A Play With Words

A Play With Words by Peter Bloedel

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Comedy
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30 - 45 minutes
4 W, 4 M, 5 Any (6-13 actors possible: 2-11 W, 2-11 M)
Set: An empty stage with set props.

Scribe is an angst-filled writer experiencing some serious word-related anxiety as he attempts to create a play. In his search to find the words that fit, he becomes the main character in his own play where plot means less than the words that tangle around him. A Play With Words is a high-energy one-act filled with puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, rhymes, oxymorons, literal metaphors, and mixed proverbs, all culminating in an outrageous "Who's on First?"-style courtroom scene.

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Scribe is an angst-filled writer experiencing some serious word-related anxiety as he attempts to create a play. In his search to find the words that fit, he becomes the main character in his own play where plot means less than the words that tangle around him. A Play With Words is a high-energy one-act filled with puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, rhymes, oxymorons, literal metaphors, and mixed proverbs, all culminating in an outrageous "Who's on First?"-style courtroom scene.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 5 Any (6-13 actors possible: 2-11 W, 2-11 M)
  • Set: An empty stage with set props.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-320-5

Production History

OCT 17, 2024 - OCT 19, 2024
WHS Theatre
Sioux Falls, SD United States
 WHS Theatre Sioux Falls, SD United States
MAY 06, 2024 - MAY 07, 2024
Shaunavon Public School
Shaunavon, SK Canada
 Shaunavon Public School Shaunavon, SK Canada
JAN 21, 2024 - FEB 04, 2024
George-Little Rock High School
George, IA United States
 George-Little Rock High School George, IA United States
NOV 18, 2023 - NOV 19, 2023
The Barstow School
Kansas City, MO United States
 The Barstow School Kansas City, MO United States
OCT 26, 2023 - NOV 01, 2023
Oak Mountain Academy
Carrollton, GA United States
 Oak Mountain Academy Carrollton, GA United States
JUL 23, 2023 - JUL 23, 2023
N/A
Portland, OR United States
 N/A Portland, OR United States
APR 03, 2023 - APR 03, 2023
International School of Geneva, ENCORE Performing Arts Academy
Geneva, Switzerland
 International School of Geneva, ENCORE Performing Arts Academy Geneva, Switzerland
MAR 31, 2023 - MAR 31, 2023
Allegra School Of Music And Arts
Hillsborough, NJ United States
 Allegra School Of Music And Arts Hillsborough, NJ United States
MAR 30, 2023 - APR 01, 2023
Hurricane High School
Hurricane, UT United States
 Hurricane High School Hurricane, UT United States
MAR 03, 2023 - MAR 25, 2023
Gray New Gloucester High School
Gray, ME United States
 Gray New Gloucester High School Gray, ME United States
MAR 03, 2023 - MAR 25, 2023
Gray New Gloucester High School
Gray, ME United States
 Gray New Gloucester High School Gray, ME United States
MAR 01, 2023 - MAR 31, 2023
Camden Hills Regional High School
Rockport, ME United States
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FEB 20, 2023 - MAY 01, 2023
Rosehill Christian School
Tomball, TX United States
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FEB 18, 2023 - FEB 18, 2023
Church at River Oaks
Greenville, TX United States
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NOV 30, 2022 - NOV 30, 2022
Sandhills Public Schools
Gothenburg, NE United States
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NOV 18, 2022 - NOV 19, 2022
Woodland CUSD 5
Streator, IL United States
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NOV 18, 2022 - NOV 19, 2022
MHS Drama Club
Marlborough, MA United States
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NOV 11, 2022 - NOV 11, 2022
Community Players, Inc
Sulphur Springs, TX United States
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NOV 10, 2022 - NOV 10, 2022
Aero Center for Education
Sulphur Springs, TX United States
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Nysmith School
Herndon, VA United States
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OCT 28, 2022 - OCT 28, 2022
First Academy
Eatonton, GA United States
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SaskExpress Studio
Saskatoon, SK Canada
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James L. Coble Middle School
Arlington, TX United States
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NFVHS
West Union, IA United States
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AUG 05, 2021 - AUG 07, 2021
ORiGiN Theatrical (Calamvale Community College)
Calamvale, QLD Australia
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JUN 04, 2021 - JUN 05, 2021
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Carroll, IA United States
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DEC 04, 2020 - DEC 05, 2020
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Cincinnati, OH United States
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Bloomfield Hills, MI United States
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Sioux Falls, SD United States
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Carrollton, GA United States
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West Palm Beach, FL United States
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Regina SK, SK Canada
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Rockland, ME United States
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Rockland, ME United States
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Bristol, NH United States
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Niceville, FL United States
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Virginia, MN United States
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Evans, CO United States
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Queen Creek, AZ United States
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Fort Worth, TX United States
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St. Paul, MN United States
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Genesee, ID United States
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Mayer, MN United States
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McHenry, IL United States
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Albion Community Theatre Company
Albion, IN United States
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MAY 01, 2017 - MAY 03, 2017
Northglenn High School
Northglenn, CO United States
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CARROLLTON, TX United States
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Warren, MN United States
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Warroad, MN United States
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Warroad, MN United States
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Great Neck, NY United States
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Batavia, IL United States
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New Ulm, MN United States
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Brunswick, GA United States
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Newton Centre, MA United States
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Leduc, AB Canada
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Afton, VA United States
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Greenville, SC United States
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JAN 30, 2016 - MAR 01, 2016
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York, NE United States
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Mississauga, ON Canada
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Hampton, NH United States
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