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Elizabeth Meriwether: Collected Short Plays by Elizabeth Meriwether

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 75 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-17 actors possible: 3-9 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (1)
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From the author of Heddatron and Oliver Parker! comes this fascinating new collection of short plays. From a betrayed girlfriend turning oddly... Read more

From the author of Heddatron and Oliver Parker! comes this fascinating new collection of short plays. From a betrayed girlfriend turning oddly... Read more

Pigeon by Leah Ryan

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (2)
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Trep is 22. He has spent his life in a rent-controlled Lower East Side apartment with his mom, Arkad. Arkad used to design clothes for the punk... Read more

Trep is 22. He has spent his life in a rent-controlled Lower East Side apartment with his mom, Arkad. Arkad used to design clothes for the punk... Read more

The Talk of the Town by Ginny Redington

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 5 M, 
Productions (1)
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With music and wit to match the infectious energy and sophistication of the real-life luminaries it is based on, The Talk of the Town is about... Read more

With music and wit to match the infectious energy and sophistication of the real-life luminaries it is based on, The Talk of the Town is about... Read more

The Cusp of Greatness by Anita Bradt

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 6 W, 10 M, 7 Any (19-37 actors possible: 5-25 W, 10-30 M)
Productions (4)
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After witnessing the brutal death of his fellow teeth at the hands of the Duke of Decay and his Tartar Horde, Timmy the Tooth engages in a quest... Read more

After witnessing the brutal death of his fellow teeth at the hands of the Duke of Decay and his Tartar Horde, Timmy the Tooth engages in a quest... Read more

Off Base by Theresa Rebeck

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (6)
(0)

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle performance... Read more

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle performance... Read more

Oliver Parker! by Elizabeth Meriwether

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 75 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (4)
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An unlikely and uncomfortable friendship exists between old-man alcoholic Jasper and socially awkward 17-year-old Oliver Parker. Living in... Read more

An unlikely and uncomfortable friendship exists between old-man alcoholic Jasper and socially awkward 17-year-old Oliver Parker. Living in... Read more

Murray, Leo and Sol Rewrite the Criminal Code by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 5 - 6 minutes
  • 3 M, 
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Such scholars! The three men in the steam room explore the concept of justice. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play... Read more

Such scholars! The three men in the steam room explore the concept of justice. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play... Read more

Fair and Warmer adapted by Jack Sharrar

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 
Productions (1)
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Johnny, a mild-mannered banker, gets his heart broken when his wife, Janet, requests a divorce. It's not that he's been a bad husband; in fact,... Read more

Johnny, a mild-mannered banker, gets his heart broken when his wife, Janet, requests a divorce. It's not that he's been a bad husband; in fact,... Read more

All That He Can Be by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 7 - 9 minutes
  • 3 M, 
Productions (2)
(0)

A young man surprises his Army enlistment officer both by his enthusiasm -- and his prosthetic leg. When the recruiter informs the young man that... Read more

A young man surprises his Army enlistment officer both by his enthusiasm -- and his prosthetic leg. When the recruiter informs the young man that... Read more

Nicole and Jane by John Augustine

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 7 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M,  (3 actors possible: 2-3 W, 0-1 M)
Productions (5)
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To help herself grieve for the death of a friend, Jane goes to a cafe with her friend Nicole. However, she soon learns that although Nicole... Read more

To help herself grieve for the death of a friend, Jane goes to a cafe with her friend Nicole. However, she soon learns that although Nicole... Read more

Beauty Runs On Light Feet by Kenneth Lonergan

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 7 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (6)
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Mark comes home in the middle of the night to find his troubled wife, Ellen, still awake. However, Ellen's concern is less about where her... Read more

Mark comes home in the middle of the night to find his troubled wife, Ellen, still awake. However, Ellen's concern is less about where her... Read more

Revival at Possum Kingdom Community Church by Linda LaRocque

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 105 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (26)
(2)

Buddy and Alvo are two down-on-their-luck con men who find themselves broke and stranded in Possum Kingdom, Texas on a hot July day in 1950. But... Read more

Buddy and Alvo are two down-on-their-luck con men who find themselves broke and stranded in Possum Kingdom, Texas on a hot July day in 1950. But... Read more

Retail Rage by Kimberly Lew

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 11 W, 2 M, 5 Any (7-21 actors possible: 5-18 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (11)
(3)

Hailey just wants to be getting a tan at the beach, but a car wreck forces her to take a job at the mall to pay for the repairs. Luckily, she has... Read more

Hailey just wants to be getting a tan at the beach, but a car wreck forces her to take a job at the mall to pay for the repairs. Luckily, she has... Read more

Sideout by Nicole Quinn

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M,  (3 actors possible: 1-2 W, 1-2 M)
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Three pigeons who live on a woman's window ledge narrate the tale of her love affair. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length... Read more

Three pigeons who live on a woman's window ledge narrate the tale of her love affair. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length... Read more

Away in the Manger by Roger Rosenblatt

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 10 - 20 minutes
  • 1 W, 5 M, 5 Any (11 actors possible: 1-6 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (5)
(2)

Mary is waiting to give birth to the son of God, while Joseph dreams of a career as a stand-up comedian. With constant interruptions from the... Read more

Mary is waiting to give birth to the son of God, while Joseph dreams of a career as a stand-up comedian. With constant interruptions from the... Read more

The Egg Play by Brian Boone

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (7-10 actors possible: 3-4 W, 4-6 M)
Productions (4)
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The Eggman sells eggs. Or does he? Perhaps, as Peter and Julie surmise, the Eggman's interactions with his surrealistic customers are some sort... Read more

The Eggman sells eggs. Or does he? Perhaps, as Peter and Julie surmise, the Eggman's interactions with his surrealistic customers are some sort... Read more

The Freelancers by Lucy Kirkwood

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (9)
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Josie arrives home to find that her entire flat has been cleaned out by her ex-fiance. Luckily, a voice from above sends her help in the form of... Read more

Josie arrives home to find that her entire flat has been cleaned out by her ex-fiance. Luckily, a voice from above sends her help in the form of... Read more

Something Mutant by James Rickard

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 8 W, 10 M, 7 Any (20-25 actors possible: 8-15 W, 10-17 M)
Productions (1)
(0)

Humans and mutants are at war, and in the suburbs of New York City, young Sarah Shriek discovers a dormant mutant power within herself. After a... Read more

Humans and mutants are at war, and in the suburbs of New York City, young Sarah Shriek discovers a dormant mutant power within herself. After a... Read more

Stevie Goldstein Faces the Day of Atonement Unprepared by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 
Productions (7)
(0)

Stevie's parents face a problem not found in any parenting book: What do you do when your son tells you he hasn't sinned all year? (This play can... Read more

Stevie's parents face a problem not found in any parenting book: What do you do when your son tells you he hasn't sinned all year? (This play can... Read more

Three Classics by Jason Grote

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
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Three Classics combines the modern with the mythic in three adaptations that view classic stories through the lens of a post-modern, urban... Read more

Three Classics combines the modern with the mythic in three adaptations that view classic stories through the lens of a post-modern, urban... Read more