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The Acquisition by Henry P. Gravelle
New Jersey Film Awards - 2021 Winner
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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Becoming the Drop by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play with a simple set. US English. Adult themes.
SynopsisIn a whistle-stop town in 1878, the hangman does his job, with the sheriff and the judge as witnesses, but takes his bragging too far and places himself in a questionable position.
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Boysenberry Park by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Two adult couples, each with a teenage child.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play about teenagers and their long-suffering parents! Single set (indicative of a forest clearing).
SynopsisTwo families find themselves sharing the same clearing on a camping trip, and things quickly deteriorate between them. The peacemakers come as a surprise.
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Chum by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dramatic sketch with a single (rowing boat) setting. Adult themes.
SynopsisFreddy was acquitted of the murder of Junior's sister Lucy. On a moonlit night in the Bayou, the pair find themselves alone in a fishing boat, after apparently reconciling, but Junior has a sinister plan.
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The Deposit by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 2 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch with a single (bank vault) setting. US English.
SynopsisThree rookie thieves believe they've pulled off the heist of the year until one forgets the most important rule - stay focused.
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Double Walker by Henry P. Gravelle
Honorable Mention - Show Off! Festival 2007, Camino Real Playhouse, San Juan Capistrano, CA
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, single interior (psychiatrist's office) set.
SynopsisBruce Arnold is referred to Psychiatrist Maria Dobbs after being linked to a series of deaths. He claims it is his shadow, his doppelganger that kills people who make him angry. Can the Doctor get to the truth... or is it already too late?
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Howdy by Henry P. Gravelle
Honorable Mention - Berlin Flash Film Festival, script competition, August 30, 2018
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicBluegrass or banjo at curtain rise and close. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleA short comedy sketch set in a motel reception. US English.
SynopsisTwo hillbilly outsiders need to find a resting place for the night. They are amazed and a little apprehensive by the modern wonders of a motel.
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Last of the Meagans by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Two parents and their young adult son.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, single set. Minimal props. Contains adult themes.
SynopsisA father argues with his remaining son after the funeral of his youngest son, a victim of the Iraq war. Family revelations follow harsh words and it's left to Mom to hold the family together.
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Partners by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch with a single (living room) setting.
SynopsisBarry and Diego are on the run after just robbing a bank. They choose the wrong apartment to hide in.
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Room with a View by Henry P. Gravelle
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA dramatic sketch with a single (hotel room) setting.
SynopsisFour thieves meet in a high rise hotel room after a botched bank heist. The situation only gets worse.
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