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The Act Of Living by Robert Scott Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Evelyn doubles - as Sophie. |
Run Time | Around 49 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act drama, moving through different eras, with a minimal (park bench) set. |
Synopsis | Tom and Evelyn met when they were children during the war, and their relationship grew and changed. As an old man, Tom looks back across the years to re-live their time together. |
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The Bag Ladies by Frank Gibbons Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Three ladies somewhat beyond the first flush of youth. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. (Three old ladies, one park bench, lots of bags, one mild swearword.) From the Laughter Lines collection. |
Synopsis | A pause on a shopping trip with plenty of opportunity for misunderstanding. |
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Baking Bread by Ashley Harris Finalist in the Cambridge Theatre Challenge (International play-writing competition) 2014 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act drama with a single (park bench) set. |
Synopsis | Bella is back at the bench by the lake, ready to feed the ducks. Before long John arrives and she can share the bread with him. But all is not as it seems, and soon Robin is there to tell Bella it's time to come home. It is a short, but emotive story. |
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A Bench In The Park by Robin Wilson |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 11. Minimum total without doubling = 11. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A one act comedy thriller. |
Synopsis | Joe's bed is a park bench, which - during the day, is used by a number of seemingly unconnected people. As conversations unfold, their relationships with each other and with Joe take a surprising twist. |
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Bench Mark 2 by Emma Wise |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act play with a single (park bench) setting. |
Synopsis | A man and a woman conduct an increasingly tense enigmatic conversation on a park bench, culminating in an abrupt, shocking ending. |
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Chance Encounters by Jamesine Cundell Walker Best Seller |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 17. No chorus. Can be played with a different cast in every scene, or with the same cast throughout. |
Run Time | Around 76 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A full length play comprised of nine connected playlets with a single (park bench) setting. |
Synopsis | Nine encounters take place on a park bench during the course of a day in September. Some are dramatic, some comedic. |
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Child's Play by Cheryl Barrett |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch on a simple (park bench) set. |
Synopsis | Chardonnay and her friend Jade are sitting on a park bench watching Chardonnay’s son Tyson as he plays. Jade tries to extol the benefits of healthy living and the great outdoors. |
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Contact by Bob Tucker |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Sketch, simple set (a park bench) no props. |
Synopsis | In the park, Simon and Alice are both waiting... |
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Daddy's Day by Robert Scott |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | One-act comedy on a simple park bench set. |
Synopsis | Three men meet in the park where they are watching over the children they’re responsible for. Talk turns to the lives they lead, and they decide to try and meet up for a day without kids. It does not go as expected. |
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The Donor by Jamesine Cundell Walker New |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 12 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short drama from the Three Little Words collection. Single set, furniture only (the park bench again). |
Synopsis | The Donor: Graham is at his mother’s funeral when his ex-wife Cassie makes an appearance, with an unexpected request. |
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