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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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Suspense
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
2 females, 3 males (2-30 actors possible: 1-10 females, 1-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer's ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. This spooky, exciting piece is perfect for any space, large or small. (A one-act component of this play, The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play, is also available.)
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| "...transforms the stage into a well-oiled machine of actors reaching for noise-making props while portraying a nerve-shattering array of characters in varying states of fear, anxiety, panic and murder." |
| --Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Mystery/Thriller
Short, 40-50 minutes
2 females, 3 males (2-20 actors possible: 1-5 females, 1-15 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Inspired by Hitchcock's classic tale and performed as a live period radio play, this romantic thriller is a fast-paced ride through the signature world of the Master of Suspense. Richard Hannay is visiting 1930s London when he meets Annabella Smith, who is on the run from foreign agents, after a disturbance at a music hall. Later that night, Annabella is murdered and Hannay must then try to break the spy ring and prove his innocence. From an epic train chase to a feisty love interest, Hannay has his work cut out for him as he searches for the truth about The 39 Steps. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play.)
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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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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, 15-20 minutes
6 females, 1 male
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
It's time to go backstage at the Academy Awards, where the five nominees for Best Actress -- the aging superstar, the British diva, the impressionable teen idol, the indie film queen, and the "token" African-American nominee -- battle it out during an interview with the entertainment reporters from hell.
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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/Drama
Full-length, 60-85 minutes
3 females, 5 males, 8 either
(11-41 actors possible: 3-31 females, 5-33 males)
$75.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: Each piece in this anthology can be licensed and performed separately.
A collection of five Christmas-themed short plays from New York City's acclaimed Flea Theater. From a family sitting down to read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" with unexpected results (Not a Creature Was Stirring), to elves rapping about bloody films (Holiday Movies), to an irreverent take on the story of Jesus' birth (Away in the Manger), these comedies and dramas take on the holiday season like never before.
To purchase this book of 5 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Away in the Manger by Roger Rosenblatt
Before the Before and Before That by Mac Wellman
Christmas Song by Len Jenkin
Holiday Movies by Elizabeth Swados
Not a Creature Was Stirring by Christopher Durang
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| "[Len Jenkin's Christmas Song is] elegantly written... A brief snapshot of a few lonely individuals in a boarding house, it's tender and heartfelt." |
| --Dan Bacalzo, Theatermania |
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Trumbo
Red, White & Blacklisted
by Christopher Trumbo
based on the letters of Dalton Trumbo |
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 85-95 minutes
2 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, he was thrown in prison and blacklisted as one of the "Hollywood Ten." Based on his brilliant and razor-sharp letters to friends, former friends, and family, Trumbo reveals how the author of Spartacus, Roman Holiday, and Exodus took on Congress, Hollywood, and the Red Scare -- and won.
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| "Positively sizzles with wit...sweet, sad and ultimately uplifting, Trumbo is a great history lesson and a reminder that, many years ago, people wrote letters, and, on occasion, the craft of those letters ascended to art." |
| --Variety |
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Drama
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
5 females, 3 males (8-15 actors possible: 5-9 females, 3-6 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Have you ever wanted to disappear? Daniel Hand disappeared, but he left behind some clues: a note, some video artwork, and a school full of conflicting impressions and theories. When Shannon, an aspiring filmmaker, starts shooting a documentary about the enigma of her missing classmate, she learns he was an athlete, honors student, artist, drug user, and perhaps a religious fanatic. Can she believe all the labels the other students are trying to slap on him? Is Daniel, Shannon, or anyone what everyone perceives them to be?
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| "O'Brien's script isn't exactly an episode of 'Saved by the Bell'...the piece is raw, dark, and uncomfortably close to real life." |
| --Jane Mattingly, The Arts Louisville |
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Comedy
Full-length, 60-75 minutes
5 females, 4 males, 3 either
(10-12 actors possible: 4-8 females, 4-7 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Nothing ever happens in Scrug, Iowa -- until the U.S. Regional Air Guitar Championships come through town, that is. Armed with a camera and crew determined to document the competitors from their high school, Cable and Lindy jump right into the mix, interviewing the Championship hopefuls and catching all the drama. Inspired by the unstoppable draw of games like Guitar Hero and real live air guitar competitions, Air Guitar High is the high-octane story of a group of teenagers ready to take their futures into their own hands. Literally.
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Science fiction comedy
Short, 40-50 minutes
9 females, 6 males, 13 either
(20-28 actors possible: 4-18 females, 2-24 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
On the surface, Andromeda is an average teenager. Few realize that, influenced by her name and watching too many Star Trek episodes as a child, she filters all the events of her life through hilarious sci-fi scenarios. When her cheating boyfriend returns, it's not just Andromeda's pride at stake, but her whole starship. With her shields down and her weapons inoperable, will Andromeda prevail against the onslaught of "The Brad"?
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Comedy
Short, 10-15 minutes
5 females
$35.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 3.
Several actresses are competing for the role of a scientist who can slow down and revive a beam of light. Meg has a history with the director, Patti has a history of being unbeatable, and Jennifer needs an illuminating boost of confidence.
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Comedy
Short, 30-45 minutes
1 female, 12 males (12-20 actors possible: 0-20 females, 0-20 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Baxter and Jones, executives at a production company, are mortal enemies locked in a never-ending petty competition to destroy each other's careers. After being assigned to produce the worst script ever written, the two are forced into a tenuous partnership to save their jobs -- at the cost of their souls.
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Comedy
Short, 10-20 minutes
3 females (3 actors possible: 2-3 females, exactly 1 male)
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 6.
Susan's screenwriting career has faded away, but now she's back in Hollywood, desperately hoping to be hired for what may be the
last TV movie ever made. Along with her persistent agent, can she convince the young new TV executive to give her a job?
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Noir/Comedic action-adventure
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
9 females, 9 males, 12 either
(12-40 actors possible: 6-20 females, 6-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Big city reporter Amanda Danger needs some spark, a little quark to get her out of her funk. Who cares that she has a collection of Pulitzers? She wants to cover something new! What Amanda wants, Amanda gets when her editor sends her to Venice in search of the key to immortality and true love. Against a 1940s-ish backdrop, this wild adventure is packed with crazy language, unexpected cameos, a klutzy rival reporter, and a Noir style that just won't quit.
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Comedy
Full-length, 110-130 minutes
5 females, 13 males (18-30 actors possible: 4-10 females, 13-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Hollywood, 1929. Sly-as-a-fox talent agent Manny Weisenberg has got a problem. Several. His biggest client, Bob "Whiplash" McCord -- a British classical actor trapped playing a silent cowboy hero -- wants out of his contract. Manny's girlfriend Cherie, an aspiring actress, wants out of LA. And local gangster Joey Bananas wants to break Manny's legs for default of certain debts. Manny's solution is to create the greatest seaside pageant ever seen: "The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune." A screwball comedy a la Kaufman and Hart, set against the backdrop of early Hollywood and classic LA political corruption.
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| "[The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune] mixes Jersey mobsters with beauty pageant glamour for laughs galore." |
| --The Washington Post |
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Comedy
Full-length, 75-85 minutes
10 females, 10 males, 15 either (18-42 actors possible: 8-20 females, 10-22 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Hollywood stars, paparazzi, and fairies collide in this streamlined, multi-media enhanced version of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Combining an abridged version of the original text with film and Powerpoint slides, this adaptation is a fresh and hilarious take on the beloved comedy about mismatched couples under the spell of a love potion -- set to the flashing lights of the world of movies.
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Comedy
Short, 5-10 minutes
1 female
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Snapshot.
A young vaudeville actress prepares for her first photo shoot.
This piece is part of Snapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "Order this play" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot.
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