One Act Plays

Curtain Call

By Craig Sodaro.

Product Code: C59000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

At the Bar None Cafe, Cal and Sharon Bowman have tried desperately to hang on to a run-down business begun by Cal's grandmother, who still lives above the kitchen. For Sharon, the cafe has become a dead end, a symbol of her useless existence in a lonely hamlet. When an oil company suddenly offers to buy the building, she eagerly convinces Cal to sell. But for Grams the cafe is her only link to the past. When Cal finally breaks the news of the sale to her, Grams flatly refuses to leave. When the new owner and his lawyer come to close the deal, Grams shows that she's lost none of her fight.

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The Family Jewels

By Andy Gregg.

Product Code: F32000

One-act Play

Cast Size: 4m., 6w.

Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Who has stolen the famous Twitchwell family jewels during the dinner party at Twitchwell Castle? They were taken right under the nose of the famous detective Shirley Holmes by one of the famous guests. Could one of them be the notorious jewel thief, the Purple Pussycat? There's a merry mix-up of the preposterous and the impostors before the real thieves are discovered.

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All the World's a Stage

Shakespeare arranged by Mary W. Schaller.

Product Code: A32000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School

Cast Size: 12 minimum.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Ideally suited for classroom production, this sampler of Shakespearean scenes revolves around the theme of Elizabethan theatre and staging techniques.

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Please Hang Up

By Arthur S. Rosenblatt.

Product Code: P58000

One-act Play

Cast Size: 1m., 2w. (extras.)

Approx. Run Time: 20 min.

A bright young man, Tom, has met an attractive young woman, Judy, and has obtained her telephone number. When he tries to call her for a date, he reaches her answering machine and gets a recording. He makes a strong pitch but fails to leave his number for a return call. Then Judy enters and she's delighted to hear from him, albeit on tape. She tries to contact Tom through friends but is unsuccessful. She persists—and so does Tom! A courtship by answering machines ensues, interrupted by the attempts of Tom's ever-concerned, meddling-but-well-meaning mother.

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Over and Up

By Bill Majeski.

Product Code: O37000

One-act Play

Cast Size: 6m., 8w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

O.T. arrives on Earth to report about the world’s space programs. What he doesn’t know is, due to the time warp, he must return in 30 days or he will age suddenly and die. Along his journey, he finds himself in many relationships, each changing as he’s aging. Will word about the time warp get to him in time?

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The Day Paul Newman Came to Call

By Warren Frost.

Product Code: D39000

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Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 3m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A gentle, funny and ultimately moving story of two sisters and the fantasy world one of them inhabits and the other nurtures.

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Take Five

By Westley M. Pederson.

Product Code: T64000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 4m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Imagine you are an actor on opening night trying to perform on a set that isn't completed. Then one actor doesn't show up, a man from the audience uses your stage phone to argue with his wife, the props either don't work or are missing, the lighting and sound cues are off and two silly, incompetent stagehands do their worst—and that's only the beginning! This delightful play is filled with surprises and zany characters.

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Why Do We Laugh?

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: W58000

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Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Touring Group

Cast Size: 4m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

This play follows a couple's evolving relationship, from the age of 6 when she hated him, to 16 when she tolerated him, to 46 when she had a lot to say to him, to 66 when she is still learning about him.

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