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27 Ways I Didn't Say "Hi" to Laurence Fishburne by Jonathan Josephson

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 M,  (2-22 actors possible: 2-22 M)
Productions (8)
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One of playwright Jonathan Josephson's favorite movie stars is sitting right across the room, blithely eating a sandwich. There are a million... Read more

One of playwright Jonathan Josephson's favorite movie stars is sitting right across the room, blithely eating a sandwich. There are a million... Read more

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I, Carpenter by Greg Oliver Bodine

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (6)
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On a quiet summer evening, a master carpenter named Rick is caught finishing his work on a gazebo when his younger boss shows up after receiving... Read more

On a quiet summer evening, a master carpenter named Rick is caught finishing his work on a gazebo when his younger boss shows up after receiving... Read more

Baggage Claim by Julia Jordan

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (6)
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A woman arrives at an airport baggage claim at 3 A.M., intending to meet her lover at the spot they first met. There's just one problem: someone... Read more

A woman arrives at an airport baggage claim at 3 A.M., intending to meet her lover at the spot they first met. There's just one problem: someone... Read more

How We Talk in South Boston by David Lindsay-Abaire

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 5 M, 
Productions (11)
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A scathingly funny short play about a blue collar Irish Catholic family coming to terms with their absurd prejudices and their equally insane... Read more

A scathingly funny short play about a blue collar Irish Catholic family coming to terms with their absurd prejudices and their equally insane... Read more

Available as eScript

The Princess and the Pea adapted by John O'Hara

  • Comedy
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 19 W, 4 M,  (20-35 actors possible: 15-25 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (80)
(3)

King Pendleton and Queen Pandora are in search of the perfect match for their son Prince Pete. With the help of wisecracking Granny Primrose,... Read more

King Pendleton and Queen Pandora are in search of the perfect match for their son Prince Pete. With the help of wisecracking Granny Primrose,... Read more

Equinox by Jonathan Graham

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (21)
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Why was 14-year-old Evelyn found naked and screaming in the field behind her house? An investigator assigned to question Evelyn discovers that... Read more

Why was 14-year-old Evelyn found naked and screaming in the field behind her house? An investigator assigned to question Evelyn discovers that... Read more

Cha-Cha-Cha by Garth Wingfield

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (9)
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A man and woman meet up at a high school reunion... and connect for the first time after twenty years apart. (This play can also be performed as... Read more

A man and woman meet up at a high school reunion... and connect for the first time after twenty years apart. (This play can also be performed as... Read more

Who Doth Inhabit The Primary Position by David Foubert and 1 other

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 Any (2 actors possible: 0-2 W, 0-2 M)
Productions (61)
(2)

An adaptation of the classic vaudeville routine made popular by Abbot and Costello -- in iambic pentameter. Read more

An adaptation of the classic vaudeville routine made popular by Abbot and Costello -- in iambic pentameter. Read more

Prelude to Thirty-Five by Seth Kramer

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 17 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (17)
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Rae would rather endure nine hours at a train station in a snowstorm with no coat than spend one more minute at Jay's parents' house. Jay botches... Read more

Rae would rather endure nine hours at a train station in a snowstorm with no coat than spend one more minute at Jay's parents' house. Jay botches... Read more

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Crushed by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M,  (8-29 actors possible: 4-14 W, 4-15 M)
Productions (347)
(11)

Rather than interact with other humans, Guy and Girl have retreated to their own personal fantasy worlds of sappy romantic comedies and violent... Read more

Rather than interact with other humans, Guy and Girl have retreated to their own personal fantasy worlds of sappy romantic comedies and violent... Read more

Moving Shortly by Sheri Wilner

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (11)
(5)

Days after 9/11, a Sikh man and an American woman find themselves alone on a stalled New York City subway train. Through their inner thoughts, we... Read more

Days after 9/11, a Sikh man and an American woman find themselves alone on a stalled New York City subway train. Through their inner thoughts, we... Read more

A Bone Close to My Brain by Dan Dietz

  • Drama
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  • 14 - 18 minutes
  • 1 M, 
Productions (6)
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What are the limits of brotherly love? And what do they have to do with the 32 bones huddling tight inside your mouth? Through spare dialogue and... Read more

What are the limits of brotherly love? And what do they have to do with the 32 bones huddling tight inside your mouth? Through spare dialogue and... Read more

Bike Wreck by Qui Nguyen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 3 M, 
Productions (4)
(2)

A rookie to the world of Chinese food delivery learns the rules of the game. Read more

A rookie to the world of Chinese food delivery learns the rules of the game. Read more

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Break Fast by Douglas Craven

  • Drama
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (43)
(5)

One morning over breakfast, a mother and father watch their daughter grow up -- from birth to adulthood. Read more

One morning over breakfast, a mother and father watch their daughter grow up -- from birth to adulthood. Read more

Listeners by Jane Martin

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 6 M,  (5-7 actors possible: 1-7 W, 1-7 M)
Productions (5)
(0)

Eleanor Leftwich is a law-abiding citizen, but technology has identified her to the government as someone who might be holding a few grudges.... Read more

Eleanor Leftwich is a law-abiding citizen, but technology has identified her to the government as someone who might be holding a few grudges.... Read more

The Snow Queen adapted by Jonathan Graham

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 
Productions (24)
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When her best friend is kidnapped by the evil Snow Queen, 12-year-old Gerda goes on a quest to rescue him. With the help of a troll and elf, will... Read more

When her best friend is kidnapped by the evil Snow Queen, 12-year-old Gerda goes on a quest to rescue him. With the help of a troll and elf, will... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Boxes by Wendy MacLeod

  • Comedy
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  • 3 - 5 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (6)
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In this absurd, tongue-twisting battle of wills, an adjunct faculty member tries to turn in his student-written teacher evaluations far too early... Read more

In this absurd, tongue-twisting battle of wills, an adjunct faculty member tries to turn in his student-written teacher evaluations far too early... Read more

Reese and Babe by Lew Holton

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 2 Any (4 actors possible: 1-3 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (98)
(4)

Reese has buried his wife Babe's classic 1965 Mustang in the back yard. Why? Call it a panic attack. They both thought that Babe was involved... Read more

Reese has buried his wife Babe's classic 1965 Mustang in the back yard. Why? Call it a panic attack. They both thought that Babe was involved... Read more

Aesop's Fables by Kathleen A. Menino

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 1 Any (7-8 actors possible: 4-5 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (16)
(1)

Mr. Tortoise and Ms. Hare are holding auditions for a new acting troupe called Aesop's Acting Ensemble. All of the actors are excited to perform... Read more

Mr. Tortoise and Ms. Hare are holding auditions for a new acting troupe called Aesop's Acting Ensemble. All of the actors are excited to perform... Read more

The Top Job! by Robin Moyer Chung

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 4 Any (7-17 actors possible: 1-8 W, 2-9 M)
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It's career day at school and everyone's parents have really cool jobs...except for Jenna's. Already shy, Jenna can't bear to tell the other kids... Read more

It's career day at school and everyone's parents have really cool jobs...except for Jenna's. Already shy, Jenna can't bear to tell the other kids... Read more