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The Why by Victor Kaufold

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M,  (4-26 actors possible: 1-6 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (20)
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A fast-paced tragicomedy; one part modern satire, one part honest investigation. The central story concerns Robert, an American teenager guilty... Read more

A fast-paced tragicomedy; one part modern satire, one part honest investigation. The central story concerns Robert, an American teenager guilty... Read more

The Internationalist by Anne Washburn

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 95 - 105 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 
Productions (17)
(0)

Lowell, an American on a business trip, is met at the airport by a beautiful colleague. They spend the night together and he thinks he's in one... Read more

Lowell, an American on a business trip, is met at the airport by a beautiful colleague. They spend the night together and he thinks he's in one... Read more

Little Red Riding Hood by Billy Aronson

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5 actors possible: 0-5 W, 0-5 M)
Productions (93)
(4)

The classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized. Read more

The classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized. Read more

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Lives of the Great Waitresses by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 4 W, 
Productions (59)
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Four waitresses, each with her own brand of zen, share the secrets of being one of the greats. (This play can also be performed as part of the... Read more

Four waitresses, each with her own brand of zen, share the secrets of being one of the greats. (This play can also be performed as part of the... Read more

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Painted Rain by Janet Allard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (78)
(6)

Painted Rain explores the relationship between two boys in an orphanage, on the verge of being separated by adoption. The younger boy, an... Read more

Painted Rain explores the relationship between two boys in an orphanage, on the verge of being separated by adoption. The younger boy, an... Read more

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Now We're Really Getting Somewhere by Kristina Halvorson

  • Drama
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  • 12 - 14 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M, 
Productions (45)
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A weekly office meeting between three women takes a turn for the worse when the boss invites an unwanted guest. Read more

A weekly office meeting between three women takes a turn for the worse when the boss invites an unwanted guest. Read more

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Tattoo Girl by Naomi Iizuka

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (8-15 actors possible: 4-5 W, 4-11 M)
Productions (13)
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In this adaptation of Donald Barthelme's short story "Perpetua," a trumpet player and a tattooed pinup girl navigate a chaotic world populated by... Read more

In this adaptation of Donald Barthelme's short story "Perpetua," a trumpet player and a tattooed pinup girl navigate a chaotic world populated by... Read more

Bladder Control by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (7)
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Barbara is an experienced executive, and Alison is a young trainee. When Alison blunders at an important meeting by requesting larger women's... Read more

Barbara is an experienced executive, and Alison is a young trainee. When Alison blunders at an important meeting by requesting larger women's... Read more

How To Be A Good Son by Julia Cho

  • Drama
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 
Productions (22)
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For most of his life, Steven and his father have been distant, if not outright antagonistic. But now that Steven is thirty and his father is ill,... Read more

For most of his life, Steven and his father have been distant, if not outright antagonistic. But now that Steven is thirty and his father is ill,... Read more

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Wilde Tales by Jeremy Bloom

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 8 Any (8-40 actors possible: 0-40 W, 0-40 M)
Productions (18)
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Come through the garden gate to a world where swallows, statues, and fireworks speak with all the wit of Oscar Wilde. Five stories of love and... Read more

Come through the garden gate to a world where swallows, statues, and fireworks speak with all the wit of Oscar Wilde. Five stories of love and... Read more

11 Variations on Friar John's Failure by Yuri Baranovsky

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 7 W, 23 M,  (10-33 actors possible: 3-10 W, 7-23 M)
Productions (128)
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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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Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 8 W, 4 M,  (12-24 actors possible)
Productions (24)
(8)

1835. Northern England. The moors. A terrifying phantom has appeared at the Roe Head School for Girls, terrorizing its students and driving the... Read more

1835. Northern England. The moors. A terrifying phantom has appeared at the Roe Head School for Girls, terrorizing its students and driving the... Read more

Another Beautiful Story by John Clancy

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 2 Any (4 actors possible: 1-3 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (31)
(0)

The Narrator stands center stage. But before anything is revealed, he falls over, dead. Enter Artsy Guy, Lead Actress, and Fourth Character who... Read more

The Narrator stands center stage. But before anything is revealed, he falls over, dead. Enter Artsy Guy, Lead Actress, and Fourth Character who... Read more

California Scenarios by Luis Alfaro and 4 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 6 W, 3 M, 6 Any (8-20 actors possible: 4-10 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (4)
(1)

Rich in history, fantasy, triumph, and longing, this collection of short plays captures aspects of Latinos in California, from a group of women... Read more

Rich in history, fantasy, triumph, and longing, this collection of short plays captures aspects of Latinos in California, from a group of women... Read more

The Latest News from the Primordial Ooze by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (20)
(0)

Barry and Marjorie find their relationship at a crossroads when one begins evolving faster than the other...literally! Can love between two... Read more

Barry and Marjorie find their relationship at a crossroads when one begins evolving faster than the other...literally! Can love between two... Read more

Remind Me Again by Sharyn Rothstein

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M,  (3-4 actors possible: 3-4 W, 0-1 M)
Productions (13)
(0)

After a stranger tries to kiss straight-laced Miranda on her way to work, her eccentric co-workers surprise her by celebrating the romantic... Read more

After a stranger tries to kiss straight-laced Miranda on her way to work, her eccentric co-workers surprise her by celebrating the romantic... Read more

Shakespeare on the Green: Fun, Frantic and Slightly Fractured Introductions to Shakespeare Plays by Amanda Petefish-Schrag

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 8 Any (8-20 actors possible: 4-10 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (63)
(10)

Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor, and The Winter's Tale are revamped into fun, accessible shorts that use... Read more

Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor, and The Winter's Tale are revamped into fun, accessible shorts that use... Read more

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The Two Musketeers! adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 
Productions (11)
(4)

When a small acting company eliminates one Musketeer from their production of The Three Musketeers due to budget constraints, the rest of the... Read more

When a small acting company eliminates one Musketeer from their production of The Three Musketeers due to budget constraints, the rest of the... Read more

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Saving the Greeks: One Tragedy at a Time (full-length) by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 6 W, 8 M,  (12-26 actors possible: 5-10 W, 7-14 M)
Productions (48)
(5)

In an ambitious plan to bring peace to Ancient Greece, Dialysis and Peon create Betterland, a city where once-doomed tragic characters can start... Read more

In an ambitious plan to bring peace to Ancient Greece, Dialysis and Peon create Betterland, a city where once-doomed tragic characters can start... Read more

Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five adapted by Eric Simonson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 12 M,  (12-23 actors possible: 2-3 W, 10-20 M)
Productions (21)
(0)

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more