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Great Short Plays: Volume 3 by Catherine Filloux and 8 others

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

With a diverse blend of themes, styles, and cast requirements, Great Short Plays: Volume 3 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From a... Read more

With a diverse blend of themes, styles, and cast requirements, Great Short Plays: Volume 3 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From a... Read more

Frostbite by Lisa D'Amour

  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 4 Any (7-15 actors possible: 4-8 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (90)
(13)

On a chilly night in Duluth, Minnesota, with nothing much to do, Sheila, Kira, and Matt head to a clearing in the woods in search of any kind of... Read more

On a chilly night in Duluth, Minnesota, with nothing much to do, Sheila, Kira, and Matt head to a clearing in the woods in search of any kind of... Read more

Just Like I Wanted by Becca Schlossberg

  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 55 minutes
  • 8 W, 7 M, 1 Any (11-16 actors possible: 1-15 W, 1-15 M)
Productions (73)
(25)

At sixteen, Joey has just committed suicide. Through narration and a series of flashbacks, Joey shows us the life he used to lead and why he... Read more

At sixteen, Joey has just committed suicide. Through narration and a series of flashbacks, Joey shows us the life he used to lead and why he... Read more

Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 3 by Joan Ackermann and 6 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(2)

Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the... Read more

Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Variations On A Theme by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 11 W, 12 M, 1 Any (4-24 actors possible: 2-12 W, 2-13 M)
Productions (90)
(13)

Nick and Meg are high school sweethearts, but the night before Meg leaves for college they have a huge fight about trying a long-distance... Read more

Nick and Meg are high school sweethearts, but the night before Meg leaves for college they have a huge fight about trying a long-distance... Read more

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The Refugee Women by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 13 W, 4 M,  (13-25 actors possible: 11-20 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (28)
(10)

To give shape to the endless days in a refugee camp, a group of girls from different countries come together to put on a production of The Trojan... Read more

To give shape to the endless days in a refugee camp, a group of girls from different countries come together to put on a production of The Trojan... Read more

Available as eScript

The Case of Alex Hansen by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 55 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M, 8 Any (12-25 actors possible: 2-17 W, 2-17 M)
Productions (114)
(5)

Alex Hansen awakes to find himself on trial for his life. His legal representation is terrible; he's already been deemed guilty; the courtroom... Read more

Alex Hansen awakes to find himself on trial for his life. His legal representation is terrible; he's already been deemed guilty; the courtroom... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 5 by Liz Duffy Adams and 8 others

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

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

The Audition: Stay-At-Home Edition by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 12 Any (13-20 actors possible: 1-19 W, 1-19 M)
Productions (33)
(23)

A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from... Read more

A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from... Read more

Say Nothing by C. R. Wright

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (30)
(2)

Class President Emily delivers a touching eulogy to the student body after the recent suicide of classmate Elliot. But when her speech is over,... Read more

Class President Emily delivers a touching eulogy to the student body after the recent suicide of classmate Elliot. But when her speech is over,... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Cave Dream by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 15 Any (10-15 actors possible: 0-15 W, 0-15 M)
Productions (84)
(9)

Five spelunkers find themselves trapped in an invisible cage within a cavern. Suddenly, mysterious creatures emerge from the rocks and require... Read more

Five spelunkers find themselves trapped in an invisible cage within a cavern. Suddenly, mysterious creatures emerge from the rocks and require... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Confession: Kafka in High School by Bobby Keniston

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 4 W, 5 M, 
Productions (70)
(9)

Model student Connor K. wakes up one morning to find himself in his high school's conference room, being interrogated by the principal. How he... Read more

Model student Connor K. wakes up one morning to find himself in his high school's conference room, being interrogated by the principal. How he... Read more

Naked Angels Issues Projects: Collected Plays by Jon Robin Baitz and 19 others

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

Since 1989, New York City's Naked Angels has collaborated with some of America's most beloved playwrights to create exciting, topical plays for... Read more

Since 1989, New York City's Naked Angels has collaborated with some of America's most beloved playwrights to create exciting, topical plays for... Read more

Face Forward: Growing up in Nazi Germany by Brendon Votipka

  • Drama
  • |
  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-9 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (59)
(4)

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more

The Butleress by Nick Stoller

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 
Productions (89)
(3)

Four women meet at the local community theater to rehearse an obscure English mystery-drama. And that's when they start getting murdered. Read more

Four women meet at the local community theater to rehearse an obscure English mystery-drama. And that's when they start getting murdered. Read more

Voices in Conflict by Bonnie Dickinson

  • Drama
  • |
  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 2 Any (7-16 actors possible: 3-7 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (37)
(0)

Voices of Conflict is a series of monologues taken from the letters, poetry, and blogs of real U.S. Iraq War veterans and Iraqi citizens. This... Read more

Voices of Conflict is a series of monologues taken from the letters, poetry, and blogs of real U.S. Iraq War veterans and Iraqi citizens. This... Read more

Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman and Other Superhero Girls, Like Me by Luis Alfaro

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 5 W, 
Productions (36)
(3)

For five girls living in gritty east L.A., growing up takes place in a world where parents refuse to speak ingles, girls in magazines never... Read more

For five girls living in gritty east L.A., growing up takes place in a world where parents refuse to speak ingles, girls in magazines never... Read more

Available as eScript

The House of Bernarda Alba adapted by Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia

  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 15 W,  (9-30 actors possible: 9-30 W, )
Productions (11)
(7)

When her husband dies, Bernarda Alba seeks to protect her four daughters the only way she knows how: by confining them all to their family ranch... Read more

When her husband dies, Bernarda Alba seeks to protect her four daughters the only way she knows how: by confining them all to their family ranch... Read more

Freak by Naomi Iizuka

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 7 W, 6 M,  (8-15 actors possible: 4-8 W, 4-7 M)
Productions (25)
(22)

Somewhere in America, there's a New Girl at the high school who may or may not be a robot. Freak explores the Pygmalion myth through skateboards,... Read more

Somewhere in America, there's a New Girl at the high school who may or may not be a robot. Freak explores the Pygmalion myth through skateboards,... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Frosh in the Pit by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 4 W, 2 M, 
Productions (18)
(7)

Senior Privilege takes on a terrifying form when a group of seniors come across a freshman named Celia sitting in The Pit, a reserved area of the... Read more

Senior Privilege takes on a terrifying form when a group of seniors come across a freshman named Celia sitting in The Pit, a reserved area of the... Read more