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Abandon Ship by Robert Black |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short sketch with a single setting. |
Synopsis | The ship is sinking, but Fred and Ernie’s prevarication and bickering leaves them vulnerable. |
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Accident Liars for You by David Dean |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short, light comedy, three hander, sketch. |
Synopsis | Advertising the services of 'Accident Liars for You', in a zany way. They will back up your insurance claim for any accident, no matter how ridiculous! |
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Accountant from Hell by Barry Wood Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 11 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy short, with an unexpected take on exorcism. Minimal set. |
Synopsis | Father Murphy has been summoned because Karen appears to be possessed, and possessed by the spirit of an accountant. Worse still, it's an accountant Father Murphy knew in life. |
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Across The Road by Peter Lancaster Walker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch. Single set. Several domestic props - at least at the start of the play. |
Synopsis | Mary and Henry are having a quiet afternoon at home, when Mary spots some strange goings on next door. It's a pity she doesn't keep a better eye on her own house... |
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Across The Universe by Robert Scott |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. In addition to the named characters there is an offstage voice that might be live or recorded. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | Two co-workers in a search for Extra Terrestrial Life establishment discuss the value of their work. |
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Adoption by Herb Hasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The interviewer is written male but could, at a pinch, be played female. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Comedy short. Either two simple sets (just furniture) or, more likely, the stage split into two acting areas. |
Synopsis | A husband and wife are faced with an unhelpful interviewer when they apply to adopt a child, but his says he has some relatives who might be able to help them out... unofficially. Soon they're passed from Aunt to Uncle and back to the original interviewer, but no one is really saying what they mean. |
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The Amazing Adventures of Frog Man by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with aquatic characters, no specific set. |
Synopsis | Super Hero Frog Man and his trusted sidekick face their nemesis... |
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Art's Gallery by Herb Hasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy drama |
Synopsis | Art lover Amy takes philistine Jeff to a small art gallery to give him an appreciation of the value of art. Gallery owner Art soon dispels any pretensions Amy has and the tables are turned. |
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Birds, Bees and Gooseberry Bushes by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. One adult and two teenagers. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short sketch, no set requirements, simple props |
Synopsis | A father struggles to overcome his embarrassment long enough to explain the facts of life to his teenage son while they are on holiday. |
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A Bit of Light Froth by Kelsey Gray |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with a single (coffee shop) setting. |
Synopsis | A customer’s attempt to get a cup of coffee is increasingly frustrated by the superior attitude of the barista. |
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