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| The Loss of Atlantis 2 by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Sketch, minimal set, a few simple props. |
| Synopsis | Subtitled 'An Atlantean at the Court of King Hotcotapetappl'. Three survivors from the deluge compare strategies for introducing Atlantean civilization to the savage land on which they have been washed up. The sequel to the 'Loss of Atlantis' (though it also works as an independent play.) |
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| Making up the Make-Up by TLC Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are written 1M, 2F, but that could be changed. (Donna probably works better female, but make your own mind up!) |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent. No set or props required, but the costume and make-up is essential to the comedy! |
| Synopsis | New make-up girl Donna is not quite what the director expected... |
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| Medieval Help Desk by tlc Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. The Herald and Advisor are written as male roles. It is not imperative that they should be played as males. Likewise the Messenger is referred to as 'he' and as only one person, though there could be as many as five of her! |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Comedy sketch - a torrent of parody and puns - set in a medieval office. |
| Synopsis | You've reached the Medieval Help Desk. How can we give you excellent service? |
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| The Ministerial Address by Damian Trasler |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The minister is written male (for the purpose of pronouns in stage directions) but need not be. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Fun satirical wordplay. The minister's combination of extravagant language and total cluelessness about how to actually do his job may be reminiscent of real-world politicians, but the comedy is broad enough to be timeless. |
| Synopsis | The Education Secretary outlines the department’s new policies in a press conference. |
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| Mother of the Bride by Ray Lawrence |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Either a rhyming monologue or a piece for a cast of five! No set requirements, no props. |
| Synopsis | A mother of four (unwed) daughters bewails the lack of matrimonial bliss in her family. |
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| No Strings Attached by Johnny Grim |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The producer's copy of this script contains suggestions for two songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A one act play with music, set in a puppet tent. |
| Synopsis | Flip and Scratch are fairground puppets, once big stars but now fallen on hard times. Faced with the inevitable decline of their audiences, they discuss their various options. |
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| No Such Thing as Bad Publicity by TLC Creative |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch with a theatrical bent. |
| Synopsis | They say there is no such thing as bad publicity... are they right? |
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On the Way to Mars by Damian Trasler
Best Seller |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Science fiction sketch, single simple set. |
| Synopsis | On the first manned mission to Mars, the boredom and monotony of the long space flight is taking its toll. How long before the crew finally crack? |
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One Solitary Line by Neil Walden
Winner of One-Act Play Writing Competition at Wexford Literary Festival 2017 |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One (gender non-specific) character is an offstage voice only. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A comedy sketch with a single (dressing room) setting. |
| Synopsis | Two actresses cast in a Shakespeare play bemoan the fact that the Bard gives so few opportunities for meaty female roles. This causes their relationship to become acrimonious. |
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| Out of the Trees by Jamie Hope |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Two on-stage chracters and two off (who might be recordings). All the characters are written male, but, let's face it, they are all trees. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy play with no requirements for set and props. |
| Synopsis | Frank and Walt are a couple of trees who share tales of their conquests and pass the time bantering about tree life. They like to pick on the weeping willow on the edge of the forest, but will be friends to the end. Probably. |
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