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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
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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

You're Welcome (A Cycle of Bad Plays) by Hannah Bos

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 6 Any (5-18 actors possible: 2-9 W, 3-9 M)
Productions (8)
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You're Welcome is a collection of five small plays about creation and failure, a unified theatrical myth that tells the story of an invented band... Read more

You're Welcome is a collection of five small plays about creation and failure, a unified theatrical myth that tells the story of an invented band... Read more

Quick-Brewed Macbeth adapted by Christopher Limber

  • Drama
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  • 50 - 60 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 2 Any (5-18 actors possible: 1-15 W, 3-17 M)
Productions (13)
(6)

This fast-paced adaptation of Shakespeare's bloody tale bursts with suspense and theatrical magic, presenting the whole play in an elegant single... Read more

This fast-paced adaptation of Shakespeare's bloody tale bursts with suspense and theatrical magic, presenting the whole play in an elegant single... Read more

Road Rage by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (4)
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Janine and Sheilah, best friends since high school, are driving home from dinner when Sheilah reveals that she plans to leave her husband.... Read more

Janine and Sheilah, best friends since high school, are driving home from dinner when Sheilah reveals that she plans to leave her husband.... Read more

The News by Billy Aronson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 20 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (5)
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When Karen gets some upsetting news, she finds herself having to tell her friends and family one by one as they visit her hospital bed. Though... Read more

When Karen gets some upsetting news, she finds herself having to tell her friends and family one by one as they visit her hospital bed. Though... Read more

Trickle by Kia Corthron

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 5 W, 
Productions (2)
(1)

Exploring the trickle-down theory of economics, Trickle is an honest look at the effects of the 2008 financial crash. It follows five women of... Read more

Exploring the trickle-down theory of economics, Trickle is an honest look at the effects of the 2008 financial crash. It follows five women of... Read more

A Siberian Romance by Catherine Trieschmann

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (5)
(0)

Jimmy and Rita were convinced that the worst way to die is trapped in a cabin in Siberia with nothing but a candle and Nietzsche, but as their... Read more

Jimmy and Rita were convinced that the worst way to die is trapped in a cabin in Siberia with nothing but a candle and Nietzsche, but as their... Read more

Bliss, or What Happens by Brooke Berman

  • Drama
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  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2 actors possible: 0-2 W, 0-2 M)
Productions (3)
(0)

A man and woman lie in bed, sharing in a perfect, singular moment. And though perhaps their bliss is not meant to last, the couple recounts their... Read more

A man and woman lie in bed, sharing in a perfect, singular moment. And though perhaps their bliss is not meant to last, the couple recounts their... Read more

The Pain In The Poetry by Glenn Alterman

  • Comedy
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  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (8)
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Sheridan has been hiding something from his wife Pamela for the last two years. He's hardly ever home anymore and has been emotionally withdrawn... Read more

Sheridan has been hiding something from his wife Pamela for the last two years. He's hardly ever home anymore and has been emotionally withdrawn... Read more

The Imaginary Invalid: A Dramatical Primer by Amanda Petefish-Schrag

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 8 Any (8-20 actors possible: 5-20 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (6)
(0)

An incompetent group of theatre "experts" presents a brief, annotated version of Moliere's Imaginary Invalid, complete with a biographical... Read more

An incompetent group of theatre "experts" presents a brief, annotated version of Moliere's Imaginary Invalid, complete with a biographical... Read more

Madame Poisson's Guide to Health, Wealth and Murder by DW Gregory

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 
Productions (7)
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The allure of the charming and witty Madame Poisson is too strong for any man in the village to resist. It seems a new suitor is always walking... Read more

The allure of the charming and witty Madame Poisson is too strong for any man in the village to resist. It seems a new suitor is always walking... Read more

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14 More Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 6 Any (4-23 actors possible: 0-15 W, 0-15 M)
Productions (183)
(15)

When the Dean orders two college recruiters to find one more student to fill out next year's class, they find themselves revisiting the dreaded... Read more

When the Dean orders two college recruiters to find one more student to fill out next year's class, they find themselves revisiting the dreaded... Read more

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The Skokie Detective Charter School by Philip Dawkins

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 9 W, 11 M, 3 Any (12-25 actors possible: 6-25 W, 5-25 M)
Productions (52)
(12)

At the Skokie Detective Charter School, all the students are detectives-in-training, learning firsthand how to follow the facts and find a... Read more

At the Skokie Detective Charter School, all the students are detectives-in-training, learning firsthand how to follow the facts and find a... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Last Day at Whoopee Kingdom by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 11 Any (15-30 actors possible: 2-18 W, 2-18 M)
Productions (7)
(0)

The show at amusement park Whoopee Kingdom may have a less-than-enthusiastic cast backstage, but everyday they entertain children under the... Read more

The show at amusement park Whoopee Kingdom may have a less-than-enthusiastic cast backstage, but everyday they entertain children under the... Read more

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The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (2-20 actors possible: 1-5 W, 1-15 M)
Productions (346)
(45)

Inspired by Hitchcock's classic tale and performed as a live period radio play, this romantic thriller is a fast-paced ride through the signature... Read more

Inspired by Hitchcock's classic tale and performed as a live period radio play, this romantic thriller is a fast-paced ride through the signature... Read more

Don't Blame Me, I'm Just the Playwright by Carrie McWethy (McCrossen)

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 3 Any (6-15 actors possible: 2-14 W, 1-15 M)
Productions (11)
(3)

Two playwrights are in the midst of polishing their script before their masterpiece starts its run on Broadway. But when their whizkid producer... Read more

Two playwrights are in the midst of polishing their script before their masterpiece starts its run on Broadway. But when their whizkid producer... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

The Other Room by Ariadne Blayde

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 1 W, 5 M, 
Productions (407)
(45)

Austin is a brilliant teenage astronomer who happens to have autism. Lily is his popular classmate who happens to have an interest in astronomy.... Read more

Austin is a brilliant teenage astronomer who happens to have autism. Lily is his popular classmate who happens to have an interest in astronomy.... Read more

Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman and Other Superhero Girls, Like Me by Luis Alfaro

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 5 W, 
Productions (37)
(3)

For five girls living in gritty east L.A., growing up takes place in a world where parents refuse to speak ingles, girls in magazines never... Read more

For five girls living in gritty east L.A., growing up takes place in a world where parents refuse to speak ingles, girls in magazines never... 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)
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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

Odysseus Cruz by Jose Cruz Gonzalez

  • Drama
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  • 15 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (3)
(0)

A contemporary take on Homer's The Odyssey, the classic hero is transformed into Odysseus Cruz, a smuggler of men across the modern-day... Read more

A contemporary take on Homer's The Odyssey, the classic hero is transformed into Odysseus Cruz, a smuggler of men across the modern-day... Read more