| Paul Dooley is a veteran actor, having appeared in countless movies and TV shows. Films include: Hairspray, 16 Candles, Breaking Away, Runaway Bride, Popeye, and Cars.
My So-Called Life, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Star Trek DS 9, Grace Under Fire, and E.R. are just a few of his TV credits.
Mr. Dooley was the head writer and co-creator of the Emmy award-winning television show The Electric Company on PBS. |
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Drama/Comedy
Short, 10-15 minutes
1 female, 3 males, 3 either (7-10 actors possible: 1-4 females, 3-6 males)
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Plays: Volume 8.
When a menacing stranger appears at the door of a theatrical producer's office, the man only has one request: that the producer read aloud a script that the stranger has written. As the "cold reading" unfolds, it becomes clear that the dialogue in the play eerily foreshadows parts of the producer's real life, blurring the line between fact and fiction in this suspenseful yet comedic drama.
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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.
Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will split your side as you roll down the aisle busting a gut. From four young businessmen handling delicate negotiations over whether to like girls (Controlling Interest by Wayne S. Rawley), to a series of love notes between a husband and wife (Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage) by Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley), to a pair of girls headed on a road trip with the prom queen in a laundry bag (Ron Bobby Had Too Big a Heart by Rolin Jones), this collection will make audiences laugh till it hurts.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Blind Date by Samara Siskind
Controlling Interest by Wayne S. Rawley
Dorothy and Alice by Itamar Moses
Left to Right by Steven Dietz
Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be With You Shortly by Garth Wingfield
Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage) by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman
The Proposal by Paul Siemens
Ron Bobby Had Too Big a Heart by Rolin Jones
Saving Face by Richard Keller
There Shall Be No Bottom (a bad play for worse actors) by Mark O'Donnell
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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 8 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From an absurdly poignant moment where a woman breaks bad news to her friends (The News by Billy Aronson), to a whirlwind account of Moliere's life and one of his greatest works (The Imaginary Invalid: A Dramatical Primer by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag), to an intricate observation of the trickle-down theory of economics (Trickle by Kia Corthron), 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:
Bedtime by Mary Gallagher
Bliss, or What Happens by Brooke Berman
Cold Reading by Paul Dooley
Dead Boy by Craig Wright
The Imaginary Invalid: A Dramatical Primer by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag
The News by Billy Aronson
The Pain In The Poetry by Glenn Alterman
Road Rage by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger
A Siberian Romance by Catherine Trieschmann
Trickle by Kia Corthron
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 10-15 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$40.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 2.
In this homage to Love Letters, an actor and actress read the Post-It notes between a couple that span the duration of their lives together. Hilarious and moving, Post-Its explores the ups and downs of a relationship that were unexpectedly captured on scraps of paper.
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