| Patrick Gabridge is the author of numerous produced plays, including Constant State of Panic, Pieces of Whitey, Reading the Mind of God, Blinders, and Hearing Voices. His first novel, Tornado Siren, is published by Behler Publications. Mr. Gabridge is a recipient of the following awards: the Colorado Arts Innovation Award, a Playwriting Fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts, first place in the Festival of Emerging American Theatre (Phoenix Theatre), the New American Theatre Festival, the UMBC In10 Competition, SlamBoston, and the Market House Theatre One-Act Play Award. His radio plays have been broadcast on NPR and other stations across the U.S. He co-founded the Chameleon Stage Theatre Company in Denver, the Rhombus playwrights' group in Boston, the online Playwright Marketing Binge, as well as the publication, Market InSight... for Playwrights. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Mr. Gabridge lives in Boston with his wife and two kids. |
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Comedy
Short, 12-15 minutes
1 female, 2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Plays: Volume 1.
Christmas is the perfect time to be in love, or so Marcie thought. When her boyfriend surprises her with a variety of gifts to help her deal with him breaking up with her, Marcie's holiday plans take a nosedive. But endings can bring on new beginnings in this clever comedy about exes, neuroses, and the power of poetry.
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| "Christmas Breaks could have come straight out of Saturday Night Live, it possesses that raw, biting humor that can be so indulgently fun during this time of Good Will Towards All." |
| --Newsweekly (Boston) |
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Comedy
Short, 30-35 minutes
2 females, 3 males (5-6 actors possible: exactly 2 females, 3-4 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Eric is the ultimate slacker, but his goal of remaining motionless in front of the TV is in serious jeopardy. His sister and fiance move out and leave him behind in the apartment, and the two newlyweds moving in aren't keen to share their space with a complete stranger. Can Eric use his wits to stay rooted, or is he about to be yanked from his chosen resting place? A fast-paced comedy of inertia.
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Comedy/Drama
Various durations
Various cast requirements
$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
With a diverse blend of themes, styles, and cast requirements, Great Short Plays: Volume 1 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From two actors confusing their roles with their actual lives (Big Ole Washing Machine by Stephen Belber), to the inner thoughts of two terror-stricken subway riders in New York City (Moving Shortly by Sheri Wilner), to a marriage reconciled with puppet therapy (The Rebirth of Beautiful by John Walch), these collections deliver a little bit of everything in half the time.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Big Ole Washing Machine
Bloody Thanksgiving
Christmas Breaks
Good Night, Valsetz
Here and Now
Margo at Sea
Moving Shortly
Patriot Act
The Rebirth of Beautiful
Two Guys Moving Heavy Stuff
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Drama/Comedy
Various durations
Various cast requirements
$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
With a diverse blend of themes, styles, and cast requirements, Great Short Plays: Volume 6 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From an unlikely and hilarious friendship between a tough black messenger and a quiet Asian delivery boy (Bike Wreck by Qui Nguyen), to a very revealing wedding dance (Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt), to the powerful relationship between an Israel boy and a Palestinian girl (Holier Ground by Jonathan Denn), these collections deliver a little bit of everything in half the time.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Bike Wreck by Qui Nguyen
A Bone Close to My Brain by Dan Dietz
The Grand Design by Susan Miller
Holier Ground by Jonathan Denn
Hum of the Arctic by Sarah Hammond
Light by Jeni Mahoney
Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt
Pumpkin Patch by Patrick Gabridge
Reading List by Susan Miller
Sorry by Timothy Mason
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Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
2 females
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Plays: Volume 6.
A battle over pumpkins brings out simmering racial and class conflicts in a newly gentrified neighborhood. How far will Sasha go to keep LaToya from taking fruit from the community garden?
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