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The Alibis by Jonathan Dorf and 6 others

  • Comedy
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  • 110 - 130 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 10 Any (10-55 actors possible: 3-53 W, 2-52 M)
Productions (418)
(104)

We challenged eight playwrights to find the comedy in crime in this rogue's gallery of ten-minute plays wrapped in a classic whodunnit. When... Read more

We challenged eight playwrights to find the comedy in crime in this rogue's gallery of ten-minute plays wrapped in a classic whodunnit. When... Read more

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The Bullying Collection by E. M. Bell and 7 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 105 minutes
  • 10 W, 5 M, 15 Any (13-95 actors possible: 5-86 W, 5-67 M)
Productions (147)
(47)

We asked nine talented playwrights to write a 10-minute play based on his or her unique take on bullying. Designed to be flexible, the plays can... Read more

We asked nine talented playwrights to write a 10-minute play based on his or her unique take on bullying. Designed to be flexible, the plays can... Read more

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A Simpler Time by Jonathan Dorf and 7 others

  • Comedy
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  • 110 - 130 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M, 14 Any (16-55 actors possible: 8-47 W, 8-47 M)
Productions (155)
(44)

We challenged nine playwrights to find the funny and familiar in every era in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible for... Read more

We challenged nine playwrights to find the funny and familiar in every era in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible for... Read more

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Scared Silly by Peter Bloedel and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M, 14 Any (16-85 actors possible: 8-62 W, 8-54 M)
Productions (138)
(38)

We challenged ten playwrights to bring us their funniest takes on the fearsome in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible... Read more

We challenged ten playwrights to bring us their funniest takes on the fearsome in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible... Read more

Random Acts of Comedy: 15 Hit One-Act Plays for Student Actors by Peter Bloedel and 11 others

  • Comedy
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(17)

Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating... Read more

Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating... Read more

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The Incomplete Life & Random Death of Molly Denholtz by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 85 minutes
  • 10 W, 4 M, 2 Any (16 actors possible: 10-12 W, 4-6 M)
Productions (40)
(21)

When somebody dies, what's the right thing to say? What are you supposed to do? How are you supposed to feel? Nobody really knows the answers to... Read more

When somebody dies, what's the right thing to say? What are you supposed to do? How are you supposed to feel? Nobody really knows the answers to... Read more

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Facebook Ruins Everything! by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 8 M, 10 Any (8-20 actors possible: 2-15 W, 5-18 M)
Productions (30)
(5)

When tech-paranoid playwright Ian McWethy finds two teenagers "Facebooking" on his lawn, he boldly makes a stand by taking their phones... Read more

When tech-paranoid playwright Ian McWethy finds two teenagers "Facebooking" on his lawn, he boldly makes a stand by taking their phones... Read more

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13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 7 W, 6 M, 3 Any (4-16 actors possible: 0-16 W, 0-16 M)
Productions (1588)
(55)

When two college recruiters at a prestigious university need to fill one last spot to keep their jobs, thirteen eccentric, dimwitted and... Read more

When two college recruiters at a prestigious university need to fill one last spot to keep their jobs, thirteen eccentric, dimwitted and... Read more

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The Internet is Distract--OH LOOK A KITTEN! by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 12 Any (5-18 actors possible: 5-17 W, 3-15 M)
Productions (910)
(139)

Micah only has twenty minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first. Unfortunately,... Read more

Micah only has twenty minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first. Unfortunately,... Read more

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Bad Auditions by Bad Actors by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 7 W, 4 M, 3 Any (4-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Productions (1143)
(83)

A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

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Appropriate Audience Behavior by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 9 W, 8 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 0-20 W, 0-20 M)
Productions (491)
(89)

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they're sitting next to the... Read more

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they're sitting next to the... Read more

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The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 12 W, 13 M, 1 Any (7-34 actors possible: 4-22 W, 3-23 M)
Productions (680)
(39)

You think your breakup was bad? Eve Tonsil, an employee of the nonprofit company "Relationships for a Better Tomorrow" is here to take you on a... Read more

You think your breakup was bad? Eve Tonsil, an employee of the nonprofit company "Relationships for a Better Tomorrow" is here to take you on a... Read more

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SUPERHEROES by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 12 W, 11 M, 10 Any (5-33 actors possible: 1-23 W, 4-31 M)
Productions (603)
(47)

For superheroes, saving the world is tough, but the time spent away from work is tougher. The Hulk has to do taxes, a crime-fighting sidekick... Read more

For superheroes, saving the world is tough, but the time spent away from work is tougher. The Hulk has to do taxes, a crime-fighting sidekick... Read more

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An Absolutely True Story (As Told by a Bunch of Lying Liars) by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 7 M, 1 Any (11-31 actors possible: 5-26 W, 5-26 M)
Productions (313)
(85)

Someone is in enormous trouble for breaking the priceless heirloom vase in the Peterson living room. But who? Someone is lying. Well, probably... Read more

Someone is in enormous trouble for breaking the priceless heirloom vase in the Peterson living room. But who? Someone is lying. Well, probably... Read more

Bad Auditions... On Camera - A Stay-At-Home Play by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 13 Any (4-13 actors possible: 0-13 W, 0-13 M)
Productions (279)
(25)

A casting director has one day to find an actor to fill the role of a lawyer in a crime procedural. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

A casting director has one day to find an actor to fill the role of a lawyer in a crime procedural. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

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This Is Your Brain on Social Media by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 11 W, 5 M, 7 Any (6-30 actors possible: 3-27 W, 3-27 M)
Productions (170)
(63)

Something must be done about the children! When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the... Read more

Something must be done about the children! When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the... Read more

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The Internet is Distract--OH LOOK A KITTEN! (full-length) by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 10 Any (8-45 actors possible: 0-45 W, 0-45 M)
Productions (140)
(41)

Micah only has forty-five minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first.... Read more

Micah only has forty-five minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first.... Read more

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The Customer Is Always Wrong by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 6 M, 4 Any (6-27 actors possible: 0-27 W, 0-27 M)
Productions (207)
(19)

Ah, the working world is full of valuable lessons. Commitment! Responsibility! Total humiliation! When four teenagers start their very first... Read more

Ah, the working world is full of valuable lessons. Commitment! Responsibility! Total humiliation! When four teenagers start their very first... Read more

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21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 11 W, 13 M, 3 Any (4-30 actors possible: 0-30 W, 0-30 M)
Productions (206)
(23)

The quota is clear: the principal of McKinley Grove High School and her two new assistants can't give out more than twenty detentions per year.... Read more

The quota is clear: the principal of McKinley Grove High School and her two new assistants can't give out more than twenty detentions per year.... Read more

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Good Cop Bad Cop by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 5 Any (5-17 actors possible: 0-17 W, 0-17 M)
Productions (304)
(33)

A catastrophic street sign switcheroo has two rookie detectives grilling a motley crew of suspects and witnesses. Everyone from the high school... Read more

A catastrophic street sign switcheroo has two rookie detectives grilling a motley crew of suspects and witnesses. Everyone from the high school... Read more