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Let Me Finish! by Janet S. Tiger
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama.
SynopsisLiz is escorting her elderly father home after a hospital appointment. A debate about what to have for lunch turns into a shocking revelation about the family history.
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The Library by Shari Gledhill
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 18 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama with a single (library) setting.
SynopsisMature student Miranda is trying to catch up on her law assignment but is constantly distracted by Dan, a mysterious stranger. As their relationship develops over the library table, it becomes apparent that Dan knows more than first seemed, and then he claims to bring a message from Miranda’s dead husband.
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Lie Detector by Peter Yates
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Thorpe and Beaulieu are written male and female respectively. That could, at a pinch, be altered.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA neat sketch (a long skit, or a short play), with an excellent twist. Single very simple (interrogation room) set.
SynopsisIt's not easy finding the truth, and Miss Beaulieu (if that is her real name) isn't having an easy time of it. Mr Thorpe is running rings around her and her lie detector, making her wonder if she needs a holiday. And with lies, things are not what they seem.
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The Lift Routine by Carol Roberts
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Four on-stage characters plus an off-stage voice (which might be recorded, but interacts with the on-stage characters).
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA challenging piece to stretch the actors, suitable for companies of all types.
SynopsisA thought-provoking short sketch set in a lift which breaks down, stranding a troubled married couple, a flirtatious young girl and a silent mystery man. They all deal with the situation in their own ways. Tensions rise and characters are revealed.
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Light of the World by Hilary Mackelden
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort sketch intended for church groups.
SynopsisWhat happened in the Inn the day after Jesus was born.
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The Literary Merit Of People's Exhibit One by Zames Curran
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short two-hander drama
SynopsisWhen his poem is vindicated in a trial for obscenity, the poet plans a reading at a local café, but is surprised to find the prosecutor in the audience. They discuss the nature of art and poetry, before the poet makes a startling announcement.
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The Little Cottage by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 9. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute Irish folk tale.
SynopsisThe Doyle family have a perfect life, but then Margaret's parents move into their little cottage. They now feel crowded. Father Kelly's advice is to make the cottage even more crowded and has Dennis Doyle bring in goats and chickens, which make matters even worse.
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Live by Robin Fusco
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA ten-minute play set in an underground bunker.
SynopsisA makeshift family must decide whether to die in the bunker they have called home or to embrace change and brave the outside world.
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Looking for Nancy by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA tight, efficient dramatic (somewhat melodramatic) sketch set on a ferry (indicated by a ship's rail and a bench).
SynopsisEdith is heading to the mainland with her daughter, Nancy, to do some shopping, but the little girl hasn’t been seen anywhere on the ferry.
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Lorelei by Jonathan Edgington
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Lorelei has a playing age of around 23.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dramatic monologue for a young woman, Single set (three pieces of furniture) and a few props.
SynopsisLorelei's story is a sad one, of a life gone wrong and a struggle to cope with a new identity and the loss of the past.
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