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Bliss, or What Happens by Brooke Berman

  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2 actors possible: 0-2 W, 0-2 M)
Productions (3)
(0)

A man and woman lie in bed, sharing in a perfect, singular moment. And though perhaps their bliss is not meant to last, the couple recounts their... Read more

A man and woman lie in bed, sharing in a perfect, singular moment. And though perhaps their bliss is not meant to last, the couple recounts their... Read more

On Lincoln's Head by Julie Jensen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 5 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (2)
(0)

Aggrieved over her lost father, Babe is throwing firecrackers off the top of Lincoln's head. Annette, a ranger, is the only one crazy enough to... Read more

Aggrieved over her lost father, Babe is throwing firecrackers off the top of Lincoln's head. Annette, a ranger, is the only one crazy enough to... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

The Oblong Box adapted by Robert Mason

  • Drama
  • |
  • 12 - 17 minutes
  • 3 W, 6 M, 2 Any (9-11 actors possible: 3-5 W, 6-8 M)
Productions (1)
(5)

While traveling on the SS Independence, Renelle runs into an old friend from college. However, Renelle is surprised to find that Cornelius has... Read more

While traveling on the SS Independence, Renelle runs into an old friend from college. However, Renelle is surprised to find that Cornelius has... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Change by Michael Slade

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 6 W, 2 M,  (3-8 actors possible: 2-6 W, 1-2 M)
Productions (11)
(7)

In 1964, three high school valedictorians reflect on the one recent event none of them will ever forget -- the assassination of President... Read more

In 1964, three high school valedictorians reflect on the one recent event none of them will ever forget -- the assassination of President... Read more

Chekhov's Three Seagulls by Amanda Claire Buckley

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 5 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 
Productions (10)
(3)

Kate, Jackie, and Bee are three quirky teenage girls embroiled in an argument about Chekhov's The Seagull, but their amusing intellectual banter... Read more

Kate, Jackie, and Bee are three quirky teenage girls embroiled in an argument about Chekhov's The Seagull, but their amusing intellectual banter... Read more

Pumpkin Patch by Patrick Gabridge

  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (6)
(0)

A battle over pumpkins brings out simmering racial and class conflicts in a newly gentrified neighborhood. How far will Sasha go to keep LaToya... Read more

A battle over pumpkins brings out simmering racial and class conflicts in a newly gentrified neighborhood. How far will Sasha go to keep LaToya... Read more

Reading List by Susan Miller

  • Drama
  • |
  • 20 - 20 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (4)
(0)

What happens when a place where we once roamed freely for answers to our questions is under siege? Reading List encounters people who, despite... Read more

What happens when a place where we once roamed freely for answers to our questions is under siege? Reading List encounters people who, despite... Read more

The Rebirth of Beautiful by John Walch

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2-3 actors possible: exactly 1 W, 1-2 M)
Productions (9)
(0)

Joseph wants a baby to help put his life back in order, but Mary isn't ready to consider a baby until Joseph puts his life back in order. And his... Read more

Joseph wants a baby to help put his life back in order, but Mary isn't ready to consider a baby until Joseph puts his life back in order. And his... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Fashionistas by Janet Allard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 1 Any (8-14 actors possible: 4-11 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (30)
(2)

The House of Narcissus is gearing up for the fashion show of the season, but life on the runway can be treacherous. An activist plots to destroy... Read more

The House of Narcissus is gearing up for the fashion show of the season, but life on the runway can be treacherous. An activist plots to destroy... Read more

Available as eScript

The Long View by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 60 minutes
  • 10 W, 11 M,  (15-21 actors possible: 5-15 W, 5-12 M)
Productions (97)
(13)

On a seemingly ordinary day, an explosive fight occurs at a high school when Travis, a bully, confronts his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend,... Read more

On a seemingly ordinary day, an explosive fight occurs at a high school when Travis, a bully, confronts his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend,... Read more

Afterglow by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (2)
(0)

After a supermarket pick-up leads to a passionate interlude, a shy young man and a bold young woman don't know what to do next. (This play can... Read more

After a supermarket pick-up leads to a passionate interlude, a shy young man and a bold young woman don't know what to do next. (This play can... Read more

Class Dismissed by Rich Orloff

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (5)
(0)

When a college professor involved in a scandal is forced to leave campus, one of his students arrives in his office with a provocative question.... Read more

When a college professor involved in a scandal is forced to leave campus, one of his students arrives in his office with a provocative question.... Read more

Heart of the Fire by Rich Orloff

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (7)
(0)

A waitress in an East Village bar gets an unwanted visit from a man she knows, with a request she'd rather not hear. (This play can also be... Read more

A waitress in an East Village bar gets an unwanted visit from a man she knows, with a request she'd rather not hear. (This play can also be... Read more

215 Montague Street by Bryan Harnetiaux

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 3 M, 
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On the brink of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, and Wesley Branch Rickey, the white... Read more

On the brink of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, and Wesley Branch Rickey, the white... Read more

I Didn't Know You Could Cook (ten-minute version) by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 9 - 12 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (5)
(0)

When conservative older brother Mark visits his paraplegic brother Jerome's house for dinner, he is shocked by two pieces of information -- his... Read more

When conservative older brother Mark visits his paraplegic brother Jerome's house for dinner, he is shocked by two pieces of information -- his... Read more

Airborne by Laura Jacqmin

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 18 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-12 actors possible: exactly 2 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (9)
(0)

Trapped in the memory of her greatest failure, a female Commanding Officer tries to save Private Margaret Jensen when something goes horribly... Read more

Trapped in the memory of her greatest failure, a female Commanding Officer tries to save Private Margaret Jensen when something goes horribly... Read more

Off Base by Theresa Rebeck

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (6)
(0)

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle performance... Read more

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle performance... Read more

The First Night of Chanukah by Sheri Wilner

  • Drama
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (4)
(0)

It's the first night of Chanukah and David Schwartz is stranded in the Devil's Lake, North Dakota airport. As he bemoans his fate of being "the... Read more

It's the first night of Chanukah and David Schwartz is stranded in the Devil's Lake, North Dakota airport. As he bemoans his fate of being "the... Read more

Letting Billy by Diana Amsterdam

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (2)
(0)

In the middle of the night, Franny gets a call from her young lover, who also happens to be a recent ex-student. He wants to come over, but she... Read more

In the middle of the night, Franny gets a call from her young lover, who also happens to be a recent ex-student. He wants to come over, but she... Read more

Aisle 17B by John Walch

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 3 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (7)
(0)

What's the difference between the Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Fisherman's Catch Banquet? This seemingly benign question arises in the pet food... Read more

What's the difference between the Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Fisherman's Catch Banquet? This seemingly benign question arises in the pet food... Read more