One Act Plays

Put Your Best Foot Forward

By Kent R. Brown.

Product Code: P92000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 5 min.

A cleaning lady feels like a queen when she steps into the shoes of a beauty pageant contestant.

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Ride of a Lifetime

By David Alex.

Product Code: R66000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

Approx. Run Time: 5 min.

An older couple drives in the car, reminiscing about the roller coaster of their lives.

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The Rocking-Horse Winner

By Clark Fuller. Based on the story by D.H. Lawrence.

Product Code: R21000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 5m., 4w.

Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A boy who feels the covert dislike of his beautiful, luxury-craving mother strives to win her love by being lucky. He bets on a horse and builds up a sum of money for her. The unforgettable climax comes in the shattering final speech.

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The Sale

By David Alex

Product Code: SD9000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A retired teacher tutors an unsuccessful student in algebra.

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Seen

By Douglas Hill

Product Code: SC9000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

Approx. Run Time: 5 min.

Harriet returns to college to earn her degree, but the age gap between her and the other students is frustrating.

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Sid and Elsie

By Benari Poulten.

Product Code: SF6000

One-act Play

Recommended For: College Theatre

Cast Size: 2m., 1w., 1 either gender

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Sid and Elsie are television actors, writers and comedians during the McCarthy era. Sid writes a show that forces the network to cancel the series and, eventually, he is forced to appear before McCarthy's Senate committee.

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Single Jewish Female

By Julianne Bernstien

Product Code: SD5000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 2w.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A young woman enters a newspaper office to place a personal ad.

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Slipping Him the Tongue

By Mark Aloysius Kenneally.

Product Code: SF5000

One-act Play

Recommended For: College Theatre

Cast Size: 2m., 2w.

Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

A young redneck insults his girlfriend's love for the Bard. The next morning, he wakes to discover that he's unable to speak without falling into Shakespearean prose.

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