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Comedy/Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
2 males
$30.00 per performance; $19.95 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays.
Two young men on the edge find redemption behind the wheel.
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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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Serio-comedy for young audiences
Short, 10-15 minutes
1 female, 2 males, 1 either (4-6 actors possible: 1-4 females, 2-5 males)
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Plays: Volume 9.
Chester sets out to paint the world purple when he realizes it's the only color his blind grandfather can see.
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The End
by Dan Dietz, Jennifer Haley, Allison Moore, A. Rey Pamatmat, et al. |
 
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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 two possum contemplating their place in the universe (The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones), to a hilarious political commercial shoot (The Spot by Steven Dietz), to the only half-Jewish girl with a scar on her face living in the cradle of the Confederacy (Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar), 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:
Banging Ann Coulter by Michael Elyanow
A Blooming of Ivy by Garry Williams
Fight Dreams by Alison Weiss
I am not Batman. by Marco Ramirez
The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones
Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar
picnic (pik' nik): v.i. by Brendan Healy
The Spot by Steven Dietz
A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner
Two Bubbles by Greg Romero
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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 guaranteed to bring the house down. From a haughty young actress waiting for the audition that could be her big break (Audition by Matthew Sheridan), to a double-crossing mother and daughter trying to kill one another (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann), to a science fair full of projects about glitter and Mommy's facelift (Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair by Marco Ramirez), 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:
Audition by Matthew Sheridan
Axel F by Liz Flahive
The Blueberry Hill Accord by Daryl Watson
The Break-Up by Julia Cho
Hela & Troy by Kelly McAllister
Home for the Chalidays by Sharyn Rothstein
Inside The Department of The Exterior by Philip Hall
Knockers by Chris Sheppard and Jeff Grove
On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann
Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair by Marco Ramirez
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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 9 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From a woman who realizes her hair is receding from her nape to creep across her forehead (The Last Hat), to a bowling rivalry of intergalactic proportions (Alien Monster Bowling League), to a parachute drop gone horribly wrong (Airborne), 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:
Airborne by Laura Jacqmin
Alien Monster Bowling League by Matthew Lopez
Backflip by Catherine Butterfield
Baggage Claim by Julia Jordan
Chester, Who Painted The World Purple by Marco Ramirez
A Few More Dumb Propositions by Michael Elyanow
The Last Hat by Kyle John Schmidt
A Moment Defined by Cusi Cram
The Mulligan by Scott Organ
The Perfect Guy by Mary Gallagher
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$19.95 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays is a collection of all ten scripts from the 31st Humana Festival of New American Plays, an annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays in this anthology encompass many of the most exciting and distinct new voices in theater today -- from the true story of a teenager's near-fatal internet attraction (dark play or stories for boys); to a comedy about football and the end of the world (The As If Body Loop); to examining the idiosyncrasies of the bachelor/ette party (Batch). Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays will appeal to all lovers of dramatic literature, including any students, teachers, professors, library patrons, and theatre producers in search of engaging new work.
This collection also includes a unique panel discussion about the international collaborative performance of 365 Days/365 Plays by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
The As If Body Loop by Ken Weitzman
Batch: An American Bachelor/ette Party by Alice Tuan, Whit MacLaughlin, and New Paradise Laboratories
Clarisse and Larmon by Deb Margolin
dark play or stories for boys by Carlos Murillo
I am not Batman. by Marco Ramirez
Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt
The Open Road Anthology by Constance Congdon, Kia Corthron, Michael John Garces, Rolin Jones, A. Rey Pamatmat, Kathryn Walat, and GrooveLily
Strike-Slip by Naomi Iizuka
The Unseen by Craig Wright
When Something Wonderful Ends by Sherry Kramer
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| "Recognized internationally as America's major new-play festival." |
| --Playbill |
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$19.95 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 33rd annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays represent an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in American theater, from a mother-daughter comedy with a lethal twist (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning), to a family drama about a bullying patriarch on the verge of unveiling his biography (Absalom), to a gripping drama about three strangers confined to a hotel room (The Hard Weather Boating Party). This unique compilation is a must-have for any theater aficionado's bookshelf.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
3:59am: a drag race for two actors by Marco Ramirez
Absalom by Zoe Kazan
Ameriville by UNIVERSES
Brink! by Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and Deborah Stein
The Hard Weather Boating Party by Naomi Wallace
On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann
Roanoke by Michael Lew
Slasher by Allison Moore
Under Construction by Charles L. Mee
Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry adapted by Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel
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| "Signs of vitality, flashes of brilliance, displays of theatrical invention... The Humana Festival remains a must-attend event for theater professionals across the country." |
| --Time |
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$19.95 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Humana Festival 2011: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2011 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 35th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a couple who abandon a hectic existence in modern-day NYC to live in a careful recreation of 1955 (Maple and Vine), to a sister and brother left to fend for themselves with a stuffed frog and a rifle for company (Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them), to an immensely wealthy trophy wife who hijacks her personal assistant's sister-bonding weekend (Elemeno Pea). This unique and diverse compilation of plays is a must-have for anyone searching for challenging, captivating, and bold theater.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
BOB by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Chicago, Sudan by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Devil at Noon by Anne Washburn
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by A. Rey Pamatmat
The Edge of Our Bodies by Adam Rapp
Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler
The End by Dan Dietz, Jennifer Haley, Allison Moore, A. Rey Pamatmat, and Marco Ramirez
Hygiene by Gregory Hischak
Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison
Mr. Smitten by Laura Eason
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| "The plays [...] deserve to be celebrated. [That] so many past Humana premieres have gone on to wider audiences and captured major awards is an extraordinary testament to Masterson, his colleagues, and their predecessors, and the reason so many of us keep coming back." |
| --Educational Theatre Association |
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
1 male, 1 either (2 actors possible: 0-1 females, 1-2 males)
$35.00 per performance; $19.95 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays.
A street kid with a stomach full of grocery store brand macaroni and cheese fulfills the ultimate Batman fantasy.
(This play is also available in the collection Great Short Comedies: Volume 3.)
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Action comedy for young audiences
Short, 10-15 minutes
2 females, 5 either (6-7 actors possible: 2-7 females, 0-5 males)
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 6.
Young video-gamer Lupe rides the F train by herself every day. She may be a game master, but in real life, she's never done anything extraordinary. That is, until the infamous F Train Monster chooses Lupe as his nemesis in battle -- and she's got to use all her skills to survive.
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 9-12 minutes
2 females, 2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 4.
Middle schoolers Regina, Bradley, Tiffany, and Sam compete (somewhat viciously) for first place at their school Science Fair. Though everyone else's projects are flashier, from Sam's exploration of his mother's facelift to Tiffany's study of the effects of glitter consumption, Regina proudly finds within herself words to defend her project, which she did entirely herself.
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