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One Act Competition Winners

Tried-and-true, these judge-favorites have won countless competitions at the local, regional and national levels.


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One Act Competition Winners

Tried-and-true, these judge-favorites have won countless competitions at the local, regional and national levels.


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Second Samuel

Second Samuel

By Pamela Parker.

Product Code: S1F000

Full-length Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Senior Theatre | Touring Group | Praise Group | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 7m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

The death of one sweet old lady turns the small southern town of Second Samuel upside down, leaving everybody wondering if anything would ever be normal again!

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Twitch

Twitch

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: TK5000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Nancy thinks the new neighbors are creepy and watching them, but her husband, Don, thinks she is imagining things. When the new neighbors show up uninvited, Don and Nancy are torn between wanting to find out who they are and wanting to get rid of them. But that won't be easy, because the neighbors have an agenda of their own, and it's stranger than anyone could have imagined.

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Leaving Iowa

Leaving Iowa

By Tim Clue and Spike Manton.

Product Code: LE5000

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Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Senior Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 3w., may be expanded to 4m., 4w., 18 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

Don, a middle-aged writer, decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home. But when he discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa in search of a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood.

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Don't Fear the Reaper

Don't Fear the Reaper

By Eddie Zipperer.

Product Code: D98000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 4 to 7m., 3w., 3 either gender (2 nonspeaking roles).

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The Grim Reaper meets with God and learns that—due to certain people ending up in the wrong afterlife—it is time to turn over his scythe to the new Reaper, Jeremy (formerly the grim reaper of insects). Insisting that people should be able to die with a little compassion and sympathy, the Reaper steals the scythe and goes rogue. Cornered by God, Satan, Jeremy and his wife, the Reaper is forced to decide whether he should go quietly or take the world down with him.

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Tracks

Tracks

By Peter Tarsi.

Product Code: TH4000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 4m., 6w.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A group of strangers meet in a dirty subway station and soon learn an unfortunate truth: they are all dead. They reason the train leaving from one platform must be bound for heaven and the other must be bound for hell. But which platform are they on? As the train approaches, they must decide whether to stay and ponder their actions further, or to have faith and climb aboard to their final destination.

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A Game

A Game

By Dennis E. Noble.

Product Code: GB1000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 4m. or 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Three people accept an invitation to take part in an experiment—a game in which a small room is divided into three equal areas—one for each person. At intervals they recite a slogan: "This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine." As the game progresses, we see the drive that makes each human want to possess more than his neighbors—a drive that causes hatred ... and starts wars. This play, which can be staged simply or with multimedia effects, combines fantastical elements of the "theatre of the absurd" with realistic aspects of the traditional theatre to produce a play with a powerful impact.

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The Ash Girl

The Ash Girl

By Timberlake Wertenbaker.

Product Code: AA2000

Full-length Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 4m., 8w., 9 either gender, doubling possible.

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

With her mother dead and her father away, Ashgirl lives with her stepmother and stepsisters. When the invitation to the ball arrives from the prince, Ashgirl finds the strength to go with the help of her friends, some of whom come from unexpected places. When she gets home, Ashgirl realizes that in order to regain the fleeting happiness she found in the arms of the prince, she must fight the monsters who have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind. She must believe in herself for others to do so.

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The Yellow Boat

The Yellow Boat

By David Saar.

Product Code: Y31000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 2w., plus 4 ensemble. (The number of actors in the ensemble may be increased or reduced.)

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

This competition version is based on the true story of a boy, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. Benjamin's remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world.

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The Sins of Sor Juana

The Sins of Sor Juana

By Karen Zacarías.

Product Code: SG1000

Full-length Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 4w. (10 characters are played by 7 actors-doubling necessary to the story. May be expanded with chorus, court and nuns.)

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz, one of the first published poets of the Americas, was a very attractive, complex, witty and difficult young woman. Her circumstances and intelligence provoked admiration and envy. The viceregal court of New Spain invited her to join the court, where she developed an extremely close relationship with the vicereine. However, when she was 17, she suddenly and inexplicably left to join a convent. There are theories about failed love, fear of marriage and her sexual identity. This play is a researched fantasy that explores the two turning points in this woman's life.

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Do Not Go Gentle

Do Not Go Gentle

By Suzan Zeder.

Product Code: D72000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Senior Theatre
Cast Size: 1m., 3w., 1 boy, 1 girl.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot "move on" until the rifts between her son and granddaughter are somehow mended. When Windsor and Kelly come home to settle her affairs, they discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild murals. As they unravel secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child.

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