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Brush Yourself Off and Move On by Megan Boduch |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One character (the Director) has two short lines, which could be done from offstage. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act play - a character study - set outside a Broadway audition (though it could be a theatrical audition anywhere). No specific set requirements, simple props. |
Synopsis | A Broadway hopeful is waiting nervously outside her latest audition. A rival gains her trust but proceeds to destroy her confidence, apparently for no better reason than her own amusement. Just as our girl is about to give it all up, however, a man arrives and is considerate and kind. He restores her confidence and points out her advantages over the more poisonous girl. Together they point out the girl's deficiencies to her and win the moral victory over her. |
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A Bump In The Night by Susan Vesey |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 28 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A powerful one act play, with a simple set. |
Synopsis | Jen and Jacob are in bed when they hear noises downstairs. Jen wants Jacob to investigate, but he's not keen. They trade visions of a future if the burglars turn nasty, but the noises are made by Gladys - who brings a very different perspective. This play deals with the issue of underage sex, child sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy. |
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Can Malone Die? by David Pollard |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 30 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act drama on a study set. Part of the 'Illusion/Delusion' trio of plays, which can be bought separately or as a collection. |
Synopsis | Max Feeney is a best-selling author on the point of killing off his character the ‘Ethical Assassin’ when the fictional character appears to argue to be spared. In the ensuing debate, hidden and unacknowledged truths are surfaced and the question of the debt owed by creator to creature is examined. Ultimately, Max succumbs to a heart attack while grappling with his creation. Has this all been the result of Feeney’s descent into madness or is illusion more real than we think? |
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Checking Out by Jo Chandler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act play. |
Synopsis | Single mother Sandra is proud of daughter Kerry Ann's academic success and high flying career, but they are both keeping secrets from each other - with tragic results. |
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A Christmas Carol In 60 Minutes Or Less! by Martin Prest |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus. Various doubling alternatives suggested in the Producer's copy of the script. |
Run Time | Around 51 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act play in various settings. |
Synopsis | Staying as true to the original Dickens story as time allows, it unfolds neatly through narration and action. Originally published in 2014, revised edition published September 2017. |
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Christopher Columbus Was A Brat by Richard Gordon |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters comprise of a crusty old hobo and a teenage girl |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act fantasy with a hilltop setting. |
Synopsis | CT is on her way to the other side of the mountain. Not to, really, but 'away from'. In her special quiet place she meets a strange man, dressed as a hobo who has some important things to tell her. |
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Cissie Encountering The Gods by Sandra Horn |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 35 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act monologue. |
Synopsis | Cissie tells us of her life and her strange neighbour Thea. Thea and her daughter Cory have had a big effect on Cissie's life. They bring an interest beyond her brief and boring marriage and the prying eyes of her other neighbours, as well as a genuinely unexpected intimate encounter. |
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Clause Fourteen by David Pollard |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 21 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act drama on a dressing room set. Part of the 'Illusion/Delusion' trio of plays, which can be bought separately or as a collection. |
Synopsis | Aging actor Clifford finds himself in a hellish situation playing opposite his ex-wife Connie in a production which, against all probability, is a smash hit. He turns to his agent Katz to get him out of the show but he has signed an unbreakable contract and Katz is more interested in claiming his due. In the ensuing action, Clifford is made to face unpleasant truths about himself and his past relationships and to understand his position in a hell of his own creation. Think Dr Faustus! |
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Collateral Damage by George J. Bryjak |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act-drama with a single setting of a car, which can be suggested and performed by the actors. Strong language, emotional adult content, US English. |
Synopsis | A US Army captain returns from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, and is met by his wife at the airport. During the drive home, the initial joy of this reunion is shattered. |
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The Colour of Love by Karen Ince |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 28 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one-act exploration of mental health issues. Single set with doorway. |
Synopsis | Housewife Sarah is sometimes obsessed with spreading colour around the house, and sometimes can't get out of bed for days on end. These mood swings are a source of distress for husband John and daughter Laura. John's refusal to admit his wife needs help has led to Laura developing coping mechanisms that may be just as unhealthy. |
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