One Act Plays

Ghosts in the Machine (One-Act Version)

Product Code: GD9000

Comedy | Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 7 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

It begins after lunch on Melissa’s phone. Someone she doesn’t know is texting her looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, eight very different high-school kids are getting bizarre texts from numbers they don’t recognize—budding romances, bitter rivalries, even violent threats. What’s going on? And what if it’s not people connecting with other people via their phones … but phones trying to connect with other phones via their people? A one-act digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. Learn More

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Swagger

By Eric Coble.

Product Code: S2Z000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A momentary act of violence caught on camera destroys the lives of three people. Now they need to tell us their version of how it really went down. Jordan is a quiet, nerdy, almost eighth-grade graduate. Leela, bubbling and following her passion, has just opened her own clothing boutique near Jordan’s school. And Daniel is an awkwardly sweet police officer on foot patrol in the neighborhood. The three of them lead us through their lives, dreams and the snap decisions that led them to that fateful moment. Learn More

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Why We Like Love Stories

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: WJ6000

Comedy | Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., or 4 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

In the hills above Pin Cushion, California, students go to talk of the world, flirt and yearn. It’s a place where heartbreak awaits. Chloe breaks up with Crooper. Months later, Crooper ineptly attempts to use a mathematical equation to break up with Jessica. Months later, Jessica rebuffs Bark, who pines for her. But then things come full circle. Bark and Chloe—outsiders both—take an awkward, fumbling-for-words walk in the hills and discover a surprising connection that, for the moment at least, promises a future. Learn More

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Lisa Strata's Big Idea

By Jon Jory

Product Code: LM6000

Comedy
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 7m., 17w. Up to 40 with chorus.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

In this high-school version of Lysistrata, the girls of Watahootchie High School in Texas strike back against their macho boyfriends, whose constant fighting with the boys from tony Grim Prep threatens to disrupt their prom. Hilarity ensues as the girls proceed to subdue their femininity and withdraw any displays of affection until their boyfriends temper their testosterone. Learn More

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All Rights Reserved

By Michael Ragozzino.

Product Code: AM3000

Comedy
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The marketing directors of PharmaHope Inc. are mere hours from the start of a massive production run, but they’re still scrambling to come up with a name for their product! To make matters worse, the CEO sends in a naïve, newly graduated go-getter with fresh ideas but an annoying case of morality. Fast-paced and funny, All Rights Reserved holds up a mirror to one of the most absurd practices of modern society, the marketing of prescription drugs. Learn More

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Driving

By Werner Trieschmann.

Product Code: DG8000

Comedy | Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 1 to 16m., 4 to 19w., 15 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Ginny is an almost 16-year-old-girl with straight As and a bright future in front of her, but learning how to drive appears to have stalled her on the side of the road. Instead of getting behind the wheel, she pins her hopes on computer-driven cars and oh-so-friendly ride-sharing services. Instead of being independent and free, Ginny is driven around by her angry, speeding mom or her goofy, slowpoke father. Will Ginny finally overcome her issues and start Driving? Learn More

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The 146 Point Flame

By Matt Thompson.

Product Code: OA7000

Drama | Tragedy
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 1 to 7m., 4 to 12w.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Based on the historic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, this piece illuminates the definition of human courage. Four young women share their dreams, thoughts, fears and feelings about their ultimate destinies. Vincenza shares her last night on Earth with romance, smiles and dancing. Tessa celebrates her life with a story about her brother and mother. Sisters Lena and Yetta meditate on the strength and endurance of moving from Russia to America and the parallels of moving from life to the afterlife. Learn More

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This Is a Test

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: T73000

Comedy
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 13 to 15 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

As the ticking clock reminds you, only 60 minutes remain to complete this oh-so-important predictor of your future. But you didn't get the review sheets, the teacher doesn't like you and your classmates are blatantly cheating. Time passes and the voices in your head remind you that though you are having trouble with the test, your personal life is far, far worse. Then you reach the essay question. The good news—it's an opinion essay. The bad news—it's in Chinese. And things aren't going to get better! Learn More

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Tracks

By Peter Tarsi.

Product Code: TH4000

Drama
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 4m., 6w.
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. Learn More

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Paper or Plastic: The Ice Storm

By Werner Trieschmann.

Product Code: PL9000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: Up to 2m., 2 to 5w., 9 to 14 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

As an ice storm approaches, Sarah, a cashier, is hastily given—maybe tricked into?—the job of assistant manager She is happy about the promotion until she realizes that with great power comes even more grocery store insanity. There are stubborn customers, unruly kids, the cane-wielding head of Skybell Ice Cream, striking baggers and a mysterious figure known as "El Diablo." Will there be anything left on the shelves? Will Sarah survive? The answers and laughs are in the forecast of this play! Learn More

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