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10 Abbey Court by Cheryl Barrett
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RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort play, set in a kitchen. As the scene-setting direction puts it 'The kitchen is furnished with high tech kitchen appliances and bespoke units. These are imagined.'
SynopsisLocal estate agent (*) Jason is showing prospective client Abigail around a property that has just been put on the market. Her shocking reason for being so keen to view this particular property only becomes clear as the curtain closes. * Written in British English. In American, Jason would be a realtor.
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10 Minutes And Counting by Barry Wood
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The characters are adults, but this would be within the compass of a high school-aged actors.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen minute comedy-horror that messes around with the nature of theatre and introduced our reviewer to Chekov’s Cheese Grater.
SynopsisClaire makes a shocking discovery about the nature of her reality, but sharing it with her friend Faye doesn't help either of them, and may even have caused the creation of a zombie.
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50/50 [Short play] by Jamesine Cundell Walker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama from the Three Little Words collection. Single set, furniture only.
SynopsisJo is reluctant to look at the results of her pregnancy test, despite encouragement from her partner Danni. A short version of the one-act drama of the same name we have already published.
A longer (one-act) version of this story can be found here: 50/50 [One-act Play]
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About Michael by Peter Anthony Fields
Audience Appreciation Award Second Place - The British Theatre Challenge 2017 Act II
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 19 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama on a stage divided into two sets. US English. Originally published 2018, revised 2019.
SynopsisA high school English teacher meets with the administrators for his mid-term evaluation, only to discover that it is in fact an interrogation.
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About Sylvia by Cheryl Barrett
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort monologue - a tender mix of comedy and pathos.
SynopsisBusy mum and housewife Sylvia is sitting in her kitchen reflecting on her life. She wants to 'find her voice' and decides to take up a rather exotic hobby.
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Ackroyd’s Christmas Stocking by Alison Clink
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 14 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play with a single (kitchen/diner) setting. Some strong language. Contains sprouts.
SynopsisHelen and Chris are rather dubious about daughter Charlotte's new boyfriend, shaven headed Ackroyd, currently on police bail. Helen does her best to include him in the family's Christmas celebrations with surprising consequences for them all.
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The Acquisition by Henry P. Gravelle
Accord Cine Fest July 2021 - Best Thriller
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Three speaking roles and one non-speaking demonic arm.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short one act melodrama with a single (living room) setting.
SynopsisArt collector Emory has acquired an ancient artefact of immense value and horrifying malevolence. He is eager for his niece Michelle to admire it, but she uses it as an instrument of revenge against her unfaithful husband
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Addiction by John Passadino
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleDark, dramatic monologue. Minimal set. (US English.)
SynopsisMatthew talks to his wife, admitting his shortcomings as a partner and husband, but is finally overcome by rage.
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The Affidavit by Janet S. Tiger
THE AFFIDAVIT - 1st place (1983) cash award and full production WORLD PREMIERE
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFifteen-minute play. Single set (a pawn shop in New York in the 1940s). A brief glimpse into individual lives, set against the background of the holocaust.
SynopsisHilda Gruenberg has to renew her father's visa affidavit to stand a chance of getting him out of Nazi Germany to join her in America, but it'll cost her $650. She believes her family heirloom ring is worth $10,000, so she's shocked when the pawnshop owner, Mr Meyer, only offers her $650 for it. Why is he taking advantage of her desperation, and is she too proud to accept?
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After The Funeral by Jamesine Cundell Walker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort drama set on and around a bench. (An individual short play from the Chance Encounters collection.)
SynopsisEdna believes that everyone should have a hobby. Hers is attending funerals.
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