Short Plays
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ALIEN LOVE STORY
Synopsis 2 or 3 F, 1M. Alien abduction takes it on the chin in this farce. Esther dies just as her long-time boyfriend Allan is about to propose. Desperate to become a bride, she is reincarnated into an alien and must convince Allan of who she is, and of her eternal love. Running Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF DEGAS’ INITIALS Synopsis 2M, or 2F, or 1M, 1F. A person with a big secret to hide shows off a treasured family heirloom. The characters can be played by 2 men, 2 women, or by a man and a woman. The parts are also interchangeable regarding sex. Running Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF THE END Synopsis 1F. A childless woman facing a hysterectomy reflects upon her life’s choices. Running time: 10 minutes Download the PDF FROM ANG TO ANGELA Synopsis 3F. An aging Alzheimer’s victim’s life is presented in three parts: as an aspiring attorney, as a successful trial lawyer, and as an elderly woman. Running time: 20 minutes Download the PDF MONA’S HORMONE Synopsis 2F, 1M. When a forty-something woman starts experiencing symptoms of The Change, her Hormone and Madame Menopause battle for control over her. Approximately one-third of the script consists of rap lyrics. Running Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF BETWEEN A ROCK AND AN ELEPHANT’S TRUNK Synopsis 2F. When Kathy comes home from college for the weekend, she is dismayed by her father’s appearance. Eva, Kathy’s mother, insists there’s nothing wrong, as she feeds her husband leaves and peanuts and keeps him afloat in beer. A 10 minute farce. Running Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF SOUP DU JOUR Synopsis 1M, 1 F. A suicidal woman puts her life in the hands of a snooty waiter in a high-class French restaurant. Running Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF SQUIRREL’S OLD LADY Synopsis 1M, 1F. Squirrel, an ex-con, has disappeared, leaving a desperate girlfriend in the lurch. She pumps a newspaper seller for information. He may or may not have been Squirrel’s cellmate in the clink, and he may or may not know Squirrel’s whereabouts. A duel of wits, with a surprise twist. Running time: 50 minutes Download the PDF WICKER’S RULES Synopsis 2M, 2F. What do you do when a woman wearing nothing but purple toenail polish aims a rifle at you? This and other dilemmas face secret agents and assassins as they battle for control in Wicker’s Corporation. A fast-paced British farce. Running Time: 25 minutes Download the PDF THE LIFESAVER Synopsis 1F, 1M. Amy has been saving her father Ted’s life every day for nearly three years, because her mother died in a drowning accident and Ted wants to make sure Amy is fully prepared should there be a next time. On this particular day, Amy has had enough and decides she wants to stop. Running Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF THE QUEEN’S NECKLACE Synopsis 2 F, 2-3M. The biggest scam of the 18th century! Based on a true story. A Cardinal takes extreme measures in a desperate attempt to curry the favor of Queen Marie Antoinette. Running Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF THE SMOKING GUN Synopsis 1F, 1M. A married couple trying to write a 10 minute play reaches a crossroads in their relationship. Running Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF THE STORYTELLER Synopsis 2F, 1M. A loud, garrulous storyteller and his wife visit a reserved younger woman, and stay….and stay….and stay…. Running time: 15 minutes Download the PDF VIOLET IN THE VALLEY Synopsis 4 or 5 F, 3 M. Home for the holidays was never like this. Christmas Eve at Connecticut Valley Mental Hospital is fraught with activity, as Violet’s brother, sister-in-law, daughter, ex-husband and a surprise visitor descend. But Violet has a surprise of her own. A holiday play with a twist. Running Time: 65-70 minute Download the PDF |
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