One Act Plays

A Virtual Whodunnit

Product Code: V47000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 5m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Preston Sterling is hosting a Zoom meeting with his family and closest staff to celebrate his birthday. The bitter old billionaire is bullying everyone once again when—ZZZZZT! Sterling is electrocuted through his phone. Enter Rockford Sloan, homicide detective. Through a series of Zoom conferences, Sloan questions the usual suspects, all of whom had a motive. With three possible endings, every performance means you’ll never be sure whodunnit. This show can be performed virtually or onstage. Learn More

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Hamlet and Zombies!

By Will Averill.

Product Code: HH7000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 5m., 2w., 13 to 33 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Something is rotting in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet may be the only one who is on to it. With the help of Horatio and Laertes, Hamlet solves the mystery of his mother’s marriage to his uncle, observes his father’s transformation from king to zombie king, saves his love, Ophelia, and fends off both the Norwegians and the zombie hordes. This adaptation is perfect for those who are looking for a spooky retelling of one of the Bard’s classics with lots of fun and a little bite. Learn More

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Polly Wants a Curtain Call

By Victoria Sayeg.

Product Code: PM5000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m., 6w., 14 to 23 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

One day, in the midst of a ship-looting-gone-wrong, Pauline, the Shakespeare-reciting, gluten-intolerant parrot flies away to pursue her acting career in Pollywood. When the pirates discover that she has run away, they experience an awakening and determine that it is not too late to change their scoundrel ways, which leads them directly to Aargaholics Anonymous! Learn More

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Out of Order

By Cherie Bennett

Product Code: O65000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Zoey is at a school dance and runs into her ex-boyfriend. She goes into the bathroom to call one of her friends and has a run in with Eve - of "Adam and Eve" fame - who has been living in the air ducts since she was kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Learn More

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Macbeth: A Kid's Cautionary Tale Concerning Greed, Power, Mayhem and Other Current Events

Adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles. From Shakespeare.

Product Code: MB8000

Comedy | Drama | Melodrama | Satire
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | TYA
Cast Size: 15+ either gender, expandable to include all.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This dramatic adaptation, sprinkled with comedic commentary, is a winner for elementary, middle, and early high school. Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy is told within a lively and humorous story-theatre frame. Macbeth and his Lady covet the crown while witches, ghosts, kings and soldiers sweep across the landscape, carving out the battle between good and evil. Shakespeare characters speak the Bard's words, while storytellers fill in plot and comment wryly on the escalating action. Learn More

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Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

By Katie Reed.

Product Code: LJ9000

Comedy | Melodrama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 7m., 8w., extras.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This comic melodrama is complete with rowdy ranch hands and beautiful French cancan dancers and will have the audience cheering the heroes and booing the villains. Learn More

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Suspect to Change

By Will Humble.

Product Code: S1D000

Comedy | Melodrama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

It's a case of mistaken identity when a woman is taken to the hospital after a car accident. Confusion reigns as everyone attempts to sort out what crimes may have been committed and by whom. Learn More

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An Open and Shut Case

By John Mattera.

Product Code: A24000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 5m., 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Young, handsome Harold is married to elderly, wheelchair-ridden Elizabeth because of that age-old attraction—money. So naturally, Harold plans to murder her and inherit all that glorious money. He convinces Elizabeth that he can no longer tend to the big house by himself, and she reluctantly agrees to let him hire the people he claims are so urgently needed: a nurse/companion, a housekeeper, a cook and a groundskeeper. Who-done-it? Your audience will be shocked when they finally find out the answer. Learn More

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The Sheep Thief

Adapted by Ford Ainsworth from The Second Shepherd's Play.

Product Code: SY4000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 4m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Three shepherds must thwart the efforts of a thieving scoundrel named Mak who is trying to steal their sheep. In spite of their vigilance, Mak manages to steal a lamb. The scene in which Mak and his wife, Gil, try to pass the lamb off as their newborn baby is some of the best comedy ever written. Learn More

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A Ghost for Rosanda

By Herman O. Ammann.

Product Code: GB5000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | TYA
Cast Size: 2m., 6w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Four teenage girls spend the night in a rundown old house to help conjure up ghost stories, but they get more than they had bargained for. Learn More

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