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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

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The Clawfoot and Hot Tub Interviews by Werner Trieschmann

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2-10 actors possible: 1-5 W, 1-5 M)
Productions (11)
(0)

Something strange is happening in the calm suburb of Pleasant Acres. Olivia, a bit of a recluse, is trying to sell her clawfoot bathtub, but only... Read more

Something strange is happening in the calm suburb of Pleasant Acres. Olivia, a bit of a recluse, is trying to sell her clawfoot bathtub, but only... Read more

Bladder Control by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (7)
(0)

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

Tourist Attraction by Craig Pospisil

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (24)
(0)

Nancy, an over-enthusiastic tourist, waxes ecstatic about New York's subway while Jason, an unemployed actor, desperately tries to prepare for an... Read more

Nancy, an over-enthusiastic tourist, waxes ecstatic about New York's subway while Jason, an unemployed actor, desperately tries to prepare for an... Read more

Dancing on Checkers' Grave by Eric Lane

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (28)
(5)

Lisa and Dina meet at the grave site of Richard Nixon's dog, Checkers, to work on a high school English composition. Though the two girls... Read more

Lisa and Dina meet at the grave site of Richard Nixon's dog, Checkers, to work on a high school English composition. Though the two girls... Read more

Great Short Comedies: Volume 3 by Lucy Alibar and 8 others

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

Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From two possum contemplating their place in the... Read more

Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From two possum contemplating their place in the... Read more

Cloudy by Michael Griffo

  • Drama
  • |
  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (29)
(0)

After witnessing something terrible happen to her three children, Georgia cannot continue living in the real world. To cope with her grief, she... Read more

After witnessing something terrible happen to her three children, Georgia cannot continue living in the real world. To cope with her grief, she... Read more

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3:59am: a drag race for two actors by Marco Ramirez

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (22)
(1)

Two young men on the edge find redemption behind the wheel. Read more

Two young men on the edge find redemption behind the wheel. Read more

The Top Job! by Robin Moyer Chung

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 4 Any (7-17 actors possible: 1-8 W, 2-9 M)
(0)

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

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Finger Food by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 18 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (52)
(0)

As a Method hand model and a hand-obsessed food photographer shoot an ad, lust for each other sparks in them both. (This play can also be... Read more

As a Method hand model and a hand-obsessed food photographer shoot an ad, lust for each other sparks in them both. (This play can also be... Read more

Cold Reading by Paul Dooley

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M, 3 Any (7-10 actors possible: 1-4 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (18)
(0)

When a menacing stranger appears at the door of a theatrical producer's office, the man only has one request: that the producer read aloud a... Read more

When a menacing stranger appears at the door of a theatrical producer's office, the man only has one request: that the producer read aloud a... Read more

Women in Heat by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M, 
Productions (25)
(0)

When three young women from Ohio vacation in Key West, two of them have extreme (and extremely different) responses when they learn about an... Read more

When three young women from Ohio vacation in Key West, two of them have extreme (and extremely different) responses when they learn about an... Read more

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Harold P. Truthington Presents The Absolutely True Story of Robin Hood AKA Rob Hat Guy by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 2 W, 13 M, 15 Any (9-35 actors possible: 0-35 W, 0-35 M)
Productions (22)
(3)

Prince John is a well-intentioned sovereign levying taxes for public welfare. Robin Hood is a troubled teen robbing the rich to feed his own... Read more

Prince John is a well-intentioned sovereign levying taxes for public welfare. Robin Hood is a troubled teen robbing the rich to feed his own... Read more

I Am Not Alone by Richard Dresser

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 5 - 10 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (3)
(0)

Justin is psychologically incapable of being alone. When his girlfriend leaves him, he decides to end his life. His efforts are interrupted by... Read more

Justin is psychologically incapable of being alone. When his girlfriend leaves him, he decides to end his life. His efforts are interrupted by... Read more

Available as eScript

Mind of the Critic by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (2)
(3)

A critic comes to review a play and a woman narrates his inner thoughts. At first, he's miserable, until he falls in love with the lead... Read more

A critic comes to review a play and a woman narrates his inner thoughts. At first, he's miserable, until he falls in love with the lead... Read more

Available as eScript

John and April by Adam Szymkowicz

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

John asks April to marry him -- but she says she's not ready. How long will he be willing to wait for love? (This play can also be performed as... Read more

John asks April to marry him -- but she says she's not ready. How long will he be willing to wait for love? (This play can also be performed as... Read more

I Didn't Know You Could Cook (one-act version) by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (38)
(0)

A paraplegic school teacher in his twenties gets an odd ultimatum when he discusses his sexuality with his conservative older brother. (A... Read more

A paraplegic school teacher in his twenties gets an odd ultimatum when he discusses his sexuality with his conservative older brother. (A... Read more

Aisle 17B by John Walch

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 3 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (7)
(0)

What's the difference between the Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Fisherman's Catch Banquet? This seemingly benign question arises in the pet food... Read more

What's the difference between the Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Fisherman's Catch Banquet? This seemingly benign question arises in the pet food... Read more

Light Years, Part One: Freshman Year by Billy Aronson

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 40 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (20)
(0)

Four college students pair up in every possible combination while trying to figure out who they are, where they're going, and what they're doing... Read more

Four college students pair up in every possible combination while trying to figure out who they are, where they're going, and what they're doing... Read more

Christmas Breaks by Patrick Gabridge

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 
Productions (44)
(0)

Christmas is the perfect time to be in love, or so Marcie thought. When her boyfriend surprises her with a variety of gifts to help her deal with... Read more

Christmas is the perfect time to be in love, or so Marcie thought. When her boyfriend surprises her with a variety of gifts to help her deal with... Read more