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One Act Plays


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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Adapted by Cecil Pickett. Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Product Code: MM3000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 4 to 7m., 6 to 9w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

In this adaptation, we see and clearly understand the family spat between Oberon and Titania and the manner in which this conjugal disagreement affects the efforts of a group of tradesmen rehearsing a play. We delight in the antics of the mischievous Puck. We laugh at the ineptness of the Rustics in trying to stage their play. We chuckle at Bottom's desire to play every role—and we howl with delight at Bottom's ass' head and Titania's infatuation with the monster. The graceful style of this play is highly effective.

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Dinosaurus

Product Code: DB5000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 6+ (3 either gender and 3+ dancers, either gender).

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Two geologists stumble on a lost world of dinosaurs. Are the humans the heroes? No: this story is told from the viewpoint of the dinosaurs, who must struggle to deal with the intrusion of these troublemaking little humans. The dinosaurs try everything to get rid of the intruders, until finally, history repeats itself with a solution that at first seems tragic—but just wait. Dinosaurus is a shadow play with life-sized dinosaurs projected on a full-size screen. The effects create wonderful surprise.

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Success

Product Code: S70000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 3m., 8w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

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Curtain Call

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

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

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

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

Product Code: D39000

One-act Play
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

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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Min. Royalty Rate: $55.00/perf

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