving a glory-seeking elementary school teacher to possible disturbances in the global climate, 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play keeps the audience guessing just what scenario will be next.
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Comedy
30 - 60 minutes
14 W, 14 M, 12 Any (15-67 actors possible: 5-65 W, 2-62 M)
30 - 60 minutes
14 W, 14 M, 12 Any (15-67 actors possible: 5-65 W, 2-62 M)
Little Women (one-act)
Marisha Chamberlain
Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters -- tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled baby Amy -- struggle to keep their family going while Father's away in the Civil War. In this beautifully dramatized adaptation of the classic novel, even as privation, illness, and sibling rivalry cast their shadows, each girl strives to find her true self.
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Drama
35 - 55 minutes
7 W, 4 M,
35 - 55 minutes
7 W, 4 M,
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Bradley Hayward
Being a teenager is hard, and nobody wants to talk about it. Confronting the daily challenges of growing up, this series of monologues and scenes offers a look at a multitude of issues...
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Dramedy
30 - 45 minutes
5 Any (5-32 actors possible: 0-32 W, 0-32 M)
30 - 45 minutes
5 Any (5-32 actors possible: 0-32 W, 0-32 M)
The Great American College Tour
Ian McWethy and 1 other
Calvin and Olive’s parents insist they tour as many colleges as possible before deciding what they’re going to do after graduation. (Even though they both already have plans!) Now they’re stuck visiting the quirkiest, most extreme examples of American higher education, including a sports-obsessed Big Ten school (Go Trucks!), a wilderness university with a carnivorous bear problem, and an institution that is definitely not a cult. A high-energy comedy that dares to ask: should some of these universities lose their accreditation?
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One-act comedy
35 - 45 minutes
2 W, 2 M, 12 Any (6-22 actors possible: 0-22 W, 0-22 M)
35 - 45 minutes
2 W, 2 M, 12 Any (6-22 actors possible: 0-22 W, 0-22 M)
Angels of Bataan (one-act)
Tracy Wells
It’s 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and her sister, Sally, are among more than one hundred U.S. Army nurses who have come to the island looking for warm tropical breezes and a little adventure. But paradise becomes a nightmare when, just a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enemy bombers target their island.
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Historical Fiction
35 - 45 minutes
8 W, 4 M, 4 Any (4-20 actors possible: 8-30 W, 4-20 M)
35 - 45 minutes
8 W, 4 M, 4 Any (4-20 actors possible: 8-30 W, 4-20 M)
Antigone Now
Melissa Cooper
In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. This contemporary response to the myth of Antigone brings powerful, modern prose to an ancient and universal story...
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Drama
50 - 60 minutes
3 W, 1 M, (4-11 actors possible: 2-10 W, 1-9 M)
50 - 60 minutes
3 W, 1 M, (4-11 actors possible: 2-10 W, 1-9 M)
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