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The Things She Held by Martha Epstein

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 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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The Cards of Fate by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 6 Any (9-20 actors possible: 3-15 W, 3-12 M)
Productions (229)
(9)

And now it's time for The Cards of Fate, the hit game show where contestants win fabulous prizes, and control the destinies of unsuspecting... Read more

And now it's time for The Cards of Fate, the hit game show where contestants win fabulous prizes, and control the destinies of unsuspecting... Read more

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The Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream (one-act) by Peter Bloedel

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 9 M, 7 Any (20 actors possible: 4-11 W, 9-16 M)
Productions (133)
(10)

The Bard's most beloved comedy gets the full Seuss treatment in this playful adaptation. Two madcap Narrators chronicle the tale of the mixed-up... Read more

The Bard's most beloved comedy gets the full Seuss treatment in this playful adaptation. Two madcap Narrators chronicle the tale of the mixed-up... 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

Show and Spell by Julia Brownell

  • Comedy
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 8 W, 5 M, 3 Any (16 actors possible: 5-15 W, 1-11 M)
Productions (160)
(8)

Five middle schoolers take on overzealous parents, crazy coaches, and nostalgic relatives as they prepare for the annual spelling bee in this... Read more

Five middle schoolers take on overzealous parents, crazy coaches, and nostalgic relatives as they prepare for the annual spelling bee in this... Read more

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Mother Goosed by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 8 M, 6 Any (10-30 actors possible: 5-25 W, 5-25 M)
Productions (169)
(10)

Something unprecedented is happening in Fairytale Land -- all the nursery rhyme characters are revolting against their own stories. Humpty Dumpty... Read more

Something unprecedented is happening in Fairytale Land -- all the nursery rhyme characters are revolting against their own stories. Humpty Dumpty... Read more

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937 by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
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  • 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

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Anna and August by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (4-8 actors possible: 2-4 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (116)
(9)

Anna is the smartest girl in the school. She's also a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do and has a devastating punch. Strangely enough, she has trouble... Read more

Anna is the smartest girl in the school. She's also a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do and has a devastating punch. Strangely enough, she has trouble... Read more

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

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 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

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The Whole Shebang by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 4 Any (6 actors possible: 2-4 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (300)
(8)

This play asks the question, "What if the entire universe was just some nerd's science project?" In a classroom in a dimension far beyond ours, a... Read more

This play asks the question, "What if the entire universe was just some nerd's science project?" In a classroom in a dimension far beyond ours, a... Read more

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The Absolute Most Cliched Elevator Play in the History of the Entire Universe by Werner Trieschmann

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 2 M, 3 Any (10-12 actors possible: 5-10 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (201)
(11)

When a crowded elevator becomes stuck, one of the passengers, a playwriting instructor, thinks that everybody is in fact trapped in a cliched... Read more

When a crowded elevator becomes stuck, one of the passengers, a playwriting instructor, thinks that everybody is in fact trapped in a cliched... Read more

Poof! by Lynn Nottage

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (193)
(12)

When a housewife comes to the end of her rope with her abusive husband, she doesn't expect him to spontaneously combust. Now she has a pile of... Read more

When a housewife comes to the end of her rope with her abusive husband, she doesn't expect him to spontaneously combust. Now she has a pile of... Read more

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 10 Any (14-40 actors possible: 4-36 W, 4-36 M)
Productions (165)
(15)

To win his freedom from school bully Bugs, smart aleck Tommy offers to help him get a date to the prom with popular actress Stephanie Mezaluna.... Read more

To win his freedom from school bully Bugs, smart aleck Tommy offers to help him get a date to the prom with popular actress Stephanie Mezaluna.... Read more

Medea adapted by Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia

  • Drama
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  • 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
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  • 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

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Miss Beth by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 9 W, 4 M,  (12-23 actors possible: 7-23 W, 0-11 M)
Productions (107)
(13)

Beth is pretty, popular, a valued member of the Sub-Regional Champion competitive cheer squad, and relatively happy with her life. But when a... Read more

Beth is pretty, popular, a valued member of the Sub-Regional Champion competitive cheer squad, and relatively happy with her life. But when a... Read more

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

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 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

Miss Electricity by Kathryn Walat

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M,  (4-8 actors possible: 2-6 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (131)
(13)

Ten-year-old Violet is determined to show the world, not to mention the cool kids at school, just how special she is. With the help of her... Read more

Ten-year-old Violet is determined to show the world, not to mention the cool kids at school, just how special she is. With the help of her... Read more

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!Artistic Inspiration by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 5 Any (5-26 actors possible: 0-26 W, 0-26 M)
Productions (174)
(11)

Two basement-dwelling hack writers concoct a scheme to create the most-produceable play in America, which quickly degenerates into a contest to... Read more

Two basement-dwelling hack writers concoct a scheme to create the most-produceable play in America, which quickly degenerates into a contest to... Read more

The Unknown Part of the Ocean by Sheri Wilner

  • Drama
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  • 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