One Act Plays

The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

By Jeremy Kisling. Based on the story by Tololwa Mollel.

Product Code: PL7000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Princess Kalendi refuses to help a bird, who turns out to be very powerful. He brings a drought upon the earth and takes the princess' hair, a symbol of prosperity to her people, from her head. A beggar helps the princess regain her dignity and kindness as they work together to appease the bird with a selfless act that restores the kingdom and the princess' hair. Learn More

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Antigone

Adapted by Bonnie Roberts. Based on the play by Sophocles.

Product Code: AK7000

Drama | Tragedy
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 8m., 8w.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

A civil war has ended. Will there be peace or new rebellion? Each chorus member argues the side of one of the characters, hoping to bring peace to the war-torn land. Each individual faces the choice: should I do what I feel is right or stay silent and safe? This adaptation can be set anywhere there is civil strife—ancient Greece, modern America, a medieval castle, the inner city, the future, any time and place that speaks to you.

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The Happy Prince: A Radio Play

By Andrew J. Fenady and Duke Fenady. Based on Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince.

Product Code: HG1000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults | Praise Groups
Cast Size: 7m., 6w., doubling or extras possible.
Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

The statue of a bejeweled happy prince overlooks a once shining city whose residents are despondent and many are leaving. The prince, once a selfish man, now turned to stone, implores a migrating swallow to be his messenger. The residents decide to stay and help make it, once again, a shining city on the hill. The prince and the little swallow pay the ultimate price for their goodness, but they receive, in return, a heavenly reward. Learn More

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Selkie

By Laurie Brooks.

Product Code: SW7000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

In Scotland, selkies transform into lasses on Midsummer's Eve and dance on the beach. This play chronicles the story of a 16-year-old who discovers a pelt that unlocks the mystery foretold. Learn More

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The Odyssey

Adapted by R.N. Sandberg from Homer's epic story.

Product Code: O73000

Comedy | Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 4 to 20+ actors, gender flexible.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

In this ancient story, the hero Odysseus journeys home from the Trojan War, encountering the Cyclops, Circe, and raging seas. His son, Telemachus, fights his mother's greedy suitors and sets sail to find his father. Learn More

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Coffee With God

By Kal Wagenheim.

Product Code: CE4000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults | Praise Groups
Cast Size: 3m., 1w. or 2m., 2w. The role of God may be played by a man or woman.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A man is enjoying coffee and a bagel at his favorite New Jersey diner when God, carrying a laptop computer, enters, sits next to him and seems to know all about him. Learn More

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Thunder Mountain

By Sandra Fenichal Asher

Product Code: TG9000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2w., 3m. or w., extras as desired (see note).
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A dragon has stolen the sun and left the valley below Thunder Mountain dark, cold and barren. Villagers argue and hoard what little food they have left, until two brave young people set out to climb the forbidding mountain and confront the dragon. Learn More

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Boid & Oskar

By Elizabeth Wong.

Product Code: BA7000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Praise Groups
Cast Size: 2m., 2w. (plus many gender-neutral ensemble roles; may be done with 3m., 3 w. with doubling.)
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince,this play is a hip, humorous and heartwarming parable about sacrifice and the lessons of true friendship. Prince Oskar is the spirit of a shiny, red, classic Corvette convertible—without a care in the world. But, placed as a monument high above the city, he alone sees the suffering below—a young girl conflicted by feelings of inferiority, a young boy without a home living in the streets, a writer who has lost the desire to write. With the help of a wise-cracking sparrow named Boid, the prince makes it his mission to help the townspeople. Learn More

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The Happy Prince

By Elizabeth Wong.

Product Code: H82000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 5w. (plus 2 either gender, or 4m., 4w. with doubling, plus extras.)
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This spiritually compelling play tells the story of a migrating swallow who befriends a prince made of stone. Together, they learn the lessons of friendship and sacrifice. Learn More

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The Falling Moon

By David Koren.

Product Code: F55000

Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5m., 6w. (can expand to include up to 14 other actors.)
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The king and his sons learn the moon is falling from the sky from terrible sadness over their constant warfare. When confronted with the destruction of the entire planet, they agree to embark on a whirlwind journey to appease the moon. Learn More

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