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The Siren Song of Stephen Jay Gould by Benjamin Bettenbender

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (65)
(2)

A man lands on a woman after trying to throw himself off a bridge in a botched suicide attempt. On the quiet riverbank, as he attends to her... Read more

A man lands on a woman after trying to throw himself off a bridge in a botched suicide attempt. On the quiet riverbank, as he attends to her... Read more

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After Math by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 6 Any (8-40 actors possible: 2-38 W, 2-38 M)
Productions (288)
(38)

When a man and woman in suits take Emmett away in the middle of math class, his classmates come up with their own explanations for his mysterious... Read more

When a man and woman in suits take Emmett away in the middle of math class, his classmates come up with their own explanations for his mysterious... Read more

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Couples by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 6 W, 10 M,  (5-18 actors possible: 2-7 W, 3-11 M)
Productions (10)
(0)

Couples brings together nine dynamic short comedies and dramas, each for two actors. From a one-night stand that reveals a woman's secret (Right... Read more

Couples brings together nine dynamic short comedies and dramas, each for two actors. From a one-night stand that reveals a woman's secret (Right... Read more

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Persuasion adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 8 W, 7 M,  (15-20 actors possible: 8-10 W, 7-10 M)
Productions (10)
(0)

The Elliot family verges on financial ruin, and image-conscious patriarch Sir Walter must rent their estate to avoid bankruptcy. His daughter... Read more

The Elliot family verges on financial ruin, and image-conscious patriarch Sir Walter must rent their estate to avoid bankruptcy. His daughter... Read more

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The Reluctant Dragon adapted by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (8-30 actors possible: 2-16 W, 1-15 M)
Productions (29)
(7)

In the zany village of Veesaldorf, a young girl named Charity is more interested in fairy tales than her daily farm chore of painting the pigs.... Read more

In the zany village of Veesaldorf, a young girl named Charity is more interested in fairy tales than her daily farm chore of painting the pigs.... Read more

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The Absolute Most Cliched Elevator Play in the History of the Entire Universe by Werner Trieschmann

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 2 M, 3 Any (10-12 actors possible: 5-10 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (201)
(11)

When a crowded elevator becomes stuck, one of the passengers, a playwriting instructor, thinks that everybody is in fact trapped in a cliched... Read more

When a crowded elevator becomes stuck, one of the passengers, a playwriting instructor, thinks that everybody is in fact trapped in a cliched... Read more

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The Hamlet Thrill-ma-geddon (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M, 15 Any (10-47 actors possible: 4-30 W, 6-39 M)
Productions (99)
(10)

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... Read more

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... Read more

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The Importance of Being Earnest (in 30 minutes) adapted by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (89)
(10)

In this one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde's beloved romantic comedy, the stakes are even higher and the deadlines even tighter for poor Jack... Read more

In this one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde's beloved romantic comedy, the stakes are even higher and the deadlines even tighter for poor Jack... Read more

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The Christmas Carol Rag by Norman Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 6 W, 3 M,  (9-15 actors possible: 6-11 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (13)
(2)

In a spunky take on the Dickens classic, the story of Scrooge's redemption is set in the exciting, ragtime world of New York, circa 1911. Evelyn... Read more

In a spunky take on the Dickens classic, the story of Scrooge's redemption is set in the exciting, ragtime world of New York, circa 1911. Evelyn... Read more

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The Proposal by Paul Siemens

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M,  (3 actors possible: 1-3 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (36)
(3)

A marriage proposal goes awry when a series of misunderstandings sends the characters careening across the line between love and hate. A modern... Read more

A marriage proposal goes awry when a series of misunderstandings sends the characters careening across the line between love and hate. A modern... Read more

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Sally Cotter and the Prisoner of Ala Katraz by Dean O'Carroll

  • Comedy
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M, 20 Any (15-60 actors possible: 6-30 W, 5-30 M)
Productions (36)
(1)

Sally Cotter is back, once again dreaming that she is a student at the bewitching Frogbull Academy of Sorcery. But this time she's caught up in... Read more

Sally Cotter is back, once again dreaming that she is a student at the bewitching Frogbull Academy of Sorcery. But this time she's caught up in... Read more

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High School (non) Musical by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 9 Any (14-50 actors possible: 5-25 W, 5-25 M)
Productions (143)
(32)

Toy Boatin is Roswell High's bowling star, but he's longing for more than just the state championship. When surgical prodigy Gaberella transfers... Read more

Toy Boatin is Roswell High's bowling star, but he's longing for more than just the state championship. When surgical prodigy Gaberella transfers... Read more

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Oedi by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M, 
Productions (137)
(3)

This farcical retelling of the Oedipus Rex story confronts the overlooked fact that if Oedipus married his mother, she had to be old enough to be... Read more

This farcical retelling of the Oedipus Rex story confronts the overlooked fact that if Oedipus married his mother, she had to be old enough to be... Read more

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HA! by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M,  (6-16 actors possible: 2-6 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (27)
(0)

HA! is a collection of Rich Orloff's three most popular one-act comedies, including Oedi (a spoof of Oedipus Rex), The News from St. Petersburg... Read more

HA! is a collection of Rich Orloff's three most popular one-act comedies, including Oedi (a spoof of Oedipus Rex), The News from St. Petersburg... Read more

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Emotional Baggage by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (6-7 actors possible: 3-4 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (73)
(0)

The secret lives of unclaimed baggage. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.) Read more

The secret lives of unclaimed baggage. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.) Read more

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18 More Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 25 W, 27 M, 30 Any (15-82 actors possible: 2-80 W, 2-80 M)
Productions (116)
(4)

Our children are under the threat of a horrible plague today -- commonly known as Drama. This sequel to 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play provides... Read more

Our children are under the threat of a horrible plague today -- commonly known as Drama. This sequel to 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play provides... Read more

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The Christmas Machine by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 Any (5-15 actors possible: 2-15 W, 0-13 M)
Productions (50)
(24)

Told in rhyming couplets a la Dr. Seuss, The Christmas Machine is the fanciful story of the Christmas Moo, a shameless huckster who foists his... Read more

Told in rhyming couplets a la Dr. Seuss, The Christmas Machine is the fanciful story of the Christmas Moo, a shameless huckster who foists his... Read more

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Funny as a Crutch by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-36 actors possible: 2-15 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (19)
(2)

Funny as a Crutch mixes ten vibrant short plays in an uproarious yet touching collection that explores the concept of disability. In tales... Read more

Funny as a Crutch mixes ten vibrant short plays in an uproarious yet touching collection that explores the concept of disability. In tales... Read more

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Reefer Madness (Landry) by Joe Landry

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 
Productions (10)
(0)

Lust! Paranoia! Murder! All rolled into one... Set in All-American 1950s suburbia, Dr. Carroll, principal of the local high school, warns how one... Read more

Lust! Paranoia! Murder! All rolled into one... Set in All-American 1950s suburbia, Dr. Carroll, principal of the local high school, warns how one... Read more

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Talent Show Fail Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (6-16 actors possible: 1-14 W, 2-15 M)
Productions (51)
(16)

The town of Holly Springs has terrible roads, and the citizens are counting on the money raised from this year's talent show to fix them.... Read more

The town of Holly Springs has terrible roads, and the citizens are counting on the money raised from this year's talent show to fix them.... Read more