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Red Man Blue by John Passadino New |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Ken is written male, but could be played female at the discretion of the production. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short dramatic monologue. Minimal set.. US English. |
Synopsis | After missing his train, Ken sits in a bar contemplating the homeless folks he can see in Penn Station. After venting his distaste, he discovers he has been transformed into one of their number. |
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Ring Finger by E. C. Chapman |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Dramatic monologue (not for the squeamish) in a single set (it really only needs a bedroom chair). |
Synopsis | Elizabeth travels with a childhood friend to The Pyramids where the old moral to 'be careful what you wish for' takes a violent and unexpected turn. |
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The Sacrifice by Rebecca Preen |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Emotionally powerful fifteen minute drama that manages to examine the effect of trauma on a whole family without stepping outside the hospital room of the patient. |
Synopsis | Beth is in a coma, and her family wait by her bedside, but as time passes it becomes clear Beth is not going to wake up. Her Mum is the most reluctant to move on, but even she can't fool herself any longer. But they can't hear what's happening inside Beth's head... |
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Same, But Different by Pat Edwards |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 32. No chorus. Flexible cast size at the Producer's discretion |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play. |
Synopsis | Two fans of opposing football teams make friends, and then have to get their fellow supporters to understand there's nothing wrong with that. |
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The Secret of Giving Up Smoking 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 script is written with the characters as two women and one man, however other mixes are possible. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten minute play. Contemporary realism. Simple set, simple props. |
Synopsis | Barry and Nancy attend Celia's 'Give up smoking' seminar, but will it be the painless solution they're both looking for, or just another expensive con? |
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The Shadow of Christmas by Martyn Chapman |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 0. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Prose monologue - a good character piece - with minimal set and an ill-fitting costume! |
Synopsis | A reluctant Father Christmas talks about his feelings during the festive season, remembering the daughter he lost and considering what life might have been like. |
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Shot To The Heart by Kyle Forsyth |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short, tense play, set in a vacant apartment, and with strong language. |
Synopsis | Assassins, James and Tony are presented with a heart-stopping situation as they line up their target. Their position becomes ever more indecisive, as the action culminates in a shock ending. |
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The Sick, Sad Wolf by Jamie Hope |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Twisted, somewhat adult riff on a fairy tale. Single set. |
Synopsis | Jack is always drawn to beauty, but as soon as he recognises that it will fade, a terrible compulsion overcomes him and he does dreadful things. After such an encounter, he meets a pure little girl called Red Riding Hood, and things are different. |
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Signs of Grace by Sarah Howard |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 22. No chorus. Friends and narrators parts may be doubled, at the Producer's discretion. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play with simple (or no) set. |
Synopsis | In a modern setting and using narration with action, the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are brought together - to provide a parable, showing why Jesus died for our sins. |
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Simpleton and the Queen Bee by Olivia Arieti |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 6. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short fantasy play for children. |
Synopsis | Grimm's fairy tale is brought to life as the animals help Simpleton complete the tasks which will bring him his true love. |
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