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Great Short Plays: Volume 8 by Glenn Alterman and 9 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(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 an... 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 an... Read more

Courting 101 by Yuri Baranovsky

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 3 Any (3-8 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (156)
(8)

Need a little instruction in the Art of Love? Try Courting 101 -- a class designed to unravel the timeless mysteries of romance and dating, from... Read more

Need a little instruction in the Art of Love? Try Courting 101 -- a class designed to unravel the timeless mysteries of romance and dating, from... Read more

Small World by Tracey Scott Wilson

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (167)
(1)

Six people go on three different blind dates, all of them unfolding simultaneously, with many unexpected interconnections emerging along the way. Read more

Six people go on three different blind dates, all of them unfolding simultaneously, with many unexpected interconnections emerging along the way. Read more

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Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M,  (8-45 actors possible: 4-22 W, 4-24 M)
Productions (12)
(2)

These seven short comedies and dramas provide a lightly surreal romp for actors, who play everything from ex-boyfriends in a police lineup (Forty... Read more

These seven short comedies and dramas provide a lightly surreal romp for actors, who play everything from ex-boyfriends in a police lineup (Forty... Read more

Available as eScript

From the Mouths of Monsters by Idris Goodwin

  • Drama
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  • 65 - 70 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 Any (2-10 actors possible: 1-4 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (11)
(22)

Teenage poet Michelle is used to fading into the background. Performing at a poetry slam feels impossible, until she is offered a mask with the... Read more

Teenage poet Michelle is used to fading into the background. Performing at a poetry slam feels impossible, until she is offered a mask with the... Read more

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The Audition by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 10 W, 3 M, 11 Any (13-30 actors possible: 3-25 W, 1-25 M)
Productions (1459)
(118)

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

Available as eScript

Blown Youth by Dipika Guha

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 7 W, 
Productions (8)
(1)

An aspiring actress and founder of a feminist commune, Celia wants one thing: to play a great role. But despite her sophisticated education and... Read more

An aspiring actress and founder of a feminist commune, Celia wants one thing: to play a great role. But despite her sophisticated education and... Read more

The Downtown Anthology by Erin Courtney and 4 others

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

Dive into the world of the strange, the unexpected, and the uncanny with this collection of six new plays from New York's downtown theaters. From... Read more

Dive into the world of the strange, the unexpected, and the uncanny with this collection of six new plays from New York's downtown theaters. From... Read more

24 by 24: The 24 Hour Plays Anthology by John Belluso and 22 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(3)

In 1995, a group of writers, directors and actors gathered on Manhattan's Lower East Side for what was supposed to be a one-time-only event:... Read more

In 1995, a group of writers, directors and actors gathered on Manhattan's Lower East Side for what was supposed to be a one-time-only event:... Read more

Available as eScript

Women by Chiara Atik

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (8-11 actors possible: exactly 5 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (49)
(15)

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation. But being a "little woman" in 1800s New... Read more

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation. But being a "little woman" in 1800s New... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 1 by Stephen Belber and 8 others

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

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

Vampire Cowboy Trilogy by Qui Nguyen

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7-25 actors possible: 3-19 W, 2-15 M)
Productions (16)
(4)

This live comic book anthology contains three irreverent comedies that hilariously skewer well-beloved genres. Hard-boiled paranormal detective... Read more

This live comic book anthology contains three irreverent comedies that hilariously skewer well-beloved genres. Hard-boiled paranormal detective... Read more

Nothing is the End of the World (except for the end of the world) by Bekah Brunstetter

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 95 - 105 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9 actors possible: 5-6 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (55)
(18)

In the near-distant future, an NYC charter school becomes the first to welcome artificially intelligent students. However, new AI students Olive... Read more

In the near-distant future, an NYC charter school becomes the first to welcome artificially intelligent students. However, new AI students Olive... Read more

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Jimmy the Antichrist by Keith J. Powell

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (145)
(12)

Thanksgiving at the Bailey household takes a twist when Jimmy and his new friend Colin return home from their first semester of college. Jimmy... Read more

Thanksgiving at the Bailey household takes a twist when Jimmy and his new friend Colin return home from their first semester of college. Jimmy... 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

Bee-luther-hatchee by Thomas Gibbons

  • Drama
  • |
  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-8 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (65)
(2)

Shelita Burns, an African-American editor, publishes Bee-luther-hatchee, the autobiography of a reclusive 72-year-old black woman named Libby... Read more

Shelita Burns, an African-American editor, publishes Bee-luther-hatchee, the autobiography of a reclusive 72-year-old black woman named Libby... Read more

Available as eScript

Trevor by Nick Jones

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 
Productions (36)
(5)

Inspired by true events, Trevor is a subversive comedy about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people from taking... Read more

Inspired by true events, Trevor is a subversive comedy about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people from taking... Read more

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Relative Strangers by Sheri Wilner

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 
Productions (212)
(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

Streaming Rights Available

SUPERHEROES by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 12 W, 11 M, 10 Any (5-33 actors possible: 1-23 W, 4-31 M)
Productions (673)
(55)

For superheroes, saving the world is tough, but the time spent away from work is tougher. The Hulk has to do taxes, a crime-fighting sidekick... Read more

For superheroes, saving the world is tough, but the time spent away from work is tougher. The Hulk has to do taxes, a crime-fighting sidekick... Read more

Anne of Green Gables adapted by Peter DeLaurier

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 120 - 130 minutes
  • 8 W, 3 M,  (11-13 actors possible: 8-10 W, exactly 3 M)
Productions (208)
(31)

When aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert send to the orphanage in Nova Scotia for a boy to help them on the farm, they get more... Read more

When aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert send to the orphanage in Nova Scotia for a boy to help them on the farm, they get more... Read more