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The Loss of Atlantis by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Sketch, minimal set, a few simple props. |
Synopsis | Atlantis is in danger of sinking beneath the waves - but wait! A committee is on hand to save it! |
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Lost! by Mary Portalska |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with an outdoor setting. |
Synopsis | A story of sweet revenge as sisters Debs and Sarah, lost on a walking trip, take out their ire on the WI. |
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A Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Ten-minute play, adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhov. Single set, simple props (give or take a period telephone). |
Synopsis | Sylvia's lottery ticket matches the published part of the winning number. A single phone call well tell her of success or failure, but meanwhile she and her husband contemplate what might happen if she has won... |
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Love Is Blind by Andrew Bawn |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. 1 necessary gender non-specific character and 2 or more optional characters. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch on a simple set. |
Synopsis | Gary and April meet on a blind date in a restaurant. There is an age gap between them, and they quickly realise they are not well matched. |
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The Love Potion by Robert M. Barr |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A sketch for two actors |
Synopsis | Jennifer is seeking a solution to her tangled love life and turns to the enigmatic Lazlo to assist. The potion he prescribes yields surprising results. |
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Lucky Penny by Carol Kline |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The coach and robber are written male. Could, possibly, be female. Two of the characters - including the central character, Bench Man - are silent. |
Run Time | Around 8 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Sketch with a single set - a park bench. |
Synopsis | A man sitting on a bench finds a penny at his feet. Picking it up, he suddenly finds himself the recipient of three doses of good fortune. See a penny... |
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Lust Amid The Strawberries by Rosemary Frisino Toohey Voted Audience Favorite of the 10 winners of Sky Blue Theatre's 2016 British Theatre Challenge in London. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A ten minute play. |
Synopsis | It’s a dull day at the greengrocers until Tracey walks in. All she wants is some strawberries, but Jon's imagination takes off with warp speed. An everyday encounter is transformed into a study of exquisite torture by two narrators, who convey the inner thoughts and feelings of a humble grocery clerk encountering unexpected beauty. |
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Magic Marge by Jamesine Cundell Walker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue from the Three Little Words collection. Single set, furniture only. |
Synopsis | Marjorie is an elderly lady who has lost interest in love and companionship and decided to spend her life in bed. |
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Make Me a Celebrity - Now! by Trevor Suthers |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. The only stipulation about the character is that she is under 30. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue. No set, no props. Contains swearing. |
Synopsis | A rant about the desire for fame. |
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The Man Who Mis-Sold The World by Chris Brannick |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A ten minute comedy play |
Synopsis | Major Tom is in trouble, drifting through space and expecting death. What he gets is a visit from two parking attendants because his ship is on a double-yellow asteroid belt. Luckily, he has an idea about paying the fine. |
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