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Cut by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 3 Any (10-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Productions (861)
(56)

A group of actors rehearses a play within a play within a play. As the plot complications multiply, the actors begin to forget who is playing... Read more

A group of actors rehearses a play within a play within a play. As the plot complications multiply, the actors begin to forget who is playing... Read more

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The Rehearsal by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 6 M, 3 Any (17-40 actors possible: 8-30 W, 6-12 M)
Productions (446)
(36)

A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal... Read more

A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal... Read more

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Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7-50 actors possible: 3-48 W, 2-47 M)
Productions (337)
(85)

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

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Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 17 Any (17-30 actors possible: 0-30 W, 0-30 M)
Productions (323)
(67)

Trapped against their will in a dystopian future, a group of teens must battle against emotionally sensitive guards, limited budgets, and the... Read more

Trapped against their will in a dystopian future, a group of teens must battle against emotionally sensitive guards, limited budgets, and the... Read more

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Alice in Wonderland adapted by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 9 W, 9 M, 12 Any (11-38 actors possible: 5-32 W, 6-33 M)
Productions (598)
(126)

After Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire... Read more

After Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire... Read more

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A Seussified Christmas Carol (one-act) by Peter Bloedel

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 4 W, 7 M, 13 Any (10-24 actors possible: 5-18 W, 5-20 M)
Productions (517)
(45)

A whimsical reinvention of Dickens' most beloved Christmas story in wacky rhymed couplets. With zoot fruited juices and binka bird geese, from... Read more

A whimsical reinvention of Dickens' most beloved Christmas story in wacky rhymed couplets. With zoot fruited juices and binka bird geese, from... Read more

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A Simpler Time by Jonathan Dorf and 7 others

  • Comedy
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  • 110 - 130 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M, 14 Any (16-55 actors possible: 8-47 W, 8-47 M)
Productions (170)
(46)

We challenged nine playwrights to find the funny and familiar in every era in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible for... Read more

We challenged nine playwrights to find the funny and familiar in every era in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible for... Read more

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Everyone Gets Eaten by Sharks by Marshall Pailet

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (6-60 actors possible: 3-30 W, 3-30 M)
Productions (312)
(53)

FACT: Most people, if not everyone, will eventually be eaten by sharks. But you can postpone the inevitable (and get a great deal on a... Read more

FACT: Most people, if not everyone, will eventually be eaten by sharks. But you can postpone the inevitable (and get a great deal on a... Read more

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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 10 Any (8-75 actors possible: 1-50 W, 1-50 M)
Productions (534)
(50)

Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical... Read more

Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical... Read more

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dirt by Mandy Conner

  • Drama
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 8 M, 5 Any (13-20 actors possible: 4-13 W, 7-16 M)
Productions (132)
(53)

When the 1935 Dust Bowl batters the Texas Panhandle with drought, dirt, and devastation, the Loftin family is hit especially hard. Matriarch... Read more

When the 1935 Dust Bowl batters the Texas Panhandle with drought, dirt, and devastation, the Loftin family is hit especially hard. Matriarch... Read more

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The Candidate by Brent Holland

  • Drama
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 5 Any (5 actors possible: 0-5 W, 0-5 M)
Productions (93)
(33)

Four people wake up in a room with no memory of who they are or how they got there—and no way out. As they’re put through a series of... Read more

Four people wake up in a room with no memory of who they are or how they got there—and no way out. As they’re put through a series of... Read more

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Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 90 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M,  (11-35 actors possible: 6-20 W, 5-15 M)
Productions (442)
(49)

Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind,... Read more

Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind,... Read more

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Rapunzel Uncut by Mariah Everman

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 45 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 4 Any (8-12 actors possible: 3-9 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (806)
(23)

The story of Rapunzel told by dueling narrators, with a misunderstood witch, an off-pitch Rapunzel, and an unimaginably stupid Prince. Read more

The story of Rapunzel told by dueling narrators, with a misunderstood witch, an off-pitch Rapunzel, and an unimaginably stupid Prince. Read more

Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper

  • Drama
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M,  (4-11 actors possible: 2-10 W, 1-9 M)
Productions (502)
(70)

In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her... Read more

In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her... Read more

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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) by Michael Carleton and 1 other

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 95 minutes
  • 3 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (550)
(27)

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever... Read more

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever... Read more

Suite Surrender by Michael McKeever

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 
Productions (435)
(48)

It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel -- assistants, luggage, and legendary... Read more

It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel -- assistants, luggage, and legendary... Read more

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Angels of Bataan (one-act) by Tracy Wells

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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 4 M, 4 Any (4-20 actors possible: 8-30 W, 4-20 M)
Productions (23)
(9)

It’s 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and her sister, Sally, are among more than one hundred U.S. Army nurses who... Read more

It’s 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and her sister, Sally, are among more than one hundred U.S. Army nurses who... Read more

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Peter Pan and Wendy adapted by Doug Rand

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 7 W, 6 M, 13 Any (16-40 actors possible: 2-20 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (579)
(64)

Rediscover the loopy fun and the darker corners of J.M. Barrie's original novel with this faithful, fast-moving, and easy-to-stage adaptation.... Read more

Rediscover the loopy fun and the darker corners of J.M. Barrie's original novel with this faithful, fast-moving, and easy-to-stage adaptation.... Read more

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Rue by Mandy Conner

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 4 M,  (12-20 actors possible)
Productions (56)
(45)

Deep in a Louisiana swamp, sixteen-year-old Josephine struggles with intense anxiety following the mysterious disappearance of her parents. She... Read more

Deep in a Louisiana swamp, sixteen-year-old Josephine struggles with intense anxiety following the mysterious disappearance of her parents. She... Read more

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Scared Silly by Peter Bloedel and 8 others

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M, 14 Any (16-85 actors possible: 8-62 W, 8-54 M)
Productions (153)
(41)

We challenged ten playwrights to bring us their funniest takes on the fearsome in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible... Read more

We challenged ten playwrights to bring us their funniest takes on the fearsome in this collection of ten-minute plays. Designed to be flexible... Read more