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Across The Universe by Robert Scott
RolesMinimum 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 TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleComedy sketch.
Synopsis Two co-workers in a search for Extra Terrestrial Life establishment discuss the value of their work.
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Alternate Reality by Jonathan Edgington
Short-listed (out of over 1,500 scripts submitted) for the Short&Sweet Sydney 2022 Playwriting Festival and (out of nearly 700 scripts submitted) for the Short&Sweet Dubai 2023 Playwriting Festival.
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. There are three roles, but Paula and Desirae are played by the same person. (Read the script to see why.)
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch. Sci-fi or fantasy (it depends on where you draw the boundary) set in an unusual shop.
SynopsisLong suffering Paula is rapidly running out of patience with her nice but predictable and boring husband - so how will she react when he steps out of his comfort zone and buys her the most unusual birthday present ever?
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The Birth of Womankind by tlc Creative
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 10. Minimum total with doubling = 10. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 15 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSketch with minimal set requirements, just a few props. Vaguely 'sci-fi' genre.
SynopsisIn a society in which all men have been wiped out, the survivors try to come to grips with their roles.
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Captain Crimson by Nicholas Richards
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. This is another script in which wooden acting might be an advantage.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleParody sketch. (If you don't understand what is being parodied, then it clearly isn't for you!)
SynopsisIt's another tough day at crime-fighting organisation PRISM's HQ. Someone has been paralysing the agents of Prism one limb at a time! Could it be the Mysteroffs? And why is Captain Crimson holding those shears?
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Elephant Jazz and the Intergalactic Spores by Barry Wood
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.
StyleSci-fi comedy sketch in the manner of a cheesy 1950s B-Movie. Minimal set to indicate a living room.
The script notes include a strong authorial opinion on comparative merits of certain comestibles. (He's not wrong.)
SynopsisAdam has shocking news for his wife - the Earth has been invaded by microscopic alien invaders! Who knows how far the infection might have spread? But Martha doesn't seem that worried. In fact, she doesn't seem like Martha at all...
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The Greatest Invention In History by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Scientist is a gender-neutral description.
Run TimeAround 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort sketch, no set, just a few props. (For those who don't have a matter transporter handy, teleportaion/materialisation may be represented by a sound effect.)
SynopsisA scientist about to reveal his world-changing invention has a number of unexpected interrupting visitors.
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Looking for Mr Evil by Damian Trasler
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Since we are looking for Mr Evil, one of the characters is clearly male. The other is an interviewer, and they come in all shapes and sizes.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleShort comedy sketch. A sci-fi parody. Single set - just a desk and a few papers.
SynopsisA hopeful candidate attends and interview for the position of Ultimate Galactic Dictator...
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The Man Who Mis-Sold The World by Chris Brannick
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 5. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA ten minute comedy play
SynopsisMajor Tom is in trouble, drifting through space and expecting death. What he gets is a visit from two parking attendants because his ship is on a double-yellow asteroid belt. Luckily, he has an idea about paying the fine.
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Meet the Inventor by Stuart Ardern
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The characters are written male, but could be played male or female.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA very short sketch. Set requirements: two chairs
SynopsisAn interview with the inventor of a time machine explores just some of the paradoxes inherent in time travel.
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Mr. Willoughby by Peter Lancaster Walker
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch (simple set, simple props) featuring a switchback conversation and corn circles!
SynopsisAn Alien Abductee is interviewed by a sceptical journalist, providing some surprising answers.
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