One Act Plays

In the Tank

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.

Product Code: IF8000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead. 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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Clever Rachel

By Moses Goldberg.

Product Code: CQ9000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Rachel has a reputation as a clever girl who can figure out answers to the most challenging riddles. But the traditional roles of men and women don't allow for women to be intellectuals. When Jacob, the smartest boy in town, challenges her to a contest of wits, somehow they both win and find something that neither had before—a friend. Learn More

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The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

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

Product Code: PL7000

Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 3 either gender.

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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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Black Sash

By Sarah Grammar, Emily Overmyer, Sarah Pendleton and Tonya Hays.

Product Code: BL6000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College
Cast Size: 4 to 7m., 7 to 21w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This play celebrates the work of the Black Sash women's organization, an independent, non-governmental human rights organization that has worked tirelessly for justice and equality in South Africa for more than 55 years. This historical drama will enlighten and empower audiences through the celebration of the organization's victories and, finally, in Nelson Mandela's release. Learn More

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Cucarachas

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

Product Code: CN5000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m., 3 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 20 min.

A trio of cockroaches in a research lab live a life of ease and are joined by a cockroach bred aboard a spaceship, who encourages them to be independent and ignore the rules. He's independent, he moves differently, he even thinks! If the other roaches change their pattern, will it be the dawn of a new day? Or will it mean curtains for cucarachas? 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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Shady Meadows

By Lisa Dillman.

Product Code: SN5000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Neil and Melanie have just bought their first home in a brand-new subdivision built over a wetland. At first they think they've discovered a paradise; but when they first hear the ominous croaking, they begin to feel the first flickers of doubt. As the wetland tries to find its way back, the newest residents of Shady Meadows prepare for all-out war. Shady Meadows is a cautionary comedy about the human desire to control the environment—and the potential devastation of not giving nature its due. Learn More

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The Secret of Madame Defarge

Adapted by by Robert Johanson. Based on Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

Product Code: SL9000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 7m., 10w. (3 to 12m. or w., doubling possible.)
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The main story of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities becomes the story of Madam Defarge and her single-minded revenge and involves a secret that is revealed in the trial scene, dramatizing why the poor in France revolted. Learn More

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In the Tank

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

Product Code: I90000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead. Learn More

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