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Hamlet on Spring Break by Dwayne Yancey

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 7 W, 4 M,  (11-12 actors possible: 7-8 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (27)
(0)

Instead of returning home to Elsinore, the Prince of Denmark heads to the beach with his girlfriend Ophelia, his buddy Horatio, and his... Read more

Instead of returning home to Elsinore, the Prince of Denmark heads to the beach with his girlfriend Ophelia, his buddy Horatio, and his... Read more

Weird Sisters by James Venhaus

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 80 minutes
  • 5 W, 7 M,  (12-15 actors possible: 5-7 W, 7-8 M)
Productions (24)
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Three social outcasts decide to stoke the ambitions of the star football player, Mac, and his uber-popular girlfriend to see how far they will go... Read more

Three social outcasts decide to stoke the ambitions of the star football player, Mac, and his uber-popular girlfriend to see how far they will go... Read more

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Old Macbeth Had a Farm (full-length) by Tim Kochenderfer

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 7 W, 20 M, 7 Any (8-34 actors possible: 2-23 W, 3-31 M)
Productions (20)
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Mr. Macbeth has a bright future at Colonel Duncan's Chicken Shack -- especially after murdering the CEO, seizing the reins of the company,... Read more

Mr. Macbeth has a bright future at Colonel Duncan's Chicken Shack -- especially after murdering the CEO, seizing the reins of the company,... Read more

A Midsummer Night in the OC (full-length) by D. Tupper McKnight

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M, 4 Any (13-24 actors possible: 0-13 W, 0-13 M)
Productions (16)
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The Cotillion is here but Hermia would rather escape to the beach with her, like, totally hot boyfriend Lysander than be stuck with the dweebish... Read more

The Cotillion is here but Hermia would rather escape to the beach with her, like, totally hot boyfriend Lysander than be stuck with the dweebish... Read more

The Shakespearecist by Leon Kaye

  • Comedy
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (8-10 actors possible: 3-6 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (7)
(4)

When a young thespian is hit on the head while rehearsing to play the lead in Macbeth, he suddenly can't shake himself from the part --... Read more

When a young thespian is hit on the head while rehearsing to play the lead in Macbeth, he suddenly can't shake himself from the part --... Read more

A Midsummer Night in the OC (one-act) by D. Tupper McKnight

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 6 M, 4 Any (13 actors possible: 7-11 W, 6-10 M)
Productions (8)
(0)

The Cotillion is here but Hermia would rather escape to the beach with her, like, totally hot boyfriend Lysander than be stuck with the dweebish... Read more

The Cotillion is here but Hermia would rather escape to the beach with her, like, totally hot boyfriend Lysander than be stuck with the dweebish... Read more

The Elsinore Follies by Bill Warnock

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 6 M,  (8-10 actors possible: exactly 2 W, 6-8 M)
Productions (2)
(0)

Lust is the root of all troubles in Elsinore in this fresh and often funny take on Hamlet. A gravedigger at work in the cemetery outside the... Read more

Lust is the root of all troubles in Elsinore in this fresh and often funny take on Hamlet. A gravedigger at work in the cemetery outside the... Read more

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The Rules of Comedy by Peter Bloedel

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 55 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 10 Any (10-48 actors possible: 0-24 W, 0-24 M)
Productions (376)
(37)

The audience is given a side-splitting lesson in what's funny and what's not funny. In order to prove that the Rules of Comedy work, they are... Read more

The audience is given a side-splitting lesson in what's funny and what's not funny. In order to prove that the Rules of Comedy work, they are... Read more

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The Taming by Lauren Gunderson

  • Comedy
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  • 85 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 
Productions (136)
(15)

Tweetering, pandashrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison -- what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this... Read more

Tweetering, pandashrews, and undying giddiness for James Madison -- what else could you expect to find at a Miss America pageant? In this... 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 Distracted Scholar's Guide to Literature and Drama by Peter Bloedel

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 12 Any (8-40 actors possible: 4-20 W, 4-20 M)
Productions (102)
(12)

Short attention span? This play offers to teach the audience everything they'd ever need to know about the major movements and works in Western... Read more

Short attention span? This play offers to teach the audience everything they'd ever need to know about the major movements and works in Western... Read more

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Juliet and This Guy Romeo by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 8 W, 5 M, 3 Any (13-25 actors possible: 5-15 W, 3-12 M)
Productions (67)
(31)

Two rival families are at war in Verona, Wisconsin. The adults argue about politics on Facebook all night long, while the teenagers aggressively... Read more

Two rival families are at war in Verona, Wisconsin. The adults argue about politics on Facebook all night long, while the teenagers aggressively... Read more

11 Variations on Friar John's Failure by Yuri Baranovsky

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 7 W, 23 M,  (10-33 actors possible: 3-10 W, 7-23 M)
Productions (127)
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What if Friar John had a second chance to avert the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? What if he had a third chance, and a fourth, and more, only to... Read more

What if Friar John had a second chance to avert the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? What if he had a third chance, and a fourth, and more, only to... Read more

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The Elf Rebellion by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 4 M, 3 Any (8 actors possible: 1-7 W, 1-7 M)
Productions (98)
(13)

Three of Santa's elves are fed up with what they consider poor treatment: payment in candy canes, forced labor, and no breaks. After threatening... Read more

Three of Santa's elves are fed up with what they consider poor treatment: payment in candy canes, forced labor, and no breaks. After threatening... 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)
(25)

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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The Bestest Christmas Ever in Texas by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M, 1 Any (5 actors possible: 3-4 W, 1-2 M)
Productions (29)
(15)

Deep in the heart of Texas, Kaylie and Jessie hope for a white Christmas. Their mother, an unabashed cynic, tells them that Texas will never have... Read more

Deep in the heart of Texas, Kaylie and Jessie hope for a white Christmas. Their mother, an unabashed cynic, tells them that Texas will never have... Read more

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Reflex Action by Douglas Craven

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 45 minutes
  • 20 Any (10-30 actors possible: 0-30 W, 0-30 M)
Productions (55)
(0)

Reflex Action is a fast-paced, self-reflexive send-up of theatrical conventions, traditions, and techniques, with a flexible cast size and... Read more

Reflex Action is a fast-paced, self-reflexive send-up of theatrical conventions, traditions, and techniques, with a flexible cast size and... Read more

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The Worstest Play Ever Wrote by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 26 Any (10-30 actors possible: 2-28 W, 2-28 M)
Productions (43)
(8)

What do you get when you combine an after school special, a penguin heist, accent-challenged knights, puppet-show Shakespeare, and a vampire... Read more

What do you get when you combine an after school special, a penguin heist, accent-challenged knights, puppet-show Shakespeare, and a vampire... Read more

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My Little Titus Andronicus by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 15 Any (10-30 actors possible: 0-30 W, 0-30 M)
Productions (9)
(10)

At last, the sparkly pep of My Little Pony meets the violent tragedy of Titus Andronicus. It's Princess Millennia's birthday, and Early Evening... Read more

At last, the sparkly pep of My Little Pony meets the violent tragedy of Titus Andronicus. It's Princess Millennia's birthday, and Early Evening... Read more

Available as eScript

Lions in Illyria by Robert Kauzlaric

  • Comedy
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  • 55 - 65 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M,  (4-8 actors possible: 2-4 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (31)
(8)

Giraffes are gentlemen, aardvarks are card sharks, and animals rule the world in this retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. When young... Read more

Giraffes are gentlemen, aardvarks are card sharks, and animals rule the world in this retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. When young... Read more