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The Grand Design by Susan Miller

  • Drama
  • |
  • 18 - 20 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (24)
(0)

A scientist tries to come up with a new message about humanity to be sent into space while his mother walks across the United States. A tender... Read more

A scientist tries to come up with a new message about humanity to be sent into space while his mother walks across the United States. A tender... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 7 by Trista Baldwin and 8 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(4)

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... 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 the... Read more

Humana Festival 2016: The Complete Plays by Steven Dietz and 9 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(5)

Humana Festival 2016: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2016 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 40th cycle of... Read more

Humana Festival 2016: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2016 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 40th cycle of... Read more

Everybody's A Critic by Katie Forgette

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-9 actors possible: 3-5 W, exactly 4 M)
Productions (3)
(0)

Two amorous male leads, costumes that completely inhibit movement, a writer who insists on communicating through speaker phone, and an actress... Read more

Two amorous male leads, costumes that completely inhibit movement, a writer who insists on communicating through speaker phone, and an actress... Read more

Great Short Plays: Volume 5 by Liz Duffy Adams and 8 others

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

A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the... 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 the... Read more

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The Tell-Tale Heart adapted by Robert Mason

  • Drama
  • |
  • 7 - 12 minutes
  • 2 M, 3 Any (5 actors possible: 0-3 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (22)
(1)

Turned mad by the sight of his neighbor's eye, Burke kills the old man and cautiously hides the body. However, despite his cleverness, will Burke... Read more

Turned mad by the sight of his neighbor's eye, Burke kills the old man and cautiously hides the body. However, despite his cleverness, will Burke... Read more

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The Fall of the House of Usher adapted by Robert Mason

  • Drama
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  • 12 - 17 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M, 
Productions (17)
(1)

Madeline -- Roderick Usher's only living relative -- is buried in the family vault after her sudden death. Are the scratching sounds that ensue... Read more

Madeline -- Roderick Usher's only living relative -- is buried in the family vault after her sudden death. Are the scratching sounds that ensue... Read more

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Northanger Abbey adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
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  • 120 - 140 minutes
  • 6 W, 7 M,  (6-13 actors possible: 3-6 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (3)
(4)

Catherine Moreland would rather read her much-loved gothic mysteries than attend a cotillion. But a trip to the fashionable city of Bath places... Read more

Catherine Moreland would rather read her much-loved gothic mysteries than attend a cotillion. But a trip to the fashionable city of Bath places... Read more

Available as eScript

Kissing Scene by Carl Martin

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (151)
(5)

An hour before acting class, Ashley and Richard meet to rehearse their scene. It calls for them to kiss five times, but whenever they get to the... Read more

An hour before acting class, Ashley and Richard meet to rehearse their scene. It calls for them to kiss five times, but whenever they get to the... Read more

The Shakespeare Stealer (one-act) adapted by Gary L. Blackwood

  • Drama
  • |
  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 2 W, 7 M,  (9-15 actors possible: 2-6 W, 7-12 M)
Productions (25)
(1)

In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he... Read more

In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he... Read more

Available as eScript

The Things She Held by Martha Epstein

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 3-20 W, 0-17 M)
Productions (4)
(7)

The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of... Read more

The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of... Read more

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Darcy and Elizabeth adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 9 W, 4 M,  (11-21 actors possible: 7-13 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (47)
(20)

Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy take center stage in this one-act version of Jane Austen's beloved romance. When the independent-minded... Read more

Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy take center stage in this one-act version of Jane Austen's beloved romance. When the independent-minded... Read more

A Christmas Carol adapted by Janet Allard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 75 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M,  (8-35 actors possible: 3-17 W, 5-23 M)
Productions (39)
(3)

This timeless holiday classic is creatively retold with a unique twist by having every actor -- both male and female, young and old -- take turns... Read more

This timeless holiday classic is creatively retold with a unique twist by having every actor -- both male and female, young and old -- take turns... Read more

Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King by Elizabeth Wong

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 45 - 45 minutes
  • 4 Any (4-12 actors possible: 0-12 W, 0-12 M)
Productions (70)
(22)

The mischievous Chinese superhero The Monkey King comes to life in this energetic and charming play where Chinese Opera and hip-hop collide.... Read more

The mischievous Chinese superhero The Monkey King comes to life in this energetic and charming play where Chinese Opera and hip-hop collide.... Read more

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Pirates of the Great Lakes by Tim Kochenderfer

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 10 M, 5 Any (12-23 actors possible: 3-8 W, 9-15 M)
Productions (21)
(2)

Arrrr matey, the year is 1782 and Johann Andreas' family business on the shores of Lake Huron is in trouble. For some reason nobody wants to stay... Read more

Arrrr matey, the year is 1782 and Johann Andreas' family business on the shores of Lake Huron is in trouble. For some reason nobody wants to stay... Read more

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Failing the Improv by Werner Trieschmann

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (22)
(1)

A failed TV writer returns to his rural Southern home to teach improvisation at the Delta Arts Center. In his first awkward class, the teacher... Read more

A failed TV writer returns to his rural Southern home to teach improvisation at the Delta Arts Center. In his first awkward class, the teacher... Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray adapted by Robert Kauzlaric

  • Drama
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  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 14 M,  (10-16 actors possible: 1-2 W, 9-14 M)
Productions (10)
(4)

A supernatural power grants Dorian Gray eternal youth and beauty. As the years pass and his outward form remains unmarred, his soul wallows in... Read more

A supernatural power grants Dorian Gray eternal youth and beauty. As the years pass and his outward form remains unmarred, his soul wallows in... Read more

Acts of God by Mark Rigney

  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 7 W, 5 M, 
Productions (60)
(4)

A storm-tossed swirl of a play, Acts of God tracks twelve high-school students through the year following a devastating tornado strike. As the... Read more

A storm-tossed swirl of a play, Acts of God tracks twelve high-school students through the year following a devastating tornado strike. As the... Read more

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Mansfield Park adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (9-10 actors possible: 5-6 W, exactly 4 M)
Productions (1)
(0)

Growing up in her wealthy uncle's house at Mansfield Park, Fanny Price is constantly reminded of her lower social status. But when Henry and Mary... Read more

Growing up in her wealthy uncle's house at Mansfield Park, Fanny Price is constantly reminded of her lower social status. But when Henry and Mary... Read more

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Santa-Napped by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 4 Any (12 actors possible: 2-9 W, 3-9 M)
Productions (92)
(4)

When Santa is captured by the CIA for violating the no-fly zone over American airspace, it's up to Mrs. Claus and a team of mentally unstable... Read more

When Santa is captured by the CIA for violating the no-fly zone over American airspace, it's up to Mrs. Claus and a team of mentally unstable... Read more