18 More Reasons Not To Be in a Play eScriptAvailable

18 More Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

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Comedy
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35 - 45 minutes
25 W, 27 M, 30 Any (15-82 actors possible: 2-80 W, 2-80 M)
Set: Open stage or several versatile platforms.

Our children are under the threat of a horrible plague today -- commonly known as Drama. This sequel to 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play provides another 18 incentives to make one think twice about auditioning for anything. From Abraham Lincoln and overripe zucchini to fire-obsessed techies and Great Aunts obsessed with posture, get ready for more hilarious examples of how in theater, anything and everything can go wrong. Read More

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Our children are under the threat of a horrible plague today -- commonly known as Drama. This sequel to 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play provides another 18 incentives to make one think twice about auditioning for anything. From Abraham Lincoln and overripe zucchini to fire-obsessed techies and Great Aunts obsessed with posture, get ready for more hilarious examples of how in theater, anything and everything can go wrong.

(For a full-length version that includes material from both short plays, see 30 Reasons Not To Be in a Play.)

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 25 W, 27 M, 30 Any (15-82 actors possible: 2-80 W, 2-80 M)
  • Set: Open stage or several versatile platforms.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-163-8

Production History

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