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Comedy
Short, 30-35 minutes
5 females, 3 males, 2 either (8-24 actors possible: 5-13 females, 3-11 males)
$45.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
It's the end of the world and hordes of rampaging zombies are about to kill you. What do you do? Try your hand at kung fu against the undead? Attempt to reason with creatures that would rather eat brains than use them? Turn to this handy and hilarious guide to survive the apocalypse! (Hint: sacrifice the weak is step number one.)
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$14.95 per book
Looking for the perfect monologue? Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens is here to help. From hilarious comedy to cutting-edge drama and everything in between, an exciting selection of monologues is at your fingertips. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. From classwork to competitions to auditions, this book has you covered!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "This is an excellent monologue book for middle and high school students with applications for competition as well as use in drama, speech, or English classes." |
| --Terrilyn Fleming, The Midwest Book Review |
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$14.95 per book
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, Volume 2 continues the Actor's Choice series with a brand-new selection of unique contemporary monologues. From hilarious comedies to moving dramas and everything in-between, this book has you covered. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. Whether you're looking for a monologue for classwork, competitions, or auditions, you'll be sure to find a perfect fit in this collection.
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "For the theater teacher who wants to challenge their students, Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, Volume 2 is a strong addition to drama education reference collections, highly recommended." |
| --The Midwest Book Review |
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$14.95 per book
Discover a monologue book like no other. Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women gives you an extraordinary array of cutting-edge new monologues, from comedic to dramatic and everything in between. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. Explore the work of today's most celebrated theatrical voices, including Naomi Iizuka, Rinne Groff, Jane Martin, Pulitzer Prize winners Lynn Nottage and David Lindsay-Abaire, and many more!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
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Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
by Liz Duffy Adams, Janet Allard, Yuri Baranovsky, et al.
Edited by Jason Pizzarello
With "Tips for Student Actors" by director Jon Jory |
 
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$14.95 per book
Looking for the perfect scene? Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is just what you need. From hilarious comedy to cutting-edge drama, this collection offers 40 exciting 2-person scenes with plenty of fascinating characters for young actors. Unlike other scene books, the source of every scene is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. From classwork to competitions to auditions, this book has you covered!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "The acting bug doesn't care what age you are. Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is a collection of simple yet fun scenes aimed at younger teen actors who want to embrace drama as a hobby or even a potential career. Designed for two actors with themes and times easily doable for any would be teen thespian, Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is a resource no drama teacher should miss." |
| --The Midwest Book Review |
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Comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
3 females, 3 males, 6 either
(12-22 actors possible: 3-18 females, 3-18 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Between her genius little brother forcing her to play Dungeons and Dragons with his weird friend and scoring detention with the meanest teacher in the school, Alice is having the worst day imaginable. Hoping to get herself sent to the hospital, she eats as much mystery fish as possible from the cafeteria. What follows is a bizarre series of hallucinations that have a suspicious resemblance to another famous Alice story...
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Romantic comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
3 females, 3 males (4-8 actors possible: 2-4 females, 2-4 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Anna is the smartest girl in the school. She's also a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do and has a devastating punch. Strangely enough, she has trouble meeting boys. Except one: August, who seems to appreciate her weirdness. Unfortunately, the course of weird love never did run smooth.
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Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
5 either (5-26 actors possible: 0-26 females, 0-26 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Two basement-dwelling hack writers concoct a scheme to create the most-produceable play in America, which quickly degenerates into a contest to see who can write the worst play imaginable. The hilariously disastrous results range from a "message" play about the dangers of huffing to a Seussian global warming drama about Eskimos. And it gets worse from there.
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 35-40 minutes
10 females, 3 males, 11 either
(13-30 actors possible: 3-25 females, 1-25 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from diva-like to determined, everyone has a chance to step into the spotlight. A hilarious and heartbreaking look at the madness of auditioning and the actors who brave the process for that perfect part.
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Drama
Short, 40-45 minutes
2 females, 6 males, 7 either (13-30 actors possible: 2-20 females, 6-20 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
On Christmas Eve, 1944, a small group of American soldiers are occupying a burned-out village in northern France. The town mayor's widow makes an extraordinary request, asking if they will help revive the town from the crippling malaise of Nazi occupation by restoring a lost Christmas tradition. But before the men can complete their task, they are given orders to join what will become known as the Battle of the Bulge. Will they desert the army to help the people they have come to love? Based on a true story, The Bells of Charlemont beautifully evokes the power of the human spirit in the midst of war.
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Comedy
Short, 10 minutes
3 females, 1 male, 1 either (5 actors possible: 3-4 females, 1-2 males)
$30.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.
Deep in the heart of Texas, Kaylie and Jessie hope for a white Christmas. Their mother, an unabashed cynic, tells them that Texas will never have a white Christmas because global warming is turning the whole world into a desert. So Kaylie and Jessie do the only thing they can do: decide to stop global warming single-handedly. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Comedy
Short, 30-40 minutes
5 females, 6 males, 12 either
(8-33 actors possible: 3-28 females, 3-26 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: Each piece in this anthology can be licensed and performed separately.
A collection of four Christmas-themed short comedies in which elves go on strike, Santa turns gangsta, a shameless huckster attempts to sell the holiday, and two Texas girls try to get their first white Christmas by fighting global warming.
To purchase this book of 4 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
The Elf Rebellion
Gangsta Claus
The Christmas Machine
The Bestest Christmas Ever in Texas
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Comedy
Full-length, 90-100 minutes
3 females, 7 males, 16 either
(16-26 actors possible: 3-19 females, 7-23 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Fed up with a world of insurance salesmen and petty problems, two miscreants flee to the kingdom of the birds for a simpler life. While living there, the two scheme up a financial jackpot that could turn the birds' land into a powerful utopia. Their only obstacle: the wrath of the gods. A hilarious and satirical look at politics, religion, and the foolishness of mankind that revives and revamps Aristophanes' classic comedy.
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Comedy
Short, 45-60 minutes
11 females, 7 males, 2 either
(10-20 actors possible: 7-16 females, 4-13 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Bobby Wilson has a tough life. His mom doesn't trust him, his little sister is pure evil, and his school life is a disaster. After getting in trouble at school (through no fault of his own) for both sexual harassment and terrorist threats, he decides to do the only thing he can: run away and join a circus freak show.
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Murder mystery comedy
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
5 females, 4 males, 4 either (13 actors possible: 5-9 females, 4-8 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
The long-running soap opera The Bold and the Young is in its last days: its hunky hero has self-esteem issues, its villainous old man is more interested in soup, and its heroines are slightly psychopathic. The executive producer gives the squabbling cast an ultimatum: Complete one episode overnight or the show dies. But when the director ends up murdered, and other cast members start dropping like flies, it seems like his threat might actually come true. Can these misfits discover the murderer before the show is literally killed off?
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Drama
Full-length, 115-125 minutes
4 females, 6 males (10-40 actors possible: 4-20 females, 6-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Based on actual events, A Bright Swarm of Beetles follows the breathtaking career of the greatest writer of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Bulgakov. From his beginnings in the Red revolution as a nearly homeless opium addict to the dizzying heights of literary stardom, Bulgakov struggles to write in a world fraught with madness and betrayal. After his work is denounced and banned, Bulgakov is offered a chance at redemption by the sinister dictator Joseph Stalin -- but he must choose between his art and his survival. A wild, fast-paced journey through fifteen years of one of the darkest periods of modern history.
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
1 female, 1 male, 3 either
(5-43 actors possible: 1-41 females, 1-42 males)
$75.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun. (A one-act version of this play is also available.)
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Comedy
Short, 35-50 minutes
1 female, 1 male, 3 either
(5-20 actors possible: 1-19 females, 1-19 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
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. (A full-length version of this play is also available.)
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Comedic Drama
Full-length, 110-120 minutes
15 females, 9 males (18-24 actors possible: 12-15 females, 6-9 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
After graduating from high school, class salutatorian Dani is slated to study photography at NYU in the fall and has a summer job working the third shift at a small-town chemical factory. And while her friends are readying for college with road trips and Facebook updates, Dani struggles with her new job, a new relationship, and a serious illness in her family. When Dani starts wondering if she should put off school to figure out what she wants to do with her life, only her eccentric support group of friends and family can persuade her to pursue her dreams.
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The Craving
A horrific comedy in two acts
by Don Zolidis |
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
10 females, 8 males, 9 either
(14-27 actors possible: 7-19 females, 2-17 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Screenwriter Terry Kyle Morris has just written his first screenplay, a heartwarming emotional journey. His dreams are answered when a big Hollywood studio decides to produce it, but the dream turns into a nightmare as they transform his beautiful script into a zombie slasher flick.
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
4 females, 4 males (8-29 actors possible: 4-14 females, 4-15 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Guy and Girl are pretty pathetic. Rather than interact with other humans, they've retreated to their own personal fantasy worlds of sappy romantic comedies and violent video games. Luckily, their hours of gorging on ice cream and battling imaginary enemies cause them to hallucinate their own spirit guides to romance, who will gleefully usher them into the world of dating, starting with lessons in what not to do (like creating a doll made of your beloved's hair or wearing a sympathy pregnancy suit). A hilarious and wild look at the pitfalls of having a crush.
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Comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
8 females, 6 males, 6 either
(10-30 actors possible: 3-15 females, 3-20 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Incorrigible nerd Sherman Marsh is tormented by his peers, ignored by his teachers, and shot down by his one true love. His world changes when he discovers a magic Yu-Gi-Oh card which summons a devil to his side. Risking his eternal soul, Sherman makes a wish to ensure his popularity. Unfortunately, deals with supernatural beings rarely turn out as intended. A hilarious modern reimagining of the Faustus story, culminating in an epic collectible card battle.
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
10 females, 7 males, 7 either (10-24 actors possible: 5-19 females, 5-19 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: Each piece in this anthology can be licensed and performed separately.
The true spirit of Christmas clashes with the modern world in three short, ridiculous comedies. First, in It's a Wonderful Magical Miracle on Christmas Street, an overwhelmed father finds himself trapped in a parody of beloved Christmas movie classics. Then Christmas hypocrisy goes for a spin in Mall Santa Saves the Day, when a volunteer Santa faces consumerism run amok at the shopping complex. And in The Christmas Tree Thief, a young would-be tree-snatcher learns that some of the most valuable gifts are impossible to steal.
To purchase this book of 3 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
It's a Wonderful Magical Miracle on Christmas Street
Mall Santa Saves the Day
The Christmas Tree Thief
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Comedy
Full-length, 85-95 minutes
7 females, 7 males, 10 either
(19-48 actors possible: 4-43 females, 5-44 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
After an embattled student body president resigns in disgrace, Mark Davenport figures he will cruise to victory in the special election. After all, his only opponent is nerdy Christy Martin, who wants to eliminate football. But when a mysterious Super PAC gives her an unlimited budget, things start to get very ugly. Mark must face total annihilation or accept the services of a slick professional campaign manager with questionable ethics and a million-dollar Super PAC of his own. A hilarious and timely satire on the contemporary political scene.
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| --Dakota Benedetto, Visual & Performing Arts Teacher, Fall Mountain Regional High School, Langdon, NH |
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Comedy
Short, 10-15 minutes
1 female, 4 males, 3 either (8 actors possible: 1-7 females, 1-7 males)
$30.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.
Three of Santa's elves are fed up with what they consider poor treatment: payment in candy canes, forced labor, and no breaks. After threatening the "big man," they decide to revolt and go on strike. But Santa plays hardball, bringing in midget scabs and other dirty tricks to break their strike. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Comedy/Murder mystery
Short, 30-40 minutes
8 females, 1 male, 10 either
(14-19 actors possible: 8-11 females, 6-8 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Something is rotten at the Burgatorium, a low-end fast food restaurant...and it's not just the burgers. Hit with a surprise health inspection, employees hilariously rush around to clean up their messes, hide the rats and find real meat for the burgers. But luck is not on their side when their manager turns up dead in a freezer. This super-sized murder mystery comes with a side of funny and a healthy dose of ridiculous as the health inspector and his gangsta intern investigate a lineup of crazy characters that includes a singing tapeworm.
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Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
13 females, 6 males, 1 either
(14-20 actors possible: 7-17 females, 3-7 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
With only two weeks to create a new act for the annual Feed the Whales festival, conniving tour promoter Dr. Bliss strikes upon the easiest band of all to create: a boy band. Unfortunately, putting together a boy band in a town where there don't seem to be any boys is a real problem, and their band consists of a confused plumber, the son of Menudo cast-off, a girl with a fake goatee, and an escaped patient from a mental hospital named Shud who may or may not have burned it down, but is probably a cannibal. Will the newly christened Oreo become a hit? Will Shud eat someone before opening night? A wild and crazy comedy with smooth dance moves and crisp vocals.
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Comedy
Short, 10 minutes
1 female, 3 males, 1 either (5 actors possible: 1-2 females, 3-4 males)
$30.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.
Deep in the 'hood, a new Santa emerges, one who believes the elves live at Wal-Mart and that the driver of his Escalade, Rudy, is none other than a certain red-nosed reindeer. This ridiculous comedy tells the story of how Gangsta Claus came to be, and traces the curse-like Spirit of Christmas as it zaps from person to person. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
5 females, 5 males, 10 either
(8-75 actors possible: 1-50 females, 1-50 males)
$75.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical insanity. Famous myths such as Pandora's Box, Jason and the Argonauts (the original Super Friends), and Hercules: Intern God jostle for space with obscure, weird myths such as the myth of Linus and the legend of the Argus. Culminating in a bizarre, musical dance-influenced version of The Iliad complete with a full-scale battle of little green army men, this play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for audiences of all ages. (A one-act version and an Iliad! only version of this play are also available.)
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Comedy
Short, 20-25 minutes
6 females, 6 males (6-50 actors possible: 3-25 females, 3-25 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Complete with little green army men, a beauty pageant, and warring narrators, this is The Iliad as you've never seen it before. Two narrators have a blast recreating Homer's quintessential epic myth at a rapid pace and in wildly varying styles, as it morphs seamlessly from a musical, a modern drama, and a bizarre one-man show. This side-splitting parody is both hysterical and historical -- the perfect opportunity to laugh while you learn! (A one-act version and a full-length version of this play are also available.)
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Comedy
Short, 45-55 minutes
3 females, 3 males, 6 either
(8-35 actors possible: 1-35 females, 1-35 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical insanity. Creation myths such as Pandora's Box and Cronos and the Titans jostle for space with other famous myths like Jason and the Argonauts (the original Super Friends). Culminating in a heart-pounding, five-minute, two-actor version of The Iliad, this fast-paced, free-wheeling play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for all ages. (A full-length version and an Iliad! only version of this play are also available.)
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Comedy
Full-length, 75-85 minutes
4 females, 6 males, 15 either
(10-47 actors possible: 4-30 females, 6-39 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
To sell out or not to sell out? Not really much of a question. After their budget is slashed, the drama club turns to Shakespeare's greatest tragedy to raise cash, but it's not tickets that are going to fund this year's show: It's sweet, sweet corporate sponsorship and mid-play commercial advertising. The sponsors demand changes in the stodgy old script, but who cares if Shakespeare never wrote musical numbers with back-up dancers or post-apocalyptic zombie battles? He's dead and he can't complain. Or sue. A lightning-quick, hilarious perversion of the greatest play in the English language. (A one-act version of this play is also available.)
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
7 females, 7 males, 15 either
(14-47 actors possible: 7-21 females, 7-26 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
To sell out or not to sell out? Not really much of a question. After their budget is slashed, the drama club turns to Shakespeare's greatest tragedy to raise cash, but it's not tickets that are going to fund this year's show: It's sweet, sweet corporate sponsorship and mid-play commercial advertising. The sponsors demand changes in the stodgy old script, but who cares if Shakespeare never wrote musical numbers with back-up dancers or post-apocalyptic zombie battles? He's dead and he can't complain. Or sue. A lightning-quick, hilarious perversion of the greatest play in the English language.
(A full-length version of this play is also available.)
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
5 females, 4 males, 11 either
(12-40 actors possible: 3-25 females, 3-25 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When hunky star basketball player Cory and gorgeous smart girl Alejandra are chosen to star in Miss Farkus' winter musical, their story seems suspiciously similar to a certain popular film...and one lawyer won't stand for it. But a potential lawsuit is the least of the cast's problems: money is running out, and the depressing script doesn't seem likely to generate sales. Luckily, an Ancient Mayan exchange student has written a blockbuster musical disaster -- and it's guaranteed to be the most volcanic, destructive, and lucrative musical any high school has ever seen.
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Comedy
Short, 40-45 minutes
4 females, 1 male, 9 either (14 actors possible: 3-13 females, 1-11 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
After running away to the North Pole with a pair of unstable elves, Jeanna discovers that something foul is afoot in Santa's workshop. Global Warming is turning the once winter wonderland into a near flood, and a skinny, paranoid Frosty the Snowman thinks that Santa's behind the heat wave. Will Jeanna be able to uncover the truth despite threats of "re-education" from the elves? And will Frosty live to see Christmas?
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Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
6 females, 7 males, 1 either
(5-20 actors possible: 2-10 females, 2-10 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Whether your boyfriend is a Canadian secret agent or monk in training, or your girlfriend is a psychic or pathological liar, one thing is for sure: they are about to dump you. Exploring the painful art of breaking-up through comedic, awkwardly realistic characters, this series of wildly hilarious scenes are sure to make you feel relieved not to be the receiving end of those five fatal relationship words.
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Comedy
Full-length, 110-120 minutes
5 females, 8 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
After a lame homecoming date at Wendy's and the dissolution of her parents' marriage, Bree begins to think that she's been cursed. When her mother declares that she's going to marry her loathsome marriage counselor, she's almost certain. And when she starts falling for that marriage counselor's geeky, awkward son, she's convinced. The Matchmakers is a wild, romantic comedy, complete with a strange clown, blind dates, and a swordfight.
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Miss Beth
A one-act with a passing resemblance to a certain, unspeakable Shakespearean play (it's okay, it's public domain)
by Don Zolidis |
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Dark Comedy
Short, 40-45 minutes
9 females, 4 males (12-23 actors possible: 7-23 females, 0-11 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Beth is pretty, popular, a valued member of the Sub-Regional Champion competitive cheer squad, and relatively happy with her life. But when a late-night Ouija board session proclaims that she will become assistant cheer captain, an unexpected and ridiculous series of supernatural events are triggered. As Beth's thirst for power grows, her moral compass goes into a tailspin -- and her popularity-hungry mom and best friend aren't helping. A campy, female-centered, modernized version of Shakespeare's dark classic.
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Comedy
Short, 30-40 minutes
14 females, 1 male, 1 either
(16 actors possible: 12-15 females, 1-4 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Miss Mylenbush, the semi-hysterical head of the theatre department at Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies, is about to put on the greatest tragedy ever written: Hamlet. The trouble is, her actors are a bunch of teenage girls teetering between delusions of grandeur and criminally insane behavior. When her actors revolt against her autocratic direction and decide to stage the play their way, disturbing hilarity ensues.
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Comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
9 females, 10 males, 5 either (7-24 actors possible: 4-14 females, 3-10 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: Each piece in this anthology can be licensed and performed separately.
Christmas traditions are turned on their heads in this hilariously charming series of four short plays. In Clausarella, the reluctant heir to Santa's empire finds the strength to step out of his father's shadow and win true love. Kris Kringle and company get a lesson in corporate greed and worker's rights in Santa vs. The Garden Gnomes, while Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy transforms the classic confectionary tale into a vendetta soap opera. Finally, Grandma Remembers Something explores "the good old days that never were" and proves that nostalgia is a dish best served confused.
To purchase this book of 4 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Santa vs. The Garden Gnomes
Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy
Grandma Remembers Something
Clausarella
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Murder Mystery/Comedy
Short, 40-60 minutes
5 females, 6 males (11 actors possible: 5-6 females, 5-6 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
The mysterious Mr. Uno has invited six eccentric guests to his dark and stormy mansion. When Uno winds up dead (several times over), and guests begin dying mysteriously, those remaining must uncover the murderer before it's too late. A wickedly funny parody of the traditional murder mystery, with eleven possible alternate endings voted on by the audience. Mix and match them all!
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 40-50 minutes
4 females, 4 males, 4 either
(8-16 actors possible: 4-8 females, 4-8 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Reeling from her sister's death, Beth suddenly finds herself journeying through a world suspiciously resembling the film The Wizard of Oz. But with the yellow brick road sold to foreign investors after a financial meltdown, the Scarecrow reveling in his ignorant bliss, the Cowardly Lion acting like a paranoid sociopath, and the Tin Man embracing his emotional numbness, Beth wonders what role she plays in this classic story gone awry. A hilarious and heart-wrenching exploration of grief and perseverance on the road to acceptance.
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| "Comedy is easy to pick up, yet hard to master. Random Acts of Comedy is a collection of assorted plays that range in many types of humor from outright parody to twisting of classics to meta humor on the art of theatre. For anyone seeking to teach their students the art of humor, [this] is quite the excellent source for inspiration." |
| --Midwest Book Review |
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 40-45 minutes
8 females, 6 males, 3 either (17-40 actors possible: 8-30 females, 6-12 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal stage manager, a lead who's convinced that Wicked is a much better show, and a girl who is clinically incapable of following directions (she has a doctor's note to prove it). And to make matters worse, there aren't nearly enough guys to be the Guys. A hilarious and poignant look behind the scenes of a drama club production filled with -- what else? -- lots of drama.
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Comedy
Short, 20-25 minutes
5 females, 3 males, 4 either (12 actors possible: 2-9 females, 3-9 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When Santa is captured by the CIA for violating the no-fly zone over American airspace, it's up to Mrs. Claus and a team of mentally unstable elves to spring into action and save Christmas. From Santa auditions and futuristic Christmas cyborgs to terrorist interrogations and mutinous reindeer, the Clauses and their elven workers must race against time break Santa out of prison and save their beloved holiday.
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Comedy
Full-length, 80-90 minutes
12 females, 20 males, 15 either
(8-60 actors possible: 4-30 females, 4-30 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of Dr. Seuss. Complete with a singing Cyclops ("Oh the sights you can spy with only one eye!"), the slaughter of the suitors acted out with teddy bears, and the sorceress Circe serving up crew members with a side of green eggs, The SeussOdyssey is a hilarious and speedy reimagining of the classic epic. (A one-act version of this play is also available.)
"The SeussOdyssey" is not affiliated, endorsed, or sponsored by Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
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Comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
10 females, 15 males, 10 either
(8-60 actors possible: 4-30 females, 4-30 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of Dr. Seuss. Complete with a singing Cyclops ("Oh the sights you can spy with only one eye!"), the slaughter of the suitors acted out with teddy bears, and the sorceress Circe serving up crew members with a side of green eggs, The SeussOdyssey is a hilarious and speedy reimagining of the classic epic. (A full-length version of this play is also available.)
"The SeussOdyssey" is not affiliated, endorsed, or sponsored by Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
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Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
8 females, 6 males, 4 either
(18 actors possible: 0-18 females, 0-18 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When the disgruntled cast of Snappy's Happy Half Hour quits moments before a live broadcast, it's up to the techies to save the beloved children's television show. Unfortunately, this eclectic group includes a megalomaniacal gaffer, a Hells Angel on work release, and a clinically-depressed boom operator. Can they keep the smiles on their faces and their imaginations in gear? Don't count on it. Stay tuned for hilarity and mayhem when the people behind the scenes are forced to jump in front of them.
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
12 females, 10 males, 3 either
(18-30 actors possible: 10-20 females, 8-18 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
It's 1961, and ordinary teenager Jane Doe is drafted by the CIA to become a super-secret secret agent. Her mission? Infiltrate an American high school to locate a Russian spy about to send classified space program information to the USSR. But it's not easy being undercover, especially when your spy family consists of a femme fatale "mom," a 40-year-old "younger brother," and the most dashingly narcissistic "dad" ever. Add that to obnoxious fellow students, a blatantly sexist curriculum, and the horror that is prom, and you've got a mission that might be impossible.
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Suzie Scrooge by Don Zolidis
based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
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Christmas comedy
Short, 45-50 minutes
3 females, 7 males, 3 either (7-20 actors possible: 3-12 females, 4-15 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
In this modern-day adaptation of the beloved Dickens classic, it's one year after Scrooge's miraculous transformation. Now everyone is out to take advantage of him, including the unscrupulous Cratchits. Scrooge's niece, Suzie, tries to look out for him, but instead of saving her uncle, she's visited by a series of well-meaning spirits: the ghost of her old lab partner, her dead driving instructor, and other oddities who insist on teaching her the true meaning of Christmas. But they don't quite get what they bargained for.
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 120-130 minutes
5 females, 3 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
In the winter of 1986, thirteen-year-old Louis vows to kiss the love of his life, the quirky theater queen Carolyn, before Christmas. Standing in his way are the forces of puberty, his big-haired vitriolic older sister, his anal-retentive mother, and his eternally amused father. The surprise arrival of both grandmothers, each crazy in their own way, throws the family into turmoil and cracks Louis' world wide open.
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Christmas Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
5 females, 3 males, 15 either
(13-23 actors possible: 5-20 females, 3-18 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
The trial of the century: Santa Claus (aka Kris Kringle) v. Emily Worthington (aka bratty nine-year-old girl). In the TV courtroom of Judge Trudy, Santa is charged with delivering the wrong present on Christmas Day. Will Santa be convicted of this heinous crime? Or will Santa's Elven lawyer prove beyond a doubt that Emily was naughty, not nice?
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
3 females, 3 males (6-21 actors possible: 3-16 females, 3-16 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Billy's life was pushed to the brink of insanity when his father disappeared and his mother slipped into a catatonic state after a failed suicide attempt. His older sister, Meg, has enough on her hands with a job at Wal-Mart to pay off medical bills and a Latin lover who is determined to teach Billy how to be a man. Billy's only friends are a home schooled lesbian evangelist named Chastity whom he desperately lusts after and a large, magical talking capybara, the world's largest rodent. Together, they must find a way to revive Billy's mother and save Billy's world.
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| "Zolidis' delightfully twisted and often bleak black comedy marks the local debut of a most promising playwright...raucously funny and truly fearless." |
| --Entertainment Today |
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