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Casual-ty by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFive-minute sketch spoofing surgical soap opera. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisAn operation is in progress, and the outlook for the patient is bleak...
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Count Ferdinand Von Finkelstein's Fabulous Freak Show by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. Cast of three adults and two children (or two small adults). The children should look identical, give or take the effects of having been fired from a cannon.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute comedy sketch. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisCount Ferdinand Von Finkelstein introduces his Fabulous Freak Show and circus, including the not-so-strong man, the non-so-bearded lady and Mickey the Meteorite (who has the temerity to want payment for the privilege of being fired from a cannon).
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Great Moments in History, Number 1 by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 7. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleHistorical skit in three short scenes. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisThe Norman Conquest. Up-to-the-minute news reports from the Battle of Hastings, using state-of-the-art news-gathering tapestry...
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Great Moments in History, Number 2 by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleHistorical skit in one short scene. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) Contains mild swearing and a telescope.
SynopsisThe Spanish Armadillo. A Lady finds a fully paid-up Fool on look-out duty.
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Great Moments in History, Number 3 by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 10. Chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicScript includes a parody of the title song from Oklahoma. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
StyleMusical skit, parodying the creative process! (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisThe Rogers and Frankenstein Story! Richard Rogers and his collaborator, Oscar Frankenstein III, ponder the creation of a new Broadway musical, whilst eating pizza.
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Great Moments in History, Number 4 by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. 1 (female) Angel and Three Shepherds
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute skit. Contains mild swearing. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisChristmas - The Untold Story. In which an angel takes a wrong turning...
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Great Moments in History, Number 5 by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleFive-minute sketch. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisThe Sinking of the Titanic. Observed, with stiff-upper-lip, by two elderly gentlemen and by a steward.
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Listen With Mother by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch for one actress. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) Contains mild swearing.
SynopsisA story teller reads a slightly twisted tale of a Princess and a Prince.
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T'um Fu Society Demonstration by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters written as one adult and one child.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort skit. Contains mild swearing. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisA demonstration of martial arts by a Great Warrior (Stanley Ramsbottom) and his young assistant.
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Twixt Heaven and Hell by Jack Burgess
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute sketch. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.)
SynopsisThe gatekeepers above and below argue about the disposition of new arrivals.
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