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Riverview, Tape 23
By Colleen Neuman.
Product Code: R53000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre
Cast Size: 3w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.
Kathy, a journalist frustrated by disappointments in her job and in her personal life, is sent to a nursing home to interview the residents about "the good old days." Today's interview is with Lydia, an uncooperative, opinionated elderly woman who entertains herself by faking senility. Kathy's exasperation with this blunt, uncompromising woman turns to respect, affection and finally, that sincerest form of flattery, imitation.
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Dead
By David Abolafia.
Product Code: D57000
One-act Play
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.
When a life is lived on the balance of good and evil, where does the soul go once that life is over? Jack Martin was such a man, who treated women as dirt but otherwise lived a decent life. His final destination will be determined by an interview with an afterlife "receptionist" named Delia. A fast-paced piece with an unexpected ending, this play is sure to leave you wondering about your final destination.
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Miss Temptation
Adapted by David Cooperman from the story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Product Code: M82000
One-act Play
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.
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The Handicapper General
Adapted by Pat Cook. Based on the story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Product Code: H66000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Senior Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 2m., 5w.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.
In the year 2081 everybody is finally equal. And if they're not, the Handicapper General equips them with devices to make sure they are.
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The First Time Club
By KT Curran.
Product Code: FD4000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
High School | College Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
Cast Size: 4w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.
Four young girls form a secret club in order to share first time experiences as they grow older. Not all of their actions have a positive outcome.
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Bathers
By James I. Schempp.
Product Code: B74000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
High School | College Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 25 min.
One young woman on a swimming team of three is pressuring the others to take an undetectable performance enhancing drug.
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The Dark Castle
By Sally Netzel.
Product Code: DC9000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
Elementary School | Middle School
Cast Size: 6m., 4w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.
An evil baron attempts to destroy the luminosity of a beautiful princess who glows when things go well and dim when things go badly.
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I Remain ... J. Austen
By V. Glasgow Koste.
Product Code: I49000
One-act Play
Cast Size: 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 25 min.
Now, through the power of theatre, Austen is alive and well and living in any place where she chooses to "body forth" at the flamboyant age of 218-going-on-forever. Quirky, jubilant, curious, this Jane's ironic comic edge cuts her losses to reveal a fiercely independent woman, liberated by her work's immortality to speak her mind and open her heart. A tour de force part for an actor of any age, this Jane wears whatever current clothes she fancies and "speaks American." This is Jane of infinite variety—not staled by custom or stereotype.
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The Fifth Sun
Product Code: F53000
One-act Play
Recommended For:
High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre
Cast Size: 8m., 5w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 35 min.
This experimental one-act play combines elements of ancient tomb rituals, Mayan temple dramas and medieval morality plays into a contemporary dramatic structure in which a human being ultimately embodies the moral voice and vision of his people.
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