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The Gift of the Magi adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 45 - 55 minutes
  • 10 W, 5 M,  (9-23 actors possible: 6-14 W, 3-9 M)
Productions (206)
(18)

This heartwarming romantic comedy, narrated by a group of Christmas carolers, tells the story of Della and Jim, who are desperately in love with... Read more

This heartwarming romantic comedy, narrated by a group of Christmas carolers, tells the story of Della and Jim, who are desperately in love with... Read more

War at Home by Nicole Quinn

  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 13 Any (16-30 actors possible: 4-26 W, 4-26 M)
Productions (198)
(21)

A group of students in a New York State high school 100 miles north of Ground Zero responds to the events of September 11th, 2001. The text of... Read more

A group of students in a New York State high school 100 miles north of Ground Zero responds to the events of September 11th, 2001. The text of... Read more

I Dream Before I Take the Stand by Arlene Hutton

  • Drama
  • |
  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (196)
(21)

A defense lawyer cross-examines a woman during her testimony in a sexual assault case -- and in doing so, horribly distorts her perfectly... Read more

A defense lawyer cross-examines a woman during her testimony in a sexual assault case -- and in doing so, horribly distorts her perfectly... Read more

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The Things She Held by Martha Epstein

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 3-20 W, 0-17 M)
Productions (4)
(6)

The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of... Read more

The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of... Read more

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937 by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 8 M, 12 Any (15-32 actors possible: 7-20 W, 8-20 M)
Productions (76)
(12)

May, 1939. Captain Gustav Schroeder pilots the SS St. Louis, a luxury ocean liner, away from its home port in Hamburg, Germany. His goal: to... Read more

May, 1939. Captain Gustav Schroeder pilots the SS St. Louis, a luxury ocean liner, away from its home port in Hamburg, Germany. His goal: to... Read more

Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be With You Shortly by Garth Wingfield

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (218)
(13)

David and Sue sit there week after week in their shrinks' waiting room reading magazines. So who says you should never talk to strangers? Read more

David and Sue sit there week after week in their shrinks' waiting room reading magazines. So who says you should never talk to strangers? Read more

Medea adapted by Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia

  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 13 W, 2 M,  (11-27 actors possible: 9-21 W, 2-6 M)
Productions (184)
(17)

Deaf to the warnings of her nurse and chorus, grief-stricken Medea seeks solace in destroying Jason, her unfaithful husband. She ruthlessly... Read more

Deaf to the warnings of her nurse and chorus, grief-stricken Medea seeks solace in destroying Jason, her unfaithful husband. She ruthlessly... Read more

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Nora's Lost by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 12 W, 6 M, 7 Any (15-25 actors possible: 8-20 W, 5-20 M)
Productions (213)
(19)

Debilitated by Alzheimer's disease, Nora Blodget follows the vision of her late husband into the woods on a cold night. Nora's life flashes... Read more

Debilitated by Alzheimer's disease, Nora Blodget follows the vision of her late husband into the woods on a cold night. Nora's life flashes... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 10 by Greg Oliver Bodine and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(5)

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a group... Read more

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a group... Read more

The Unknown Part of the Ocean by Sheri Wilner

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (110)
(15)

Eight-year-old Sophie loves to entertain her mother with fantastical stories. But what's a little storyteller to do when her mother's cancer is... Read more

Eight-year-old Sophie loves to entertain her mother with fantastical stories. But what's a little storyteller to do when her mother's cancer is... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 9 by Catherine Butterfield and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
Productions (1)
(1)

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a woman... Read more

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a woman... Read more

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The Magic Hour by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 5 Any (6-30 actors possible: 3-15 W, 3-15 M)
Productions (63)
(60)

It's 4 A.M. and for a group of teens, it's time to wrestle with the changes in their lives. The DJ of the internet's loneliest radio show gets an... Read more

It's 4 A.M. and for a group of teens, it's time to wrestle with the changes in their lives. The DJ of the internet's loneliest radio show gets an... Read more

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This Side of Heaven by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 1 Any (3-9 actors possible: 1-8 W, 1-7 M)
Productions (64)
(19)

After two unlucky accidents, seventeen-year-olds Fever and Chase must adapt to the new limitations of their bodies: partial-paralysis for Chase... Read more

After two unlucky accidents, seventeen-year-olds Fever and Chase must adapt to the new limitations of their bodies: partial-paralysis for Chase... Read more

Available as eScript

Henry's Law by Stacie Lents

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 55 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (68)
(12)

When the brilliant but socially awkward Max starts tutoring popular student Sara in chemistry, an unlikely friendship begins. But Max isn't... Read more

When the brilliant but socially awkward Max starts tutoring popular student Sara in chemistry, an unlikely friendship begins. But Max isn't... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 7 by Trista Baldwin and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(4)

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... Read more

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... 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

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Relative Strangers by Sheri Wilner

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 
Productions (205)
(16)

A young airline passenger decides that the woman seated next to her might be the mother she never had. She finds an ally in a wacky stewardess... Read more

A young airline passenger decides that the woman seated next to her might be the mother she never had. She finds an ally in a wacky stewardess... Read more

Common Ground by Brendon Votipka

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 9 W, 4 M,  (13 actors possible: 7-9 W, 4-6 M)
Productions (121)
(14)

Several singular young people attempt to communicate and evaluate each other as they converse in a coffee shop. The kaleidoscopic scenes range... Read more

Several singular young people attempt to communicate and evaluate each other as they converse in a coffee shop. The kaleidoscopic scenes range... Read more

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Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 40 minutes
  • 15 W, 15 M, 10 Any (23-75 actors possible: 12-40 W, 11-35 M)
Productions (51)
(14)

When a young Vietnamese girl plants beans in a vacant lot to connect with the memory of her father, the diverse group of locals who take notice... Read more

When a young Vietnamese girl plants beans in a vacant lot to connect with the memory of her father, the diverse group of locals who take notice... Read more

Available as eScript

Perfect Score by Katie Henry

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M,  (7-11 actors possible: 3-8 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (112)
(12)

Four friends -- a hippie, a jock, a perfectionist, and a slacker -- negotiate the college application process as graduation day rapidly... Read more

Four friends -- a hippie, a jock, a perfectionist, and a slacker -- negotiate the college application process as graduation day rapidly... Read more