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Rosebud

Rosebud

By Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta.
Rosebud

Product Code: RE4000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1m., 1w., 1 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

When one couple’s relationship goes online due to COVID, the romantic bloom is off the Rosebud, so to speak—all because of a strange obsession with Orson Welles’ film Citizen Kane.

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Dynamite Sales

Dynamite Sales

By Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta.
Dynamite Sales

Product Code: DH4000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

When a business motivational speaker loses control of her sales seminar to her only participant—a clueless, sexist misanthrope—she begins to question her own career.

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Zoom Audition

Zoom Audition

By Jami Brandli.
Zoom Audition

Product Code: Z16000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A young woman does her first Zoom audition while she wrestles with her inner darkness.

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Pandemic Therapy

Pandemic Therapy

By Jami Brandli.
Pandemic Therapy

Product Code: PN4000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 15 min.

A young married couple struggles to adjust to their new pandemic living situation while their therapist wrestles with her own problems.

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The Most Human Human

The Most Human Human

By Katie Bender.
The Most Human Human

Product Code: MR7000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 5 min.

Maybe the Turing Test prize for Most Human Human is something Maria could get famous for ... flaws and all.

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King Zoom

King Zoom

By Katie Bender.
King Zoom

Product Code: K46000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 1 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 15 min.

Don King is dying, he convenes a family Zoom meeting to divvy out his fortune.

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Pick Me Up

Pick Me Up

By Linda Alper.
Pick Me Up

Product Code: PN3000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

When called on to make a special Italian dessert, a chef in a senior living residence discovers an emotional connection to a difficult resident.

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In the Tank (En El Tanque)

In the Tank (En El Tanque)

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.
In the Tank (En El Tanque)

Product Code: IF8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead.

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Jackie Robinson Steals Home

Jackie Robinson Steals Home

By Peter Manos.
Jackie Robinson Steals Home

Product Code: J76000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 2 to 15m., 2 to 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

It is 1947, and the Yankees are playing the Dodgers. The newest member of the Dodgers is the first African American to play major league baseball: Jackie Robinson. While playing, Jackie recalls flashbacks from his life up until then. In the game, he is attempting to steal home; but in his life, he is attempting to steal the hearts of the fans, pave the way for people of color to play America’s pastime and, by extension, participate freely and equally in all aspects of American life.

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Future, Here

Future, Here

By Jeremy F. Richter.
Future, Here

Product Code: FG1000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 5 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Welcome to Future, an unincorporated village monitored by Society and populated by five randomly selected children. It is driven by a national effort to develop “appropriately adapted young citizens.” They are constantly fed a steady stream of news and pop culture on their smartphones and meet daily to share what they’ve learned. Having lived in Future for 12 years, the residents are now 18, and today is their last day together, their final meeting before they learn of their next residence outside of Future.

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