One Act Plays

Checking In

Product Code: CT6000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 2 to 5m., 3 to 5w., 5 to 20 any gender, flexible.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Checking In tells a lifetime of stories including an expectant mom going into labor, a teenager learning to see the world beyond a screen, a couple finding love, the craziness of traveling with kids and, finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation. These stories, and more, reflect the theme that “life is a journey—travel it well” and remind us that as we travel through life, it's the people we journey with who make it special. Learn More

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Off Road

By Julianna Gross.

Product Code: OA9000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

When their car breaks down, high schoolers Mel and Oliver are stuck on the side of the road, forced to make small talk over cupcakes, road trips and Charlotte—Mel’s best friend, and Oliver’s girlfriend. Amid flashbacks of awkward dates and unfinished moments, and surrounded by pressures from school and the inevitable question of Charlotte, Mel and Oliver find themselves outside it all. After all, how can you know what’s right when you don’t know what could have been? Learn More

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Why We Like Love Stories

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: WJ6000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., or 4 either gender.

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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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This Is a Text

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: T59000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 11 to 17 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

If Sophia gets a 61 on her exam, she'll get into Coldwater State. But she was up all night, distracted by a mysterious text, and now she can't focus. Sophia's only hope: Flowcus, the concentration pill that sits tantalizingly close on the teacher's desk. This play illustrates a battle against an exam, waged during the age of distraction. Sophia's quest to get into Coldwater State ends in a way that neither she nor the teacher could have anticipated and leads to a conclusion that's both surprising and unexpectedly moving. Learn More

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At the Frog Fountain

By Werner Trieschmann.

Product Code: AF4000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 3m., 4w., 8 to 20 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A bustling college campus has impressive classrooms and other attractive features, but the Frog Fountain, which hasn't seen a live frog in ages, isn't one of them. There is a rumor the college is going to tear it down, but it is the scene of love, breakups, arguments, fraternity antics, anguish, mystery and where an band tries to enter the rough world of rock bands that don't happen to be talented. Learn More

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A Bully There Be

By Lisa Dillman.

Product Code: BH4000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 2m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

In a royal palace in the long-ago land of Once Upon a Time, a lowly serving wench schools an arrogant prince as to the causes and consequences of his insistent bullying of the court jester. Learn More

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The Odyssey

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

Product Code: O73000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 4 to 20+ actors, gender flexible.

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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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All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play

By Werner Trieschmann.

Product Code: AC7000

Comedy | Farce
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 3m., 3w., 11 either gender, expandable.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Based on several disastrous theatrical experiences, this play examines the process of putting on a show that is less than good. We go from the audition—where the director is more worried about roast beef than paying attention to the warm-up exercise, and the neurotic cast pretends to be bacon—to rehearsals—where a passive-aggressive stage manager gives everyone grief. This bad play within a play won't win any awards, but will keep audiences in stitches. Learn More

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Storyville

By Lorraine Thompson.

Product Code: S1B000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 7 to 45 actors.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A wise woman enters carrying a large book titled Storyville and addresses the audience: "Storyville is the town where everyone has a fable to unfold and a tale to tell. Stories are different, but they all begin with 'Once upon a time ... '" When given the opportunity, most people will jump at the chance to tell their story. The characters in this one-act play are no different. You see, everyone in Storyville has a tale to tell. The problem is, they all want to talk at the same time. Adults and children alike will take delight as many of their favorite characters come forward onstage to share their stories. Learn More

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Boid & Oskar

By Elizabeth Wong.

Product Code: BA7000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m., 2w. (plus many gender-neutral ensemble roles; may be done with 3m., 3 w. with doubling.) Multicultural cast suggested.

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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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