| 1. 4 in a Loo by Len Cuthbert Cast: 4 M or 4 F Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 8 pgs |
COMEDY. Four desperate college students fight for the use of a small, cramped bathroom. Semi-finalist, Theatre Oxford, 2006. Included in the short play collection "4 in a Loo."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 2. Addicts Anonymous by Kory Howard Cast: 6 flexible Time: Approximately 15 mins, 14 pgs. |
COMEDY. In “Addicts Anonymous,” five people attend an Addicts Anonymous meeting but it’s not for drug or alcohol abuse―it’s for technology junkies! Included in the short play collection, "Bathroom B... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 3. Amazon Nation by Clint Snyder Cast: 1 M, 5 F Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 11 pgs |
FARCE. A zookeeper shows some visitors a cage containing the last man on earth and teaches them an ancient form of English called “nagging” so that they can communicate with the beast. Included in t... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 4. Another Golden Cow by Christian Kiley Cast: 1 flexible Time: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs |
COMEDY. A frustrated teacher tries to persuade the principal to purchase some red pens, grade books, and light bulbs. Included in the monologue collection "Another Golden Cow."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 5. Aria or Area by Rob Roznowski Cast: 2 M, 2 F Time: Approximately 1-2 minutes, 1 pg |
COMEDY. A female pop star and a valkyrie face off. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 6. Art Critics by Lavinia Roberts Cast: 1 flexible Time: Approximately 2-3 mins, 2 pgs. |
COMEDY MONOLOGUE. An art student turns in a blank piece of paper as her self-portrait. Included in the monologue collection, "Is This Seat Taken?"... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 7. Art of Compromise, The by Ed Vela Cast: 1 F, 2 flexible Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 10 pgs |
COMEDY. A playwright attempts to compromise with an avant-garde director who wants to transform his modern courtroom drama into the story of a Viking mother brainwashed by a Russian hypnotist. Inclu... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 8. As You Wish by Kory Howard Cast: 1 M, 1 F Time: Approximately 5-10 mins, 6 pgs. |
FARCE. In “As You Wish,” a couple takes turns wishing on shooting stars only to discover that their outrageous wishes actually come true. Included in the short play collection, "Bathroom Break."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 9. Aviation Blonde by Mark Dietrich Wyss Cast: 2 M, 2 F Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 9 pgs |
COMEDY. A woman betrays the most important man in her life, her hairdresser, to pursue a forbidden desire…blonde hair! Outstanding Play, Third Annual Chester Horn Short Play Festival, 2007. Winner,... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 10. Baby Talk by Clint Snyder Cast: 1 M, 4 F Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 9 pgs |
FARCE. Dilly shows up at a childbirth class ready to show “sexist Stone Age women” that a man can do anything a woman can do. Included in the play collection “Baby Talk.”... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 11. Bathroom Break by Kory Howard Cast: 3 M, 2 F Time: Approximately 15 mins, 15 pgs. |
COMEDY. In “Bathroom Break,” a mother yearning for some time to herself has to lock herself in the bathroom to get a break from her needy husband and teenaged kids. Included in the short play colle... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 12. Bessie Brooks and Tommy Snooks by Steven Stack Cast: 1 M, 2 F Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 6 pgs. |
FARCE. Two nursery rhyme characters decide to update their boring nursery rhyme by going off-script. Included in the short play collection "Tied Up!"... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 13. Black Cat, The by Albert T. Viola Cast: 3 flexible Time: Approximately 10-15 minutes, 12 pgs |
CLASSIC HORROR. Adapted from the tale by Edgar Allan Poe. A prisoner tells how, in an alcoholic rage, he kills his favorite pet, a black cat, and then murders his wife and entombs her body in the ce... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 14. Blind Date, The by Paul DiLella Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 1 M, 1 F) Time: Approximately 5-7 minutes, 4 pgs |
COMEDY. Two seeing-eye dogs watch with horror as their blind owners go out on a blind date. Included in the short play collection "Fixer-Upper."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 15. Breaking Up is Hard to Do by Steven Stack Cast: 3 F Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 7 pgs. |
COMEDY. In “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” two teens decide to break up with their BFF because she died and turned into a zombie. Included in the short play collection "BFFN: Best Friends Forever."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 16. Break-Up, The by Steven Stack Cast: 1 M, 1 F Time: Approximately 5 mins, 5 pgs. |
FARCE. In “The Break-Up,” Dylan discovers his girlfriend is actually in love with his identical twin brother. Included in the short play collection, "The End of Ever After."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 17. Buzzards by Dwayne Yancey Cast: 2 M Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs |
COMEDY. Two cowboys stranded in the desert watch as hungry buzzards circle above. The men must find a way to kill the birds before the buzzards make a quick meal of them. Included in the short play... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 18. Case of Indigestion, A (single play) by Dan Blackley Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 2 M, 3 F, 1 flexible) Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 9 pgs. |
SPOOF. In “A Case of Indigestion,” a private investigator on the hunt for a femme fatale’s missing boyfriend ends up with two corpses, no dinner, and a stinky fish. Included in the short play collec... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 19. Casting the Bard by Ed Vela Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 2 flexible Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 8 pgs |
COMEDY. Three exhausted drama teachers find themselves stuck in a precarious position...they have to cast for the role of Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” but they only have three students to choo... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 20. Cecil Clarence Abernathy Explains It All to You by Ed Vela Cast: 1 M Time: Approximately 1-2 minutes, 2 pgs |
COMEDY. A naïve boy reads a school essay to his classmates relating the events leading up to his parents’ divorce and how the new situation has turned into a real cash cow for him. Included in the ... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 21. Checkmate by Kamron Klitgaard Cast: 3 M Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 7 pgs |
COMEDY. A college kid becomes obsessed with beating an old man at chess. Included in the play collection “When Clowns Attack!”... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 22. Chicken by Dwayne Yancey Cast: 2 flexible Time: Approximately 5-6 minutes, 4 pgs |
COMEDY Two hungry people stare into an empty chicken coop and debate whether to cook and eat a nonexistent chicken. Included in the short play collection "Animal Instinct."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 23. Christmas Pickle Tradition, The by Kari Catton Cast: 7 flexible Time: Approximately 10 mins, 9 pgs. |
HOLIDAY. In “The Christmas Pickle Tradition,” zoo animals vote on whether the Prairie Chicken’s unusual Christmas ornament should be displayed on the Christmas tree. Included in the holiday short pl... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 24. Cookies by Christian Kiley Cast: 1 F Time: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs |
COMEDY. A disgruntled girlfriend discovers her boyfriend is only interested in her mother’s cookies. Included in the monologue collection "Another Golden Cow."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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| 25. Critique or Critical by Rob Roznowski Cast: 2 M, 3 F Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs |
COMEDY. An actress takes on her theatre critics. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW |
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